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Crypto News Digest: August 27, 2026

The stories that moved crypto on August 27, 2026.

13 stories

All crypto news

CoinDesk

The Clarity Act will put Main Street banks at a disadvantage

The Blockchain Association’s Summer Mersinger dismisses the harm to community banks in defending the stablecoin rewards language in the Clarity Act, says community banker Nate Franzén.

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CoinTelegraph

Bank of England set for new innovation mandate covering stablecoins

The UK plans to expand the Bank of England’s remit to support digital payments innovation, including stablecoins, while keeping financial stability first.

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The Block

Moonwell investigates lending market issue on Base as security firms flag multimillion-dollar exploit

Security firms CertiK and PeckShield estimate losses of around $8.7 million after an attacker manipulated the collateral price of MAMO.

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The Block

Chainalysis says global crypto taxable activity topped $457 billion in 2025

Chainalysis estimates at least $457 billion in onchain taxable crypto activity in 2025, with CARF covering only 14%.

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CoinTelegraph

Ripple Prime expands into US equity derivatives with Delta One business

Institutional clients can access total return swaps across linked to US-listed equities, indexes and digital assets and cross-margin exposures.

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CoinDesk

Crypto traders brace for Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech

One analyst expects Warsh to take a tough line on inflation, but still sees the Fed holding off on rate hikes until at least after the November mid-term elections.

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The Block

Charles Schwab to add Solana, Avalanche and Chainlink to crypto trading platform

Schwab Crypto began rolling out to clients in May with direct access to BTC and ETH trading and charges 75 basis points per transaction.

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CoinDesk

Clearing firm RQD* raises $74 million as Wall Street prepares for tokenized markets

Bain Capital led the investment in the U.S. clearing and custody firm, which plans to expand its digital asset and tokenization infrastructure.

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Decrypt

Flock CEO Asks Americans to 'Compromise' on Privacy as Camera Backlash Grows

Garrett Langley says 99.9% of police are good actors, days after a report identified at least 69 officials accused of misusing plate readers.

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The Block

PURR jumps 15% as Hyperliquid Strategies updates $1.9 billion HYPE treasury and ‘fortress balance sheet’

The company said it has since deployed $773.4 million to acquire about 16.5 million additional HYPE at an average cost of $46.77.

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CoinDesk

SEC resurrecting U.S. crypto custody rule the previous administration failed to land

In 2023, the regulator tried to narrowly restrict the places investment advisers could park clients' crypto assets, but the new approach is still shrouded in secrecy.

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CoinTelegraph

SHRINCS BIP published: Quantum-secure Bitcoin comes with a catch

A new Bitcoin Improvement Proposal for the SHRINCS signature scheme has just been published to upgrade Bitcoin to quantum secure. Here’s everything you need to know.

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The Block

First quantum-resistant Bitcoin transaction successfully executed, StarkWare says

Still, StarkWare says Bitcoin needs a protocol-level upgrade to make it fully safe from quantum computing threats.

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