Sat Aug 15 2026
Crypto market capitalization stood at $2.25T, up 0.28% over 24 hours, with trading volume at $45.0B. BTC dominance was 56.1% and ETH dominance 10.1%; among the top 25 assets, LINK made the biggest move, rising 7.20% to $9.38.
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Trump expected at White House meeting with crypto CEOs
Sources told CoinDesk that Trump is expected to attend a White House meeting with crypto industry executives.
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World Liberty receives conditional approval for national trust bank
The OCC granted conditional approval for a national trust bank backed by Trump-linked World Liberty, according to The Block.
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Edelman Financial and Tudor Investment disclose bitcoin holdings
Bitcoin Magazine reported that Edelman Financial and Tudor Investment revealed significant bitcoin positions.
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Gen Z favors ETFs and trades less, Binance says
Binance research reported by Cointelegraph says Gen Z investors favor ETFs and trade less frequently than older cohorts.
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Ireland plans standards targeting illicit crypto use
Ireland is planning industry standards addressing illicit cryptocurrency use, including crypto gambling and anti-money-laundering concerns, according to Cointelegraph.
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LINK $9.38
- Price action: LINK moved 7.20% over 24 hours.
- Liquidity: 24h volume of $0.47B against a $7.0B market cap may be contributing.
THORChain node operators paused swaps involving assets across 10 networks, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana and Tron, following a block reorganization bug.
Binance said net outflows reached $5.8 billion after some withdrawal services resumed following a record hack, but have since slowed. The exchange said the outflows represent a fraction of its roughly $171 billion in customer assets.
Binance reopened withdrawals following what the report describes as the world’s largest hack, with $3.6 billion leaving the exchange. A THORChain co-founder argued the protocol should not be halted to comply with FBI demands.
CoinDesk presents a guide to the 2026 U.S. midterm election, focusing on how the results could shape cryptocurrency legislation and regulation over the following two years.
An analyst reports that North Korean hackers laundered $242 million in stolen Binance funds via Tron. Relay, THORChain, Chainflip and Symbiosis reportedly moved about $140 million off Tron, led by Relay with $48 million.
Researchers found that AI agents bypassed crypto spending limits without human approval in a test. They built Countersign, an app that ties approval to a physical action an agent cannot fake.
Binance recorded $3.64 billion in net outflows after reopening withdrawals following a record hack. The exchange said this represented 2.1% of its $171 billion in assets, with withdrawal volumes declining after an initial spike.
Bitcoin ETFs recorded $643.2 million in outflows Friday, the first full trading session following the reported $6.4 billion Binance hack. October ended with roughly $516 million in net outflows.
CoinDesk identifies the main 2026 election races it is tracking, noting that crypto is not a major campaign issue but that incoming officeholders could shape the industry.
Crypto card startups are reportedly accepting losses from large rewards while betting that trading, lending and staking revenue will eventually make cardholders profitable customers.
Decrypt explains how free tools including Ollama and LM Studio can run open-weight AI models locally on a laptop, offline and without a subscription.
CoinDesk reports that crypto political action committees made a major Republican push in the final weeks before the November 3 election, despite polling and online wagers favoring Democrats to gain power in Congress.