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European stocks flat ahead of Nvidia earnings and Jackson Hole

European stock markets traded in slightly positive territory on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, with the STOXX 600 gaining 0.06% to 656.87 points in early...

El Salvador’s Bitcoin experiment ends: BTC payments nearly vanish

El Salvador, the first nation to grant bitcoin legal tender status in September 2021, has abandoned its everyday use. Under IMF pressure, BTC payments...

Sphere 3D hit with $2.2M CBP tariff claim equal to 77% of its cash reserves

Bitcoin miner Sphere 3D Corp (NASDAQ: ANY) is facing a $2.2 million tariff claim from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) — equivalent to...

Tether Winds Down Alloy and aUSDT Stablecoin, Doubles Down on XAUT

On June 17, 2026, Tether announced the gradual wind-down of Alloy and its gold-backed aUSDT stablecoin, roughly two years after the product launched in...

Arcus DEX Launches 95 Tokenized Stocks and Perpetuals on Robinhood Chain

Arcus, the decentralized exchange developed by dYdX Labs in partnership with Robinhood Crypto, launched on July 1, 2026 on Robinhood Chain, an Arbitrum-based Layer...

Dogecoin and Shiba Inu Surge 30% in a Week as Memecoin Frenzy Returns

Dogecoin and Shiba Inu delivered their strongest weekly stretch of the year, with gains approaching 30% in the seven days through late August 2026....

Tether’s $120M Uruguay Bitcoin mining collapse casts shadow over Brazil

Tether is shutting down its Uruguay Bitcoin mining venture after a costly electricity dispute with state utility UTE, walking away from roughly $120 million...

Assizes trial opens for assault on mother of crypto entrepreneur

A 36-year-old man, identified as the logistician behind a violent kidnapping carried out in July 2023 against the mother of a crypto entrepreneur, appeared...