Cointelegraph - 2026-08-17 ​
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1. OCC approves Trump family crypto company for trust charter ​
Author: Cointelegraph by Turner Wright
Published: 8/17/2026, 9:17:30 PM
Categories: Latest News
The US financial regulator gave conditional approval for World Liberty Financial’s charter bid as ten Democrats signed onto a bill to “prevent corruption in banking applications.“
2. Binance to plan UK relaunch with FCA license application: Report ​
Author: Cointelegraph by Turner Wright
Published: 8/17/2026, 6:45:00 PM
Categories: Latest News
Binance’s UK arm has been barred from offering regulated activities in the country since June 2021, but the company will reportedly move to secure licensing under new crypto rules.
3. CFTC seeks public input on AI compute futures contracts as CME eyes October launch ​
Author: Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi
Published: 8/17/2026, 5:11:39 PM
Categories: Latest News
The regulatory review could shape an emerging market that lets companies and investors trade and hedge the cost of increasingly scarce AI computing power.
4. US Treasury moves forward with rules on GENIUS Act after July deadline ​
Author: Cointelegraph by Turner Wright
Published: 8/17/2026, 4:29:48 PM
Categories: Latest News
The stablecoin bill signed into law last year is scheduled to go into effect in January 2027, potentially without finalized regulations from US government agencies.
5. Bitcoin hits $64K as gold gains while oil shakes off Trump Oman threat ​
Author: Cointelegraph by William Suberg
Published: 8/17/2026, 4:16:40 PM
Categories: Markets
Bitcoin price strength saw BTC/USD pass $64,000 on 2% daily gains as gold pushed higher while US stocks wobbled on fresh US-Iran rhetoric.
6. Bitmine nears 5% of Ethereum supply despite $8.4B in unrealized losses ​
Author: Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi
Published: 8/17/2026, 4:04:32 PM
Categories: Latest News
Tom Lee’s Ethereum treasury company keeps buying the second-biggest crypto through the downturn, while more than 5 million staked ETH is projected to generate $287 million in annual rewards.
7. Strategy raises $334M through stock sales but buys no Bitcoin ​
Author: Cointelegraph by Yohan Yun
Published: 8/17/2026, 12:51:03 PM
Categories: Latest News
Proceeds funded STRC dividends and repurchases, while $149.1 million was added to Strategy’s US dollar reserve, which reached $4.8 billion.