Bitcoin dip to $112K lacks whiff of altcoin summer: Bitfinex
The performance of the altcoins this week suggests “rapid derisking across the high-beta segments” of the crypto market.
Month: August 2025
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US tech rules the European market
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Ex-SEC Chief of Staff Compares Liquid Staking to Lehman, Crypto Industry Fires Back
Fischer’s claim that liquid staking could trigger a Lehman-style collapse sparked ire from crypto leaders, who say the risks are overstated.
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Asia Morning Briefing: Architect Bets Credit Will Outshine Crypto Equities as It Builds a Web3 Moody’s
Good Morning, Asia. Here’s what’s making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk’s Crypto Daybook Americas. The maturing digital assets market that has sophisticated market making, capital … Read more
Build an AI assistant using Amazon Q Business with Amazon S3 clickable URLs
Organizations need user-friendly ways to build AI assistants that can reference enterprise documents while maintaining document security. This post shows how to use Amazon Q Business to create an AI assistant that provides clickable URLs to source documents stored in Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), to support secure document access and verification. Amazon Q … Read more
Ripple’s Partnership With BDACS Pays Off as XRP Support Goes Live at Korean Crypto Custodian
XRP is now live on BDACS, a regulated crypto custodian for South Korean institutions, marking the first concrete outcome of Ripple’s custody partnership announced in February. BDACS talked about the launch in a post made Aug. 5 on X. The firm said it will offer custody support for XRP, which it described as one of … Read more
Base blames faulty sequencer for 33-minute outage, fixes made
Base blamed a 33-minute outage on Aug. 5 on an unprepared sequencer and said it has fixed the issue to ensure any chosen sequencer will be ready to process transactions.
Google is rolling out a fix for Pixel back button issues
Google’s August Pixel update includes a fix for Android’s three-button navigation and gesture navigation systems becoming unresponsive. The issues appear to have started popping up shortly after the official release of Android 16 in June. Ever since that update, the user said that navigation has been “a complete mess” and that they ran into issues … Read more
SEC's guidance on liquid staking tokens a win for DeFi, institutions
Institutions may now have a clearer footing to build products around liquid staking tokens and unlock new market segments, according to industry executives.
GPT OSS models from OpenAI are now available on SageMaker JumpStart
Today, we are excited to announce the availability of Open AI’s new open weight GPT OSS models, gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b, from OpenAI in Amazon SageMaker JumpStart. With this launch, you can now deploy OpenAI’s newest reasoning models to build, experiment, and responsibly scale your generative AI ideas on AWS. In this post, we demonstrate how … Read more
Coinbase Debuts ‘Embedded’ Crypto Wallet for Developers—With Stablecoin Focus
The new product gives builders the infrastructure to seamlessly integrate wallets into their apps.
Cardano Founder Explains Why Some ADA Holders Missed Out on Glacier Airdrop
Charles Hoskinson said the issue was flagged in July, but Ledger has yet to provide an update.
US SEC commissioner slams agency statement on liquid staking: 'Muddies the waters'
Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw warns that the SEC’s statement offers little clarity for liquid staking providers.
Coinbase launches embedded wallets tool as self-custody, DeFi gain momentum
The developer tool offers customizable wallets, USDC rewards and deeper integration with Coinbase’s Base app, aligning with recent pro-crypto legislation.
Warren Buffett misses $850M in Bitcoin gains by sticking to cash in 2025
Bitcoin has outperformed Berkshire and its top holdings in 2025, highlighting the cost of ignoring BTC as a hedge or growth asset.
Michigan pension fund deepens Bitcoin exposure with $11M stake in ARK ETF
The State of Michigan Retirement System has nearly tripled its Bitcoin ETF holdings, signaling rising institutional confidence in digital assets.
Ethereum proposes unified fee market to simplify transaction costs
The move follows significant gas fee reductions after the Dencun upgrade, and comes amid intensifying competition across blockchains.