Month: August 2026

Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Standard Chartered becomes first bank to distribute Hong Kong dollar stablecoin

The London-based multinational bank with $850 billion in assets announced it will distribute Anchorpoint’s HKDAP…

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Pakistan kicks off crypto licensing regime with Sept. 5 registration deadline

PVARA said companies have until the deadline to submit their application for a no-objection certificate…

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Financial repression: The new buzzword for bitcoin bulls

Your day-ahead look for Aug. 24, 2026

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Gemini strikes Apex deal to widen prediction markets reach

The planned tie-up would make Gemini the exclusive CFTC-regulated venue for crypto event contracts offered…

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Bitcoin steadies near $78,000 as gold rallies, altcoins consolidate after best week in 3 years

BTC was little changed Monday after last week’s 24% surge triggered by a Treasury buyback…

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Fed experiment shows how bitcoin rallies attract new crypto buyers

Households shown bitcoin’s prior-year return were 23% more likely to report owning crypto in a…

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Technology

‘It’s absolutely criminal’: US tipping culture has reached the UK – and is causing chaos

Service charges used to be a matter of choice, but now consumers feel obliged to…

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Crypto roars back as bitcoin posts its second-best week since early 2021

Treasury buybacks, ETF inflows and a weaker dollar ignite crypto’s breakout.

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Jackson Hole Symposium, U.S. PCE prices, IREN earnings: Crypto Week Ahead

Your look at what’s coming in the week starting Aug. 24

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Live updates: Bitcoin holds $77,000 as XRP, Zcash pull back after a big weekly rally

Bitcoin holds its gains near $77,000 after a 22% week, while last week’s biggest altcoin…

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