August 2026 - Page 10 of 15

August 17, 2026
AI, Finance

OpenAI Secures 20-Year Ohio Data Center Lease Backed by Nvidia

OpenAI has taken another major step toward expanding its artificial intelligence infrastructure by securing a 20-year lease for a massive data center campus in Ohio. The agreement covers an...

August 12, 2026
Crypto News, Finance

SBI picks Solana: What Japan’s tokenization pivot means for SOL

SBI Holdings has taken a major step toward building more of Japan’s financial infrastructure on Solana, giving the blockchain one of its strongest institutional endorsements in Asia. On July...

August 12, 2026
Crypto News, Finance

The prediction market turf war: who actually regulates Kalshi and Polymarket

The battle over prediction markets in the United States is no longer just about whether platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket should be allowed to operate. The bigger question...

August 12, 2026
Crypto News, Finance

FlightAware withdraws Kalshi lawsuit after flight market dispute

FlightAware has dropped its lawsuit against prediction market operator Kalshi just one day after filing the case, bringing an unusually fast end to a dispute over the use of...

August 12, 2026
Crypto News, Finance

XRP bridge exploit update: Tx identifies flaw, alerts FBI

Tx has released new details about the exploit that drained nearly 200,000 XRP from its XRPL bridge, confirming that the attack was caused by a flaw in the bridge’s...

August 12, 2026
Crypto News, Finance

XRP at $1: what derivatives and exchange flows signal

XRP is once again approaching one of the most important price levels on its chart: $1. The token traded near $1.02 on Aug. 11 after falling roughly 4.65% over...

August 12, 2026
Crypto News, Finance

Bank of England taps Polygon consortium for digital pound trade finance tests

The Bank of England is expanding its digital pound experiments, bringing together NOBO Finance, Dun & Bradstreet and Polygon Labs to explore how digital money could make cross-border trade...

August 12, 2026
Crypto News, Finance

If the CLARITY Act dies: the three Democrats who could bury crypto legislation for a generation

The U.S. crypto industry entered 2026 with growing confidence that long-awaited market structure legislation was finally within reach. Now, that opportunity may be slipping away. The Digital Asset Market...

August 12, 2026
AI, Crypto News

Bitcoin developers could fall behind attackers without top AI models, BPI says

Bitcoin and other open-source financial infrastructure developers could find themselves at a growing disadvantage against cyber attackers if they cannot access the most advanced artificial intelligence models, according to...

August 12, 2026
Crypto News, Finance

Fidelity plans Ethereum staking for $898M FETH fund

Fidelity is preparing to add Ethereum staking to its nearly $900 million Fidelity Ethereum Fund, a move that could allow shareholders to benefit from staking rewards while continuing to...