Crypto News. August 25, 2026

Aug 25, 2026

Entropy raised $14M led by Ribbit Capital plus a $40M HYPE stake and launched the first liquid market to trade Anthropic exposure, live now on Hyperliquid

entropy.io@entropyIO

We are releasing the first liquid way to trade Anthropic. For far too long, frontier assets have only been accessible to a select few. We are here to bring them to the masses. Introducing EntropyIO. We’ve raised $14M led by Ribbit Capital and a $40M HYPE stake to build both

4:35 PM · Aug 24, 2026 · 253K Views

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Morpho introduced Lend Callbacks, letting fixed-rate limit orders earn variable yield while waiting to be filled instead of sitting idle

Morpho 🦋@Morpho

Introducing Lend Callbacks Instead of sitting idle, lend limit orders on fixed rate markets can earn variable yield until filled. This allows users to earn variable rate as a floor while quoting at a higher fixed rate.

2:18 PM · Aug 24, 2026 · 26.1K Views

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Coinbase tokenized stocks went live on Base

Base@base

https://t.co/ImrzXsccYS

4:00 PM · Aug 24, 2026 · 161K Views

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Standard Chartered becomes first bank to distribute Hong Kong’s HKDAP stablecoin, plans tokenized money market fund settlement services with asset managers in Q4

CoinDesk@CoinDesk

JUST IN: @StanChart becomes the first bank to distribute a regulated Hong Kong dollar stablecoin.

12:27 PM · Aug 24, 2026 · 69.3K Views

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CleanCore sold 463M DOGE for $33.4M on July 20 to fund an AI infrastructure pivot, also completed a $100M stock offering that diluted shares by ~122%

BSCN@BSCNews

CleanCore dumps entire Dogecoin Treasury CleanCore exits its entire Dogecoin ($DOGE) treasury, selling 463M units for around $33.4M. This move shifts CleanCore's treasury into the growing space of AI Agents. The firm completes a $100M stock offering, raising its total share

2:44 PM · Aug 24, 2026 · 34.5K Views

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BitMine added 32,447 ETH, bringing holdings to 5,847,611 ETH

Bitmine (NYSE-BMNR) $ETH $BMNP@BitMNR

BitMine provided its latest holdings update for August 24, 2026 $14.9 billion in total crypto + "moonshots": - 5,847,611 ETH at $2,440 per ETH per ETH (per @coinbase) - 210 Bitcoin (BTC) - $180 million stake in Beast Industries @MrBeast - $89 million stake in Eightco Holdings

12:34 PM · Aug 24, 2026 · 64.1K Views

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Strategy raised $2.0B via MSTR share sales, set up a new $1.59B USD Cash pool alongside its existing $5.1B USD Reserve

Phong Le@phongle

Strategy holds ~4% of Total BTC Supply and has ~0% Net Leverage. These actions further strengthen $STRC.

Strategy @Strategy

Strategy increased USD Reserve to $5.10B, established additional USD Cash of $1.59B, and repurchased $136M of $STRC. As of 8/23/26: Strategy holds ~4% of Total BTC Supply and has ~0% Net Leverage. $MSTR https://t.co/POGGIVBZDK

12:14 PM · Aug 24, 2026 · 66.7K Views

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World Liberty Financial won conditional OCC approval for a national trust bank to hold assets backing its USD1 stablecoin

crypto.news@cryptodotnews

JUST IN: OCC grants preliminary approval for Trump-linked World Liberty Trust Company The national trust bank charter lands in the CLARITY Act’s disputed ethics section and has drawn criticism from Senator Elizabeth Warren

2:16 PM · Aug 24, 2026 · 3.28K Views

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Upbit and Bithumb designated SAND as an investment caution asset over unresolved security incidents involving The Sandbox’s wallets or ledger

BSCN@BSCNews

Upbit And Bithumb Flag ethereum:0x3845badade8e6dff049820680d1f14bd3903a5d0 Over Security Concerns The exchanges cited unresolved security incidents involving The Sandbox ecosystem. Potential wallet or distributed ledger hacks were among the concerns raised.

Wu Blockchain @WuBlockchain

Upbit and Bithumb Designate SAND as an Investment Caution Asset Over Unresolved Security Incidents According to official announcements, South Korea’s largest crypto exchange Upbit and second-largest crypto exchange Bithumb designated The Sandbox (SAND) as an investment caution

7:49 AM · Aug 24, 2026 · 18K Views

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Stablecoin neobank Fasset raised $68M led by SBI Group at a $1B valuation, bringing 2026 funding to $119M

Fasset@fasset_official

The belief that started Fasset now powers its next chapter. $68 million raised. $1 billion valuation. Now, we take that belief further, expanding access and building financial infrastructure for global scale.

Mohammad Raafi Hossain @RaafiHossain

Opportunity shouldn’t depend on where you were born or where you can go. Opportunity should be accessible to all. That belief is why we started Fasset. And that is why we chose to build from emerging markets, where the problem is often felt the hardest. Today, we’re announcing

7:15 AM · Aug 24, 2026 · 6.49K Views

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Ledger fixed a vulnerability in certain clear-signing flows of its Ethereum app two weeks ago

TestMachine@testmachine_ai

Ledger published the GitHub release for Ethereum app v1.22.2 today Release notes, in full: “Security issues.” That is not a summary either.. That is the entire body of the release notes. Update via Ledger Live now, then read on. This one matters. 🧵

7:35 PM · Aug 24, 2026 · 5.45K Views

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Phantom will end support for Sui on Sept. 24, 2026

Phantom@phantom

Phantom and Sui have decided to end Sui support on Phantom on September 24, and leave open the opportunity to explore other collaborations in the future. Your funds remain safe and fully under your control. Before 9/24, you can move your wallet to another app that supports Sui,

1:01 AM · Aug 24, 2026 · 594K Views

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Hyperliquid Policy Center urged the SEC and CFTC to adopt a harmonized framework classifying perpetuals by economic structure rather than underlying asset

Hyperliquid Policy Center@HyperliquidPC

The world's largest markets for perpetual contracts grew offshore because U.S. regulators hadn’t answered a basic question: are they futures or swaps? The CFTC began answering that question in May, allowing the first perpetuals to list on a U.S. exchange as futures contracts.

12:02 PM · Aug 24, 2026 · 13K Views

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Stand With Crypto endorsed 32 House candidates across both parties ahead of Senate returning next month for an initial Clarity Act vote

CoinDesk@CoinDesk

INSIGHT: Stand With Crypto backs 32 U.S. House incumbents in 2026, with more endorsements on the way. The crypto advocacy group rates politicians on industry friendliness and is expanding its congressional ally list ahead of midterms. @jesseahamilton reports.

6:52 PM · Aug 24, 2026 · 42.9K Views

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Strive acquired 1,110 BTC for $81.5M ($73,409 avg) between Aug 17-21, lifting holdings to 21,356 BTC

Matt Cole@ColeMacro

Strive acquired an additional 1,110 $BTC for $81.5M at an average cost of $73,409 per bitcoin, bringing total holdings to ₿21,356. $ASST $SATA

12:05 PM · Aug 24, 2026 · 274K Views

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Gemini and Apex are partnering to bring crypto prediction markets to Apex’s brokerage clients

Tyler Winklevoss@tyler

Excited to announce a letter of intent with @apexfintech to offer @Gemini Predictions to their customers. This is our first predictions distribution deal and we're looking to build of this momentum. If you are interested in offering predictions (e.g. sports, politics, economics,

Gemini @Gemini

Gemini x Apex Fintech Solutions We're collaborating to become the exclusive CFTC-regulated venue for crypto event contracts distributed through Apex's brokerage network. Giving their brokerage clients regulated access to crypto prediction markets.

3:25 PM · Aug 24, 2026 · 27.5K Views

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Cosmos Labs identified malicious activity exploiting a Cosmos EVM vulnerability, advised affected chains to halt validators

Nesa@nesaorg

We have identified malicious behavior on our L1 exploiting a Cosmos EVM vulnerability and are underway into stemming impact. We have taken swift action and will be bringing services online after applying a software fix and further remedies to ensure safe operation. All exchanges

3:49 PM · Aug 24, 2026 · 60.3K Views

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Cosmos Labs@cosmoslabs_io

An ongoing security incident has impacted users of the Cosmos EVM module. Cosmos Labs’ security and engineering teams have been proactively responding to this incident. We have advised the Cosmos EVM chains that are in contact with us to request that validators halt their chains.

5:06 PM · Aug 24, 2026 · 172K Views

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Crypto advocacy groups CCI and Blockchain Association sued Illinois over its 0.2% crypto tax, arguing it violates the Constitution and federal/state law