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Crypto News Digest: August 28, 2026
The stories that moved crypto on August 28, 2026.
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Charles Schwab Expands Crypto Trading Beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum
The brokerage will expand Schwab Crypto trading to Solana, Avalanche, and Chainlink, but has not given a launch date for the three tokens.
Fed Chair Warsh Calls AI a 'Hinge Point in History'—4 Key Things He Said
Fed Chair Warsh devoted a full section of his speech today at Jackson Hole to AI's weight on the economy. Here are the biggest takeaways.
Solana Will Now Print Less SOL as Disinflation Vote Passes in Dramatic Fashion
The "Double Disinflation" proposal squeaked through by a razor-thin margin after Kraken nearly sank it, while a separate fee-burning measure failed.
Chelsea FC gets a stablecoin sponsor after UK FCA warning to clubs
According to Circle, the USDC stablecoin name will appear on the front of club jerseys for Chelsea’s upcoming football season.
US Cities Eye AI Data Center Limits as Study Flags Water Risks
Austin is the latest city to consider restrictions as communities challenge the water and electricity demands of AI infrastructure.
XRP Treasury Company Gets One Step Closer to Listing on Nasdaq
Evernorth has gained SEC clearance, teeing up a shareholder vote on its Nasdaq listing—while the firm's XRP stash sits well below what it paid for it.
Ninth Circuit deals blow to Kalshi in Nevada sports betting fight, challenging CFTC’s exclusive jurisdiction claim
An appeals court sided with a lower court's ruling that Kalshi failed to show that the federal government preempts Nevada’s authority.
Solana validators approve proposal to accelerate SOL disinflation
The approved proposal doubles Solana’s annual disinflation rate from 15% to 30%, reducing future SOL issuance while leaving its long-term inflation target unchanged.
Meta Tests Robots to Handle Data Center Work
The company says it needs more skilled workers as its AI infrastructure expands, but employees fear automation could reduce or eliminate some roles.
Bitcoin Rally Stalls, But Long-Term Sentiment Remains Bullish
BTC gave back some of its gains after Fed Chair Kevin Warsh talked tough on inflation, but prediction market traders are still leaning bullish.
Latest annual UK tax data shows 240 people reported more than £1 million in crypto capital gains
HMRC data shows 240 people reported more than £1 million ($1.36 million) each in crypto gains as UK tax scrutiny intensifies.
Judge Rules Trump Administration Illegally Retaliated Against Anthropic Over AI Red Lines
Rita Lin vacated the supply chain designation and issued a permanent injunction, refusing the government even a seven-day stay.
Visa doubles down on South Korea with Upbit operator Dunamu on stablecoin payments
Following a deal with Shinhan Financial, the global payments giant is widening its footprint in Asia’s major crypto hub through South Korea's largest exchange.
Bitcoin hits highest level in 3 months before pulling back as altcoins consolidate
BTC briefly touched $81,455 overnight, its highest since May 15 as Nasdaq futures slipped and gold extended gains heading into the weekend.
Circle strikes Chelsea front-of-shirt sponsorship deal featuring USDC
The shirt design prominently features USDC by Circle on Chelsea's men's, women's, and academy shirts beginning this season.
240 Crypto Millionaires Booked Over Half of Britain's Taxable Crypto Gains
HMRC's first breakdown shows 17,600 people declared £1.38 billion, most of them under 55 and 87% of them men.
Bullish backs USD.AI with $100 million in financing to drive GPU-backed loans
Cryptocurrency platform Bullish is extending a $100 million debt facility to USD.AI to finance GPU-backed loans for artificial intelligence infrastructure.
Circle's USDC takes over Chelsea's jersey in Premier League's first sponsorship deal
Financials were not disclosed, though reports from earlier this year suggested Chelsea was targeting 65 million pounds a year ($88.3 million) for the sponsorship berth.
Bitcoin bear market ‘over’ as price metric copies 2023 recovery: CryptoQuant CEO
Bitcoin profitability data produced a bear-market reversal signal that was also present at the start of 2023.
Investors at least $4.7 billion underwater across Trump crypto ventures, Public Citizen says
Investors are $4.7 billion underwater across Trump crypto ventures while Trump earned $1.4 billion, Public Citizen reported.
Grayscale says Zcash can challenge Bitcoin’s network effects as privacy demand grows
ZEC has climbed roughly 19-fold in a year, yet Grayscale says its sub-1% share of Bitcoin’s market cap leaves room for further upside.
Mirae Asset lays out crypto, stablecoin, tokenization plans for Digital X
The South Korean financial group plans to build a $109 billion digital asset business spanning crypto, stablecoins and tokenized assets, according to The Korea Times.
Trump cost investors $4.7B through crypto ‘schemes’: Public Citizen
While investors in World Liberty Financial‘s USD1 stablecoin “haven’t suffered major losses,” many lost billions of dollars in other Trump ventures, according to Public Citizen.
$6.4 Billion in Bitcoin Options Expire Tomorrow—Here's What It Means
Deribit's Friday settlement covers nearly a fifth of the exchange's Bitcoin open interest, and max pain sits well below where BTC is trading right now.
Virtu, Tradeweb complete onchain repo using Marshall Islands digital bond
The transaction used the Marshall Islands-issued USDM1 bond as collateral and completed the full repo cycle on the Canton Network in under 10 minutes.
Red Flag? OpenAI's Agentic ChatGPT Work Signs Into Your Accounts Without You
OpenAI says the model never sees your password—but a signed-in session can persist across tasks, and you can step away while it works.
Bitcoin Privacy Wallet Sparrow Issues Update After AI Flags Fixes
Developer Craig Raw said an AI-assisted review produced most of the fixes in version 2.5.4, though none appeared likely to put users’ funds at risk.
Google’s Android 17 Turns On New Privacy Feature—But Your Browsing Isn’t Fully Hidden
Google's new privacy standard scrambles the one field of a web request that still travels in the clear: the name of the site being opened.
Bitcoin Completes First Experimental Quantum-Safe Transaction, Starkware Says
The transaction used Bitcoin’s existing rules to protect funds from a future quantum attack without requiring a network upgrade.
UAE ‘spy sheikh’ takes 49% stake in Trump family’s bank venture: WSJ
The UAE's national security advisor is playing a major investment role in President Trump's family's bank venture, the WSJ reported.