Solana Reduces Mainnet Slot Time to 350ms, First Step Toward 200ms Target
What happened: Solana activated its first-ever mainnet slot time reduction, cutting block times from 400 milliseconds to 350 milliseconds at epoch 1020 on August 22, 2026.
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Bitcoin and Ether ETFs Post $2.6B Weekly Inflows, Tripling Trading Volume
What happened: U.
Aug 23: Bitcoin and Ether ETFs Post $2.6B Weekly Inflows, Tripling Trading Volume
Zcash Hits Eight-Year High Near $850 as Grayscale ETF Push Drives Deri · EU Opens MiCA Review for DeFi Lending Vaults, Regulatory Path Unclear · Pew: 35% of Post-ChatGPT Web Pages Show AI Authorship Signs
Pew: One-Third of Post-ChatGPT Webpages Show Signs of AI Authorship
What happened: Pew Research Center analyzed nearly 490,000 English-language webpages and found that 35% of those published after ChatGPT's November 2022 launch show significant signs of AI authorship.
Treasury Buyback Expansion Triggers Bitcoin's 25% Rally, Nears $80K
What happened: Bitcoin soared from around $64,000 to nearly $79,500 in just days after the U.
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Bitcoin and Ether ETFs Post $2.6 Billion Inflows, Tripling Weekly Volume
What happened: Bitcoin and ether ETFs recorded $2.
XRP Rallies Over 50% in a Week Following White House Crypto Summit
What happened: Ripple's XRP token surged more than 50% over the past week, with Watcher.
Aug 23: XRP Rallies Over 50% in a Week Following White House Crypto Summit
Bitcoin and Ether ETFs Post $2.6 Billion Inflows, Tripling Weekly Volu · Zcash Hits Eight-Year High Near $850 Amid Grayscale ETF Conversion Pus · Treasury Buyback Expansion Triggers Bitcoin's 25% Rally, Nears $80K
XRP Jumps 56% in a Week, Reclaims Top 5 Crypto Spot
What happened: Ripple’s XRP token surged over 56% in seven days, with a single-day gain of nearly 20%, reclaiming the $1.
Treasury Buyback Move Sparks 25% Bitcoin Rally, Short Squeeze Hits $1.4B
What happened: The U.
Aug 22: Coldcard Patches $130M Wallet Exploit With Major Security Overhaul
Elon Musk’s X Explores Stablecoin Payouts for Creators Amid Crypto Ral · Treasury Buyback Move Sparks 25% Bitcoin Rally, Short Squeeze Hits $1. · XRP Jumps 56% in a Week, Reclaims Top 5 Crypto Spot
Elon Musk’s X Explores Stablecoin Payouts for Creators Amid Crypto Rally
What happened: X (formerly Twitter) is reportedly in talks to pay creators in stablecoins such as USDC as it transitions from its Revenue Sharing model to a new Original Content Rewards Program.
Coldcard Patches $130M Wallet Exploit With Major Security Overhaul
What happened: Coinkite released firmware 5.
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Coldcard Ships New Security Firmware Following $130 Million Bitcoin Exploit
What happened: Coinkite has released a new Coldcard firmware update requiring users to add manual entropy—such as 65 random key presses, 50 dice rolls, or 128 coin flips—when generating wallet seeds.
Ethena's ENA Token Soars 48% on $1B FalconX Credit Facility, But Altcoin Rally Remains Narrow
What happened: Ethena's ENA token surged as much as 48% on August 21, 2026, following the announcement of a $1 billion secured warehouse credit facility with FalconX.
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Bitcoin Pulls Back to $77K After Briefly Topping $80K; ETFs Draw $827M in Inflows
What happened: Bitcoin briefly challenged the $80,000 mark overnight before retreating to $77,000.
Bitcoin, Ether, and Solana Rally as $1 Billion in Shorts Are Liquidated
What happened: Over $1 billion in short positions were liquidated across major exchanges in the past 24 hours, with Bitcoin accounting for nearly $790 million of that total.
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