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Robot maker Unitree is going public. Hyperliquid traders see 4x upside from IPO price

August 15, 2026 by kamal

Hyperliquid traders value Unitree at nearly $38 billion versus $9 billion at its IPO, leaving leveraged bets vulnerable when trading begins, Allium analysts said.

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Swiss mega-bank UBS ramps up its Bitcoin exposure with a massive 24-fold surge in ETF call options

August 15, 2026 by kamal

Direct holdings of IBIT also rose 12% to 407,890 shares, while put option exposure dropped roughly 53% to 143,300 underlying shares during the quarter.

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Why the world’s second-largest Bitcoin mining power is shutting down rigs in its capital city

August 15, 2026 by kamal

The Energy Ministry enacted the year-round restriction to mitigate power capacity shortages, as energy-intensive mining facilities continue to strain regional grids.

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Paul Tudor Jones’ investment firm increases stake in BlackRock’s bitcoin ETF after year of selling

August 15, 2026 by kamal

Calls fell 85.2% to 148,000 underlying shares, while puts slipped 1.4% to 715,000.

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The $11.2 billion in 2026 funding that killed crypto’s permissionless era

August 15, 2026 by kamal

Dubai-based crypto lawyer Irina Heaver and her team parsed every crypto deal in the first half of 2026. BlackRock, Goldman, and Persian Gulf sovereigns all wrote checks to regulated firms.

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Clarity survives (barely), Strategy sells and the untold story of Mastercard’s $1.8 billion deal: Crypto’s week in 5 stories

August 15, 2026 by kamal

Washington kept crypto’s biggest legislative hope alive, Wall Street pushed deeper into digital assets, and a security scare sent billions of dollars of bitcoin moving between wallets.

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Wall Street’s private blockchain obsession is a ‘race to the bottom,’ Ethereum advocate Raman warns

August 15, 2026 by kamal

Centrally controlled, permission-only networks have a role to play in finance, but need a transparent, open base to reap the benefits blockchain technology offers.

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Trump expected to attend White House meeting with crypto CEOs, sources say

August 14, 2026 by kamal

Those involved in a meeting of CEOs from the worlds of crypto, prediction markets and AI anticipate President Donald Trump will take part in next week’s gathering.

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Trump-backed World Liberty wins conditional bank charter from federal regulator

August 14, 2026 by kamal

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said it granted “preliminary conditional approval” to World Liberty Trust Co. on Friday.

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Tokenization stocks slip as SEC delay puts ‘speed bump’ in crypto’s Wall Street push

August 14, 2026 by kamal

Bullish, Coinbase, and Circle were among the names lower on Friday after the regulatory setback.

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Strategy says MSCI should measure markets, not dictate corporate assets

August 14, 2026 by kamal

The bitcoin treasury company said index providers should measure markets rather than determine which assets public companies are allowed to own.

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Israel’s largest bank to offer crypto trading with Galaxy

August 14, 2026 by kamal

Bank Leumi customers will be able to trade bitcoin, ether and solana through the bank’s investment app from early 2027.

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Volatility exits crypto, TradFi markets even as U.S.-Iran risks linger, sovereign debt rises

August 14, 2026 by kamal

Your day-ahead look for Aug. 14, 2026

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Trump family’s World Liberty Financial delay plans to sell Maldives resort token

August 14, 2026 by kamal

The token’s sale has been pushed back due to the Iran war disrupting travel in the region.

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Bitcoin slips as U.S. inflation fails to spark gains, ETFs see August’s first two-day drawdown

August 14, 2026 by kamal

Spot bitcoin ETFs saw back-to-back outflows for the first time since late July as the largest cryptocurrency wiped out last week’s gains and altcoins struggled to find direction.

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RedotPay said to put $1 billion U.S. IPO plan on hold: Bloomberg

August 14, 2026 by kamal

A spokesperson for the stablecoin payments company declined to comment on any IPO plans.

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Live updates: Bitcoin slips below $63,000 as oil, yields climb

August 14, 2026 by kamal

WTI crude tops $82 a barrel, adding inflation pressure and weighing on risk assets as bond yields rise.

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Cluster of headwinds weigh on bitcoin. XRP teeters near $1

August 14, 2026 by kamal

Top cryptocurrencies nurse losses as regulatory picture sours. ETF flows and traditional markets offer little support.

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Bitcoin holders Strategy and Metaplanet face stock-index exclusion under MSCI’s new proposal

August 14, 2026 by kamal

A new consultation targets “non-operating companies” broadly. Two familiar names still land on the deletion list.

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JPMorgan shuttered its banking relationship with predictions platform Polymarket: FT

August 14, 2026 by kamal

According to Financial Times, JPMorgan ended its banking relationship with Polymarket in late 2025 over regulatory concerns.

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U.S. SEC to again delay ‘innovation exemption’ for tokenization amid Wall Street, White House concerns

August 13, 2026 by kamal

The SEC was ready to release at least some part of the innovation exemption alongside its now-canceled open meeting for “Reg Crypto” on Friday.

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SEC cancels long-awaited proposal of Reg Crypto, postponing meeting without new date

August 13, 2026 by kamal

The first major crypto rule to be proposed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will have to wait a bit longer after a sudden postponement.

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Tether says it completed long-promised ‘Big Four’ audit of finances behind $180 billion USDT stablecoin

August 13, 2026 by kamal

KPMG U.S. examined Tether’s books and even counted its gold bars as the $180 billion USDT issuer said it completed its long-promised financial audit.

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Forecasts for $1 million bitcoin price likely look too ambitious, key ratio suggests

August 13, 2026 by kamal

The thesis is that high yields on long-term U.S. Treasuries make non-yielding assets like bitcoin less attractive.

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Trezor warns 14,000 customers after fulfilment partner suffers data breach

August 13, 2026 by kamal

The incident marks the first time Trezor customers’ shipping addresses were exposed.

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Crypto for Advisors: The crypto advice gap

August 13, 2026 by kamal

You’re reading Crypto for Advisors, CoinDesk’s weekly newsletter that unpacks digital assets for financial advisors. Subscribe here to get it every Thursday.

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B2C2 taps Schroders veteran to chase Asia’s growing crypto wealth

August 13, 2026 by kamal

The institutional crypto liquidity provider is bringing on the former Schroders Wealth Management Asia chairman as it targets family offices and asset managers across the region.

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Kalshi in talks with Sequoia, Wellington for $750 million fund raise at $40 billion valuation

August 13, 2026 by kamal

The prediction-market platform raised $1 billion at a $22 billion valuation in May and is now discussing a new round that could nearly double that figure.

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Swissquote cuts full-year guidance as 1H crypto income plunges, shares slide

August 13, 2026 by kamal

The online bank cut full-year revenue and profit forecasts after first-half crypto trading levels slumped.

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Crypto platform operator gets 15-year prison sentence in South Korea due to $50 million scam

August 13, 2026 by kamal

A South Korean court sentenced the head of centralized finance (CeFi) lender Delio to 15 years in prison for embezzling digital assets from more than 1,100 customers.

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