Bitcoin hit a 2.5-month high on Aug. 20 as a US Treasury buyback expansion sparked $3.1B in short liquidations over 2 days and drove $517M into spot BTC ETFs.

President Trump urged Congress to pass the CLARITY Act at a White House crypto meeting as Bitcoin broke back above $70,000 and sentiment turned to Greed.

US spot BTC ETFs saw $517M in net inflows Aug. 19, the largest single-day total in over 3 months, after a Treasury buyback expansion and an SEC crypto proposal drove a broad market rally.

Sen. Ruben Gallego cautioned at SALT Wyoming on Aug. 19 that a rushed Senate CLARITY Act vote could derail US crypto market structure legislation before it's ready.

BitGo Korea obtained a VASP registration from South Korea's financial intelligence unit Aug. 18, two days before tougher entry requirements for crypto firms took effect.

Hyperliquid's HYPE token jumped 11% after Trump said at a White House crypto event that CFTC Chair Mike Selig is working to bring the perpetual futures platform into the US legally.

Trump urged the Senate to pass a fair version of the CLARITY Act at a White House crypto summit as US regulators advance new digital asset rules.

Injective's affiliate has secured SEC transfer agent registration, giving the layer-1 blockchain regulated infrastructure to record tokenized securities ownership

US spot Bitcoin ETFs added $189M on Aug. 19, lifting August net inflows to $951M, as BTC surged 6%, above $68K, after the Treasury doubled bond buyback operations

Anthony Scaramucci says OG Bitcoin holders sold at $100K after 10-15 years, while Standard Chartered targets $100K by year-end as Treasury buybacks boost BTC liquidity outlook.

Kalshi filed with the CFTC to list perpetual futures tied to US stocks and copper, expanding beyond Bitcoin after securing its first perp approval in May.

Solana Policy Institute CEO Miller Whitehouse-Levine gives the CLARITY Act 10% odds of passing before midterms as prediction markets price in similar doubt.

White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt said he is bullish on the CLARITY Act passing its Sept. 15 Senate vote despite stablecoin and ethics disputes.

Robinhood's month-old layer-2 now processes more transactions than any other Ethereum L2. We look at the meme coin frenzy, Stock Tokens, and how to try it.

The SEC has proposed Regulation Crypto Assets, offering crypto startups a $5M 4-year exemption or $75M annual exemption from securities registration, with a 60-day comment period.

Ripple CLO Stuart Alderoty says a Sept. 15 Senate procedural vote is the key test for the CLARITY Act, warning failure could push 232,000 crypto jobs and $55B in activity offshore.

Citi will launch BTC custody for institutional clients later in 2026 under its new Custody+ platform, letting them hold crypto alongside traditional assets in one framework.

Metaplanet is acquiring ~96% of Nasdaq-listed Super League for 2,100 BTC plus $2.5M cash, renaming it Superplanet to operate as its US-listed Bitcoin treasury company.