cointelegraph Aug 19, 2026

OCC head promises final GENIUS rules by November

The US banking regulator released a 376‑page proposal in February, calling for public comment on rules to implement the stablecoin...

decrypt Aug 19, 2026

Moderna Stock Doubles on Cancer Breakthrough: Here’s What It Means

A Phase 3 win against the standard of care sent the biotech's shares up 131% and left short sellers down $4.8 billion.

coinpedia Aug 19, 2026

CFTC Ends FTX Cases With Trading Bans for Ellison, Gary Wang

The post CFTC Ends FTX Cases With Trading Bans for Ellison, Gary Wang appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News The CFTC has ended...

decrypt Aug 19, 2026

Coinbase's Base Is Betting Big on AI Agents With $1 Million Startup Accelerator

Base is narrowing its accelerator to 10 startups as it looks for teams building AI agents, payments, trading, and financing produc...

cointelegraph Aug 19, 2026

StanChart, HSBC execute first live transaction on Swift blockchain ledger

The transaction connected the banks’ separate tokenized deposit systems through Swift’s ledger, marking a step toward interoperabl...

coindesk Aug 19, 2026

Bitcoin surges above $68,000, liquidating $1.4 billion shorts as Treasury buybac...

BTC rose about 6% while ether, solana and crypto stocks climbed after the Treasury doubled the size of its bond buybacks.

decrypt Aug 19, 2026

Bitcoin Surges Toward $70K as $1.14 Billion in Crypto Shorts Get Rekt in an Hour

A White House sitdown with crypto's biggest names and softer Fed signals lit the fuse. But the charts show why the pain for bears...

decrypt Aug 19, 2026

Coinbase Adds 50x Crypto Perps to Base App Through Hyperliquid

The Hyperliquid integration gives eligible Base App users access to more than 290 perpetual futures markets.

cointelegraph Aug 19, 2026

Standard Chartered analyst eyes $100K BTC as US Treasury doubles long-end buybac...

Bitcoin’s rebound toward $69,000 is gaining momentum as Geoff Kendrick points to improving liquidity conditions and a potential cy...

blockonomi Aug 19, 2026

Ripple Prime Secures $275M Senior Note Offering to Fuel U.S. Brokerage Expansion

Ripple Prime raises $275M through senior notes to expand U.S. prime brokerage services, bringing total funding to $475M since May...