Real-world assets drove 31.7% of Hyperliquid's new users in H1 2026, pulling in 169,000 wallets and signaling real product-market fit for tokenized assets.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/rwas-hyperliquid-fastest-growing-user-driver-august-2026/

The Coinbase Premium Index has stayed negative for a record 90 straight days, per CoinGlass, signaling soft US spot demand as BTC trades near $63,000.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/coinbase-bitcoin-premium-record-negative-streak-august-2026/

Bitget is rolling out enhanced compliance controls on 16 sanctioned entities in three waves through August 23, mirroring Binance. Here is what it means for users.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitget-sanctions-compliance-controls-htx-exmo-august-2026/

Paul Tudor Jones' investment firm increased its stake in BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF after a year of selling, a notable reversal from a macro trader who called BTC a hedge.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/paul-tudor-jones-firm-increases-bitcoin-etf-stake-august-2026/

A reported South Korean proposal would let authorities seize crypto directly from self-custody wallets, not just exchange accounts. Here is what it means for holders.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/south-korea-self-custody-wallet-crypto-seizure-proposal-august-2026/

Hong Kong's SFC flagged 65 fake websites cloning licensed exchange HashKey. Here is how the clone-site playbook works and how to verify a real platform.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/hong-kong-sfc-65-fake-websites-hashkey-august-2026/

Galaxy Research says over 1,778 BTC has been drained in the Coldcard hardware wallet exploit across three waves and 33+ attacker footprints, with no attacks confirmed after August.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/galaxy-research-1778-btc-coldcard-exploit-august-2026/

Cboe asked the SEC to approve the first US-listed 3x leveraged Bitcoin and Ether ETFs, a rule change that would triple daily crypto price exposure inside a regulated wrapper.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/cboe-3x-leveraged-bitcoin-ether-etf-filing-august-2026/

CyberWallet users have until August 15 to move crypto out before withdrawals become a manual smart contract recovery. Here is what changes and what to do.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/cyberwallet-shutdown-august-15-withdrawal-deadline-2026/

JPMorgan disclosed a 25% increase in its BlackRock spot Bitcoin ETF position in its latest quarterly 13F filing, a sign banks keep buying regulated BTC exposure.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/jpmorgan-boosts-bitcoin-etf-holdings-25-percent-13f-august-2026/