Celsius set to vote on asset sale plan after court approves disclosures

Celsius Network is set to vote on its plan to offload assets to the Fahrenheit consortium after securing court approval for its disclosure statement and voting plan on Aug. 17. The court... Read more »

HBAR, OP, INJ and RUNE flash bull signals as Bitcoin price looks for stability

Trader sentiment has turned bearish following Bitcoin’s (BTC) 11% slump this week. Although Bitcoin is taking support near $25,000, several analysts are factoring in another leg down toward the crucial $20,000 level.... Read more »

Kraken introduces support for PayPal’s stablecoin, PYUSD

Kraken announced on Aug. 18 that it had added support for PayPal’s stablecoin, also known as PayPal USD or PYUSD. The cryptocurrency exchange said that deposits and withdrawals of PYUSD are currently... Read more »

Mining 1 BTC in Lebanon is 783x cheaper than Italy: CoinGecko report

A significant worldwide contrast exists in household electricity expenses for individual Bitcoin (BTC) miners. While producing one Bitcoin in Italy costs $208,560, in Lebanon, it’s roughly 783 times cheaper, according to a recent... Read more »

SEC seeks appeal over Ripple, crypto prices plunge, EU Bitcoin ETF

Top Stories This Week Judge grants SEC request to file motion for appeal in Ripple case Judge Analisa Torres has granted a request from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)... Read more »

Yuga Labs of Bored Apes fame draws away from OpenSea over royalty fee policy

Non-fungible token issuer Yuga Labs suggested on Aug. 18 that it will discontinue support for parts of OpenSea’s trading platform. Yuga Labs responded to an Aug. 17 announcement from OpenSea in which... Read more »

Ether Futures ETFs could all get approval at same time: Report

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is likely to approve multiple applications for Ether futures exchange-traded funds (ETFs) at the same time, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources familiar... Read more »

SEC moves to appeal Ripple’s earlier victory

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) moved to file an interlocutory appeal against Ripple on Aug. 18 as part of its ongoing case against the firm. Judge Analisa Torres in the... Read more »

Bitcoin Ordinals NFT trading volume tanks 98% since May: DappRadar

DappRadar has pointed to an “alarming plunge” in Bitcoin Ordinals nonfungible token user activity, with trading volumes tanking around a whopping 98% since May. In an Aug. 17 report, DappRadar highlighted its... Read more »

Ethereum’s new ‘Holesky’ testnet to launch in September

In an Aug. 17 meeting, Ethereum developers discussed developments around a new testnet — named ‘Holesky’ — that is set to launch on Sept. 15. Parithosh Jayanthi, DevOps at the Ethereum Foundation,... Read more »