Fenelon L.

Grayscale moves closer to converting its Zcash Trust into an ETF. In its latest regulatory filings, the manager aims for a listing on NYSE Arca around August 25, under the ticker ZCSH. The announcement comes as ZEC reaches prices not seen since January 2018.

Bitcoin briefly exceeded $79,500 on Friday, pushing its market capitalization above $1.5 trillion. Behind this acceleration, American Bitcoin and Ether ETFs have just recorded a second day of strong inflows, with more than $800 million injected in the single session on August 20.

Bitcoin continues its rebound and is now approaching $72,000, representing an increase of about 15% since Monday. The renewed liquidity in the United States and progress around the CLARITY Act support the movement. On the stock market, companies exposed to cryptos are also benefiting.

The large holders of bitcoin seem to be returning to buying. Around 43,000 BTC have reportedly been accumulated over 60 days, according to data from CryptoQuant relayed on August 19th by Bitcoin.com News. The movement contrasts with previous months marked by more sales. However, it is not enough yet to speak of a real supply shock.

BitBox released a security update yesterday for its BitBox02 wallets. Named Dixence, the patch addresses several vulnerabilities, including two considered severe. The next day, Dogecoin contributor Mishaboar relayed the alert and urged affected holders to check their firmware without delay.

Anthropic officially filed its confidential IPO application in the United States on June 1, 2026. Since then, betting has accelerated. As of August 17, Polymarket estimates the probability of a listing before October 31 at 69.5% and an arrival on the stock market before the end of the year at 87%. However, no official date has yet been communicated.

Ethereum begins sorting for Hegotá, its expected upgrade in 2027. As of August 16, 66 proposals remained in competition. FOCIL has already secured its place, while three other EIPs could provide privacy applications with tools directly integrated into the protocol.

OpenAI is losing its leaders in cascade as it approaches a public offering that could value the company at $1 trillion. The hemorrhage occurs as its rival Anthropic has just surpassed OpenAI in annualized revenues.

Donald Trump opens the door to a new form of response against foreign criminal networks. In a memo signed on August 12, 2026, the American president authorizes certain licensed private companies to participate in cyber operations under federal supervision. Crypto scam networks are among the targets, but the precise rules of these interventions are still to be written.

For Andre Cronje, a large part of what the industry continues to call "DeFi" is no longer really so. The founder of Flying Tulip prefers to speak of "on-chain finance" when companies, teams or committees retain intervention power over protocols. What really remains of the promise of decentralization?

Cole Villemain, former co-founder of Pudgy Penguins, sold out the 44,444 NFTs of his new collection Spritehood Wisps on Robinhood Chain this Monday, August 11, for 1,282,852 dollars according to the on-chain count by Lookonchain. The sale was full within a few hours. Is a sellout enough to erase the liabilities of Pudgy Penguins?

Three influential analysts believe that bitcoin has found its floor after falling below 60,000 dollars in July. The price returning around 65,000 dollars fuels their optimism. However, market history and the weight of leverage do not yet allow shouting victory.

BIP 110, a temporary soft fork designed to limit non-financial data recorded on Bitcoin, indeed caused a split at block 961,632. But its branch produced only two blocks in eight hours. The network has just reminded us that a rule without miners remains mostly an intention.