Today's Crypto and Bitcoin News

LookOnChain: Solana whale quietly buys $3.6M in SOL after two years of inactivity Cryptocurrency analytics firm LookOnChain says a Solana (SOL) whale — wallet GvHYQQ — has just added 47,535 SOL (about $3.6 million) to its holdings after more than two years of dormancy. The purchase has drawn attent

Chainalysis has taken the U.S. government to court over a nearly $95 million ICE contract awarded to rival TRM Labs — a high-stakes clash between two of the biggest names in blockchain forensics. Chainalysis’ government unit, Chainalysis Government Solutions, filed a bid protest in the U.S. Court o

Open any market dashboard and sort by 24-hour volume. Bitcoin is not at the top. Tether is, and usually by a wide margin: a recent reading showed roughly $31.4 billion of USDT changing hands against $20.3 billion of Bitcoin, with USDC third at $7.87 billion, ahead of Ethereum. Three of the four most

Bitcoin is trading in the $64,000–$64,800 range as two independent long-term metrics from Alphractal are producing readings that have historically been among the most reliable precursors to significant Bitcoin price movements. Neither tells you which direction the move will come from. Both tell you

Japanese Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet is expanding its Bitcoin strategy into the U.S. through a proposed investment in Nasdaq-listed Super League Enterprise.Under a definitive agreement announced on August 18, Metaplanet, through its wholly owned U.S. subsidiary, will contribute 2,100 BTC val

Key Insights:Bitcoin price opened strongly this week, after bouncing back above $64,000.Spot flows fueled the momentum with institutions doing the heavy lifting.Derivatives segment demonstrates bullish optimism as funding rates push to 20-month highs, but here’s why this could be a trap.Bitcoin (BTC

Venice Token [VVV] has extended its bullish momentum, gaining 10% over the past 24 hours at press time. The price surge comes alongside a sharp increase in market activity as trading volume triples and the network’s Open Interest (OI) surges significantly over the same period.With the token’s retail

Buyers need confirmation near support before AAVE can challenge resistance, while a break below $85.99 could reopen deeper downside.Reclaiming $87.19 would strengthen the recovery setup, but resistance near $89.45 and $92.88 still limits broader upside potential.Breaking below $85.99 would open $79.

Ethereum developers are weighing a new defense against predatory trading bots that exploit pending transactions before they reach the blockchain.The problem stems from Ethereum’s public mempool, a transparent waiting room where transactions can be inspected before execution. That visibility lets aut

OpenAI has launched ChatGPT for Teens, a dedicated version of its flagship AI chatbot built specifically for users aged 13 to 17. The rollout, which went live globally on August 18, 2026, represents the company’s most significant move yet to address the increasingly complicated question of how young

While the Eaton and Palisades fires tore through Los Angeles County in January 2025, killing 31 people and leveling more than 16,000 structures, a parallel drama was playing out on Polymarket. Bettors placed over $1.2 million in wagers tied to outcomes of the fires, turning one of California’s worst

According to ME News, on August 19 (UTC+8), former Magic Eden General Counsel sh0edog (Joe) announced his departure to join fomo, a consumer-focused crypto finance app, as General Counsel. His professional background includes serving as an advisor at Day One Law and prior experience at Fenwick West,

Metaplanet is expanding into the United States through a major Bitcoin-backed deal with Super League Enterprise. The Japanese company will contribute 2,100 BTC and $2.5 million in cash under the agreement. Meanwhile, Super League shares surged after the companies disclosed the planned transaction.Me

Jane Street led the new funding round, which pushed Etched's valuation past its level from just one month earlier.Etched, a startup building specialized chips for artificial intelligence workloads, has closed a $700 million funding round. The raise doubled the company's valuation within roughly one

Elon Musk has a habit of moving goalposts. Usually forward. This time, he pulled one closer: SpaceX now aims to hit $1 trillion in annual revenue by 2030, a full year earlier than the 2031 target he set just weeks after the company’s IPO in June.The revised projection came during SpaceX’s Q2 2026 ea