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BNB Chain Prepares to Activate Pasteur Hard Fork, Bringing New Technical Upgrades

BNB Chain has announced the upcoming activation of the Pasteur hard fork across its network environments. The upgrade aims to introduce significant technical optimizations, enhancing overall network stability, performance, and developer capabilities. Developers and node operators are advised to update their software ahead of the scheduled hard fork activation timeline. BNB Chain is preparing to implement a major network upgrade known as the...

Breaking, Cryptocurrencies, News

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COW Token Surges Over 55% in 24 Hours Amid Renewed Market Activity

Cow Protocol’s native token, COW, experienced a significant price rally, jumping 55.77% over a 24-hour trading window. The sharp upward movement drove heightened market participation and increased daily trading volume across major decentralized and centralized platforms. Traders and analysts are monitoring the token’s on-chain metrics closely to determine whether the momentum can sustain current resistance levels. Cow...

Breaking, Cryptocurrencies, News

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Drop in Hashrate - What Does It Mean for Bitcoin

Drop in Hashrate: What Does It Mean for Bitcoin?

In mid-August 2026, Bitcoin’s network hashrate sits roughly 17% below its all-time high. Trackers show it retreating from a late-2025 peak above one zettahash per second into a range near 850–920 exahashes per second. Difficulty has followed, posting year-over-year declines for only the second time in the network’s history. Public miners are redirecting power and capital toward artificial-intelligence data centers. Hashprice has compressed....

Bitcoin, Main

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Shiny Coins #21 – Privacy Shields and AI Oracles Hold the Line as Fear Lingers

Bitcoin is hovering near the $63,000 level on August 15, 2026, after a roughly 3% decline over the past seven days from the mid-$64,000s–$65,000 area. Dominance sits around 56%, total crypto market capitalization is approximately $2.25 trillion after a mild weekly pullback, and the Fear & Greed Index is reading in the mid-30s (Fear). Macro remains a headwind with ongoing rate and regulatory uncertainty, yet certain narratives refuse to...

Altcoins, Cryptocurrencies, Yield farming

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OCC Grants Preliminary Conditional Approval for Trump-Backed World Liberty Trust Bank Charter

The OCC granted preliminary conditional approval on Aug. 14, 2026, for World Liberty Trust Company to operate as a national trust bank. The charter would allow the firm to assume issuance of the USD1 stablecoin from BitGo and offer digital asset custody to institutional clients. Final approval remains contingent on meeting preopening requirements, including capital and compliance standards. USD1 ranks among the larger dollar-backed...

Crypto regulation, Cryptocurrencies, News, Regulation

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