Crypto derivatives positions worth $2.99 billion were forcibly closed over 24 hours, affecting 170,001 traders.
Ethereum surged 19.4% on the day to trade near $2,290, breaking out of its sub-$1,900 consolidation and moving above its 50-, 100- and 200-day simple moving averages.
President Donald Trump used a White House meeting with crypto and financial-market leaders to press Congress for digital-asset market-structure legislation, saying the United States must pass a “fair version” of the Clarity Act to remain ahead of China and other countries.
Ethereum gained about 8% on August 19, reclaiming $2,000 and trading near $2,064 at 15:30 UTC.
The US Treasury will at least double the maximum size of buyback operations for older long-dated bonds, expanding a programme designed to make that part of the government-debt market easier to trade.
Bitcoin fell from its October 2025 record near $126,000 to a June 2026 low around $57,750, a decline of roughly 53%. During that stretch, Robbie Mitchnick, BlackRock’s head of digital assets, argued that the market’s strongest demand had moved elsewhere: into artificial-intelligence companies and the infrastructure built around them.
Arthur Hayes is returning to a day-to-day crypto role with an unusual launch sequence: the first public milestone for Flop Labs is expected to be a FLOP token airdrop, not a live blockchain.
A token can be sold without having a clear route through the rest of the financial system but it buyer may still face unanswered questions about custody, trading venues, ownership records and settlement.
FASB’s proposal could let some stablecoins count as cash equivalents, but corporate holders may lack direct issuer redemption rights.
A $626 investment can now begin in Toyota Wallet, the app better known for payments, car financing and mobility services. Toyota Finance has opened applications for a roughly $6.26 million, one-year security-token bond that uses BOOSTRY’s ibet for Fin blockchain network.
Citi plans to launch digital-asset custody later in 2026, beginning with Bitcoin. Through Custody+, the bank says clients will be able to hold BTC within the same custody framework used for traditional securities.
Cash App is opening a new route into crypto for eligible U.S. customers. They will be able to use their Cash App balance to buy assets offered by MoonPay, including ether, solana, XRP and USDT.
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