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- 1.15 Million Ethereum (ETH) Left Exchanges – And The Exodus Isn’t Slowingby Chayanika Deka on August 20, 2026 at 6:37 pm
ETH is breaking higher as investors pull coins from exchanges, ETFs attract fresh cash, and major buyers step into the market.
- Aligned Launches $ALIGN, the Native Token of Its Full Ethereum Stackby Chainwire on August 20, 2026 at 5:52 pm
[PRESS RELEASE – Montevideo, Uruguay, August 20th, 2026] Aligned allows fintechs and institutions to build financial products on Ethereum, with one-click solutions for wallets, rollups, interoperability, and zero-knowledge services. Today, Aligned, a full-stack Ethereum infrastructure project, has launched $ALIGN*, the native token of its ecosystem, with listings on major exchanges. Aligned is working to turn
- Ripple Whales Go Crazy as XRP Price Can’t Stop Surgingby Jordan Lyanchev on August 20, 2026 at 4:58 pm
Popular analysts caught the move, making some massive price predictions of up to $15.
- Bitcoin Eyes $74K After Rally as Analyst Flags $67K Supportby Wayne Jones on August 20, 2026 at 4:28 pm
Traders remain cautious about a straight-line recovery, with further volatility still possible around key support levels.
- X in Talks to Use Stablecoins for Content Creator Royalties: Reportby Wayne Jones on August 20, 2026 at 2:36 pm
X stablecoin discussions could eventually change how millions of dollars in creator rewards are delivered.
- Bitcoin’s 12% God Candle: Did OG Whales Just Kickstart the Next Bull Market?by Jordan Lyanchev on August 20, 2026 at 1:49 pm
In addition, the BTC demand in both spot and perpetual futures turned positive for the first time in almost a year.
- Bitcoin Price Analysis: What’s Next for BTC After Massive 12% Daily Surge?by Shayan Markets on August 20, 2026 at 12:57 pm
Bitcoin has staged a sharp recovery from the lower end of its recent range, pushing back toward $70K after spending several weeks consolidating below a descending trendline. The latest move has improved the short-term structure considerably, although BTC is now approaching an important resistance cluster that could determine whether this is the start of a
- ETH’s Rare Double-Digit Surge Could Be Just the Beginningby Wayne Jones on August 20, 2026 at 11:16 am
Data shows that the average returns following major one-day ETH rallies reached nearly 60% after 180 days.
- BYDFi Joins Coinfest Asia 2026, Connecting with Institutions, Builders and Traders in Baliby Chainwire on August 20, 2026 at 9:28 am
[PRESS RELEASE – VICTORIA, Seychelles, August 20th, 2026] Global crypto exchange BYDFi is participating as a Gold Sponsor at Coinfest Asia 2026, taking place August 20-21 at Melasti Beach in Bali. Positioned as “The World’s Crypto Festival Built for Institutions, Builders & Traders,” the event brings together participants across digital assets, finance, technology, and trading.
- What Sent Bitcoin Flying Above $71,000? 5 Factors Behind the Surgeby Jordan Lyanchev on August 20, 2026 at 8:50 am
Bitcoin is on the run again, taking the entire market with it. Here are some of the possible reasons behind this impressive rally.
- Crypto Markets Add Over $200B Daily as Bitcoin (BTC) Surges Past $70K: Market Watchby Jordan Lyanchev on August 20, 2026 at 8:12 am
ETH and HYPE are the two top gainers from the larger caps. XRP has successfully defended the $1.00 support.
- Trump Wants the US to Lead Crypto: Here Are the Biggest Takeaways From the White House Meetingby Chayanika Deka on August 20, 2026 at 6:17 am
Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP rallied after Trump’s crypto meeting, but the CLARITY Act still faces political disagreements in the Senate.
- XRP Explodes to a Monthly High: These Signals Hinted a Big Move Was Comingby Jordan Lyanchev on August 20, 2026 at 5:41 am
Here’s what happened behind the scenes before, during, and after XRP’s major double-digit rally to $1.14.
- 240 Million XRP Pulled From Major Exchanges Since Early Summer: Why It Mattersby Chayanika Deka on August 20, 2026 at 3:51 am
Binance has seen the sharpest percentage drop in XRP reserves, while Upbit and Bithumb continue to hold the bulk of tracked supply.
- Ripple CTO Emeritus: AI Safety Rules and Copyright Laws Pose Threat to Free Speechby Wayne Jones on August 19, 2026 at 10:08 pm
Schwartz argues that AI regulations could determine not only what systems produce but also how they can be used.
- BlackRock Says Bitcoin’s 50% Plunge Didn’t Break Its Long-Term Investment Caseby Chayanika Deka on August 19, 2026 at 8:25 pm
Bitcoin’s long-term appeal remains intact, according to BlackRock, despite forced liquidations, weaker ETP flows and competition from AI-themed investments.
- HYPE Skyrockets Past $70 as Trump Reveals CFTC Push for Hyperliquid’s US Entryby Jordan Lyanchev on August 19, 2026 at 7:41 pm
HYPE neared its all-time high marked just over two months ago.
- This Bitcoin Cycle Pattern Could Set Up a 1,000% Rally: Analystby Wayne Jones on August 19, 2026 at 6:43 pm
The analyst argues that each cycle has produced a smaller drawdown before pushing Bitcoin to a higher peak.
- Why Did the Bitcoin Price Suddenly Spike Toward $73K?by George Georgiev on August 19, 2026 at 6:36 pm
Bitcoin jumped by roughly 6% earlier today as a surprise expansion of US Treasury bond buybacks sent yields lower and boosted demand for risk assets.
- Arthur Hayes Called AI a Bubble, Now He’s Launching an AI Projectby Wayne Jones on August 19, 2026 at 5:10 pm
The project would reward miners for supplying useful computing work to AI agents rather than conventional mining activity.
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- MAYAChain’s $1.36 million exploit spiraled into nearly $11 million of pool damageby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on August 20, 2026 at 7:00 pm
A 23-message transaction corrupted pool accounting before CACAO fell 88.7%, widening the damage that Maya’s recovery plan still must reconcile. The post MAYAChain’s $1.36 million exploit spiraled into nearly $11 million of pool damage appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- Nasdaq-listed company warned it may not survive 12 months after its crypto treasury crashed 46%by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on August 20, 2026 at 6:15 pm
Its crypto holdings were $1.44 million below cost at June 30, while outstanding shares climbed 145% by Aug. 18. The post Nasdaq-listed company warned it may not survive 12 months after its crypto treasury crashed 46% appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- SEC faces Aug. 20 deadline to unlock $123 million recovery fund for Terra investorsby Oluwapelumi Adejumo on August 20, 2026 at 5:00 pm
The money is collected, but eligibility, loss calculations and payment timing were not public early Thursday. The post SEC faces Aug. 20 deadline to unlock $123 million recovery fund for Terra investors appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- FBI gets alleged $165 million crypto Ponzi scheme mastermind back after year-long Fiji escapeby Oluwapelumi Adejumo on August 20, 2026 at 3:40 pm
Prosecutors say The Crypto Program drew more than $165 million with a promised 25% monthly return. The post FBI gets alleged $165 million crypto Ponzi scheme mastermind back after year-long Fiji escape appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- Bitcoin miner Ionic gets 90% of revenue from AI lease as BTC drives $35M lossby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on August 20, 2026 at 2:15 pm
Straight-line lease recognition and an August rent start leave cash conversion as the next test. The post Bitcoin miner Ionic gets 90% of revenue from AI lease as BTC drives $35M loss appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- Nearly 1 in 5 crypto spot trades now happen on DEXs as centralized exchange volume collapsesby Gino Matos on August 20, 2026 at 1:20 pm
Centralized crypto exchanges lost 31.2% of their spot crypto trading volume in July, falling to $727 billion and marking the lowest monthly total since October 2023. Decentralized exchanges also lost volume, but only 9.82%, settling at $176 billion. That gap pushed DEXs to a record 19.5% share of combined spot volume. Venue type July spot The post Nearly 1 in 5 crypto spot trades now happen on DEXs as centralized exchange volume collapses […]
- Bitcoin blasts past $72,000 as Trump, Treasury buybacks wipe out $3.1B in shortsby Oluwapelumi Adejumo on August 20, 2026 at 12:15 pm
Bitcoin surged above $70,000 for the first time since June as falling Treasury yields and Washington’s crypto push crushed bearish bets. Data from CryptoSlate shows that BTC extended its breakout above $72,000 on Thursday, taking its gain since Monday to roughly 15%. It has climbed to $72,207 as of press time. Blockchain analysis firm Glassnode The post Bitcoin blasts past $72,000 as Trump, Treasury buybacks wipe out $3.1B in shorts appeared […]
- Bitcoin grabs 77% of $1.3 billion crypto fund surge as BlackRock leads the reboundby Andjela Radmilac on August 20, 2026 at 10:40 am
Ethereum also accelerated on complete days while Solana lagged, and key Aug. 19 issuer rows remain missing. The post Bitcoin grabs 77% of $1.3 billion crypto fund surge as BlackRock leads the rebound appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- Trump wants the US to become a Bitcoin whale, but Congress controls the walletby Gino Matos on August 20, 2026 at 9:40 am
President Donald Trump said on Aug. 20 that the US is considering accumulating sizable amounts of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Current law gives his administration several ways to increase federal crypto holdings, though no public authority gives Treasury a funded program for multibillion-dollar open-market purchases. For Bitcoin, Trump’s 2025 executive order already directs Treasury and The post Trump wants the US to become a Bitcoin […]
- A crypto network just voted to abandon its standalone blockchain and unlock 27% of its token supplyby Oluwapelumi Adejumo on August 20, 2026 at 8:30 am
GnosisDAO has approved a plan to retire Gnosis Chain’s standalone Layer 1, a shift that will unlock roughly 350,000 staked GNO. Under GIP-153, Gnosis Chain will become a zero-knowledge-proven Ethereum Economic Zone rollup that settles directly to Ethereum every block. The network will eventually retire its independent validator set and inherit security from Ethereum validators The post A crypto network just voted to abandon its standalone […]
- Has Iranian Crude Become Irrelevant To Global Oil Supply?by Tyler Durden on August 20, 2026 at 6:00 pm
Has Iranian Crude Become Irrelevant To Global Oil Supply? Submitted by Tsvetana Paraskova Of OilPrice.com The reinstated U.S. blockade on Iranian oil exports is effectively preventing Tehran from exporting oil, making Iran’s oil volumes irrelevant for global oil market balances, Bob McNally, president of Rapidan Energy Group, told CNBC on Thursday. The U.S. brought back the blockade in the Gulf of Oman aimed at preventing Iran […]
- “Significant” Tornado Threat Incoming For DC To Baltimore To Philadelphiaby Tyler Durden on August 20, 2026 at 5:40 pm
“Significant” Tornado Threat Incoming For DC To Baltimore To Philadelphia Senior meteorologist Matthew Cappucci of private weather forecaster MyRadarWX is monitoring the potential for isolated tornadoes along the Interstate 95 corridor, from areas north of Washington, D.C., through Baltimore and Wilmington, Delaware, and into the Philadelphia metro area. Tornadoes are not unheard of in the Mid-Atlantic, but a potential setup later […]
- Board Won’t Add Trump’s Name To Kennedy Center Before Sept. 8, Filing Saysby Tyler Durden on August 20, 2026 at 5:00 pm
Board Won’t Add Trump’s Name To Kennedy Center Before Sept. 8, Filing Says Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times, The Kennedy Center’s board told federal court that it will not try to put President Donald Trump’s name back on the building’s facade before at least Sept. 8, giving both sides time to discuss a new resolution opponents say flouts a prior court order. In a joint status report filed late on Aug. 18, […]
- The Great Reversal: Decades-Long Bond Bull Lacy Hunt On His Bearish Pivot, Tonightby Tyler Durden on August 20, 2026 at 4:40 pm
The Great Reversal: Decades-Long Bond Bull Lacy Hunt On His Bearish Pivot, Tonight For nearly four decades, Dr. Lacy Hunt has been one of Wall Street’s most steadfast bond bulls. As chief economist of Hoisington Investment Management, Hunt built his reputation around a simple but powerful thesis: globalization, excessive debt and slowing growth would keep inflation and interest rates suppressed. He maintained that view through the […]
- Mass Casualties In Large Russian Assault On Ukraine’s Capital, Air Defenses Dwindleby Tyler Durden on August 20, 2026 at 4:00 pm
Mass Casualties In Large Russian Assault On Ukraine’s Capital, Air Defenses Dwindle Ukraine started the week with near record-setting drone attacks on Moscow, with over 600 UAVs sent against the Russian capital Monday night into Tuesday. The expected major Russian retaliation has come overnight, with a huge missile and drone barrage on the Ukrainian capital. Many dozens were sent, killing over 16 people and injuring more than 40, […]
- Bessent: Aim Is To ‘Collapse’ Iran Regime Through Economic Warfare, But US Unlikely To Restart Major Combatby Tyler Durden on August 20, 2026 at 3:39 pm
Bessent: Aim Is To ‘Collapse’ Iran Regime Through Economic Warfare, But US Unlikely To Restart Major Combat Summary US shifts toward economic warfare, away from military strikes: Bessent says maximum sanctions likely mean no major new military campaign for now. Regime change rhetoric persists: Bessent says Washington intends to “collapse” Iran’s regime. USS George Washington arrives: A new US carrier is now operating in the […]
- EU NatGas Hits 2023 Energy Crisis Levels As Trump’s “Economic D-Day” Clouds Hormuz Reopeningby Tyler Durden on August 20, 2026 at 3:20 pm
EU NatGas Hits 2023 Energy Crisis Levels As Trump’s “Economic D-Day” Clouds Hormuz Reopening European natural gas prices surged to levels last seen during the energy crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, when severe supply disruptions sent global markets into turmoil. The catalyst was an overnight Truth Social post from President Trump declaring “ECONOMIC D-DAY” against Iran. The announcement raises the probability of […]
- Of Anchovies And Blueberries – Why El Niño Mattersby Tyler Durden on August 20, 2026 at 3:00 pm
Of Anchovies And Blueberries – Why El Niño Matters Authored by Nick Smallwood via BondVigilantes.com, Why aren’t we talking more about El Niño? After an exceptionally hot, dry summer in Western Europe and elsewhere, climate discussions proliferate. But neither mainstream media nor markets seem to be seriously discussing the risks and opportunities presented by what scientists appear to agree will be a “super […]
- Bitcoin Tops $72k After Largest Single-Day Crypto Short Liquidation In Historyby Tyler Durden on August 20, 2026 at 2:40 pm
Bitcoin Tops $72k After Largest Single-Day Crypto Short Liquidation In History Bitcoin surpassed $70,000 for the first time in over two months, propelled by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s ‘Operation Twist’-like move pushing US bond yields (and the dollar) lower followed by a high-stakes meeting President Trump held with crypto industry leaders. “When yields drop and the dollar weakens, risk assets tend to rally, and […]
- FBI Seizes Eric Swalwell’s Electronic Devices At San Francisco Airport Amid Sexual Misconduct Investigationby Tyler Durden on August 20, 2026 at 2:25 pm
FBI Seizes Eric Swalwell’s Electronic Devices At San Francisco Airport Amid Sexual Misconduct Investigation The FBI executed a search warrant against former congressman Eric Swalwell on Saturday after he landed at San Francisco Airport – seizing his electronic devices, including his cell phone, as part of a federal investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct, the Daily Mail reports. According to the report: The […]
- North Korea Fires Barrage Of Missiles As Kim Plays Hard To Get, After Trump Overtureby Tyler Durden on August 20, 2026 at 2:15 pm
North Korea Fires Barrage Of Missiles As Kim Plays Hard To Get, After Trump Overture The South Korean government has observed an alarming new launch of a missile barrage by North Korea on Thursday, announcing that an unidentified projectile was fired off the peninsula’s east coast on Thursday. “The Joint Chiefs of Staff said the launches of about 10 short-range ballistic missiles happened from North Korea’s capital region around […]
- Walmart Crashes Most Since 2022 After Huge Comp Store Sales Missby Tyler Durden on August 20, 2026 at 2:03 pm
Walmart Crashes Most Since 2022 After Huge Comp Store Sales Miss Walmart is tumbling after posting disappointing guidance while quarterly sales fell short of expectations, a rare miss for the world’s largest bricks and mortar retailer, that is stoking concerns about the leading big-box retailer decelerating alongside a slow-growing US economy. Comp store sales at US stores open at least a year, excluding fuel, rose 2.6% in the […]
- How Can This Be Real?by Tyler Durden on August 20, 2026 at 12:45 pm
How Can This Be Real? Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News, The Home Office in the United Kingdom is now handing asylum seekers a nine-page booklet and posters spelling out that rape is illegal, sex with children is a crime, women are equal to men, and you cannot mutilate girls’ genitals. Yes, really. This is how bad it’s gotten. Britain’s borders have become so porous that the state feels obliged to tutor new arrivals […]
- Initial Jobless Claims Refuse To Blink Amid Increasingly Fragile Labor Market Signalsby Tyler Durden on August 20, 2026 at 12:37 pm
Initial Jobless Claims Refuse To Blink Amid Increasingly Fragile Labor Market Signals Unchanged from near 1969 lows for the last five years… That’s quite a statement amid the sound and fury of markets and macro over the same period, but sure enough, the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits for the first time ticked up to 206k last week – the same level as they were back in 2001… Michigan was the standout […]
- Futures Slide As Treasury Yields Surge, Erasing Bessent Intervention, Driven By Oil Spikeby Tyler Durden on August 20, 2026 at 12:29 pm
Futures Slide As Treasury Yields Surge, Erasing Bessent Intervention, Driven By Oil Spike US futures slide and are trading at session lows, as bond yields surge after yesterday’s Treasury announcement, having now erased the entire post buyback-boost move; yields are 4-5bps higher as the curve bear steepens sharply with the 10Y yield now at 4.69%, above where it was before the Treasury’s press release yesterday, driven by a surge […]
- Comey’s ’86 47′ Post Could Objectively Be Read As Threat Against Trump, DOJ Arguesby Tyler Durden on August 20, 2026 at 12:05 pm
Comey’s ’86 47′ Post Could Objectively Be Read As Threat Against Trump, DOJ Argues Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times, The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) defended the ongoing prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey in a new court filing on Aug. 18, saying “an objective viewer” could interpret his social media post as threatening the president. The DOJ has denied that Comey is being prosecuted for his […]
- Unitree Founder Sees Humanoids Going “Mass Market” Within Decade As IPO Rally Fadesby Tyler Durden on August 20, 2026 at 11:45 am
Unitree Founder Sees Humanoids Going “Mass Market” Within Decade As IPO Rally Fades Lower US long-end yields, a softer dollar, and SK Hynix’s share buyback announcement stabilized sentiment across Asian markets. However, shares of Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree erased some of those massive 460% gains following Wednesday’s blockbuster debut. Risk appetite was also tempered after President Trump declared “Economic D-Day” […]
- The ‘Pindia Challenge’: A Stark Warning To The Westby Tyler Durden on August 20, 2026 at 11:20 am
The ‘Pindia Challenge’: A Stark Warning To The West Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News, A viral game on Google Maps has laid bare one of the most glaring cultural realities of the modern world. Drop a Street View pin anywhere in India and try to find a spot free of garbage, rubble, plastic waste or worse. The “Pindia Challenge” has taken off precisely because it is almost impossible to win. Mountains of trash, rivers of […]
- “Doom Loop” Engaged: US Debt Hits $40 Trillion As Treasury Enters The Endgameby Tyler Durden on August 20, 2026 at 11:01 am
“Doom Loop” Engaged: US Debt Hits $40 Trillion As Treasury Enters The Endgame It took the US 200 years to reach its first $1 trillion in debt. It took 95 days to add its last. After several weeks of build up, today the Treasury announced that total public debt surpassed $40 trillion for the first time, after jumping by over $60 billion in one day, and has now surged by $1 trillion in just over three months, and by a third of the […]
- African Stampede For Kentucky Fried Chicken Causes Pandemoniumby Tyler Durden on August 20, 2026 at 10:55 am
African Stampede For Kentucky Fried Chicken Causes Pandemonium Kentucky Fried Chicken is running a once in a blue moon promotion to celebrate a 15 year franchise anniversary. The only problem is, they’re doing it in West Africa in the country of Ghana where the poverty rate is 22% and the average yearly wage is $2630 USD. The one-day deal (one piece of chicken, two tenders, and a small fry for GH¢15, roughly equivalent to […]
- Argentina’s Monetary Policy Reveals Germany’s Loss of Controlby Tyler Durden on August 20, 2026 at 10:30 am
Argentina’s Monetary Policy Reveals Germany’s Loss of Control Submitted by Thomas Kolbe Javier Milei is a politician who was trained along the lines of the Austrian School of Economics. For him, the maxim coined by Ludwig von Mises applies: inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon. In other words: artificial expansion of the money supply leads to price increases – in different ways. Newly created, unbacked […]
- “Economic D-Day”: Trump Announces “Most Crushing Economic Operation Ever” Against Iranby Tyler Durden on August 20, 2026 at 10:25 am
“Economic D-Day”: Trump Announces “Most Crushing Economic Operation Ever” Against Iran Summary: Trump’s Economic War against Iran Begins Trump says “severe economic consequences” for any country that does businesses with Tehran Trump says “ECONOMIC D-DAY” begins against Iran UAE Cuts Ties As Iran Warns Gulf States Against Helping Washington; Kpler Says US Navy Gaining Ground In Hormuz ”ECONOMIC D-DAY” […]
- The Cost To Retire Comfortably Around The Worldby Tyler Durden on August 20, 2026 at 9:45 am
The Cost To Retire Comfortably Around The World For Americans considering retirement abroad, the same savings can go dramatically different distances depending on the destination. This graphic, via Visual Capitalist’s Dorothy Neufeld, maps the estimated cost for Americans to retire comfortably around the world, based on data from NetCredit and Numbeo. Estimates reflect a retirement of 14 years and 8.4 months, based on the […]
- Ceuta Cops Claim Invaders Are Dragging Girls Into Mountains For Gang-Rapesby Tyler Durden on August 20, 2026 at 9:00 am
Ceuta Cops Claim Invaders Are Dragging Girls Into Mountains For Gang-Rapes Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News, Spanish National Police officers and the majority union Jupol are sounding the alarm over a horrific pattern in the North African enclave of Ceuta: illegal Moroccan migrants, including unaccompanied minors and undocumented adults, are kidnapping girls and dragging them into the surrounding mountains to subject […]
- By 2050, The World’s Most-Populous Cities Will All Be In Africa Or Asiaby Tyler Durden on August 20, 2026 at 8:15 am
By 2050, The World’s Most-Populous Cities Will All Be In Africa Or Asia Across 150 years, familiar urban giants rise, fall, and give way to a new generation of megacities. This visualization, via Visual Capitalist’s Gabriel Cohen, ranks the 15 most populous cities worldwide from 1950 to 2100 using population estimates from the European Commission’s JRC via Our World in Data. City boundaries were consistently defined based on […]
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- US Ambassador condemns Israel’s strikes on Syria as Netanyahu isolates Israel further on the global stageby Lance D Johnson on August 20, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Israel’s air campaign against Syria has crossed a new threshold, and this time, it is not just Damascus objecting. The United States, through its own …
- Zuckerberg’s Meta Accused of Engineering A Trillion-Dollar “Addiction Machine” Targeting Kids at Landmark Trial Openingby Morgan S. Verity on August 20, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) A coalition of 29 state attorneys general (AGs) opened a landmark federal trial in Oakland on Tuesday, Aug. 18, accusing Meta Platforms of designing F…
- “ATB Personal Restoration Class” on BrightU: What happens when the body’s energy pathways break?by Belle Carter on August 20, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Episode 12 presented the human body as an interconnected network of energetic pathways linking physical, mental and spiritual dimensions. Dr. A…
- Fauci’s Right-Hand Man Dr. David Morens Pleads Guilty to Conspiracyby Morgan S. Verity on August 20, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Dr. David Morens, the longtime senior adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), pleaded guilt…
- Trump Orders End to “Costly and Hostile” U.S.-South Korea Drills, Throwing Ball to Pyongyangby Garrison Vance on August 20, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) OverviewPresident Donald Trump on Aug. 16 directed the Pentagon to scale back joint military exercises with South Korea, according to reports publis…
- JPMorgan warns of potential 2027 global food crisis driven by Hormuz disruptions and El Niñoby Willow Tohi on August 20, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) JPMorgan economists warn that a âcompounding stormâ of war, extreme weather and supply chain fragility could trigger a global food crisis by 2…
- Crypto Unchained: The evolution of money and the rise of Bitcoinby Kevin Hughes on August 20, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) The book “Crypto Unchained: The Battle for Privacy, Freedom, and the Future of Money” traces Bitcoin’s creation by Satoshi Nakamoto as a response …
- The Compute Famine Isn’t an Accident â It’s an Engineered Crisis to Strip You of Power, AI, and Freedomby Mike Adams on August 20, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) The Engineered Compute Famine Is Already HereOver the last three years, I have built AI systems from the ground up, curating knowledge bases and tra…
- Don’t Date Someone Who Took the mRNA Jab… That’s Not Shallow, It’s Survivalby Mike Adams on August 20, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Your Genetic Future is Now at StakeSome choices in life are matters of taste. Others are matters of survival. Who you choose to date, marry, and bui…
- Coffeeâs hidden hormonal impact: New study reveals sex-specific links to testosterone and body fatby Willow Tohi on August 20, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) A study of 2,264 participants from the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 found that higher coffee intake is associated with lower body fat and hi…
- Experts: Dark Chocolate May Benefit Health in Several Waysby Iva Greene on August 20, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Dark chocolate with 70% or higher cocoa content has been linked to benefits for gut health, mood, brain function, exercise recovery, heart health, blo…
- U.S. Ground Beef Sales Decline as Prices Hold Near Record Highs, Data Showby Sterling Ashworth on August 20, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) U.S. ground beef sales volumes declined 0.3% in the 13 weeks through mid-July, according to data from Chicago-based market research firm Circana, as …
- Bitcoin Passes $68,000 After U.S. Treasury Doubles Debt Buybacksby Sterling Ashworth on August 20, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Bitcoin rose above $68,000 on Wednesday, gaining nearly 3 percent in a 24-hour period after the U.S. Treasury Department announced it would more than …
- Jordan warns Al-Aqsa takeover is âimminentâ as thousands of settlers storm compoundby Cassie B. on August 20, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Jordan warns Israelâs Al-Aqsa actions signal an imminent takeover, prompting an emergency Arab and Islamic ministerial meeting. Over 4,000 Is…
- This fermented soybean enzyme is highlighted as a superfood that supports good healthby HRS Editors on August 20, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Natto is a fermented soybean dish from Japan that is rich in nutrients. Consuming fermented foods like natto supports optimal gut health and ov…
- Study Links Five Coffees a Day to Lower Visceral Fatby Coco Somers on August 20, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Coffee Consumption and Body Composition: Study FindingsDrinking five or more cups of coffee per day is associated with lower visceral fat and higher…
- Russia strikes Kyiv defense plants in retaliatory barrage, killing at least 12by Cassie B. on August 20, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Russia launched a massive missile and drone assault on Kyiv, killing at least 12 and wounding over 30. Ukrainian defenses intercepted most dron…
- Russia warns UK will face âconsequencesâ for drone strikes deep inside its territoryby Cassie B. on August 19, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Russia warned the UK that British involvement in long-range Ukrainian strikes will be treated as direct participation in war. The UK was brande…
- The whole truth: Why eating an entire avocado daily is key to a healthier dietby Ava Grace on August 19, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Daily whole avocado consumption improves overall diet quality by naturally displacing less nutritious foods like processed snacks and refined grai…
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- Trump Says CFTC Working to Onshore Hyperliquidby The Defiant Team on August 20, 2026 at 2:44 am
The president said CFTC Chair Michael Selig is working to bring the geoblocked perpetual futures venue into the US “in a fully compliant and legal fashion,” sending HYPE and Hyperliquid Strategies shares up and CME and Cboe down.
- How Maple Finance Became the #2 Crypto Lender Behind Tether — Sid Powell Explainsby Chris Storaker on August 19, 2026 at 7:25 pm
Sid Powell, CEO and co-founder of Maple Finance, joins Chris Storaker on the Converge Podcast
- Bitcoin Tops $68,000 as Short Liquidations Hit $1.7 Billionby The Defiant Team on August 19, 2026 at 5:16 pm
Ether gained 9% and total crypto market value rose 5.1% after the U.S. Treasury said it would at least double the size of its long-dated bond buybacks. Short positions accounted for 91% of the day’s liquidations.
- HSBC and Standard Chartered Complete First Live Transaction on Swift Blockchain Ledgerby The Defiant Team on August 19, 2026 at 2:45 pm
Swift’s ledger matched and netted obligations recorded on the banks’ separate platforms, but final settlement still ran through existing systems.
- Maya Protocol Exploit Drains $1.7 Million From Shared Liquidityby The Defiant Team on August 19, 2026 at 2:43 pm
Founder Aaluxx said he would ‘work to fix and recover in full,’ while routing service LeoDex reported that Maya had activated a global halt.
- Gnosis Chain to Abandon Its Validator Set and Settle to Ethereumby The Defiant Team on August 19, 2026 at 2:25 pm
GnosisDAO approved a strategic shift from standalone Layer 1 to an Ethereum-settled rollup, unlocking about 350,000 GNO and ending treasury-funded staking rewards.
- Hayden Adams Says AMMs Will Win The Biggest Markets. A Former XTX Trader Says They’re Going To Zeroby The Defiant Team on August 18, 2026 at 9:55 pm
The Uniswap founder’s first blog post since 2019 argues tokenized stocks will trade against index funds instead of dollars. The replies split between investors who called the thesis disruptive and traders who asked who would want to sell NVIDIA for SPY.
- Aligned Details ALIGN Airdrop 20 Months Laterby The Defiant Team on August 18, 2026 at 9:42 pm
The ZK infrastructure firm set unlock schedules and claiming networks for 8.74% of supply. It has not dated the token launch, and the site it built for its public auction now says the sale was canceled.
- Tenev Pushes for Tokenized Stocks in Americaby The Defiant Team on August 18, 2026 at 9:01 pm
The Robinhood CEO published a case for US equity tokenization five days after the SEC shelved its innovation exemption for a second time.
- SEC Proposes Token Offering Rules With $75 Million Exemptionby The Defiant Team on August 18, 2026 at 8:25 pm
The proposal pairs two registration exemptions with a conditional safe harbor that would take the “investment contract” label off a token, and preempts state securities law. All three sitting commissioners backed it in a vote held outside a public meeting.

















































































