Mostly Bitcoin — Daily Digest

Last 24 hours of mainstream crypto coverage

August 23, 2026

ASX set to rise as Wall Street advances; $A, bitcoin stronger — smh.com.au

US stocks rose and trimmed their losses from a shaky week. That was even though the bond market, which has been the centre of Wall Street’s action, remained jumpy and continued to add pressure.

Bitcoin’s Rally Leans on Fears That Fiscal Strains Are Mounting — bloomberg.com

Crypto’s true believers suddenly have a spring in their step again.

The Treasury’s recent moves in the bond and currency markets add up to ‘soft-form financial repression’ to lower debt costs, economist warns — fortune.com

With U.S. debt hitting $40 trillion, markets are turning more attention to that burden and whether policymakers will address the root causes or just the symptoms. The Treasury Department’s interventions in the bond and currency markets in recent weeks

Traders bet bitcoin was stuck below $67,000. The Treasury blew that trade up in one afternoon — fortune.com

Bitcoin and gold shot higher this week, with both getting a boost from some frantic action surrounding the bond market, and the cryptocurrency also benefiting from activity in Washington. Bitcoin had dropped from a January high of around $95,000 to below

OTC Markets CEO: 250 years of market history just collided with a new SEC rule — fortune.com

In 2026, the SEC has moved on two fronts that will define the next chapter of American public markets. On January 28, it confirmed that tokenized securities remain securities. In May, it proposed the most significant overhaul of the registered-offering

Four Years Ago, a Crypto Boss Went Missing. Now His Successor Has. — nytimes.com

The mysterious collapse of a European cryptocurrency exchange helps to explain why the industry hasn’t shaken off its reputation as a magnet for criminals.