August 2026

2 src Japan's Metaplanet Plants Its Flag in the US With $132M Bitcoin Treasury Deal Aug 18 2 src Goldman Sachs acquires LCN Capital Partners for up to $410 million Aug 18 2 src World Liberty Financial Backs WorldClaw as Chinese AI Faces Scrutiny Aug 18 2 src Kalshi files with CFTC for equity index perpetuals Aug 18 2 src Ukraine may use homegrown ballistic missiles against Russia in coming months Aug 18 2 src AI startup Etched valuation doubles to $20B in one month with fresh $700M raise Aug 18 5 src Compound bets $52M on institutional focus with new leadership team Aug 18 2 src Q2 earnings unlikely to salvage Home Depot stock: find out more Aug 18 2 src Prenetics Global Q2 2026 Earnings Preview Aug 18 2 src Tom Lee Expects Ethereum to Surge Higher Against Bitcoin (BTC) Aug 18 2 src Iran keeps Strait of Hormuz closed until US meets deal conditions Aug 18 2 src HTX-Linked Wallets Send Tiny USDT Transfers As Sanctions Screening Tightens Aug 18 3 src Toyota Finance opens tokenized bonds to retail investors via mobile payment app Aug 18 2 src Hyperliquid, Trade[XYZ] Urge SEC to Establish Rules for Pre-IPO Perpetual Futures Aug 18 2 src Baidu's AI gains not enough as Q2 revenue misses analysts estimates Aug 18 2 src Klarna stock plunges 20% on lowered guidance amid retail slowdown Aug 18 6 src Jane Street Reveals Nearly $1B Bitcoin Position Aug 18 2 src VNET shares slide after wider Q2 net loss Aug 18 13 src Austria Fines Bitpanda 70,000 Euros in First MiCA Crypto Penalty Aug 18 2 src Valetax Celebrates V-World Gala 2026: 7,000+ Attendees, RM2 Million in Prizes, and the Launch of Wondervault Aug 18 2 src XRP Negative Sentiment Hits a 3-Month High as Price Struggles Near $1 Aug 18 2 src Popular shoe retailer closing dozens of stores after a costly mistake Aug 18 2 src Amer Sports' Q2 results drive raised outlook for FY26 Aug 18 2 src Home Depot Beats Estimates in a “Frozen” Housing Market Aug 18 3 src Kraken launches 7,000 U.S. stocks alongside xStocks in Europe Aug 18 3 src Citi Brings Bitcoin Into Custody+ as Markets Move Toward 24/7 Aug 18 2 src Cash App crypto support beyond Bitcoin and USDC via MoonPay remains speculative Aug 18 2 src AI Predicts XRP: Claude Makes a Prediction that May Anger the Ripple Maxis Aug 18 2 src Kraken Brings More Than 7,000 US Stocks to Eligible EEA Customer Aug 18 2 src Billionaire David Tepper Is Short Apple And Even Bet Against Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway. What Does He See? Aug 18 2 src Bitcoin Volatility Hits Historic Lows, Says Glassnode Analysis Aug 18 3 src Druckenmiller’s Duquesne Family Office Reveals $23M Stake in Hyperliquid Strategy Aug 18 4 src Bitpanda Hit With Fine In Europe’s First MiCA Enforcement Case Aug 18 2 src Wall Street Giant Citi Presses the Button for Bitcoin (BTC)! Launch in 2026! Aug 18 2 src NASA picks Blue Origin, Firefly, L3Harris for $100M spacecraft contract Aug 18 3 src XRP price slips below $1 as whale activity jumps 280% Aug 18 7 src Jeonbuk Bank partners with Ripple to launch instant cross-border payments Aug 18 2 src Morning Minute: PUMP Prints First Golden Cross as Revenue Hits Seven-Month High Aug 18 2 src Groq Valued at $3.5 Billion in Funding Round After Nvidia Deal Aug 18 2 src Polygon (POL) Price Surges: Can Bulls Break the $0.10 Resistance? Aug 18 2 src Cardano price nears $0.17 despite Dijkstra roadmap Aug 18 7 src BitMine Acquires 9,926 ETH, Boosting Total Holdings to 5.82M Aug 18 2 src If a Bear Market Is Coming in 2026, Here's What History Says Investors Should Do Right Now Aug 18 3 src Michael Saylor’s Strategy increased its cash reserves to $4.8B Aug 18 2 src La-Z-Boy Q1 2027 Earnings Preview Aug 18 2 src Micron Stock Price Target: Leading Analyst Sees MU at $1,250 Aug 18 2 src HTX-linked transfers trigger fears of wallet screening and freezes Aug 18 2 src Jamie Dimon warns UK chancellor against higher bank taxes Aug 18 2 src Paramount Skydance seeks $1.88B bond from plaintiffs blocking Warner merger Aug 18 2 src Google snaps up 600 million internal messages from bankrupt Spirit Airlines for $10 million Aug 18