Bitcoin options remain expensive despite summer calm. Here's why it matters
Bitcoin’s implied volatility is near a seasonal floor, but options continue to price substantially more movement than the market is delivering. Source：CoinDesk
BTC price loses 200-week trend line as 2022 repeats: Five things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin confirmed a weekly candle close below its 200week moving average, copying the 2022 bearmarket as traders warn of further BTC price downside next.…
Why Goldman Sachs thinks the Fed won’t be hiking interest rates in September
Goldman expects that the Fed will stand pat — barring any dramatic data. Source：MarketWatch
Bitpanda fined €70,000 in Austria’s first published MiCA enforcement case
The fine stems from Bitpanda failing to submit a mandatory white paper 20 days before publication and omitting required disclosures in marketing materials.…
The AI productivity payoff is coming. Here are 20 stocks primed to capture the gains as adoption spreads.
So far investors have been focused on artificialintelligence infrastructure plays rather than productivity beneficiaries, says Goldman Sachs. Source：MarketWatch
‘I’m running out of time’: I sold my $300,000 rental property at a $75,000 loss. Should I buy another one to avoid taxes?
“My CPA hasn’t gotten back to me.” Source：MarketWatch
Bitcoin tracks equity bounce, but $390 million ETF outflow week keeps bulls on back foot
The price of bitcoin tracked a bounce in equities, but a $390 million ETF outflow streak and 10% odds on landmark crypto legislation leave markets searching…
Bitpanda fined in Austria’s first published MiCA penalty
The FMA said Bitpanda breached MiCA rules on crypto white papers and marketing communications, with the decision now final. Source：Cointelegraph
Investor dubbed ‘AI stock god’ had 56% of his funds in these two stocks before it blew up
At the end of the first half of 2026, on the cusp of a major correction in the sector, more than three quarters of the Situational Awareness fund was betting…
Binance handed user data to Russia that led to a Ukrainian donor's arrest
Binance says it cooperates with lawful requests, despite exiting the Russian market in 2023 to improve its compliance strategy. Source：CoinDesk
My son does not work, yet he pays $500 for ACA health insurance. How is that fair?
“I see people who have a lot of money but little or no taxable income who still qualify for subsidies on their health insurance.” Source：MarketWatch
Coinbase-Circle USDC collaboration, FOMC minutes, oil price: Crypto Week Ahead
Your look at what's coming in the week starting Aug. 17 Source：CoinDesk