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Grayscale Investments has withdrawn registration statements for three proposed spot crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tied to Cardano’s ADA, Hedera’s HBAR and Polkadot’s DOT, according to filings submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Aug. 7.The withdrawals cover the proposed Grayscale Cardano Trust ETF, Grayscale Hedera Trust ETF and Grayscale Polkadot Trust ETF. Grayscale submitted separate Form RW requests asking the SEC to withdraw the respective Form S-1 registration statements.The filings do not represent SEC rejections. Instead, Grayscale voluntarily requested that the registrations be withdrawn, stating in each filing that the sponsor “does not intend to proceed with…

Robinhood has launched cryptocurrency trading in the UK, allowing eligible customers to buy, sell and hold more than 50 digital assets directly through its investing app.The launch expands Robinhood’s UK product lineup beyond stocks, options and futures and marks another step in the company’s push to become a global, multi-asset financial platform.Crypto services are being provided through Bitstamp UK, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)-registered crypto business acquired by Robinhood in 2025.Crypto Comes to Robinhood UKUK customers can now access more than 50 cryptocurrencies through Robinhood, including major assets such as Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and XRP.Instead of requiring users to…

Key TakeawaysThe Sept. 15 vote is the first floor test for the CLARITY Act.Supporters need 60 votes to clear cloture on the motion to proceed.Debate, amendments, and a second cloture vote can follow before final passage. What Exactly Is the Senate Voting on Sept. 15? The Senate will begin its CLARITY Act vote process on Sept. 15 with cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, at 2:15 p.m. EDT, as lawmakers return from the August recess. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) filed the cloture motion Aug. 8, setting the first floor…

Crypto industry leaders are voicing frustration after the U.S. Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act before its August recess, leaving the market structure bill facing a crucial procedural vote weeks before the 2026 midterm elections. Summary Senate leaders filed cloture, setting up a Sept. 15 procedural vote on the CLARITY Act. Coinbase executives and Sen. Cynthia Lummis called the pre-recess failure disappointing and frustrating. Ethics restrictions and stablecoin rewards remain unresolved as the bill seeks 60 Senate votes. Polymarket traders give CLARITY a 25% chance of becoming law during 2026. CLARITY Act faces a Sept. 15 procedural vote Senate…

Bitcoin infrastructure company Blockstream has announced a new feature allowing users to make trustless swaps.  Dubbed Blockstream Swaps, the idea is that Bitcoiners will be able to quickly move between the main chain and Lightning network.  It comes after non-custodial Bitcoin swap provider Boltz suspended its service after it said attackers were finding vulnerabilities faster than its team could fix using AI.  “In support of the broader Bitcoin and Liquid ecosystem, Blockstream is launching Blockstream Swaps,” Blockstream said.  “This initiative was already under development to ensure a resilient suite of utility for the ecosystem, and it complements the providers already…

Supporters of BTCPay Server have committed to funding a bounty of up to three Bitcoins for the recovery of funds stolen through a recently disclosed vulnerability in the open-source bitcoin payment processor, the project said in a statement. The bounty is set at 10 percent of whatever is recovered, capped at three coins in the event of a full recovery.  The project even extended the offer to the attacker directly alongside anyone else holding actionable information, directing them to a dedicated security address and offering Signal or other encrypted channels on request.  Hackers last week managed to extract Lightning Network…

American Bitcoin exchange-traded funds have had their biggest weekly inflow since April, taking in $850 million last week, according to Bloomberg figures.  The major U.S. funds managed by BlackRock, Fidelity, Grayscale, Morgan Stanley and others have received the cash the week after hackers targeted Coinkite’s popular Coldcard product. Hackers started stealing millions in Bitcoin from Coldcard wallets after discovering a vulnerability in the product’s software. Some estimates put the amount of Bitcoin lost now at over $130 million.  JUST IN: BlackRock tells Bloomberg they’ve “seen consistently” that Bitcoin ETF investors are buying and holding BTC “long term” on this dip…

BlackRock Canada has launched an exchange-traded fund that combines global equities with a 3% Bitcoin allocation, giving Canadian investors both exposures through one TSX-listed product. Summary IBQT targets 97% equities and 3% Bitcoin through underlying iShares ETFs. The fund began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange with a 0.22% management fee. BlackRock also launched XINT, covering more than 5,000 companies outside North America. BlackRock’s U.S. Bitcoin ETF attracted about $693 million last week. IBQT combines global stocks with Bitcoin The iShares Equity + Bitcoin ETF Portfolio, trading under the ticker IBQT, began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Aug.…

London, UK, August 10th, 2026, ChainwireCT3 has announced the start of comprehensive preparations for the future listing of the CT3GB token. The company has begun scaling its data storage infrastructure, building financial and infrastructure reserves, and preparing its own tokenized economy, in which CT3GB will become the platform’s primary settlement asset. At the same time, the transition to a new data storage architecture based on specialized smart contracts is underway, while an independent audit of the entire core smart contract infrastructure will be conducted ahead of the listing.Over the past several months, CT3 has significantly expanded the capabilities of its…

The CAKE price has spent months dealing with sellers, but the latest supply distribution data hints that the balance may be shifting. Several large address cohorts are still dumping, yet the 100,000–1 million CAKE group suddenly spiked in early August after the token tested an important technical area in June.CAKE Price Approaches Its Next Major TestThe selling isn’t exactly subtle. Addresses holding 1–100,000 CAKE have continued dumping, while the much larger 1 million–100 million CAKE cohort is also showing distribution. The 100,000–1 million CAKE group was selling through July, too, before its early-August spike suggested rising demand.Meanwhile, the CAKE price…