Cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin (BTC) is up roughly 24% in August, its largest monthly advance of 2026. This month’s rally lifted the asset from the $60,000s to briefly over $80,000. However, three warning signs now emerge: exchange balances, exchange-traded fund (ETF) flows, and spot demand have all turned less supportive during the closing

Hair loss biotechs Veradermics, Absci, and Cosmo are drawing investor bets on a market untouched since the 1990s.

BlackRock's BUIDL fund has retaken the lead in tokenized US Treasuries with a $2.8 billion market cap, edging out Circle's USYC.

Trump's Venezuela oil deal promised lower prices, but Brent crude climbed toward $90 as Middle East risk outweighed the new supply.

Nine of the decade's best-performing S&P 500 stocks trace their gains to AI chips, networking, and data center demand.

The human brain runs on 20 watts. Set that against AI energy use, and the real contest turns out to be electricity.

Schnabel says the ECB should issue euro reserves on-chain, casting stablecoins as complements, not settlement anchors.

DeFi's latest rally reflects growing expectations that protocol economics could matter more in token valuations.

Japan’s yen weakened again this week despite roughly $97 billion spent supporting it over the past month. Its slide puts renewed pressure on officials to act, with potential consequences for Bitcoin. Why Japan’s Yen Rescue is Fading The currency fell to 160.16 yen per dollar on Friday, 28 August, giving up more than

The S&P 500 is up 12.65% in 2026, yet record options and margin debt echo the leverage that broke 1907.