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- XRP on track for biggest weekly gain in 21 months as Treasury buyback spurs ‘curve control’ hopesby Omkar Godbole on August 23, 2026 at 3:52 pm
XRP’s price has surged by 50% this week, the best performance since November 2024. Here’s what’s driving the rally.
- Crypto card spending tops $1 billion as stablecoins move into everyday purchasesby Francisco Rodrigues on August 23, 2026 at 3:00 pm
Tracked card volume more than tripled in a year, with USDC and USDT funding over 70% of spending as users increasingly paid for groceries, rides and subscriptions.
- Crypto’s next billion users might be AI agents, and they’re paying with stablecoinsby Francisco Rodrigues on August 23, 2026 at 1:00 pm
According to Coinbase’s head of AI product, we’re currently in the “Napster/LimeWire era” of agentic payments.
- Crypto exchange BitMart weighs partial restart and creditor payouts weeks after announcing shutdownby Francisco Rodrigues on August 22, 2026 at 3:16 pm
The exchange has hired White & Case as restructuring counsel, with a detailed roadmap expected by Sept. 9.
- Web3 gaming network Sandbox stops Base and BNB chain bridging after exploitby Francisco Rodrigues on August 22, 2026 at 2:10 pm
The Sandbox disabled bridging on affected networks to isolate tokens and warned users not to trade SAND on Base and BNB, citing an impact of under 0.01% of supply.
- Tokenized stocks risk repeating Wall Street’s 1960s ‘paper crisis,’ Fairmint CEO saysby Will Canny on August 22, 2026 at 2:00 pm
Fairmint CEO Joris Delanoue warns tokenized stocks risk recreating Wall Street’s 1960s paper crisis through fragmented systems and standards.
- Kalshi off-limits in multiple states as prediction markets, CFTC team up for battleby Jesse Hamilton on August 22, 2026 at 1:30 pm
Washington state is cut off for Kalshi customers while the company combats the development in court and its federal regulator keeps pursuing new rules.
- Bitcoin and Ether bears get decimated amid ‘squeeze-led’ rally and Musk’s X wants to pay creators in stablecoins: Crypto’s week in 5 storiesby Aoyon Ashraf on August 22, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Bitcoin and crypto staged their strongest rally in months as Treasury intervention, regulatory moves and a historic short squeeze collided, while banks and technology companies pushed deeper into stablecoins.
- Zcash jumps 48% to over $800 as Grayscale spot ETF push adds to ‘next bitcoin’ buzzby Shaurya Malwa on August 22, 2026 at 5:37 am
ZEC traded above its January 2018 peak as futures volume hit billions of dollars and a Grayscale filing showed fresh progress toward converting its Zcash Trust into a spot ETF.
- How a Treasury buyback tweak helped bitcoin surge 25% to nearly $80,000 in daysby Shaurya Malwa on August 22, 2026 at 5:05 am
Treasury buybacks are not QE, analysts said, but the move helped pull long-term yields off 19-year highs and triggered a record short squeeze in a market already leaning too bearish.
- Crypto advocates join in suing Illinois over digital asset taxby Jesse Hamilton on August 21, 2026 at 10:10 pm
The Crypto Council for Innovation and the Blockchain Association added another lawsuit against the state for its recently approved 0.2% crypto tax.
- Pass the Clarity Actby Summer Mersinger on August 21, 2026 at 7:00 pm
Reopening a settled provision four weeks before a vote would sink the bill, argues Summer Mersinger, CEO of the Blockchain Association.
- Ethena’s ENA token surges 48%, but altcoin season will have to waitby Oliver Knight on August 21, 2026 at 4:10 pm
ENA is rallying on a $1 billion FalconX deal, while HYPE tests its record, though flat dominance shows this is no broad alt season.
- Coldcard ships firmware after $114 million bitcoin theft; says AI helped catch more bugsby Shaurya Malwa on August 21, 2026 at 12:10 pm
Three weeks of review turned up problems unrelated to the flaw that cost users $114 million, but updating still does not make a compromised wallet safe.
- Analysts split on whether Bitcoin’s surge past key levels signals a new bull runby Olivier Acuna on August 21, 2026 at 11:31 am
Market watchers say sudden sharp price spikes and forced short liquidations are the classic signs of a bottom, though macro risks still remain.
- The hard truth is that the Clarity Act is an anti-crypto billby Hermine Wong on August 21, 2026 at 11:30 am
After years of stalled bills, misguided enforcement, and catastrophic collapses, almost any comprehensive crypto legislation began to look like progress. But Clarity is turning that hunger for progress into a political trap, argues Berkeley Law lecturer Hermine Wong.
- Bitcoin faces $80,000 test as thinner weekend liquidity loomsby Francisco Rodrigues on August 21, 2026 at 11:26 am
Your day-ahead look for Aug. 21, 2026
- Nomura-backed Laser Digital wins Japan’s first crypto approval in four yearsby Olivier Acuna on August 21, 2026 at 10:38 am
Laser Digital Japan will offer liquidity to domestic crypto providers, with institutional trading services planned to follow as the appetite for crypto in Japan grows.
- Bitcoin tops $77,000 as best week since 2023 pulls altcoins along for the rideby Oliver Knight on August 21, 2026 at 10:15 am
BTC has gained 24% since Monday and reached the level implied by its inverse head-and-shoulders break, with shorts still taking a contrarian position.
- Treasury’s latest measure isn’t QE or YCC. Still, bitcoin is skyrocketing. Here’s why.by Omkar Godbole on August 21, 2026 at 9:17 am
The rally in hard assets isn’t necessarily about what the Treasury is doing, but what its move signals to the market.
- Strategy sits on $1.4 billion profit on bitcoin holdings as price surgesby James Van Straten on August 21, 2026 at 8:24 am
Strategy’s common stock rose 10% in Friday pre-market trading to $120, the highest level in two months.
- Live updates: Bitcoin slips back to $77,000 after challenging $80,000 overnightby Shaurya Malwa on August 21, 2026 at 6:43 am
Spot bitcoin ETFs pulled in $606 million on Aug. 20 and ether funds $221 million, both bigger than the prior day, confirming the institutional bid behind bitcoin’s run.
- MANTRA token plunges 18% to record low as blockchain halts after exploitby Shaurya Malwa on August 21, 2026 at 5:52 am
The token touched $0.004126 minutes before the network stopped producing blocks, while MANTRA later said an attacker exploited a vulnerability in software used by the chain.
- Ripple backs an RLUSD credit fund amid XRP’s best week in monthsby Shaurya Malwa on August 21, 2026 at 5:29 am
Clearpool and Cicada Partners are building an institutional lending product using RLUSD, though the XRP Ledger features underpinning it are still awaiting activation.
- Bitcoin, ether and solana climb as another $1 billion shorts get wiped outby Shaurya Malwa on August 21, 2026 at 4:56 am
The two-day short liquidation total has surpassed $4 billion, with Thursday’s figure setting a record dating back to 2021.
- Ripple ETFs See Best Week Since May as XRP Exploded to 7-Month Highby Jordan Lyanchev on August 23, 2026 at 4:30 pm
Unlike the BTC and ETH ETF inflows, Friday was actually the best day for the XRP ETFs.
- Crypto Market Went From ‘Frozen’ to Chaos in Days: What Is Really Happening?by Jordan Lyanchev on August 23, 2026 at 2:43 pm
What led to the major narrative change and the $500b+ freshly entered capital?
- XRP Bulls Face One Final Test After the Surge – And This Level Will Decide Ripple’s Fateby Jordan Lyanchev on August 23, 2026 at 12:21 pm
XRP went on a wild ride in the past several days but it has now pulled back. What’s next for the asset?
- Institutional Demand Is Back: Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF Inflows Reached 10-Month Highby Jordan Lyanchev on August 23, 2026 at 11:02 am
The funds tracking both assets recorded a perfect week of net inflows only.
- Hyperliquid (HYPE) Hits New All-Time High, Bitcoin (BTC) Cools Off: Weekend Watchby Jordan Lyanchev on August 23, 2026 at 9:11 am
TRUMP, CRO, and WLD have dumped the most during the Sunday correction.
- XRP Just Rebounded 70%: We Asked 3 AIs if Ripple’s Bear Market Is Over, But They Cautioned Usby Jordan Lyanchev on August 23, 2026 at 7:53 am
The answers were not as bullish as the XRP Army might have hoped.
- TRUMP Crashes 33% as Team Moves $6.2M to Exchanges After Recent Surgeby Jordan Lyanchev on August 23, 2026 at 6:29 am
The token hit a 5-month-peak yesterday and the team behind it started selling immediately, according to on-chain data.
- BTC, ETH, XRP Tumble as Wintermute Builds Heavy Short Positionsby Jordan Lyanchev on August 23, 2026 at 5:47 am
Nearly $100 million in longs were wrecked in the past hour.
- Franklin Templeton Wins SEC Staff Relief for Its $721M Onchain Fundby Jose Oramas on August 22, 2026 at 10:14 pm
“It is not a rule, regulation, or statement of the Commission, and the Commission has neither approved nor disapproved its content,” the DIM said.
- CZ Reveals Why He Didn’t Use UAE Citizenship to Avoid US Chargesby Wayne Jones on August 22, 2026 at 7:51 pm
Changpeng Zhao says he viewed confronting the case as a matter of personal responsibility rather than avoiding prosecution.
- Coldcard Firmware 5.6.1 Forces User Entropy Into Every New Seed After $100M Exploitby Jose Oramas on August 22, 2026 at 5:40 pm
Coinkite has released new Coldcard firmware that forces users to provide their own randomness when generating new wallet seeds.
- Ripple Price Analysis: Major Breakout Confirmed – How High Can XRP Go?by Shayan Markets on August 22, 2026 at 5:10 pm
XRP has delivered a sharp bullish breakout after spending months inside a persistent downtrend. The impulsive move has dramatically improved the short-term structure, although the price is already testing a significant resistance area after becoming highly extended. XRP Price Analysis: The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, the token has decisively escaped the descending channel
- Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC’s 25% Rally Faces Its First Serious Threatby Shayan Markets on August 22, 2026 at 4:55 pm
Bitcoin has staged an aggressive breakout after weeks of compressed price action, pushing through several important resistance levels in a short period. While the move has materially improved the technical picture, BTC is now approaching another major supply area, making the sustainability of the breakout the key question. Bitcoin Price Analysis: The Daily Chart On
- Ripple CEO Speaks Out After White House and CFTC Meetings: Here’s What He Saidby Jordan Lyanchev on August 22, 2026 at 2:43 pm
The exec said it was great to join the inaugural CFTC Innovation Advisory Committee shortly after the White House gathering.
- Ray Dalio Predicts US Debt Crisis and Backs Bitcoin, Gold Over Bondsby Jordan Lyanchev on August 22, 2026 at 1:49 pm
The legendary legacy investor believes a US debt crisis could arrive within roughly three yeras and urged investors to turn to BTC and gold over government debt.
- Bitcoin Shows First Warning Signs After $15K Surge in 2 Daysby Jordan Lyanchev on August 22, 2026 at 12:14 pm
Is BTC’s rally in danger now?
- Bitcoin’s Rally to $80K Sends Investor Greed to Highest Level Since the October 2025 Crashby Jordan Lyanchev on August 22, 2026 at 10:16 am
The metric couldn’t reach such high levels even during the January and May runs.
- Important Pi Network Update Set for September 15: Here’s What Changesby Jordan Lyanchev on August 22, 2026 at 9:49 am
This would be the date many Pioneers have been waiting for.
- Bitcoin Just Flipped a Months-Long S&P 500 Trend: Here’s What Changedby Jordan Lyanchev on August 22, 2026 at 8:23 am
After months of struggling and mostly failing to keep the pace with US equities, bitcoin has finally flipped the narrative.
- Bitcoin and Gold Are Surging Together: The ‘Debasement Trade’ Is Backby Jordan Lyanchev on August 22, 2026 at 6:40 am
BTC and the precious metal staged impressive rallies last week while concerns surrounding US debt, the greenback, and Treasury markets returned to central stage.
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- Pakistan gives crypto platforms a September 5 deadline to comply or leaveby Oluwapelumi Adejumo on August 23, 2026 at 5:00 pm
Covered nonfilers must cease affected services, but the rules do not prescribe a universal customer exit sequence. The post Pakistan gives crypto platforms a September 5 deadline to comply or leave appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- How a $20M crypto payout left a micro-cap firm with under $83K in usable cash reservesby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on August 23, 2026 at 3:45 pm
The August 21 filing said 205,512.5 tokens remained unmonetized, with their receipt-date fair value still unresolved. The post How a $20M crypto payout left a micro-cap firm with under $83K in usable cash reserves appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- The US approved high-leverage Bitcoin trading while crypto founders remain legally blocked from raising fundsby Andjela Radmilac on August 23, 2026 at 2:30 pm
On May 29, the CFTC approved a Bitcoin perpetual contract for a regulated US exchange. Almost three months later, on Aug. 18, the SEC proposed a legal route through which crypto projects could someday raise money from the public under rules written for token networks. That’s a pretty unusual order in which Washington is rebuilding The post The US approved high-leverage Bitcoin trading while crypto founders remain legally blocked from raising […]
- Layer 1 network dilutes supply by 75% overnight to fund survival after main developer quitsby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on August 23, 2026 at 1:20 pm
The executed mint reduced the proposal’s pre-existing supply base to about 25.1% of its estimated post-mint total. The post Layer 1 network dilutes supply by 75% overnight to fund survival after main developer quits appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- Crypto treasury firm seeks 20B share ceiling and reverse splits after launching $300M stock offeringby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on August 23, 2026 at 12:15 pm
The proposals would set a 20 billion-share ceiling and grant three years of broad reverse-split authority. The post Crypto treasury firm seeks 20B share ceiling and reverse splits after launching $300M stock offering appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- As foreign investors dump $29 billion in Treasury bills, Washington pivots to stablecoin issuers to back US debtby Andjela Radmilac on August 23, 2026 at 11:10 am
Foreign investors sent a net $133.5 billion into US financial markets in June. During the same month, they sold $29 billion of Treasury bills. Those numbers describe two different tides in the same month. Most of the incoming money went into US stocks, while demand for government debt was much weaker. Foreign buyers purchased $181.4 The post As foreign investors dump $29 billion in Treasury bills, Washington pivots to stablecoin issuers to back […]
- Ripple relies on locked XRP reserves to back a $275 million institutional credit lineby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on August 23, 2026 at 10:05 am
KBRA’s BBB rating gives Ripple Prime investment-grade access, but expected parent support and mostly escrowed XRP remain central to the credit case. The post Ripple relies on locked XRP reserves to back a $275 million institutional credit line appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- America is creating a new class of crypto banks – but they aren’t really banksby Andjela Radmilac on August 23, 2026 at 9:00 am
Circle now has a federal bank charter. However, the charter provides no ordinary checking accounts, FDIC-insured savings accounts, or mortgages. Circle National Trust is part of a new federal cohort built around custody, fiduciary administration, stablecoin reserves, and settlement. Ripple, BitGo, Fidelity Digital Assets, Paxos, Bridge, Crypto.com, Coinbase, Morgan Stanley and World Liberty Financial have The post America is creating a new […]
- Local’s access to global crypto platforms could end under Nigeria’s proposed capital floorby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on August 23, 2026 at 7:00 am
Exchanges and custodians would need ₦2 billion in capital, while foreign-currency stablecoins face 120% backing. The post Local’s access to global crypto platforms could end under Nigeria’s proposed capital floor appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- Coldcard now requires 65 key presses after seed exploit, while exposed funds still must moveby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on August 23, 2026 at 5:00 am
Firmware 5.6.1 and 1.5.1Q harden new wallet creation but cannot repair a seed made on an affected release. The post Coldcard now requires 65 key presses after seed exploit, while exposed funds still must move appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- The Fed Owns Over 50% Of All Bonds Maturing Between 10 And 15 Years From Nowby Tyler Durden on August 23, 2026 at 4:50 pm
The Fed Owns Over 50% Of All Bonds Maturing Between 10 And 15 Years From Now Submitted by Peter Tchir of Academy Securities Treasuries, Treaties, and Treatises Let’s start with Treasuries. We laid out the approach we would take if we were Warsh last weekend in Warsh’s Mark Antony Moment (a play on coming to “bury” inflation, yet having quite the opposite effect, at least in terms of interest rate policy). After […]
- Did Canada Just Sign Its Own Economic Death Warrant?by Tyler Durden on August 23, 2026 at 4:15 pm
Did Canada Just Sign Its Own Economic Death Warrant? Canadian Prime Minister and WEF globalist Mark Carney has been a disaster for Canada since he entered office. There were many critics who believed the Trudeau regime could not be topped in terms of self destructive behavior, but one could easily argue that Carney is far more dangerous and far more devious. This week the Canadian government abandoned a nearly finalized trade […]
- Azerbaijan Sues CNN Over Story On Cooperation With Israel In War On Iranby Tyler Durden on August 23, 2026 at 3:40 pm
Azerbaijan Sues CNN Over Story On Cooperation With Israel In War On Iran Authored by Jonathan Turley, There is a novel (and highly dubious) lawsuit filed in Delaware by the nation of Azerbaijan against CNN for a story claiming that it was cooperating with Israel in attacks on Iran. Republic of Azerbaijan v. CNN, Inc. borders on the legally frivolous, but it is likely politically advantageous to show Iran that it contests the […]
- “Civilizational Suicide”: China’s Humanoids Sprint Ahead As Americans Fight Over Data Center And Socialismby Tyler Durden on August 23, 2026 at 3:05 pm
“Civilizational Suicide”: China’s Humanoids Sprint Ahead As Americans Fight Over Data Center And Socialism The five-day 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games at Beijing’s National Speed Skating Oval are well underway, and on Saturday, an AI-powered humanoid robot reached 14.5 meters per second, or 32.5 mph. china’s AI robot just hit 14.5 m/s pic.twitter.com/0K4wQ4g9pB — el.cine (@EHuanglu) August 22, 2026 More than 2,000 humanoid […]
- The Great Burrito Debate And The Uncomfortable Solution To Inflationby Tyler Durden on August 23, 2026 at 2:30 pm
The Great Burrito Debate And The Uncomfortable Solution To Inflation Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us Recently one of the most important debates in the history of conservative discourse raged across the internet, with sides deeply divided and solutions rare or nonexistent. This debate went largely unnoticed by the rest of the country but it regards the deepest underlying foundations of our economic future. I am […]
- Death Of Europe’s Industrial Base: VW CEO Set To Announce 50,000 Job Cutsby Tyler Durden on August 23, 2026 at 1:55 pm
Death Of Europe’s Industrial Base: VW CEO Set To Announce 50,000 Job Cuts Europe’s industrial demise has become impossible to ignore. The continent’s automotive manufacturing base is being hollowed out by high energy costs, regulatory pressure, and a flood of cheap Chinese electric vehicles, with Germany, once Europe’s industrial powerhouse, emerging as the epicenter of this terrible decline. Germany’s largest manufacturer by […]
- Alfalfa Sprouts Linked To Bacterial Infections In 15 US Statesby Tyler Durden on August 23, 2026 at 1:20 pm
Alfalfa Sprouts Linked To Bacterial Infections In 15 US States Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, A total of 55 people have been infected with E. coli and Salmonella across 15 states in an outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts, according to the Food and Drug Administration. Fresh homegrown Alfalfa or Lucerne Medicago sativa sprouts in white bowl. Courtesy of the CDC Of those 55 people, 46 were infected with Shiga […]
- Taiwan Tech Insiders Warn Beijing’s Germanium Squeeze Is Hitting Productionby Tyler Durden on August 23, 2026 at 12:50 pm
Taiwan Tech Insiders Warn Beijing’s Germanium Squeeze Is Hitting Production Nikkei Asia reports that China is restricting or delaying exports of germanium- and quartz-based materials to Taiwan, creating “painful supply-chain bottlenecks” across the island’s key aerospace, semiconductor, and optical companies. The supply disruptions reinforce the urgent need for the US and its allies to accelerate supply-chain decoupling and secure […]
- “Iran Is Losing Its Grip On Hormuz”: Strait Traffic Explodes Nearly 400%by Tyler Durden on August 23, 2026 at 12:37 pm
“Iran Is Losing Its Grip On Hormuz”: Strait Traffic Explodes Nearly 400% Summary: Nearly 200 Ships Navigated Strait Last Week, Up From 150 the Previous Week Trump Views Hormuz As “an American Territory” Axios: 40 Tankers Transited Hormuz Friday Night, But Real Crisis Is Diesel Hormuz Commercial Traffic Surges Shortly after President Trump declared the Strait of Hormuz “an American territory” on Friday evening, the New York […]
- Georgia Refuses To Adopt EU Sanctions On Iran Citing ‘National Interests’by Tyler Durden on August 23, 2026 at 12:10 pm
Georgia Refuses To Adopt EU Sanctions On Iran Citing ‘National Interests’ Via The Cradle Georgia officially refused to implement the EU’s newest sanctions against Iran, Interpress news reported on this week, with Tengiz Sharmanashvili, a member of parliament for the ruling Georgian Dream party, saying Tbilisi backs international measures only when they serve Georgian interests. “If it goes against Georgia’s interests, we do not […]
- Turkey & Israel On Brink Of Military Clash After Netanyahu Ordered Strikes On Syrian Airbaseby Tyler Durden on August 23, 2026 at 11:35 am
Turkey & Israel On Brink Of Military Clash After Netanyahu Ordered Strikes On Syrian Airbase At a moment of the ongoing Iran conflict, Israel and Turkey are escalating their competing claims and rhetoric over Syria, to the point that full-blown war is being threatened. NBC writes of the irony of two American regional allies on the brink: “A pair of key American allies, an attack on a strategic military base and an intense […]
- Spain’s Pools Hit By Disgusting ‘Brown Challenge’ TikTok Filthby Tyler Durden on August 23, 2026 at 11:00 am
Spain’s Pools Hit By Disgusting ‘Brown Challenge’ TikTok Filth Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News, Spain’s peak summer season has been disrupted once again by a revolting viral trend that has forced the closure of swimming pools and waterparks across the country, leaving families stranded and facilities scrubbed clean at public expense. At PortAventura World’s Caribe Aquatic Park on the Costa Dorada this week, […]
- Escobar: How Trump Tried To Bribe The Head Of The IRGCby Tyler Durden on August 23, 2026 at 3:20 am
Escobar: How Trump Tried To Bribe The Head Of The IRGC Authored by Pepe Escobar, Empire of Chaos, Lies, Plunder, Piracy. And bribes. Mike Pompeo, former aspiring Tony Soprano, admitted: “We lie, we cheat, we steal.” And we bribe. A Transition Protocol source, as we revealed live, is unequivocal: The President of the United States – despite having “won” the war on Iran countless times, at least in the Vociferation […]
- Visualizing Every US State’s Economy Matched To A Countryby Tyler Durden on August 23, 2026 at 2:45 am
Visualizing Every US State’s Economy Matched To A Country America’s largest state economies rank alongside some of the biggest economies in the world. Even further down the list, many individual states produce hundreds of billions of dollars in economic output each year. This map, via Visual Capitalist’s Gabriel Cohen, pairs each U.S. state with the country closest to it in nominal gross domestic product (GDP) in 2025, using data […]
- When The Rule Of Law Failsby Tyler Durden on August 23, 2026 at 2:10 am
When The Rule Of Law Fails Authored by Madge Waggy, What follows emerges from seventeen months of examination into procedural collapses, constitutional erosions, and institutional betrayals that have accelerated beyond the capacity of conventional reportage to capture. Sources include former jurists who resigned rather than participate in predetermined outcomes, law enforcement officials who documented unlawful commands, and […]
- Inside America’s Drone Arms Race: What Industry Experts See Ahead Of Procurement Supercycleby Tyler Durden on August 23, 2026 at 1:35 am
Inside America’s Drone Arms Race: What Industry Experts See Ahead Of Procurement Supercycle Our coverage of America’s Group 1 to Group 3 drone industry has centered on Unusual Machines and Ondas, two companies positioned to reap the benefits from what could become a historic procurement cycle next year. The catalyst is the Department of War’s Defense Autonomous Warfare Group, which is preparing to direct $55 billion toward […]
- Family Structure Determines Kids’ Success In School More Than Race Or Income, Researchers Sayby Tyler Durden on August 23, 2026 at 1:00 am
Family Structure Determines Kids’ Success In School More Than Race Or Income, Researchers Say Authored by Kevin Stocklin via The Epoch Times, While universities debate whether to skip standardized admissions tests and the University of Michigan waives first-term grades for some incoming students, new research suggests that relaxing standards might not be the best way to help kids who are struggling in school. A science teacher […]
- US Navy Live-Fire Tests Drone Sailboat With Missile Launcherby Tyler Durden on August 23, 2026 at 12:25 am
US Navy Live-Fire Tests Drone Sailboat With Missile Launcher Once known primarily for capturing dramatic footage from inside hurricanes and tropical storms during the Atlantic hurricane season, Saildrone’s autonomous surface vessels have evolved into dual-use platforms that recently demonstrated the ability to deploy Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles (JAGM). California-based Saildrone revealed in a press release that its unmanned […]
- For Decades, The United States Ignored Latin America. All That Changed Under Trump.by Tyler Durden on August 22, 2026 at 11:50 pm
For Decades, The United States Ignored Latin America. All That Changed Under Trump. Authored by Darlene McCormick Sanchez via The Epoch Times, In a pre-dawn raid in January, Delta Force soldiers burst in on a sleeping Nicolás Maduro, capturing the Venezuelan leader wanted on U.S. narco-terrorism charges. Illustration by The Epoch Times, Getty Images, Public Domain The dramatic end of Maduro’s control over a country emblematic of […]
- IRS Announces 7 Percent Interest Rate For Overpayments And Underpaymentsby Tyler Durden on August 22, 2026 at 10:40 pm
IRS Announces 7 Percent Interest Rate For Overpayments And Underpayments Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, The Internal Revenue Service has announced interest rates for tax underpayments and overpayments for the fourth quarter of 2026, keeping them at 7 percent for individual taxpayers. The Internal Revenue Service in Washington on Jan. 6, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times When taxpayers do not pay taxes, […]
- Spanish Beach Stormed As Ceuta Chaos Spreadsby Tyler Durden on August 22, 2026 at 10:35 pm
Spanish Beach Stormed As Ceuta Chaos Spreads Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News, Dozens of military-age men leapt from boats onto packed tourist beaches in mainland Spain this week, sending holidaymakers scrambling for their belongings as the fallout from the Ceuta mass crossing continues to escalate. Footage from Cala del Barco near the exclusive La Manga Club in Cartagena captured the moment a large vessel packed with […]
- “They Can’t Define A Woman”: Bill Maher Says Democrats “Opened The Door” With “Crazy” Cultural Issuesby Tyler Durden on August 22, 2026 at 10:05 pm
“They Can’t Define A Woman”: Bill Maher Says Democrats “Opened The Door” With “Crazy” Cultural Issues Bill Maher says Democrats are still paying a political price for cultural positions that leave voters thinking the party has “lost their minds.” The ‘Real Time’ host argued that Republicans have benefited from Democrats continuing to focus on cultural issues where, in his telling, much of the country believes the party has gone off […]
- Fauci’s Lawyers Set Up Legal Defense Fundby Tyler Durden on August 22, 2026 at 9:30 pm
Fauci’s Lawyers Set Up Legal Defense Fund Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, Dr. Anthony Fauci’s lawyers have created a fund for people to donate for his legal expenses. The fund “has been established to help pay the costs of the ongoing legal representation of Dr. Fauci,” according to its website. Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National […]
- Treasury Bars Scammy ESG Funds From Trump Accounts, Citing Left-Wing ‘Political Activism’ Concernsby Tyler Durden on August 22, 2026 at 8:55 pm
Treasury Bars Scammy ESG Funds From Trump Accounts, Citing Left-Wing ‘Political Activism’ Concerns The Treasury Department is moving forward with rules that would exclude investment funds built around scammy, globalist environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria from Trump Accounts. Fox Business reports that under the newly proposed framework, qualifying indexes would need to track broad segments of US or global equity […]
- Waste Of The Day: Millionaire Mortgagesby Tyler Durden on August 22, 2026 at 8:20 pm
Waste Of The Day: Millionaire Mortgages Authored by Jeremy Portnoy via RealClearInvestigations, The Department of Agriculture’s Section 502 loan programs help low-income families buy homes with mortgages that don’t require a down payment. But in 2013, an investigation by Reuters found dozens of millionaires took advantage to purchase vacation and rental homes. Though the millionaires later repaid their loans, the program as a […]
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- Former Meta Engineer Says Zuckerberg Prioritized Growth Over Child Safety, Testifies at Trialby Douglas Harrington on August 23, 2026 at 6:00 am
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- Imran Khan Returned to Adiala Jail After Medical Checkupby Morgan S. Verity on August 23, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was transferred back to Adiala Jail on Friday after a medical examination at Shifa International Hospital i…
- The sweet peril: Post-meal blood sugar spikes linked to higher Alzheimer’s riskby Ava Grace on August 22, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) A study finds strong genetic link between sharp rises in blood sugar after meals and 69% higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. The res…
- Study: Single 75-Minute Weekly Session of Brisk Walking Produces Results Comparable to Three 25-Minute Sessionsby Coco Somers on August 22, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Researchers at the University of Hong Kong’s School of Public Health found that a single 75-minute weekly session of interval walking produced reducti…
- Seven-Day Meditation Retreat Linked to Brain and Blood Changes, Report Saysby Morgan S. Verity on August 22, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) A report published Aug. 17, 2026, by NaturalHealth365 described a study in which 20 healthy adults underwent functional MRI scans and blood draws befo…
- Ultra-Processed Foods Associated With Smaller Brain Regions in Young Children, Study Findsby Coco Somers on August 22, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Study Links Processed Food Intake to Brain Structure DifferencesEvery 10% increase in the share of daily calories that young children derive from ul…
- “ATB Personal Restoration Class” on BrightU: The emergency manual you carry in your own handsby Belle Carter on August 22, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Episode 14 of the Aleph-Tav Body training presented unconventional hand-placement techniques that were purportedly applicable to emergencies inclu…
- The rural revolt against AIâs concrete giantsby Willow Tohi on August 22, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Data center projects face unprecedented local opposition across the U.S., with 75 projects worth $130 billion delayed or blocked in Q1 2026 alone….
- Russia Vows Continued Retaliation for Ukrainian Strikes on Civilians, Foreign Ministry Saysby Garrison Vance on August 22, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Russia will continue to retaliate for Ukrainian attacks on civilians and infrastructure, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in an inter…
- Treasury Secretary Bessent Promises New Iran Measures Amid Stalemateby Garrison Vance on August 22, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent promised over the weekend that the United States will impose economic isolation measures ânever seenâ in history,…
- Are diet sodas really helping you stay slim?by Ava Grace on August 22, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Diet soda is marketed as a guilt-free alternative, but artificial sweeteners like aspartame are linked to increased risks of diabetes, kidney dama…
The Defiant Defi News. The Defiant curates, digests, and analyzes all the major developments in decentralized finance, so that you can stay informed and smart about the most cutting-edge and fastest-changing corner of crypto and finance.
- Eric Trump Denies New Coin Launch as TRUMP Jumps 38%by The Defiant Team on August 22, 2026 at 9:21 pm
The rumor included an unverified claim about a 290 ETH Robinhood Chain wallet, while MELANIA gained 18.4% over 24 hours.
- The Sandbox Says It Contained Bridge Exploit That Minted Unbacked SAND on Base and BSCby The Defiant Team on August 22, 2026 at 5:08 pm
Upbit and Bithumb froze SAND transfers under South Korea’s user-protection law, with Upbit halting deposits and withdrawals on Ethereum — the chain the studio says was not affected.
- Solana Activates 350-Millisecond Slots on Mainnetby The Defiant Team on August 21, 2026 at 10:09 pm
The first cut since Solana’s inception shortens the block-production window for validators and begins an epoch-by-epoch path toward 200 milliseconds.
- Bitcoin Posts Biggest Week Since 2024 as Trump Pushes Senate on CLARITY Actby The Defiant Team on August 21, 2026 at 9:56 pm
Bitcoin gained 22.6% over seven days, its largest advance over any seven-day window since November 2024, after the president told crypto executives at the White House that Congress needs to pass market structure legislation.
- Circle Targets Sept. 16 for Arc Public Mainnet Launchby The Defiant Team on August 21, 2026 at 3:13 pm
Official materials name Circle and 11 founding validators, while an Arc documentation page describes approximately 20 validators at launch.
- Illuvium Team Cuts Wages To Extend Runwayby The Defiant Team on August 21, 2026 at 3:03 pm
Co-founder Kieran Warwick says the reduction puts the Ethereum game studio past 12 months of runway, with the remaining team working almost entirely on its Overworld MMO.
- MANTRA Halts Chain, Blames Cosmos EVM Moduleby The Defiant Team on August 21, 2026 at 2:50 pm
The Dubai-licensed RWA Layer 1 has been frozen since Thursday evening. MANTRA says the incident touched two wallets it controls and that no user funds were taken, and has not said whether anything left those wallets.
- Judge Keeps Sun’s World Liberty Claims In Courtby The Defiant Team on August 21, 2026 at 2:31 pm
Justin Sun’s individual claims will be heard in open court, and the two sides must negotiate which of the claims brought by his corporate plaintiffs go to a private arbitrator. No written order had been entered on the docket as of Thursday afternoon.
- Optimism Redirects $49.7 Million Airdrop Reserve After Late Deciding Voteby The Defiant Team on August 20, 2026 at 10:54 pm
Test in Prod, a core development team that says it is fully funded by the Optimism Collective, supplied the 8.486 million OP vote that secured approval.
- Arbitrum Activates Elara With Optional Compliance Filters for Dedicated Chainsby The Defiant Team on August 20, 2026 at 10:50 pm
Chain owners—not ArbitrumDAO—control screening on dedicated networks, while priority fees remain off on Arbitrum One pending another vote.










































































































