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A year after losing $1.46 billion to North Korean hackers, Bybit says AI helped it save $700 million. The exchange is the first large centralized firm to quantify a claim bitcoin developers have been making, signaling potential AI-driven cost savings in crypto operations.
Centrifuge integrated Symbiotic’s Liquid Lane across three tokenized funds representing about $1.6 billion in assets under management. Eligible holders can now exchange positions for USDC instantly via an onchain RFQ marketplace, improving liquidity for Janus Henderson and NYLIM funds including JAAA, JTRSY, and HYB.
Swedish health-tech and Bitcoin treasury company H100 Group reported a pre-tax loss of 253 million kronor ($26 million) for H1 2026, largely from a non-cash write-down tied to Bitcoin’s price decline. H100 holds 3,506 BTC, making it Europe’s second-largest Bitcoin treasury company.
The People's Bank of China added eight more banks to its digital yuan network this week, part of a year-to-date expansion of 20 new operators across two rounds. The move triples the bank roster, signaling accelerating CBDC adoption.
Edward Zimbardi, 59, was deported from Fiji to face charges for allegedly running a $165 million crypto Ponzi scheme called The Crypto Program, promising 25% monthly returns. Prosecutors say he gambled $34 million and spent $10 million on personal expenses.
Ripple raised $275 million through a senior note offering to fuel its US prime brokerage expansion, drawing institutional investors. The funds will support financing, clearing, and Ripple Mint, its RLUSD stablecoin platform, which already holds a $1.76 billion market cap.
CoinDesk's daily outlook for Aug. 19, 2026 focuses on the Federal Reserve's upcoming decision as bitcoin holds steady and bond yields surge. The macro backdrop could influence crypto markets in the near term, though the article provides no specific forecasts.
BlackRock attributes Bitcoin's over 50% drop from its $126,200 high to a positioning correction driven by cascading liquidations and leveraged futures. Despite ETF outflows, the firm maintains its long-term bull thesis, expecting Bitcoin's risk correlation to normalize lower and its diversifier role to return.
Bitcoin remains stuck in a six-week range as surging Treasury yields push global bond yields to multi-decade highs. BTC volatility has dropped to multi-year lows, rattling equities. Traders now await the Federal Reserve's July meeting minutes for clues on the future interest-rate path.
Nexo Australia has introduced regulated crypto-backed credit lines after becoming a credit representative under the National Consumer Credit Protection Act. Eligible clients can borrow AUD or stablecoins against crypto collateral without selling, with rates from 0.9% to 21.9% and funds available within 24 hours.
TikTok's code contains a peer-to-peer payment feature integrated with messaging, according to Bloomberg. A spokesperson confirmed the feature is not yet being tested anywhere. The move follows TikTok's earlier steps into financial transactions, though no launch timeline or crypto integration has been confirmed.
Ripple has raised $275 million through its inaugural senior notes for Ripple Prime, its prime brokerage unit. The notes received an investment-grade rating and attracted institutional investors across key financial markets, signaling growing institutional confidence in Ripple's expansion into prime brokerage services.
Cypherpunk Technologies launched Cypherpunk Mining, a U.S.-based Zcash mining fleet backed by Winklevoss Capital via a $33.33 million equity deal. The Nasdaq-listed firm, already the largest corporate ZEC holder with 1.92% of supply, aims to reach 5% and give investors rare mining exposure.
OpenAI is facing widening losses and stiffer competition from Anthropic. The company has paused frontier reinforcement-learning training as it strengthens safety controls under CEO Sam Altman. This development signals strategic recalibration amid growing AI competition and operational challenges.
Bitcoin holds firm above $64,000 even as South Korea's Kospi index sinks 5.8 percent. Meanwhile, U.S. Treasury yields retreat from the highest levels in decades. The live market update reflects bitcoin's resilience amid turbulence in global equities and bond markets.
Arthur Hayes announced he will lead Flop Labs as CEO. Flop plans a massive FLOP token airdrop in Q4 2026 ahead of its 2027 genesis launch. The proof-of-useful-inference protocol lets AI agents pay for computing and decentralized memory services.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $189.3 million in net inflows on Tuesday, pushing August inflows to about $951 million. BlackRock's IBIT led with $143.6 million, while Ether ETFs added $71.5 million, signaling renewed institutional appetite.
Maya Protocol suffered an exploit from a chain of six flaws, allowing an attacker to drain bitcoin and other assets after a pool was credited with nearly 50 million unfunded tokens. The cross-chain trading network's pool value dropped by $11 million.
Unitree's Shanghai IPO surged 600%, with its first trade opening 75% above the implied price on Hyperliquid's perpetual market. Crypto traders had priced the robot maker far above its IPO valuation, but the stock outperformed even those elevated expectations.
Cross-chain DEX Maya Protocol halted its network after an attacker exploited six chained bugs to steal about $1.7 million in crypto. CACAO crashed 88.7% as the protocol contained damage and began work on a fix to resume swaps.
