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Policy · Aug 28, 2026

Ethena ends monthly VC unlocks as ENA buyback vote opens

The Foundation says it bought locked tokens from certain selling seed investors and will accelerate remaining investor unlocks, while a fee-switch proposal would fund ENA purchases only after a USDe supply milestone.

A financial chart on a screen, illustrating a token-governance proposal.
DeFi · Aug 25, 2026

THORChain says v3.20 brings native Monero and Zcash swaps

The protocol says users can swap XMR and ZEC against bitcoin, ether and stablecoins without wrapped assets or centralized custody, although parts of its public swap documentation still show an older supported-asset list.

A digital network illustration representing cross-chain infrastructure.
Markets · Aug 20, 2026

Bitcoin clears $80,000 as ETF inflows reach an eight-day run

Bitcoin moved back above $80,000 while U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs recorded net inflows for an eighth straight session. The market has stronger listed-product demand, but daily flows are slowing and leverage remains part of the test.

Evidence chart showing Ether daily closes rising from $1,917.85 on Aug. 18 to $2,252.80 on Aug. 19 and $2,290.12 on Aug. 20 UTC.
Markets · Aug 19, 2026

Bitcoin climbs above $68,000 as ether jumps on Treasury liquidity signal

BTC was up 5.6% and ETH 9.5% over 24 hours as traders absorbed a larger Treasury buyback plan and a wave of crypto short liquidations. Bankless analyst David Christopher framed the cross-asset move as a possible return of the ‘debasement trade,’ while noting that Treasury’s operation is not quantitative easing.

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