Day: August 18, 2026

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev called on US policymakers to modernize securities rules so tokenized stocks can trade in America, in a long post published Tuesday that named the absence of US Stock Tokens as “one glaring gap” in the company’s tokenization push. The post landed five days after the SEC pulled a scheduled discussion of

For over two months, bitcoin has struggled below $70,000, hovering around $62,000 to $65,000. Still, experts believe that the broader macro market condition is moving in favor of the apex crypto. Crypto exchange Bitfinex stated in its latest edition of the Bitfinex Alpha report that two of the three conditions that can support a $BTC

Bitcoin Rebounds Bitcoin briefly tapped $65,000 on Tuesday even as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East entered a critical phase following the expiration of the 60-day memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran. However, before its sudden spike, bitcoin traded above $64,000, having reclaimed that threshold Monday afternoon. Market data show it held above

Anthony Scaramucci believes Bitcoin’s current bear market could be a sign of strength. He has argued that the cryptocurrency has avoided the much deeper drawdowns that were typical for the previous bear market cycles. During his conversation with CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin from the SALT Conference’s Wyoming Blockchain Symposium, the SkyBridge Capital founder said Bitcoin

Farside’s currently reported $137.3 million U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF inflow on Aug. 17 rested heavily on Fidelity, leaving the session short of a market-wide demand signal. Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund, or FBTC, supplied $111.9 million, equal to 81.5% of the displayed total, according to Farside’s live table. ARKB added $14.2 million and MSBT added

Bitcoin has risen above $64,600 after U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington is not holding talks with Iran, while conflicting claims over the Strait of Hormuz kept oil above $91 per barrel. In an Aug. 18 Truth Social post, Trump said the United States and Iran were not holding discussions and had no negotiations scheduled,

Latin America’s largest bank Itaú Unibanco is warning that a rapid shift from bank deposits into stablecoins could disrupt credit creation in Brazil, echoing concerns that have become central to the debate between US banks and the crypto industry over landmark digital asset legislation. Speaking at Blockchain.RIO 2026 conference, Guto Antunes, head of Itaú Digital

In a groundbreaking pilot backed by Dubai’s government, ten physical real estate towers have been fractionalized into 7.8 million digital tokens. These tokens are now approved for secondary-market trading through regulated platforms, with a minimum participation threshold of AED 2,000, equivalent to approximately $540. Settlement for transactions occurs within 3 to 5 seconds via the

Prediction market participants on Kalshi are pricing in a 29% probability that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates by 25 basis points at its September meeting, according to the latest trading data. The majority of traders, 70%, expect the central bank to hold rates steady, while a slim 1% anticipate a quarter-point cut. These

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