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Bitcoin Tops $80,000 as Price Forecasts Split Between $45K and $150K
Bitcoin crossed $80,000 on August 24 for the first time since May 15, backed by $1.92 billion in weekly ETF inflows and over $4 billion in liquidated shorts. One trader maps a path back to $45,000, while Bernstein holds $150,000 and Citi's base case sits at $82,000.
Pi Network Sets September 15 Target for Final Protocol 27 Upgrade
Pi Network began deploying Protocol 27 to Testnet 1 on August 21, with September 15, 2026 as the Mainnet target. The Core Team calls it the final planned upgrade in the current sequence, adding smart-contract authentication and groundwork for RPC servers, DEX functions, and AMM pools.
Strategy Swings to $1.4 Billion Bitcoin Profit as BTC Tops $77,000
Strategy returned to an unrealized gain of about $1.4 billion on its 840,447 BTC after bitcoin cleared the company's $75,385 average cost. Spot ETFs took in $606 million on Thursday, Standard Chartered flagged a possible run at $126,000, and Coinbase's CEO looked to 2030.
Crypto India Magazine Releases NARRATIVE Issue 2, Tracking Crypto’s Shift Into Institutional Finance
Crypto India Magazine released NARRATIVE Issue 2, The Institutional Era of Crypto, on August 15, 2026. Marc Liew of Jito Foundation fronts the cover story, with features on custody, market infrastructure, and DeFi, three HER Story profiles, and four contributor essays.
Can You Trust AI With Your Crypto? Francesco Andreoli Thinks You Can, With Limits
MetaMask opened Agent Wallet to all users on August 6, 2026, giving AI agents a scoped wallet across 22 EVM chains and Hyperliquid. Francesco Andreoli, Head of Developer Relations at Consensys, walks through the policy engine, the $10,000 Transaction Protection, and where users get it wrong.
Interview with Charlie Hu, Co-Founder of COCO AI: AI Agents, Enterprise Adoption, and Future of Work
COCO AI co-founder Charlie Hu runs a 15-person team alongside about 60 AI agents, serving 500-plus businesses in e-commerce, gaming, and digital marketing. He breaks down the shift from Copilot to Autopilot, why physical AI is the next frontier, and how to stay valuable.
Interview with Adam Budínský: Trezor’s Head of Hardware on the Safe 7, Open Security, and Self-Custody
The Trezor Safe 7 just won a 2026 Red Dot Award for Product Design. Head of Hardware Adam Budínský talks to CIM about the device's open, auditable, secure element, the push to end blind signing on Ethereum, the touchscreen threat model, and why self-custody adoption still lags in India.
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MENA Crypto Volume Hits $350 Billion as Gulf Adoption Accelerates
MENA crypto volume climbed to an estimated $350 billion by 2025-2026 from about $100 billion in 2022, according to the Bitcoin Policy Institute. Turkey leads by transaction value, the UAE by institutional flows, and Saudi Arabia by growth, as conflict and regulation reshape demand.
Bitcoin Tops $80,000 as Price Forecasts Split Between $45K and $150K
Bitcoin crossed $80,000 on August 24 for the first time since May 15, backed by $1.92 billion in weekly ETF inflows and over $4 billion in liquidated shorts. One trader maps a path back to $45,000, while Bernstein holds $150,000 and Citi's base case sits at $82,000.
Strategy Swings to $1.4 Billion Bitcoin Profit as BTC Tops $77,000
Strategy returned to an unrealized gain of about $1.4 billion on its 840,447 BTC after bitcoin cleared the company's $75,385 average cost. Spot ETFs took in $606 million on Thursday, Standard Chartered flagged a possible run at $126,000, and Coinbase's CEO looked to 2030.
BlackRock, Coinbase, Strategy Join Consortium With $15M Pledge to Strengthen Bitcoin Security Against Quantum Risks
Nine leading financial and crypto firms, including BlackRock, Coinbase, and Strategy, have launched the Bitcoin Security Consortium with a combined $15 million commitment over three years. The initiative will fund Bitcoin security research and open source development while preparing for future quantum computing risks.