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Bitcoin Could Become the 'S&P 500 Of The Future' Thanks to AI Development, Macro Veteran Jordi Visser Says | 5:31 PM EDT, August 17, 2026 (Benzinga Newswire) While AI is at the forefront of economic development, veteran macro investor Jordi Visser argues that Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) could become “the…

Dogecoin Falls Out of Crypto Top 10: What's Going On With DOGE? | 5:18 PM EDT, August 17, 2026 (Benzinga Newswire) Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) could be approaching a significant volatility move as technical compression reaches a three-year extreme. A Major Move Incoming? Crypto chart analyst Ali Martin…

Ethereum Gained 1.33% to $1904.93 -- Data Talk | Ethereum is up $25.01 today or 1.33% to $1904.93 --Highest 5 p.m. level since Aug. 9, 2026, when it traded at $1919.40 --Largest percentage increase since Aug. 5, 2026, when it gained 2.15% --Up two of the past three days --Up 2.36% month-to-date --D…

ETH Is a Better Bet Than BTC, Prominent Trader Argues: Bitcoin Just Needs to Break $65,000 First | 4:31 PM EDT, August 17, 2026 (Benzinga Newswire) Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) may be sitting near a major resistance level, but a breakout could open the door to a much larger move, according to a prominent…

Matador Technologies Amends Convertible Note Facility to Expand At the Market Capacity and Commit a Fixed Share of Proceeds to Bitcoin | Key Highlights Expanded Equity Capacity: Amendment No. 2 introduces an alternative permitted at the market framework under the Company's US$100 million secured co…

CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index Gained 1.94% to $64265.45 -- Data Talk | CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index is up $1220.09 today or 1.94% to $64265.45 --Highest 4 p.m. level since Aug. 9, 2026, when it traded at $65137.51 --Largest percentage increase since July 21, 2026 when it gained 2.04% --Up two of the…

Bitcoin Leads Way As Most Major Cryptocurrencies Post Increases In US Afternoon | This article was automatically generated using Dow Jones technology. Most major cryptocurrencies were up at 4 p.m. Eastern time, with Bitcoin seeing the biggest move, rising 2.0% to $ 64,262.30. Ethereum increased 1.4…

Top Cryptocurrencies Mixed; Bitcoin Tops $64,000 Level | 03:56 PM EDT, 08/17/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Major digital assets were mixed on Monday, with Bitcoin (BTC-USD) holding above the $64,000 level. The CoinDesk Market Index, which tracks dozens of digital assets including Bitcoin, fell 0.8% in the…

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President Trump Scheduled for White House Crypto Summit as CLARITY Act Stalls | 3:00 PM EDT, August 17, 2026 (Benzinga Newswire) President Donald Trump is expected to meet with top crypto, prediction market and finance executives at the White House this week. What Is the White House Crypto Meeting…

CLARITY Act at the Brink: Senate Cloture Vote Could Make or Break U.S. Crypto Regulation | The CLARITY Act has cleared the House and Senate Banking Committee but remains stalled on the Senate floor ahead of its first major test. The House passed H.R. 3633 on July 17, 2025, by a 294-134 vote that in…

Bitcoin Cracks $64,000 Ethereum Rises 1% as XRP, Dogecoin Hold Steady | 2:23 PM EDT, August 17, 2026 (Benzinga Newswire) Bitcoin climbed above $64,000 on Monday as markets watch the expiration of the 60-day U.S.-Iran truce. CryptocurrencyTickerPrice Bitcoin(CRYPTO: BTC)$64,247.37 Ethereum(CRYPTO: E…

Paul Tudor Jones Is Buying Bitcoin ETF IBIT Again — But His Trade Has Changed | 2:08 PM EDT, August 17, 2026 (Benzinga Newswire) Paul Tudor Jones is buying Bitcoin through an ETF again, but the more revealing part of the trade may be what the billionaire hedge fund manager is no longer using to mak…

Bitcoin Stays Locked in 'Stalemate' -- Market Talk | 1353 ET - Bitcoin is up 1.9% to $64,223, and remains within it's recent general trading range between around $ 52,700 at its floor, and a short-term realized price just above $67,000. This "stalemate" between the two sides has kept bitcoin prices…

Crypto News: Pepeto Rolls Out Its DeFi Tools While Bitcoin Price Prediction Targets $200,000 and Whale Wallets Reveal Their Next Target | DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Aug. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pepeto has rolled out its full set of DeFi tools, and the timing lands on a week when the biggest…

Scott Bessent Says Treasury Is 'Moving Quickly' on Stablecoin Rules: What's in the Proposal? | 1:27 PM EDT, August 17, 2026 (Benzinga Newswire) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent released the long-awaited GENIUS Act stablecoin licensing rules Monday, setting out who needs a federal license to issue o…

Bitcoin Climbs 2.1% -- Crypto Mover | This article was automatically generated using Dow Jones technology. Bitcoin rose 2.1% to $64,290.80. The coin's price has ranged between $62,660.00 and $64,365.10 since 5 p.m. Eastern time. Bitcoin is up 11% from its 52-week low of $57,740.00 and 49% short of…

Bitcoin Hits $64,000: Sell Pressure Is 'Easing,' Glassnode Says | 12:49 PM EDT, August 17, 2026 (Benzinga Newswire) Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) hit $64,000 on Monday as sell pressure shows early signs of easing, though weak spot liquidity and ETF outflows keep conviction limited, according to Glassnode.…

StakePoint Approaches $10M TVL as Solana's Leading Non-Custodial Token Locker and Staking Platform | Cheshire, Aug. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- StakePoint, a non-custodial Solana token locker and staking pool creator, is approaching $10 million in total value locked (TVL) since its mainnet launch…

B. Riley Securities Maintains Buy on Solana, Lowers Price Target to $2.5 | 12:37 PM EDT, August 17, 2026 (Benzinga Newswire) B. Riley Securities analyst Fedor Shabalin maintains Solana (NASDAQ:HSDT) with a Buy and lowers the price target from $3 to $2.5. Write to Benzinga at editorial@benzinga.com

Swan Launches Swan Sovereign, Guided Self-Custody for Bitcoin Owners Who Want to Hold Their Own Keys | New service pairs 100% client key control with expert guidance, ongoing self-custody education, and support from a dedicated relationship manager through Swan Private. CALABASAS, Calif., Aug. 17,…

Shares of crypto-linked companies are trading higher amid a rise in Bitcoin. Catalysts may include the Trump family's crypto business, World Liberty Financial, receiving conditional approval to establish a bank, and expectations that President Trump will attend a meeting with crypto and prediction…

Amboss Opens Affiliate Program: Earn Recurring Bitcoin Commissions by Growing Bitcoin Payments | MIAMI, Aug. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amboss Technologies today launched the Amboss Affiliate Program, an open invitation to anyone who can introduce businesses to lower-cost, chargeback-free payment…

Bitcoin Higher, Yet Market Can't Seem to Find Rally Catalyst -- Market Talk | 1059 ET - Bitcoin can't seem to sustain an elongated breakout from either the higher and lower side of its trading range in recent weeks. The cryptocurrency is up 0.8% to $63,573, but there are factors working against fur…

Crypto News: Pepeto Binance Listing Progress While XRP Price Prediction Can Hit $50 | DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Aug. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pepeto has confirmed progress toward its Binance listing, and that announcement now pulls crypto news readers in one of two directions, the other bein…

Most Large Cryptocurrencies Increase As Ethereum Climbs | This article was automatically generated by MarketWatch using technology from Automated Insights. Most large cryptocurrencies were up during U.S. morning trading on Monday, with Ethereum seeing the biggest change, climbing 1.23% to $1,902.99…

Bitcoin Rises But Remains in Narrow Range -- Market Talk | 1339 GMT - Bitcoin rises slightly as markets trim U.S. interest-rate rise expectations but the cryptocurrency continues to trade in a tight range. Bitcoin has spent the past six weeks stuck between the technical support level around $62,000…

Strategy's Bitcoin Drought Hits 7 Weeks as Saylor Skips His Sunday Ritual | 9:33 AM EDT, August 17, 2026 (Benzinga Newswire) Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:MSTR) raised $333.7 million last week through stock sales but bought zero Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) for the seventh straight week. What Monday’s Filing Actu…

Crystal Intelligence Publishes New York Crypto Risk Report, Revealing $593 Million in Losses and a Hidden Cash-for-Crypto Market | NEW YORK, Aug. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crystal Intelligence published New York: crypto risk and regulation in 2026. New York recorded $593M in crypto-related losse…

Canaan Inc. Provides July 2026 Bitcoin Production and Mining Operation Updates | SINGAPORE, Aug. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Canaan Inc. (NASDAQ: CAN) ("Canaan" or the "Company"), an innovator in compute and energy infrastructure, today released its unaudited bitcoin mining update for the month ending…

OpenMatter Network to Take Verification Message to Belgrade Blockchain Week 2026 | MELBOURNE, Fla., Aug. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Continuing its effort to build global awareness of the need to move computing from assumption-based trust to cryptographic proof, OpenMatter Network today announced…

XRP Tests $1 For 8 Days in a Row: Which Way Does It Break? | 8:50 AM EDT, August 17, 2026 (Benzinga Newswire) XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) has probed the $1 level for eight consecutive sessions without a clean break, with sentiment hitting a three-month bearish extreme while on-chain activity surges. What the…

Neighborhood Intelligence Board Initiates Immediate Process to Unlock Value of Blockchain and Digital Assets | Process includes tZERO, GrainChain and Medici Ventures; Company to pursue and respond to paths already brought forward and other opportunities that may be available NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSI…

Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) Announces ETH Holdings Reach 5.82 Million Tokens, and Total Crypto and Total Cash Holdings of $11.4 Billion | Bitmine owns 4.8% of the total ETH coin supply of 120.7 million Bitmine is 96% of the way to the 'Alchemy of 5%' in just 14 months In July, ETH outperf…

Bitcoin ETFs See Largest Outflow in Six Weeks: What's Going On? | 8:11 AM EDT, August 17, 2026 (Benzinga Newswire) U.S. spot Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) ETFs recorded their largest weekly outflow since late June, even as Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) calls a September Fed rate hike “very unlikely.” What The ET…

Strive Acquired 79 Bitcoin At Average Price Of ~$63.231/Bitcoin Between Aug. 10, 2026 Through Aug. 14, 2026. | 8:07 AM EDT, August 17, 2026 (Benzinga Newswire) -Sec Filing Write to Benzinga at editorial@benzinga.com

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Bitcoin Stuck Around $63,000 but Volatility Is Coming, Analyst Warns | 7:38 AM EDT, August 17, 2026 (Benzinga Newswire) Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) remains around $63,000, but diminishing volatility and fading social interest may be the precursors of a final bear market bottom, according to a prominent a…

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Altcoin Whales Split Strategies: Dip-Buying ETH, XRP While Stockpiling Stablecoins | Recent on-chain statistics show a distinct split in whale activity across main altcoins: large holders either pickingly collecting during price drops or moving funds into yield-generating programs or building liqui…

Harvard Did Not Sell Its Bitcoin ETF Holdings in Q2, Discloses No New Ethereum ETF Stake | 5:33 AM EDT, August 17, 2026 (Benzinga Newswire) Harvard University left its Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) position unchanged in the second quarter, according to its latest 13F filing relea…

JPMorgan Unlocks Crypto Collateral: Bitcoin and Ether Now Back Dollar Loans | JPMorgan has begun letting institutional customers and wealthy people promise Bitcoin and Ether straight as security for U.S.-dollar loans. The initiative builds on the bank's previous support of crypto-linked exchange-tr…

Ethereum Leads Gains As Major Cryptocurrencies Start London Morning Mixed | This article was automatically generated using Dow Jones technology. Major cryptocurrencies were mixed at 10 a.m. London time, with Ethereum seeing the biggest move, climbing 0.7% to $ 1,892.46. Bitcoin rose 0.5% to $63,314…

Crypto Billionaire Changpeng Zhao Estimates 2-4 Million Bitcoin Gone Forever, Calls BTC a 'Deflationary Asset' | 4:13 AM EDT, August 17, 2026 (Benzinga Newswire) Binance (CRYPTO: BNB) founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao estimated on Saturday that 10–20% of all Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) that have already been m…

Bitcoin Edges Higher on Paring of U.S. Rate-Rise Bets -- Market Talk | 0715 GMT - Bitcoin rises as a paring of U.S. interest-rate rise expectations supports risky assets. However, bitcoin's gains are limited amid ongoing uncertainty over the U.S.-Iran conflict, with a deadline to reach a peace deal…

Karoline Leavitt Exit Prompts Who's Next? Crypto Prediction Market Bets on Next High-Profile Trump Administration Departure | 2:47 AM EDT, August 17, 2026 (Benzinga Newswire) Karoline Leavitt, who served as the White House Press Secretary, has become the latest official to depart the Trump admin af…

FxWirePro- Key Crypto Updates | Polymarket J.P. Morgan ended banking relationship with Polymarket amid regulatory concerns. RedotPay RedotPay unveils its plans to delay its US IPO amid recent Binance lawsuit. Plume Plume will conduct Proof of Concept for KRW-denominated tokenized fund. Aave Aave V4…

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Dogecoin About to Go 'Parabolic' With Potential 145% Rally: Popular Crypto Analyst Identifies Key Level to Watch as Whales Position for Upside | 1:59 AM EDT, August 17, 2026 (Benzinga Newswire) Leading cryptocurrency analyst Ali Martinez projected on Saturday a “parabolic” rally for Dogecoin (CRYPT…

Ross Gerber Questions Bitcoin's Everyday Use Despite 'Endless Promise' Of Its Utility: Tesla Investor Says Haven't Sold Any BTC Unlike Michael Saylor | 12:45 AM EDT, August 17, 2026 (Benzinga Newswire) Veteran investor Ross Gerber questioned on Sunday whether Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has everyday prac…

Harvard Stays Put on Bitcoin: Endowment Halts ETF Sales in Q2 | Through the second quarter of 2026, Harvard Management Company kept its precise placement in Black Rock's iShares Bitcoin Trust. As of June 30, the endowment said it had 3,044,612 shares worth about $101.4 million, which matched the nu…