Ethereum (CRYPTO:ETH) surged above US$2,400 on Friday, breaking that level for the first time in over three months and recording a gain of more than 28% over the preceding four days, reaching an intraday high of US$2,446.
South Korea's tax authorities have finalised regulations requiring the taxation of cryptocurrency earnings from domestic exchanges, international trading platforms, and self-hosted wallets, with the combined levy taking effect from 1 January 2027.
South Korean exchange Bithumb will temporarily suspend BounceBit (CRYPTO:BB) deposits and withdrawals from 2:55am UTC on August 20.
Grayscale is seeking to convert its Zcash Trust into an exchange-traded fund while a DCG subsidiary weighs a $110 million investment.
Ethena and FalconX launched a $1 billion secured lending facility using assets backing USDe (CRYPTO:USDE) for institutional loans.
Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) has triggered eight of VanEck’s 12 capitulation signals after falling 49% from its October 2025 peak.
An unidentified crypto wallet reportedly bought about $38 million worth of Ethereum (CRYPTO:ETH), according to on-chain tracking data.
Fundstrat’s Tom Lee challenged Michael Burry’s warning about $3 trillion in AI commitments.
Whale Alert reported 200 million Tether (CRYPTO:USDT) moving from an unknown wallet to Binance on August 20.
OKX restricted Claude access after Anthropic briefly suspended its enterprise account in early August.
Solana (CRTYPTO:SOL) is studying a proposal to reduce target slot times from 400 milliseconds to 200 milliseconds.
BitGo Korea secured virtual asset service provider registration in South Korea on August 18, ahead of stricter rules.
