Cash App's crypto support expands beyond bitcoin and USDC via MoonPay
Eligible Cash App users will be able to use their balances to purchase digital assets offered by MoonPay, which include ether, solana and stablecoin USDT.
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Eligible Cash App users will be able to use their balances to purchase digital assets offered by MoonPay, which include ether, solana and stablecoin USDT.
$3 trillion Wall Street giant Citi is preparing to roll out institutional digital asset custody services later this year, starting with Bitcoin. The move comes as Citi unveiled Custody+ amid massive demand among institutional investors for custody services. Ad Ad Citi Rolls Out Custody+ amid Always-On Industry Demand Citi Investor Services launched Custody+, a suite The post Wall Street Giant Citi Plans to Launch Bitcoin & Crypto Custody Later This Year appeared first on CoinGape .
The BTC holder plans to transform the Nasdaq-listed Super League into Superplanet to create a second vehicle designed to raise capital and buy more bitcoin in the US.
The crypto market is up slightly today, August 18, with Bitcoin (BTC) rebounding to $64,200 at the time of writing. The gains come ahead of President Trump’s meeting with crypto executives on August 19. Aave (AAVE) is standing out among altcoins, with the price up by 4% to trade at $89 at the time of The post Crypto Market Update August 18: Bitcoin Rebounds Ahead of Trump’s Crypto Meeting as AAVE Leads Altcoins appeared first on CoinGape .
Bitcoin Magazine The Pack Is the Painting: Evil Biscuit and the Schizocollage Movement Come to Hong Kong In 1956, at an exhibition hall in Tokyo, a Japanese artist named Saburō Murakami ran through a row of paper screens, leaving a torn, human-shaped hole in each one. The audience heard the rip in the moment but likely didn’t understand it. Murakami belonged to Gutai, the radical postwar avant-garde collective whose members painted with […] This post The Pack Is the Painting: Evil Biscuit and the Schizocollage Movement Come to Hong Kong first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Dennis Koch .
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Citigroup confirmed that Bitcoin will be the first cryptocurrency supported by its upcoming custodian service.
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As rumors fly over hacking Satoshi’s Bitcoin wallets, tech experts reveal the brutal reality of guessing a private key to a forgotten $70 billion fortune.
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Hyperliquid (HYPE) price has gained 13.99% in August, making it the strongest performer among the top 10 crypto assets this month. However, exchange-traded fund flows, large holder activity, and derivatives positioning now point in different directions. HYPE Outpaces Bitcoin and Ethereum as ETF Demand Slows CryptoRank data show HYPE up 13.99% for the month. This The post Hyperliquid (HYPE) Leads the Top 10 in August, Yet Smart Money is Short appeared first on BeInCrypto .
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Adam Back rejects the Satoshi Bitcoin scaling narrative, saying early forum posts contradict each other and settle nothing. The post Adam Back Rejects Satoshi Nakamoto as Bitcoin’s Final Word appeared first on BeInCrypto .
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Your day-ahead look for Aug. 18 2026
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Strategy (MSTR) stock is climbing back toward $100, closing Monday near $97.68 after a 5% jump, even though the Bitcoin behind it has barely moved near $64,000. The stock is down about 38% in 2026, a steeper fall than Bitcoin’s 28% slide. Yet almost every analyst covering MSTR stock still rates it a Strong Buy. The post 3 Reasons MicroStrategy (MSTR) Stock Could Climb While Bitcoin Remains Flat appeared first on BeInCrypto .
The US 30-year Treasury yield crossed 5.3% on Aug. 17 for the first time since June 2007, the same day Galaxy published a report showing crypto-collateralized lending down more than $22 billion from its peak. Bitcoin hit an intraday high of $64,610.01 that day. What makes the Treasury move unusual is its direction against the […] The post Bitcoin faces its highest Treasury hurdle since 2007 with $22.5B less crypto credit to unwind appeared first on CryptoSlate .
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Meanwhile, XRP's fight for $1.00 continues without much success.
Dogecoin contributor flags severe vulnerabilities for Bitcoin hardware wallet, with users urged to update immediately.
BTC has dropped 0.6% since midnight UTC as Nasdaq 100 futures slip 1.1%, with the FOMC's July meeting minutes and a White House crypto summit both due Wednesday.
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Bitcoin isn't as passive as it may seem at first, despite the relatively calm price performance.
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BTC outperformed Wall Street on Monday, breaking its recent pattern of lagging behind U.S. stocks.
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Dogecoin (DOGE) is down by 0.55% today, August 18, to trade at $0.069 at the time of writing. The dip comes on the back of mixed sentiment from whales despite rising Dogecoin outflows from exchanges. Meanwhile, demand for Dogecoin ETFs has faded as the products amass zero inflows since August 4. Ad Ad Dogecoin Whales The post Dogecoin Price Prediction as Whale Positioning Signals Market Uncertainty Amid $17M Spot Outflows appeared first on CoinGape .
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Bitcoin returned 87 times over a decade, while only 13% of actively managed US large-cap equity funds beat comparable passive funds' benchmarks through June 30, according to Morningstar data reported by The Wall Street Journal. That rate rose to 27% over the latest 12 months, and Wall Street has argued that AI-driven dispersion and higher […] The post Bitcoin turned $10,000 into $870,000 in a decade where 87% of active stock funds failed to beat passive rivals appeared first on CryptoSlate .
Bank of America (BofA) has expanded its exposure to Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and Solana through exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The Wall Street giant also trimmed its holdings in Strategy (MSTR), American Bitcoin Corp (ABTC), and other crypto stocks. Ad Ad Bank of America Holds Almost $94 Million in Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP ETFs The Wall Street The post Bank of America (BofA) Boosts Bitcoin, ETH & XRP ETFs, Cuts MSTR Stock Holdings by 70% appeared first on CoinGape .