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Altcoins

LAB Token Collapses 99% From Peak as Insider Dumping Claims Mount

LAB has fallen 99% from its June ATH of $27.22 to $0.27, erasing over $5B in value, as on-chain sleuths allege insider dumping ahead of an unlock.

August 12, 2026

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Bitcoin

Bitcoin Bears Deepen $343M Short Bet as Price Tests Key Levels

Four large traders now hold a combined 5,375 BTC ($343M) in short positions, with liquidation prices clustered between $64,101 and $66,030.

August 12, 2026

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Markets

Hedge Funds Sold a Record $21.6B in Nasdaq Futures in One Week

Institutional investors sold $21.6B of Nasdaq futures in the week ending August 4, the largest weekly sale on record, per Goldman Sachs prime brokerage.

August 12, 2026

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Markets

US Financial Sector Sheds Jobs for a Fifth Straight Month

US financial industry employment fell 14,000 in July, a fifth straight monthly decline, as the broader economy unexpectedly lost 23,000 jobs.

August 12, 2026

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Markets

US Budget Deficit Hits Record $432B in July as Spending Accelerates

The US posted a $432B deficit in July, the largest ever for the month, pushing the fiscal 2026 shortfall past $1.8 trillion with two months left.

August 12, 2026

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Altcoins

Hedera Gains Access at 40+ Banks as Taurus Completes Full Stack Integration

Swiss custody provider Taurus completed an 18-month integration giving Deutsche Bank, State Street and 40+ other institutions access to Hedera's tools.

August 12, 2026

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Blockchain

Binance Adds GameStop to bStocks Tokenized Equity Lineup

Binance added a 1:1-backed GameStop token (GMEB) to its bStocks lineup, expanding a tokenized-equities product that has already topped $500M in assets.

August 12, 2026

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defi

Hyperliquid's US Access Push Meets a Newly Opened CFTC Pathway

Hyperliquid remains closed to US users, but its Washington policy arm is targeting a CFTC framework that already cleared regulated Bitcoin perpetuals.

August 12, 2026

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Markets

Goldman Sachs to Buy ETF Manager NEOS in Deal Worth Up to $2.25B

Goldman Sachs agreed to buy NEOS, adding $30B in ETFs including Bitcoin and Ether income funds, in its second major ETF acquisition this year.

August 12, 2026

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Regulation

Zerohash's Bid for a US Trust Bank Charter Stumbles at the OCC

The OCC returned Zerohash's national trust bank application over deficiencies. The Morgan Stanley infrastructure partner now plans a narrower refiling.

August 12, 2026

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Bitcoin

Metaplanet, Hut 8 Shift $278M in Bitcoin as Institutional Selling Persists

Metaplanet and Hut 8 shifted 4,374 BTC worth $278.66M in wallet transfers this week, as Bitcoin treasury firms face mounting paper losses and outflows.

August 12, 2026

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defi

Whale Bleeds $3.4M in Funding Fees on a Losing CXMT Short

An on-chain wallet holding a 1x short on $22.57M of CXMT perpetual contracts has paid over $3.4 million in funding fees, roughly $170,000 a day.

August 12, 2026