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Altcoin Market Gains $215 Billion After Trump Remarks Statements by Donald Trump coincided with a rapid altcoin rally, adding $215 billion in market value across three days, according to CryptoQuant. Market movement and scope Between 19 and 22 August, the combined capitalization of altcoins rose by …

Standard Chartered Sees Bitcoin at $500,000 by 2030 Standard Chartered projects bitcoin could reach $500,000 by 2030 and expects prices above $100,000 before the end of 2026. Forecast details Jeff Kendrick, head of digital assets research at Standard Chartered, presented the bank’s price targets and…

Ethereum rallies 30% in a week to January high Ethereum reached a seven‑month high, trading above $2540 for the first time since late January, amid renewed buying interest. Price dynamics Over the past 24 hours, ether rose nearly 3% , and over the past week it gained about 30% , reflecting concentra…

Anthropic Targets $2T Valuation Ahead of Planned IPO Anthropic plans an initial public offering within roughly six weeks, seeking a $2T valuation that would exceed several major public companies. IPO timing and market context The company’s target valuation of $2T would be larger than several public …

Investigation Reveals Large Insider Network on Polymarket Reuters and anti-corruption organization ACDC published a joint study detailing widespread insider trading activity on the Polymarket prediction platform. The report quantifies wallets, bet patterns, and a high success rate in military-relate…

Could Michael Saylor Repeat the Hunt Brothers' Fate? The Hunt brothers placed a large leveraged bet on silver and triggered one of the most notorious market collapses in modern history. Today similar concerns surround Michael Saylor and Strategy , which organized its corporate model around substanti…

Coinbase CEO Forecasts Bitcoin at $400,000 by 2030 Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong predicts bitcoin will likely top $100,000 before the end of 2026 and reach $300,000–$400,000 by 2030 . Armstrong’s price outlook Armstrong described the crypto market as entering a new bull cycle and presented the price …

Kraken enables cash withdrawals in Ukraine via MoneyGram Kraken has added a cash pickup option for users in Ukraine by integrating MoneyGram to convert USD balances into hryvnia and dispense cash. How the service works Users select the local currency and withdrawal amount in their Kraken account, co…

Binance allows AI agents to trade with users’ funds Binance introduced Agent OS, a platform that connects third-party AI agents directly to its trading engine, wallets and payments. Platform and compatibility The exchange, which serves 300+ million users, uses the Model Context Protocol to link agen…

Platform offers institutional-style terminal with AI signal aggregation A new trading interface aggregates perpetuals, prediction markets and real-time media feeds to recreate an institutional terminal experience for users. Overview of the platform Glint Trade presents a trading terminal that combin…

Bitwise Identifies Top Three Mistakes Crypto Investors Make Matt Hougan, head of investments at Bitwise, says many investors judge the crypto market by its current size rather than potential. He listed three principal mistakes that routinely skew investor expectations about the scope of crypto-based…

SEC Proposes Framework to Ease Token Sales in US The SEC has proposed a new framework called Regulation Crypto Assets that would simplify token-sale rules and increase market transparency. The proposal shifts treatment away from tokens themselves and focuses on whether fundraising involves an invest…

U.S. moves to require licenses for global stablecoins The U.S. Treasury presented rules under the GENIUS Act that would require federal or state licenses to issue payment stablecoins domestically. Main provisions Under the draft, only issuers holding a federal or state license may create payment sta…

Why Michael Saylor and Strategy Began Selling Bitcoin Michael Saylor long promoted the dictum never to sell bitcoin, yet Strategy has initiated BTC sales and altered its prior stance. Reasons behind the change According to public disclosures, Strategy started liquidating portions of its bitcoin hold…

Arthur Hayes to Lead Flop Labs, Announces FLOP Token Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX, said he will head Flop Labs and revealed plans for a native token to power autonomous AI agents. Project goals Flop Labs is building Flop Network to enable AI agents to transact for compute, memory storage, and …

U.S. proposes new stablecoin rules under GENIUS Act The U.S. Treasury has published a draft implementing provisions of the GENIUS Act , outlining new requirements for stablecoin issuance and distribution. Key provisions of the proposal The proposal sets a date when principal provisions take effect: …

Reuters: Binance handed customer data to Russian authorities According to Reuters, in 2025 Binance supplied Russian authorities with personal data and transaction records linked to an IT director. Details of the data transfer Reuters reports that in 2025 the exchange provided personal information an…

Binance shared Russian user data with investigators despite exit Reuters reports that the largest cryptocurrency exchange provided Russian investigators with a full dossier on a 49-year-old IT specialist arrested for donations totaling $700 . Findings by Reuters According to Reuters, the man was det…

Criminal Case Over Trading on Polymarket Two associates allegedly used classified military information to place trades on Polymarket and generated more than $150 K before arrest. Case overview According to public reports, the scheme involved converting a military briefing into trading positions, whi…

SafePal confirms data breach affecting 39,798 customers Hardware wallet maker SafePal reported a data breach exposing personal information of 39,798 customers who ordered between 02.03.2025 and 11.04.2026 . Scope of the incident According to SafePal, attackers obtained names, email addresses, phone …