August 15, 2026

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Double-Digit Gains From These 2 Altcoins, Bitcoin Struggles at $63K: Weekend Watch

PUMP and PI are also well in the green on a daily scale. Bitcoin’s price failed at $65,000 earlier this week, and the subsequent correction pushed it south to a 17-day low of $62,400 before it found some support and rebounded to $63,000. Most larger-cap alts are also in the red in the past

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Bitget adds daily Bitcoin rewards to BGBTC

Bitget has upgraded its Bitcoin-backed BGBTC asset with daily BTC-denominated rewards, cross-chain transfers through Chainlink CCIP, and independent oversight from Gauntlet. Summary BGBTC holders will receive daily rewards denominated in Bitcoin following the upgrade. Chainlink CCIP will serve as BGBTC’s canonical cross-chain infrastructure. Gauntlet will independently oversee the asset’s underlying yield strategies. BGBTC remains backed

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PI Surges 5% Despite Market Slump After Important Pi Network Reminder

PI is among the top performers in the past 24 hours as most of the market has turned red. The cryptocurrency market is back in the red after bitcoin’s rejection on Friday and a subsequent drop to a multi-week low, but, as usual, there are some exceptions. Pi Network’s native token is among those,

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Strategy stock sinks as Saylor puts Bitcoin buys on hold

Strategy shares fell 4.56% to $93.28 on July 31 after the company reported an $8.22 billion quarterly loss and prioritized restoring its STRC preferred stock to its $100 par value. Summary Strategy stock closed at $93.28, approaching its lower Bollinger Band at $90.31. The company reported an $8.22 billion net loss after recording an $8.32

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CLARITY Act Faces Another Critical Weekend as Passage Odds Slide

Meanwhile, Strategy’s Saylor said bitcoin will succeed with or without the bill, but America needs clarity. The uncertainty around the highly anticipated regulatory bill continues with new negotiations in Washington. New ethics proposals and political disagreements threaten the legislation’s chances of becoming law this year. Prediction markets now assign a much lower probability of

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South Korea crypto trading volume plunges nearly 55% in H1

Trading volume across South Korea’s five major won-based crypto exchanges fell 54.6% year over year in the first half of 2026 as liquidity became increasingly concentrated on market leader Upbit. Summary Five major exchanges recorded $366.58 billion in first-half trading volume. Combined volume fell 54.6% year over year, according to NexBlock. Upbit expanded its July

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Buys ETH High, Sells It Low

On-chain data suggested that he just incurred a 5.3% loss on his latest ETH endeavor. One of the most recognizable and well-known figures in the cryptocurrency space has displayed a somewhat controversial approach to his Ethereum investments over the past few months. The most recent data shared by Lookonchain doubled down on his sporadic

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Tether Q2 profit hits $1.5B as USDT supply grows

Tether generated approximately $1.5 billion in net operating profit during the second quarter of 2026 as returns from US Treasury holdings and repo operations supported its earnings. Summary Tether recorded about $1.5 billion in quarterly operating profit, according to its BDO attestation. USDT supply reached approximately $184.6 billion, representing over 60% of the stablecoin market.

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Will XRP Buck Its Bearish August Streak?

XRP has not enjoyed the past four editions of August – will the trend change in 2026? The broader crypto market posted some much-needed gains in July, and Ripple’s cross-border token extended a very impressive streak that began in 2020. However, the new month is already here, and the past four Augusts weren’t very

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Ondo Finance weighs $500M deal as RWA market hits $36B

The largest tokenized securities platform cleared its SEC probe, secured FINRA authorization, and put BlackRock’s IVV onchain. Now it is shopping for a target worth up to half a billion dollars while the market it helped build outgrows it. Summary Ondo Finance is exploring an acquisition valued between $250 million and $500 million to expand

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