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The stablecoin yield clash that won't go away has banks, crypto battling over tradition

The bankers want people kept in lower-yield deposits for the good of the financial system as it's existed for generations, and their argument is gaining ground. source https://www.coindesk.com/news-analysis/2026/08/14/the-stablecoin-yield-clash-that-won-t-go-away-has-banks-crypto-battling-over-tradition

The 'long bitcoin, short the bankers' era is officially over as TradFi giants embrace digital assets

Financial firms are partnering with specialists to build infrastructure, blurring lines between traditional and decentralized finance into a unified sector. source https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/08/13/the-long-bitcoin-short-the-bankers-era-is-officially-over-as-tradfi-giants-embrace-digital-assets

Paul Tudor Jones’ investment firm increases stake in BlackRock's bitcoin ETF after year of selling

Calls fell 85.2% to 148,000 underlying shares, while puts slipped 1.4% to 715,000. source https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/08/15/paul-tudor-jones-investment-firm-increases-blackrock-s-bitcoin-etf-stake-after-year-of-selling

The $11.2 billion in 2026 funding that killed crypto’s permissionless era

Dubai-based crypto lawyer Irina Heaver and her team parsed every crypto deal in the first half of 2026. BlackRock, Goldman, and Persian Gulf sovereigns all wrote checks to regulated firms. source https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/08/15/the-usd11-2-billion-in-2026-funding-that-killed-crypto-s-permissionless-era

Clarity survives (barely), Strategy sells and the untold story of Mastercard's $1.8 billion deal: Crypto's week in 5 stories

Washington kept crypto’s biggest legislative hope alive, Wall Street pushed deeper into digital assets, and a security scare sent billions of dollars of bitcoin moving between wallets. source https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/08/15/clarity-survives-barely-strategy-sells-and-the-untold-story-of-mastercard-s-usd1-8-billion-deal-crypto-s-week-in-5-stories

Wall Street's private blockchain obsession is a 'race to the bottom,' Ethereum advocate Raman warns

Centrally controlled, permission-only networks have a role to play in finance, but need a transparent, open base to reap the benefits blockchain technology offers. source https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/08/15/wall-street-s-private-blockchain-obsession-is-a-race-to-the-bottom-ethereum-advocate-raman-warns

Live updates: Bitcoin slips below $63,000 as oil, yields climb

WTI crude tops $82 a barrel, adding inflation pressure and weighing on risk assets as bond yields rise. source https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/08/14/live-updates-bitcoin-slips-below-usd63-000-as-oil-yields-climb

Cluster of headwinds weigh on bitcoin. XRP teeters near $1

Top cryptocurrencies nurse losses as regulatory picture sours. ETF flows and traditional markets offer little support. source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/14/cluster-of-headwinds-weigh-on-bitcoin-xrp-teeters-near-usd1

Bitcoin holders Strategy and Metaplanet face stock-index exclusion under MSCI’s new proposal

A new consultation targets "non-operating companies" broadly. Two familiar names still land on the deletion list. source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/14/bitcoin-holders-strategy-and-metaplanet-face-stock-index-exclusion-under-msci-s-new-proposal

JPMorgan shuttered its banking relationship with predictions platform Polymarket: FT

According to Financial Times, JPMorgan ended its banking relationship with Polymarket in late 2025 over regulatory concerns. source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/14/jpmorgan-shuttered-its-banking-relationship-with-predictions-platform-polymarket-ft

Bitcoin firms ask AI labs for same tools attackers already have

Coinbase, Block, BitGo and dozens of others signed a letter arguing that safety guardrails on frontier models are blocking legitimate security work while adversaries face no such limits. source https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/08/13/bitcoin-firms-ask-ai-labs-for-same-tools-attackers-already-have

Speculation on dogecoin is back to October 2025 levels. The price is down 70%

Futures positioning has rebuilt to levels last seen when dogecoin traded at three times today's price, and more than three accounts are betting on a rebound for every one betting against. source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/13/speculation-on-dogecoin-is-back-to-october-2025-levels-the-price-is-down-70

Bitcoin slips near $63,500 as traders look past CPI to Fed’s next tests

An in-line inflation print removed a tail risk but gave BTC little reason to rally, leaving Jackson Hole, jobs data and the next CPI release as the market’s next catalysts. source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/13/bitcoin-slips-near-usd63-500-as-traders-look-past-cpi-to-fed-s-next-tests

Harmony’s ONE dives 26% after an attack appears to mint tokens equal to quarter of supply

Harmony said in Asian morning hours it is working with exchanges to freeze funds and preparing a software fix. source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/12/harmony-s-one-falls-26-after-attacker-allegedly-mints-4-billion-tokens

XRP bridge drained for $200,000 after software mistook fake deposits for real ones

An attacker created unbacked XRP on another blockchain, then exchanged it for real XRP held in reserve. The bridge has been halted and its operator has filed a complaint with the FBI. source https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/08/12/xrp-bridge-drained-for-usd200-000-after-software-mistook-fake-deposits-for-real-ones

Bitcoin’s BIP-110 fork is 300 blocks behind BTC and six years from fixing itself

The breakaway chain has produced two blocks since splitting off on Saturday. Bitcoin has produced more than 300 in the same stretch. source https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/08/11/bitcoin-s-bip-110-fork-is-300-blocks-behind-btc-and-six-years-from-fixing-itself

U.S. SEC sets meeting to propose Reg Crypto to support certain digital assets offerings

The Securities and Exchange Commission will vote this week to start its first major crypto rulemaking process. source https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/08/11/u-s-sec-sets-meeting-to-propose-reg-crypto-to-support-certain-digital-assets-offerings

Bitcoin's 'strongest hands' are back, on-chain data show

Elite wallets holding over 10,000 BTC has hit a six-month high of 90, building on earlier accumulation by mid-sized whales amid Coldcard fallout and Clarity Act delays. source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/11/bitcoin-s-strongest-hands-are-back-on-chain-data-show

This bitcoin miner rejected BIP-110 despite mining through a pool that supported it

Ocean, a bitcoin mining pool, had been backing BIP-110 by default. Simple Mining, a company that runs mining machines through Ocean, used software from the pool that lets individual miners choose for themselves and went the other way. source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/10/bitcoin-miner-rejects-bip-110-despite-mining-through-a-pool-that-supported-it