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Democratic Senator Ruben Gallego warned that rushing the CLARITY Act to a Senate vote before lawmakers resolve disputes over ethics and stablecoin yield could set US crypto market structure legislation back.Speaking at the SALT Wyoming Blockchain Symposium on Wednesday, Gallego said the crypto industry should encourage Senate Democrats and Republicans to continue negotiating instead of pushing for an immediate vote. He said lawmakers still had to address the bill’s Agriculture Committee portion, assemble the broader package and determine how to send it to the House.The CLARITY Act would establish a federal framework for digital assets and divide oversight between the…

ETH and HYPE are the two top gainers from the larger caps. XRP has successfully defended the $1.00 support. It was almost painful for days to write these price updates, but this isn’t the case today, as bitcoin recorded its most impressive surge in 2026 that wasn’t after a notable decline. The asset skyrocketed by several grand yesterday and tapped a two-month peak at over $70,000. The altcoins have all turned green as well, helping the total market cap add $200 billion in the span of less than 24 hours. BTC Rocketed Past $70K It was less than a week…

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Luisa Crawford Aug 19, 2026 11:03 With 68% of retail traders net short and aggressive spot buyers running at more than double the sell-side taker volume, PLTR at $170.59 is a coiled spring — a clean break of $173.97 opens the door … Market Context: Why PLTR is Moving Now Palantir stopped being a story stock a long time ago. It’s now an enterprise AI infrastructure company with deeply embedded federal contracts, an expanding commercial AI platform, and a structural position as the U.S. government’s preferred data analytics vendor. That’s the narrative underpinning everything. Trading at $170.59 on Binance’s tokenized…

Hyperliquid’s native token surged more than 20% over 24 hours after United States President Donald Trump said regulators were working on a compliant pathway to make the decentralized trading platform available to American users.HYPE traded around $62 immediately before Trump’s remarks and subsequently jumped as much as 16% to a 24-hour high of $72.28, according to CoinGecko. It later settled to about $70, up approximately 20% in the last day, with 24-hour trading volume reaching $1.4 billion. “I understand that Mike is also working to bring Hyperliquid into the United States in a fully compliant and legal fashion,” Trump said during…

Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP rallied after Trump’s crypto meeting, but the CLARITY Act still faces political disagreements in the Senate. President Donald Trump met with executives from Coinbase, Ripple, Gemini, and other major crypto companies at the White House on Wednesday as the administration sought to take a stronger position in the digital asset industry. The discussion focused heavily on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, Bitcoin, and the push to bring more crypto activity into the US. CLARITY, Bitcoin and Hyperliquid Trump called on Congress to pass “a fair version” of CLARITY and said the legislation would help keep…

Mutsamudu, Comoros, August 19, 2026 – MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, announced the launch of “MEXC Win: Infinity Arena,” a team-based futures trading competition. The competition offers 0-fee stock trading and a tiered prize pool of up to 10 million USDT. Early bird registration opens August 19 at 12:00 (UTC), with early participants eligible to share a 10,000 USDT futures bonus pool and additional rewards for early team formation.MEXC Win: Infinity Arena brings traders together through team competition, combining  collaborative strategies with individual performance. The format builds on strong participation in MEXC’s eighth-anniversary futures team trading competition…

Willemstad, Curaçao, August 19th, 2026, PlayNewswire 1win, a crypto entertainment platform, has added Crypto Genesys, Pragmatic Play’s new crypto-themed slot, giving its players access to a title currently available across only a limited selection of gaming platforms. As one of the few selected gaming platforms that offer Crypto Genesys, 1win is expanding its entertainment offerings beyond cryptocurrency transactions to include gaming experiences designed specifically for crypto-oriented audiences. Set in the world of crypto, AI, and digital culture, Crypto Genesys takes players into a neon-lit cyberpunk metropolis where digital currencies meet futuristic gameplay. A cyborg character overlooks the reels, while crypto-inspired…

New York City, United States, August 18th, 2026, Chainwire Integration lets users hold Robinhood Chain assets in self-custody, move them across chains through Tria’s BestPath routing and use supported assets to top up the Tria Card Tria, the leading self-custodial neofinance platform, today announced support for Robinhood Chain, connecting one of the fastest-growing new networks for tokenized real-world assets to Tria’s cross-chain infrastructure and global payment ecosystem. The integration allows users to hold supported Robinhood Chain assets in wallets they control, move assets across chains using Tria’s BestPath routing technology, and route supported assets through Tria to top up the…

PORT VILA, Vanuatu, Aug. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Vantage Markets expanded its Pre-IPO CFD offering with the launch of its Unitree Pre-IPO CFD for eligible clients, available from 10 August 2026 under the symbol UNITREEUSD. The launch provides eligible clients with exposure to movements in the applicable reference price of Unitree Robotics, a company operating in the fields of embodied artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics. The Unitree Pre-IPO CFD is a leveraged derivative product that provides eligible clients with exposure to movements in its applicable reference price, as determined in accordance with Vantage’s applicable pricing methodology and trading terms. It does…