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Digital Asset, Paul Ryan foundation target US state benefits with Canton pilot

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The RISE program would use the Canton Network to combine and distribute state-administered benefits across three US states beginning in 2027.

Published Date: 2026-08-21 16:25:29
Creator: Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar
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Bitcoin rally sends crypto stocks soaring as miners, treasury companies jump

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Bitcoin’s rally above $79,000 lifted miners and treasury companies, with Canaan, Strive and Metaplanet posting double-digit gains as crypto stocks surged.

Published Date: 2026-08-21 16:11:07
Creator: Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi
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Crypto Biz: Treasury’s ‘Not-QE’ playbook sends Bitcoin higher

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Bitcoin rallied as Treasury bond buybacks fueled the “not-QE” trade, while Metaplanet expanded to the US and Cypherpunk made a $33 million Zcash mining bet.

Published Date: 2026-08-21 15:50:08
Creator: Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi
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Solana cuts blockchain slot time to 350 milliseconds

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Solana reduced its slot time for the first time since genesis as it works toward a 200-millisecond target aimed at reducing network latency.

Published Date: 2026-08-21 13:45:13
Creator: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
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Laser Digital gets Japan’s first crypto exchange approval in 4 years

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Nomura-backed Laser Digital Japan received registration to provide domestic liquidity before expanding into institutional crypto trading.

Published Date: 2026-08-21 13:08:12
Creator: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
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Binance says employees questioned in UAE cleared and released

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Binance’s employees were cleared and released after providing statements to UAE authorities about third-party fund flows through a company client account, a spokesperson told Cointelegraph.

Published Date: 2026-08-21 12:48:04
Creator: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
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Standard Chartered wavers on $100K Bitcoin year-end call, says it may be ‘too low’

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Standard Chartered’s Geoff Kendrick said Bitcoin could move toward its $126,000 all-time high after Oct. 6 as spot Bitcoin ETF inflows recover.

Published Date: 2026-08-21 11:58:10
Creator: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
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Coldcard strengthens seed generation with firmware update

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Coinkite urged Coldcard users to generate new seed phrases, warning that existing vulnerable seeds remain unsafe despite the security upgrade.

Published Date: 2026-08-21 10:13:23
Creator: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
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Strategy Bitcoin treasury hits breakeven point as BTC price passes $77K

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Bitcoin gains 20% in two days as Strategy sees its BTC treasury climb out of the red.

Published Date: 2026-08-21 08:48:52
Creator: Cointelegraph by William Suberg
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Bitcoin ETFs draw $608M as Ether ETFs see largest inflow since October

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Bitcoin ETF inflows pushed August’s total to a 2026 high of $2.07 billion as Bitcoin traded above $75,000 and Ether climbed to $2,357.

Published Date: 2026-08-21 07:50:01
Creator: Cointelegraph by Yohan Yun
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