August 15, 2026

Crypto

Crypto

Bitcoin Suisse lands Abu Dhabi license to unlock UAE crypto expansion

Bitcoin Suisse has secured full regulatory approval in Abu Dhabi, allowing the Swiss crypto firm to expand its regulated digital asset business across the United Arab Emirates. Summary Bitcoin Suisse has secured a full ADGM license, allowing it to offer regulated crypto services across the UAE. The approval follows the firm’s recent MiCA license in

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Was It a Hack or Governance? BONK’s $21M Treasury Vote Divides Crypto

BonkDAO says it has alerted law enforcement about the treasury drain and is coordinating with exchanges to manage the situation. An anonymous wallet spent $4.4 million buying BONK tokens over two days, then used that stash to push through a governance vote that allowed it to drain $21.2 million from the BonkDAO treasury. The

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Kraken wins $22M as Arjun Sethi blasts Operation Chokepoint 2.0

Kraken has secured a $22 million arbitration award against its former auditor Mazars USA, with co-CEO Arjun Sethi linking the dispute to what he described as Operation Chokepoint 2.0. Summary Kraken secured a $22 million arbitration award against former auditor Mazars over its withdrawn 2022 audit. Co-CEO Arjun Sethi linked the dispute to Operation Chokepoint

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Did the US Treasury Just Pull Plug on US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve?

In Bitcoin news today, the Bitcoin Strategic Reserve has not been canceled, but it has hit a wall. A jurisdictional dispute between the US Treasury and the Commerce Department over which agency controls oversight has frozen implementation of the Trump administration’s flagship digital asset initiative, with 328,372 Bitcoin worth approximately $25Bn sitting in limbo as

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Nigel Farage resigns as MP amid crypto donor gifts controversy

Nigel Farage has resigned as a Member of Parliament after confirming he will seek re-election in a by-election while facing scrutiny over multimillion-dollar gifts from figures linked to the crypto industry. Summary Nigel Farage has resigned as MP and will contest a Clacton by-election while parliamentary investigations continue. Farage denies wrongdoing over multimillion-dollar gifts linked

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World ID London: The Sam Altman Orb Scans Hit Oxford Street

World, the digital identity network formerly known as Worldcoin, co-founded by Sam Altman, has opened a permanent flagship at 48 Oxford Street in London, placing its proof-of-human technology at the center of one of the world’s highest-footfall retail corridors. The opening marks the most visible commitment yet by Tools for Humanity, the operating company behind

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67 Million Crypto Owners Are Not a ‘Rounding Error’

New industry data suggests that crypto ownership has expanded significantly across different demographic groups. Ripple’s Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty has criticized Politico over its interpretation of a recent opinion poll, where the publication framed support for crypto legislation as “only 27%,” arguing that the figure actually represents 67 million American adults who already

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SEC targets crypto market overhaul with three major rule proposals

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has added three major crypto-related rule proposals to its 2026 regulatory agenda, expanding its work on digital asset regulation while Congress continues to debate the CLARITY Act. Summary The SEC has added three crypto-related rule proposals to its 2026 regulatory agenda covering assets, broker-dealers, and market structure. The proposals

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Wall Street Swallowed Bitcoin: But Satoshi Left a $80Bn Trojan Horse Wallet

Every currency has a founding myth. Bitcoin has a founding accusation. On 3 January 2009, Satoshi Nakamoto embedded a headline in Bitcoin’s first block. “The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks.” Now all eyes are on the $80Bn Satoshi Wallet. The standard reading is a timestamp, proving the chain was not pre-mined.

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Analyst Predicts 2-3 Years of Crypto Gains as Risk-On Environment Emerges

Bitcoin dominance signals are among the indicators the analyst believes point toward a changing market cycle. Crypto analyst Matthew Hyland says the macro backdrop that punished digital currencies for four straight years is finally turning, pointing to patterns that came before crypto’s two biggest bull runs. In a pair of posts on X, he

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