Bitcoin ETFs Just Had Their Biggest Day Since May—BlackRock Took 83% of It
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in $606 million Thursday, the biggest haul since May. And altcoin funds finally showed up too.
$BTC
Decrypt · Aug 21, 2026
LIVE RADAR
Latest Crypto News
4,194 source-linked stories
Digital Asset, Paul Ryan foundation target US state benefits with Canton pilot
The RISE program would use the Canton Network to combine and distribute state-administered benefits across three US states beginning in 2027.
Cointelegraph · Aug 21, 2026
Bitcoin rally sends crypto stocks soaring as miners, treasury companies jump
Bitcoin’s rally above $79,000 lifted miners and treasury companies, with Canaan, Strive and Metaplanet posting double-digit gains as crypto stocks surged.
$BTC
Cointelegraph · Aug 21, 2026
Ethena's ENA token surges 48%, but altcoin season will have to wait
ENA is rallying on a $1 billion FalconX deal, while HYPE tests its record, though flat dominance shows this is no broad alt season.
CoinDesk · Aug 21, 2026
Crypto Biz: Treasury’s ‘Not-QE’ playbook sends Bitcoin higher
Bitcoin rallied as Treasury bond buybacks fueled the “not-QE” trade, while Metaplanet expanded to the US and Cypherpunk made a $33 million Zcash mining bet.
$BTC
Cointelegraph · Aug 21, 2026
XRP Erases Its Most Bearish Signal—And the Ripple-Linked Coin Is Flying
The token spent all August trapped under a bearish crossover. Today it closed above both moving averages for the first time since the pattern formed.
$XRP
Decrypt · Aug 21, 2026
Bitcoin Climbs Higher as $1.2 Billion in Shorts Liquidated
The largest cryptocurrency surged 7.9% in a day to around $77,000, triggering a short squeeze that wiped out roughly $1.21 billion in bearish bets amid a wave of favorable news from Washington.
$BTC
Decrypt · Aug 21, 2026
Morning Minute: CFTC Will Give Crypto Clarity If Congress Won’t
Meanwhile crypto majors and alts continue to soar, with BTC nearing $80k and alts like Pump and ZEC putting up big candles.
$BTC
Decrypt · Aug 21, 2026
Solana cuts blockchain slot time to 350 milliseconds
Solana reduced its slot time for the first time since genesis as it works toward a 200-millisecond target aimed at reducing network latency.
$SOL
Cointelegraph · Aug 21, 2026
Nomura’s Laser Digital becomes Japan’s first new crypto exchange in 4 years
Nomura’s Laser Digital was authorized to operate as a crypto exchange in Japan, marking the FSA’s first newly issued exchange license since 2022.
Cointelegraph · Aug 21, 2026
Binance says employees questioned in UAE cleared and released
Binance’s employees were cleared and released after providing statements to UAE authorities about third-party fund flows through a company client account, a spokesperson told Cointelegraph.
Cointelegraph · Aug 21, 2026
Coldcard ships firmware after $114 million bitcoin theft; says AI helped catch more bugs
Three weeks of review turned up problems unrelated to the flaw that cost users $114 million, but updating still does not make a compromised wallet safe.
$BTC
CoinDesk · Aug 21, 2026
Standard Chartered wavers on $100K Bitcoin year-end call, says it may be ‘too low’
Standard Chartered’s Geoff Kendrick said Bitcoin could move toward its $126,000 all-time high after Oct. 6 as spot Bitcoin ETF inflows recover.
$BTC
Cointelegraph · Aug 21, 2026
Analysts split on whether Bitcoin's surge past key levels signals a new bull run
Market watchers say sudden sharp price spikes and forced short liquidations are the classic signs of a bottom, though macro risks still remain.
$BTC
CoinDesk · Aug 21, 2026
Most Americans Say Trump's Crypto Profits Cross the Line: Poll
A Reuters/Ipsos survey found 63% of Americans view the Trump family's crypto profits as inappropriate, with even half of the president's fellow Republicans saying his business interests sway his decisions.
Decrypt · Aug 21, 2026
The hard truth is that the Clarity Act is an anti-crypto bill
After years of stalled bills, misguided enforcement, and catastrophic collapses, almost any comprehensive crypto legislation began to look like progress. But Clarity is turning that hunger for progress into a political trap, argues Berkeley Law lecturer Hermine Wong.
CoinDesk · Aug 21, 2026
Bitcoin faces $80,000 test as thinner weekend liquidity looms
Your day-ahead look for Aug. 21, 2026
$BTC
CoinDesk · Aug 21, 2026
Nomura-backed Laser Digital wins Japan's first crypto approval in four years
Laser Digital Japan will offer liquidity to domestic crypto providers, with institutional trading services planned to follow as the appetite for crypto in Japan grows.
CoinDesk · Aug 21, 2026