Solana is slashing per-block compute limits so its new 350ms speed boost doesn’t overload the network
Solana’s 350ms Mainnet target is set to take effect in epoch 1020, down from the current 400-millisecond target slot time. The feature activated at the start of epoch 1019, but a one-epoch delay means the network keeps its existing parameters until…
Trump Calls on Congress to Pass ‘Fair Version’ of Clarity Act at White House Crypto Meeting
Trump touted his administration’s crypto policies and said regulators are working to bring Hyperliquid into the U.S. under a compliant framework.
Crypto Stocks Rip Higher as Strategy Jumps 12%, Coinbase Climbs 9%
Strategy, Coinbase, Circle, and BitMine are riding Bitcoin’s short squeeze toward $70K—and two of them may be squeezing equity bears of their own.
Kalshi Pushes Beyond Prediction Markets With Copper Perpetual Futures
The prediction market operator is seeking CFTC approval for a copper perpetual as it moves further into traditional derivatives markets.
Coinbase’s Base Is Betting Big on AI Agents With $100K Startup Accelerator
Base is narrowing its accelerator to 10 startups as it looks for teams building AI agents, payments, trading, and financing products. Base is tightening its focus. After receiving hundreds of applications for its $100K startup accelerator, the…
How crypto turned a 68-point deficit into a market lead as Bitcoin and top altcoins outrun the Nasdaq
Bitcoin trailed the Nasdaq 100 by 68 percentage points over the past year, and it has spent the last 60 days turning that deficit into a five-point lead. According to Glassnode’s cross-asset return table, Bitcoin fell 44% over the past twelve…
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 might not be over yet.
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.
Bitcoin price hits $69,500 because US just doubled Treasury buybacks to crush long-term yields
Bitcoin and Ethereum surged above $69,500 and $2,000 on Wednesday after the US Treasury doubled planned buybacks of long-dated government debt. On Aug. 19, the Treasury Department said it will raise the maximum size of its liquidity-support operations…
Wall Street piled $1.2 billion into MSTR in Q2 before Strategy turned its Bitcoin flywheel toward rescuing STRC
Wall Street institutions increased their exposure to Strategy’s MSTR in the second quarter, just before Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin accumulation machine began redirecting capital toward STRC. On Aug. 18, Strategy said 12 of its 15 largest…