Financial repression: The new buzzword for bitcoin bulls
Your day-ahead look for Aug. 24, 2026
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Gemini strikes Apex deal to widen prediction markets reach
The planned tie-up would make Gemini the exclusive CFTC-regulated venue for crypto event contracts offered through Apex’s futures commission merchant.
Bitcoin steadies near $78,000 as gold rallies, altcoins consolidate after best week in 3 years
BTC was little changed Monday after last week's 24% surge triggered by a Treasury buyback announcement that squeezed over $3 billion in shorts.
Fed experiment shows how bitcoin rallies attract new crypto buyers
Households shown bitcoin’s prior-year return were 23% more likely to report owning crypto in a follow-up survey.
Crypto roars back as bitcoin posts its second-best week since early 2021
Treasury buybacks, ETF inflows and a weaker dollar ignite crypto’s breakout.
Jackson Hole Symposium, U.S. PCE prices, IREN earnings: Crypto Week Ahead
Your look at what's coming in the week starting Aug. 24
Live updates: Bitcoin retreats after nearing $80,000, with analysts eyeing breather after big run
With bond yields still near multi-year highs, focus turns to Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's upcoming Jackson Hole address.
Ether is crushing bitcoin and the 'golden cross' says it may not be done yet
The ETH/BTC ratio has recently formed a bullish golden cross, suggesting ether could extend its outperformance against bitcoin.
Ethereum lending app Term Finance loses $8.5 million after attacker buys voting power
The exploit shows how lightly held voting tokens can become a means of attack when control of a protocol is cheaper than the assets it governs.
Ray Dalio says investors should own ‘a bit of Bitcoin’ as U.S. debt risks rise
The Bridgewater founder says recent Treasury-market stress fits his long-running debt-crisis framework, though he still prefers gold as the bigger hedge.
Bessent's $4 billion bond buyback wanted lower yields. It got a bitcoin surge instead.
Bessent’s bond-buyback plan fails to curb Treasury yields. Here's what it means for bitcoin and gold
Stablecoin neobank Fasset lands $1 billion valuation as SBI backs its payments push
The firm raised $68 million as its revenue has grown six-fold as stablecoin payments and settlement expand, CEO Mohammad Raafi Hossain told CoinDesk.