Terence Zimwara

Bitcoin's price reclaimed $80,000 per unit on Thursday after breaking past a key $79,000 resistance level, driving its market capitalization back to $1.61 trillion and positioning the asset for an over 20% gain in August.

Attackers extracted roughly $8.7 million from Moonwell after artificially inflating the price oracle of the low-liquidity MAMO token, then using it as collateral to borrow higher-value assets before converting them to DAI.

Research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas warns that the rapid adoption of tokenized deposits and instant 24/7 blockchain transfers could destabilize bank liquidity and shrink long-term lending capacity.

Polish Olympic Committee President Radosław Piesiewicz has been detained as part of a criminal investigation into the collapse of cryptocurrency platform Zondacrypto.

President Donald Trump's TRUMP memecoin surged over 20% to reach a $705 million market cap, though it remains down overall for 2026.

Bitcoin briefly rallied to $81,500 before pulling back below $79,300, failing to hold the critical $80,000 support level for the second time in a week.

Ireland is excluding cryptocurrencies from a new state-backed savings and investment scheme designed to encourage residents to move cash out of bank accounts into capital markets.

The Cronos network remains frozen following a massive price manipulation exploit targeting the Tectonic money market protocol.

In August 2026, the cryptocurrency market staged a strong recovery, adding approximately $500 billion to reach an aggregate valuation above $2.7 trillion.

Bitcoin's price opened September, moving back and forth, marked by intraday swings between $77,283 and a hair above $78,000.