Crypto News

Bitcoin miners pour billions into AI as capex outpaces revenue 15-to-1

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Nine public miners generated $341 million from AI and HPC operations in the first half of 2026 after spending more than $5 billion on capital assets.

Published Date: 2026-08-20 16:12:00
Creator: Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi
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Most Americans say the Trump family’s crypto investments are not ‘appropriate’: Poll

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A new poll showed 63% of 1,166 Americans varied sharply along partisan lines, with a majority of Republicans saying it was appropriate for Trump and his family to invest in crypto.

Published Date: 2026-08-20 15:53:51
Creator: Cointelegraph by Turner Wright
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Optimism moves 546.9M OP from future airdrops to ecosystem growth fund

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The governance vote redirects tokens previously reserved for user airdrops toward partnerships, incentives and Optimism’s growing institutional push.

Published Date: 2026-08-20 15:43:00
Creator: Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar
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Bitcoin price reaches $72.5K as US issues ‘Economic D-Day’ threat to Iran

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Bitcoin saw new multimonth highs above $72,500 even as US stocks cooled amid US threats of “economic warfare” with Iran.

Published Date: 2026-08-20 15:40:54
Creator: Cointelegraph by William Suberg
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MiCA cracks down on USDT in Europe... but no one else cares

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USDT is disappearing from regulated European platforms, but there is little sign that it has resulted in weakening global demand for Tether.

Published Date: 2026-08-20 13:30:00
Creator: Cointelegraph by Christina Comben
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Bitdeer signs $400M AI cloud computing deal for Malaysia facility

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Bitdeer expects revenue from the five-year agreement to begin in early 2027 as it builds toward 350 megawatts of AI cloud capacity by 2028.

Published Date: 2026-08-20 13:18:02
Creator: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
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Cybersecurity firm unveils crypto phishing campaign targeting 885,000 phone numbers

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Rapid7 unveiled a new cryptocurrency phishing campaign targeting 885,000 phone numbers, aiming to steal investors’ holdings by redirecting them to fake wallet provider websites.

Published Date: 2026-08-20 12:35:32
Creator: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
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Bitcoin ETFs draw $517M in largest one-day inflow since early May

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Investors have poured more than $1 billion into US spot Bitcoin ETFs this week as BTC neared $72,000 and Ether climbed 19% to about $2,286 on Thursday.

Published Date: 2026-08-20 11:16:41
Creator: Cointelegraph by Yohan Yun
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Crypto generated about 1% of Webull’s record $198M Q2 revenue

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While Webull reported a record $198 million in second-quarter revenue, cryptocurrency trading only generated about $2.25 million of the quarter’s revenue stream.

Published Date: 2026-08-20 11:05:00
Creator: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
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Crypto short liquidations pass $3B mark as Bitcoin price nears $72K

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Bitcoin approached $72,000 in a second day of upside as crypto short liquidations passed $3.1 billion.

Published Date: 2026-08-20 10:03:04
Creator: Cointelegraph by William Suberg
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