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August 20, 2026
Hack of Coldcard Bitcoin Wallet Brings Back the Middleman — bloomberg.com
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Trump crypto meeting signals US 'not going to slow down' in bid for digital asset dominance, expert says — foxbusiness.com
President Donald Trump and top financial regulators hosted key figures in the cryptocurrency and digital assets industries at the White House Wednesday, with a major legislative priority for the administration and those industries nearing the finish line.
Someone targeted security researchers using a fake crypto conference as a lure — techcrunch.com
A hacker pretending to work for a leading cryptocurrency news website targeted several cybersecurity professionals using Google Docs as a way to deliver malware.
Trump oblivious to voter fury about data centers, saying ‘the jobs are enormous and the money paid, the taxes paid, are just enormous’ — fortune.com
President Donald Trump, speaking alongside cryptocurrency leaders at the White House this week, made a statement that Republican and Democratic candidates alike wouldn’t touch with a 10-foot pole. “If I were the mayor of a town or the governor of a state,
State Department to Partner With Palantir, Anduril on Free Speech Initiative — foreignpolicy.com
The Freedom Tech Excellence Program also includes the Bitcoin Policy Institute and the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation.
Republicans Are Realizing That No One Wants Data Centers — motherjones.com
The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued a memo Tuesday suggesting that, if incumbent Republican Ohio Sen. Jon Husted loses his upcoming election against former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), the Republican Party’s position on data centers is to
Bitcoin surges above $70K as Trump backs Clarity Act, Treasury ramps up buybacks — nypost.com
Bitcoin jumped 4.6% to $72,475.25 – a roughly 12% gain over the past two days after the digital asset was trading near $63,000 earlier this week.
Roger Stone Is Lobbying for a Vape Firm Accused of Illegally Marketing to Kids — motherjones.com
Ecto World, a Buffalo, New York–based company that distributes vape products and faces legal troubles, believed it needed an influential friend in Washington, DC. Over the past three years, officials in New York state and New York City have accused the
Crypto Stocks Set to Extend Gains on Trump Push, Dollar Slump — bloomberg.com
Crypto stocks are set to extend their rally on Thursday after Bitcoin jumped to a more than two-month high, boosted by US President Donald Trump’s White House gathering of industry leaders and his administration’s surprise intervention in the bond market
Bitcoin surged as Trump pushed the Clarity Act and teased Hyperliquid's U.S. entry — qz.com
The Hyperliquid token jumped 26% after Trump said regulators were working to bring the decentralized exchange to the U.S.
Why the bond market is acting like it did before the Great Recession — fortune.com
Normally quiet, the bond market can occasionally send warning signals loud enough to hit stock markets worldwide and even grab the attention of U.S. presidents and other world leaders. After the bond market’s alarm bells rose in volume through the summer,
‘Capital alone no longer clears a site’: Morgan Stanley says data centers’ big money era is over — fortune.com
Something has changed in the data-center story, Morgan Stanley warned this week: Money doesn’t talk the way it used to. For years, the formula for building a data center in America was straightforward: Find cheap land, line up enormous amounts of
Bitcoin soared after Trump met with crypto executives and pushed for digital asset legislation — qz.com
Bitcoin rose more than 5% after the White House meeting, which also drew calls for regulation of decentralized exchange Hyperliquid
Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP are suddenly soaring to fresh highs: Why are crypto prices up today? — fastcompany.com
Major cryptocurrencies have generally had a lackluster 2026 so far, but tokens turned decidedly positive this week on two pieces of news. The prices of major cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP, are surging today.
White House faces scrutiny over top Trump aide Natalie Harp – live — theguardian.com
Harp, a former One America News Network show host, has emerged as a key gatekeeper to the president Sign up for the US Breaking News email A White House meeting on cryptocurrency and is amplifying a spike in bitcoin values Thursday. President Donald Trump
Crypto bank part-owned by Trump family offers depositors way to ‘gain favor’ with White House, experts say — theguardian.com
Democrats have called World Liberty Trust Company a stark example of corruption but officials claim there is no insider dealing Two fundamentals underscore the business model of a new crypto bank partly owned by the Trump family, cryptocurrency experts
More than 80,000 crypto traders told to cough up tax in HMRC crackdown — independent.co.uk
If you’ve made profit off Bitcoin or other cryptos, you may need to pay tax
Trump embraces divisive crypto exchange — semafor.com
President Donald Trump’s on-camera openness to US market access for Hyperliquid, a Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange that allows its users to trade anonymously, won’t thrill its domestic competitors. Intercontinental Exchange Inc. and CME Group Inc.
Bitcoin (BTC) Roars Past $70,000 as Yields Sink, Trump Cour — bloomberg.com
Bitcoin surpassed $70,000 for the first time in over two months, propelled by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s successful move to push US bond yields lower and a high-stakes meeting President Donald Trump held with industry leaders.
Bitcoin posts surprise rally as currency nears $70,000 for the first time since June — fortune.com
Bitcoin has found some relief after months of selling pressure. On Wednesday, the cryptocurrency jumped nearly 6% to over $69,000, reclaiming a level it had not touched since early June. The jump came right after the Treasury Department announced that it
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