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- Solana cuts blockchain slot time to 350 millisecondsby Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai on August 21, 2026 at 1:47 pm
Solana reduced its slot time for the first time since genesis as it works toward a 200-millisecond target aimed at reducing network latency.
- Here’s what happened in crypto todayby Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra on August 21, 2026 at 1:20 pm
Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regulation.
- Laser Digital gets Japan’s first crypto exchange approval in 4 yearsby Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai on August 21, 2026 at 1:12 pm
Nomura-backed Laser Digital Japan received registration to provide domestic liquidity before expanding into institutional crypto trading.
- Binance says employees questioned in UAE cleared and releasedby Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai on August 21, 2026 at 12:54 pm
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.
- Standard Chartered wavers on $100K Bitcoin year-end call, says it may be ‘too low’by Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai on August 21, 2026 at 12:12 pm
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.
- Coldcard strengthens seed generation with firmware updateby Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai on August 21, 2026 at 10:25 am
Coinkite urged Coldcard users to generate new seed phrases, warning that existing vulnerable seeds remain unsafe despite the security upgrade.
- Crypto short liquidations pass $3B mark as Bitcoin price nears $72Kby Cointelegraph by William Suberg on August 21, 2026 at 9:50 am
Bitcoin approached $72,000 in a second day of upside as crypto short liquidations passed $3.1 billion.
- Crypto generated about 1% of Webull’s record $198M Q2 revenueby Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai on August 21, 2026 at 9:49 am
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.
- Bitcoin ETFs draw $517M in largest one-day inflow since early Mayby Cointelegraph by Yohan Yun on August 21, 2026 at 9:48 am
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.
- Strategy Bitcoin treasury hits breakeven point as BTC price passes $77Kby Cointelegraph by William Suberg on August 21, 2026 at 9:48 am
Bitcoin gains 20% in two days as Strategy sees its BTC treasury climb out of the red.
| # | Coin | Price | Marketcap | Volume (24h) | Supply | Change | Last 24h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bitcoin BTC | $ 77,219.00 | $ 1.55 T | $ 68.16 B | 20.07 M | 7.80% | |
| 2 |  Ethereum ETH | $ 2,393.69 | $ 288.87 B | $ 27.23 B | 120.68 M | 5.00% | |
| 3 |  Tether USDT | $ 0.999536 | $ 183.02 B | $ 303.66 B | 183.11 B | 0.00% | |
| 4 |  BNB BNB | $ 678.61 | $ 90.37 B | $ 1.84 B | 133.16 M | 5.80% | |
| 5 |  XRP XRP | $ 1.40 | $ 87.82 B | $ 9.04 B | 62.68 B | 15.10% | |
| 6 |  USDC USDC | $ 0.999702 | $ 72.91 B | $ 29.04 B | 72.93 B | 0.00% | |
| 7 |  Solana SOL | $ 91.23 | $ 53.20 B | $ 6.00 B | 583.18 M | 6.20% | |
| 8 |  TRON TRX | $ 0.339846 | $ 32.26 B | $ 530.07 M | 94.91 B | 0.50% | |
| 9 |  Lido Staked Ether STETH | $ 2,265.05 | $ 21.70 B | $ 73.00 M | 9.58 M | 3.46% | |
| 9 |  Figure Heloc FIGR_HELOC | $ 1.03 | $ 22.24 B | $ 427.10 M | 21.67 B | 1.70% |
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