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Institutional capital continues to flow into cryptos despite volatility that keeps retail investors on the defensive. On Thursday, ETFs backed by bitcoin and Ether recorded more than $220 million in net flows, confirming the intact appetite of traditional finance for these assets. Once again, BlackRock concentrates the bulk of subscriptions and strengthens its role as the main driver of this momentum in the crypto ETF market.

Washington sanctioned Shelbit and Aban Tether on August 7, 2026, accusing the two crypto platforms of supporting financial networks linked to Iran. Behind these little-known names lies a network of companies, online betting, and wallets associated with the Revolutionary Guards.

The crypto market was hoping for a strong signal from Washington, but it will have to wait. The postponement of discussions in the U.S. Congress on several crypto-related texts has halted investor momentum, leaving Bitcoin unable to break through its key resistance levels. This setback reminds us how much U.S. political decisions continue to dictate the pace of the markets. In an environment already marked by macroeconomic uncertainties, every legislative delay now feeds into wait-and-see attitudes and postpones hopes for a new bullish catalyst.

Pay for your groceries using your crypto wallet, without a bank transfer or three days of waiting: what was a gadget in 2020 has become a real market segment. Visa reported a more than 500% increase in spending via its crypto partners in 2025. But between cards disappearing from Europe, those that reserve their cashback for the United States, and those that have just arrived, choosing the right one in 2026 requires looking far beyond the rate displayed on the homepage.

Quantum computing is no longer a theoretical threat to cryptos. As tech giants accelerate their advances, the cryptographic resistance of blockchains becomes an immediate issue for investors, financial institutions, and developers. Recent warnings from several major industry figures have reignited the debate over decentralized networks' ability to face this technological disruption. Amid technical disagreements, industrial urgency, and market concerns, the crypto ecosystem faces one of the greatest challenges in its history.

Asia’s largest crypto festival returns to Bali on August 20 and 21, 2026, this time on Melasti Beach. After a 2025 edition that brought together more than 11,000 participants, the Indonesian organizer is tightening the program around three tracks, Institutional, Builders, Traders, while taking its regulatory component one step further. Here’s what is changing, what the ticket is worth, and how to pay less for it.

Whales have accumulated more than 20,000 BTC since July 29, while US spot ETFs attracted $754.69 million this week. Two signals close to $1.95 billion, but Bitcoin still stuck below $65,000.

$350,000 worth of crypto stolen from a miner: a former cop receives life imprisonment plus 15 years. The details of this shocking case.

Russia takes a new step in the regulation of digital assets with the adoption of a highly anticipated law on crypto transactions. After several months of parliamentary debates, President Vladimir Putin signed the text defining the rules applicable to investors, platforms, and financial institutions. This reform establishes an unprecedented regulatory framework in the country and provides for a gradual implementation starting September 1, 2026.

The TRUMP memecoin becomes a major political obstacle for American crypto regulation. Two senators demand an SEC investigation at the very moment the Senate is trying to save the CLARITY Act before its August break. The debate no longer only concerns the nature of the token. It directly touches on White House conflicts of interest.

Has bitcoin really hit its bottom, or is the market about to undergo a new wave of capitulation? While investors hope to see the correction lose steam, Michael Terpin, a historic figure in the crypto ecosystem and author of Bitcoin Supercycle, cools expectations. According to him, the purge is far from over: BTC could still retreat to $40,000 to $50,000 before starting a new bullish cycle. A projection based on his model of the "Four Seasons of Bitcoin," built around the rhythm of halvings.

Tokenized equities have become one of crypto’s fastest-growing segments in 2026. Their active market capitalization has surged by more than 140%, rising from $814 million in January to nearly $2 billion. A new DeFiLlama study suggests that the next phase will depend less on novelty and more on liquidity, settlement quality and reliable execution.

BlackRock a lancé deux fonds monétaires tokenisés pour servir de réserves aux stablecoins, rapprochant un peu plus la gestion d'actifs de la blockchain. L'annonce du 3 août 2026 s'appuie sur la loi fédérale GENIUS, en vigueur depuis juillet 2025. Jusqu'où le géant de Wall Street poussera-t-il son emprise dans le secteur crypto ?

676 million dollars, a defunct exchange in Dubai, and Binance in disarray once more. Suspicious cryptocurrency flows between Iran, its central bank, and organizations associated with the Guardians of the Revolution are revealed by an investigation. OFAC and VARA become involved. Find out why this scandal has rekindled a contentious discussion about crypto compliance.

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The European Central Bank (ECB) presented on Thursday the accessibility standards of its future digital euro application, promising requirements exceeding those of European law. The Frankfurt institution is betting on inclusion to convince reluctant citizens. Will the digital euro manage to reconcile innovation and trust?

The month of July comes to an end for cryptos. While Wall Street stalls and Asian markets hold up, bitcoin sharply declines under the effect of renewed macroeconomic tensions. This divergence between traditional markets and alternative assets raises doubts about the strength of the summer rally.

Bitget has integrated TradingView into its commodity CFD platform. The update combines professional charting, market monitoring and order execution within one screen. It also gives practical substance to the exchange’s ambition to connect crypto and traditional markets through a unified trading environment.

RealStocks' first-month data shows that users are moving beyond trading a single popular asset. Instead, they are trading different products and instruments to build broader exposure around market themes.

Cryptos are no longer a marginal bet in Canada. A new study by the Ontario Securities Commission reveals a marked acceleration in their adoption by investors, signaling a lasting shift in the country’s saving habits. This progression is accompanied by a paradox. Interest in cryptos grows faster than the understanding of their functioning and associated risks. Between the democratization of cryptos, increased regulator vigilance, and tightening of the federal framework, the Canadian market is entering a phase where every decision could reshape its future.

A trading bot is only as good as its inputs. An AI agent is only as good as its tools. Both depend on the API layer underneath. Automated systems need four things in production. Data to read and signals to act on. Rails to move assets and a venue to trade. No single provider covers all four. Cointribune's ultimate developer and AI agent guide ranked general-purpose providers. A separate guide to EVM and Solana infrastructure covers the RPC layer. This list is narrower. It ranks what a bot or agent calls in production.

The South Korean market is going through a phase of high volatility that fuels questions about the valuations of technology companies. In just two sessions, the KOSPI experienced a historic decline, while tensions are also spreading to AI-related bond markets. This correction comes as investors had massively favored semiconductor and digital infrastructure stocks, considered the main growth drivers since the beginning of the year.

Is bitcoin threatened by its own evolutions? This is the warning issued by Michael Saylor on July 28, 2026. On X, the executive chairman of Strategy defended the immutability of the network consensus rules, believing that any change to its architecture could weaken the first crypto. This stance comes as debates about the protocol's evolution intensify within the Bitcoin community.

The digital asset market continues to fuel debate on the factors that truly influence prices. For Raoul Pal, founder of Real Vision and former fund manager at Goldman Sachs, the answer is not found in announcements or traditional fundamentals. According to him, Bitcoin mainly moves in line with global liquidity. This analysis, which he has supported for several months, is based on a strong correlation between the available money supply and financial market performance.

Elon Musk accelerates his offensive in finance. Since July 27, X Money is no longer a simple test reserved for a few users. The payment service is now accessible to Premium and Premium+ subscribers in the United States. With an annual yield of 6%, a Visa card, instant transfers and FDIC coverage up to 10 million dollars, X shows ambitions that go far beyond the payment sector. This rise already puts the social network under the spotlight of American regulators.

Binance's Android app has disappeared from the Google Play Store in several European Union countries since July 27, 2026. This removal follows directly the MiCA regulation, whose transition period ended on July 1. The world's leading crypto platform is deprived of a major distribution channel in the Old Continent.

The cryptocurrency sector is going through a new phase where several companies are redirecting their communication towards AI. This evolution is causing reactions within the industry, notably at Coinbase. Its CEO, Brian Armstrong, believes that this opposition between blockchain and artificial intelligence is based on a misreading of technological developments. According to him, these two fields should not be considered competitors but as technologies capable of working together to support future digital uses.

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