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Bitcoin and Ether bears get decimated amid 'squeeze-led' rally and Musk's X wants to pay creators in stablecoins: Crypto week in 5 stories

Bitcoin and crypto staged their strongest rally in months as Treasury intervention, regulatory moves and a historic short squeeze collided, while banks and technology companies pushed deeper into stablecoins. source https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/08/22/bitcoin-and-ether-bears-get-decimated-amid-squeeze-led-rally-and-musk-s-x-wants-to-pay-creators-in-stablecoins-crypto-week-in-5-stories

Zcash jumps 48% to over $800 as Grayscale spot ETF push adds to ‘next bitcoin’ buzz

ZEC traded above its January 2018 peak as futures volume hit billions of dollars and a Grayscale filing showed fresh progress toward converting its Zcash Trust into a spot ETF. source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/22/zcash-tops-usd800-for-first-time-since-2016

How a Treasury buyback tweak helped bitcoin surge nearly 25% in days

Treasury buybacks are not QE, analysts said, but the move helped pull long-term yields off 19-year highs and triggered a record short squeeze in a market already leaning too bearish. source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/22/how-a-treasury-buyback-tweak-helped-bitcoin-surge-nearly-25-in-days

Live updates: Bitcoin, ether ETFs pull in $800 million as inflows surge for a second day

Spot bitcoin ETFs pulled in $606 million on Aug. 20 and ether funds $221 million, both bigger than the prior day, confirming the institutional bid behind bitcoin's run. source https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/08/21/live-updates-bitcoin-ether-etfs-pull-in-usd800-million-as-inflows-surge-for-a-second-day

Ripple backs an RLUSD credit fund amid XRP's best week in months

Clearpool and Cicada Partners are building an institutional lending product using RLUSD, though the XRP Ledger features underpinning it are still awaiting activation. source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/21/ripple-backs-an-rlusd-credit-fund-amid-xrp-s-best-week-in-months

Bitcoin, ether and solana climb as another $1 billion shorts get wiped out

The two-day short liquidation total has reached about $3.8 billion, after Thursday's figure set a record going back to 2021. source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/21/bitcoin-ether-and-solana-climb-as-another-usd1-billion-shorts-get-wiped-out

Live updates: Bitcoin ETFs draw $517 million, ether pulls $189 million in biggest inflows in months

Spot bitcoin ETFs pulled in $517 million and ether funds $189 million on Aug. 19, the strongest daily hauls in months, as a broad rally torched $2.7 billion in bearish bets. source https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/08/20/live-updates-bitcoin-etfs-draw-usd517-million-ether-pulls-usd189-million-in-biggest-inflows-in-months

Trader who made $49 million shorting crypto lost $24 million on ether in 12 seconds

The Hyperliquid wallet known as pension-usdt.eth was forced out of a 50,000 ETH short as ether surged, with five liquidation orders helping push the price higher during the unwind. source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/20/trader-who-made-usd49-million-shorting-crypto-lost-usd24-million-on-ether-in-12-seconds

Ether jumps 18% to $2,250 as bitcoin tops $69,000 in broad crypto rally

Every major except tron posted double-digit weekly gains, with nearly $1.4 billion of short positions wiped out after the Treasury doubled its bond buybacks. source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/20/ether-jumps-18-to-usd2-250-as-bitcoin-tops-usd69-000-in-broad-crypto-rally

Live updates: Bitcoin holds firm above $64,000 as South Korea’s Kospi sinks 5.8%

U.S. Treasury yields retreat from the highest levels in decades, while bitcoin holds above $64,000. source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/19/live-updates-bitcoin-holds-firm-above-usd64-000-as-south-korea-s-kospi-sinks-5-8

Maya Protocol exploit drains bitcoin and other assets as pool value drops $11 million

A chain of six flaws caused the cross-chain trading network to credit a pool with nearly 50 million tokens that were never properly funded, letting an attacker drain real assets. source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/19/maya-protocol-exploit-drains-bitcoin-and-other-assets-as-pool-value-drops-usd11-million

Robot maker Unitree’s IPO surges 600%, outpacing crypto traders’ premarket bets

A Hyperliquid perp priced Unitree far above its IPO valuation before Shanghai trading began, but the robot maker’s first public trade still opened roughly 75% above crypto traders’ implied price. source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/19/robot-maker-unitree-s-ipo-surges-600-outpacing-crypto-traders-premarket-bets

Solana leads bitcoin and ether higher while Korean chip stocks slide 7%

Bitcoin held near $64,000 and every major except BNB gained, while Korean semiconductor stocks fell more than 7% and Fed minutes are due at 2 p.m. ET. source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/19/solana-leads-bitcoin-and-ether-higher-while-korean-chip-stocks-slide-7

Monad, an Ethereum rival, offered early investors up to $60 million to cash out. Almost all said no

The program came three months before investor unlocks begin, with MON trading below its public-sale price and most of the token supply still outside circulation. source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/18/monad-an-ethereum-rival-offered-early-investors-up-to-usd60-million-to-cash-out-almost-all-said-no

Bitcoin climbs above $64,000 while most majors slip

Miners have cut their computing power by a fifth over three quarters to make room for AI, and Venice's token jumped 10% after the company said it crossed $100 million in annualised revenue. source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/18/bitcoin-climbs-above-usd64-000-while-most-majors-slip

September Fed interest-rate increase is 'very unlikely,' Goldman Sachs says

Soft economic data has Goldman Sachs doubting a September rate increase, offering good news for bitcoin bulls. source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/17/september-fed-interest-rate-increase-is-very-unlikely-goldman-sachs-says

The bitcoin futures market looks like a crowded club with a tiny exit – and it could cause pain

The market may be facing a dangerous liquidity mismatch as futures open interest outpaces trading volume by a significant margin. source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/17/the-bitcoin-futures-market-has-a-crowded-club-tiny-exit-problem-and-it-could-cause-pain

Bitcoin tops $64,000 in Asia morning hours as HYPE jumps 8% on the week

Every major gained on Sunday, though bitcoin, ether, XRP and solana are all lower over seven days. source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/17/bitcoin-tops-usd64-000-in-asia-morning-hours-as-hype-jumps-8-on-the-week

MiCA's cleanup is creating a new scam wave across the European Union

Fraudsters impersonating regulators and licensed crypto exchanges to steal funds from users forced to migrate their accounts after the EU's MiCA deadline are on the rise. source https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/08/14/mica-s-cleanup-is-creating-a-new-scam-wave-across-the-european-union