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Today’s highlights
- Korean bank taps Ripple for payments, Pakistan opens crypto licensing: Asia Express — 2026-08-25
- Asia’s biggest crypto hubs are locked in a tax-cut arms race, while Ripple will help Korea’s Jeonbuk Bank move money across borders.
- Bitcoin hits $80,000 for the first time since May as crypto recovery accelerates — 2026-08-25
- BTC has now surged 38% following its June plunge as shifting U.S. Treasury policy helped bring buyers back to crypto, rejuvenating ETF demand.
- CFTC, US soldier accused of illegal Polymarket bet spar over interpretation of prediction markets — 2026-08-24
- A judge stayed the CFTC’s civil case against a soldier who allegedly used nonpublic information for a Polymarket bet, but the regulator is trying to weigh in on the criminal case.
- Gemini plans to distribute crypto prediction markets through Apex brokerages — 2026-08-24
- The proposed deal would make Gemini the exclusive venue for crypto event contracts offered through Apex’s FCM, expanding its prediction-market reach to brokerage clients.
- Bernstein sees new USDC growth cycle, sets $140 Circle price target — 2026-08-24
- USDC supply increased by roughly $2 billion in seven days, with Bernstein citing higher transaction activity and several factors that could support further growth.
- Here’s what happened in crypto today — 2026-08-24
- Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regulation.
- Bitcoin nears $80,000, but analysts say the next pullback will be key — 2026-08-24
- Analysts say consolidation could strengthen bitcoin’s rally, while thin trading above $80,000 may set up sharper price moves.
- Coinbase-affiliated advocacy group endorses candidates for US midterms — 2026-08-24
- With just over two months until the US general election, Stand With Crypto announced its pick for politicians in its efforts to “elect the most pro-crypto Congress in history.”