US Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) holds a Grayscale Ethereum Staking Mini ETF and an iShares Bitcoin ETF in her retirement account, valued up to $15K each. This contrasts with her prior vote against the CLARITY Act, which sought to reform crypto market structure. These are ETF investments, not direct crypto holdings. Source: NY Post

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WSJ: Trump's investment account saw over 1,000 stock trades in June. Disclosures show 550+ buys & 450+ sells. Notable buys included Berkshire Hathaway, Visa, Mastercard ($1M+ each). Over $1M in Meta & Motorola stock was sold. White House claims neither Trump nor family made decisions; account managed by independent admin using models to replicate indices. WSJ also reported a related account made 21k+ transactions in 2025, earning $2B+ from crypto.

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🇰🇷 South Korea's major crypto exchanges see a surge in corporate accounts. Bithumb leads with 3,280, followed by Upbit with 2,086, totaling over 6,500 across the top 5 platforms as of July 2026.

Only 10.8% of these corporate accounts have completed KYC. Actively trading accounts are even fewer (29).

Collectively, these entities hold ~43.38B KRW in crypto. Upbit custodies 62.4% of these assets.

Regulators are working on a phased approach to allow corporate use of KRW for crypto investments & financial management, hinting at increased institutional participation. #cryptocurrency #SouthKorea #Bithumb #Upbit #institutionalinvestors

F2Pool co-founder Wang Chun is reducing ETH holdings, de-risking his position. He transferred 12,765 ETH ($28.73M) to Binance and withdrew 87.68M USDC to repay a loan. His wallet still holds 65,000 ETH ($159M) and 1,000 WBTC ($77.18M).

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Polygon Foundation CEO Sandeep Nailwal shared plans for a major staking & tokenomics reform on Polygon PoS. Key changes: native staking & priority transaction fees for POL stakers. Analysts expect yields to nearly double, sourced from *actual* network fees, not inflation. More incentives like gas discounts are possible. Polygon Labs will submit the proposal for community approval after code is ready.

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🔥 Meme Coin Mania! Solana, BNB, Robinhood chains hit $310M+ daily trading volume on Aug 22nd. Solana leads with 51.2%, followed by BNB (26.8%) & Robinhood (22.0%). Top coins: CATE, CASHCAT, NiuLai. Month-over-month volume down 13%, but BNB saw 10.8% daily growth. DYOR - meme coins are highly volatile! #memecoins #Solana #BNB #Robinhood #crypto

TAC network temporarily halted due to Cosmos EVM security vulnerability. Incident appears confined to sTAC supply. Team working with validators on recovery plan. Further details pending investigation. No specific amount or losses disclosed yet. #TAC #Cosmos #EVM #security #blockchain

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Upbit is set to list Interfold (FOLD) today, with trading pairs for KRW, BTC, and USDT scheduled to go live at 12:30 AM UTC. FOLD is the native token of The Interfold, a privacy-focused computing network. The trading pairs will be supported on the Ethereum network.

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Seven FARTCOIN wallets liquidated for ~$12.9M in 5 mins! 🤯 65.05M FARTCOIN forced out amid rapid market moves. Lookonchain data shows the massive deleveraging event. #FARTCOIN #crypto #liquidation #marketvolatility

TRUMP team sent 3.837M TRUMP tokens (~$9.33M USD) to OKX. Tokens went via BitGo. Notable development in crypto market.

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🚀 Perp DEX open interest surges past $20B, hitting a 2026 high! A strong rebound of ~80.4% from earlier lows of $11B. Still below the 2025 peak, but a bullish sign for decentralized futures. (Data: CryptoRank)

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Kraken is reportedly being considered as a potential partner for Hyperliquid's HIP-3 deployment in the United States, aiming to ensure regulatory compliance. According to a statement from crypto trader Ansem, Kraken's parent company, Payward, has acquired the necessary CFTC licenses—FCM, DCM, and DCO—through the acquisitions of NinjaTrader and Bitnomial. This strategic positioning, combined with Hyperliquid's HIP-3 architecture, could enable Kraken to leverage its comprehensive compliance framework to expand its decentralized exchange (DEX) and derivatives business within the U.S. market.

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