The 'Crack' in the Energy Market Is Wider Than Ever. Bitcoin Might Feel It: Crypto Daybook

CoinDeskAug 18 19:21

Galaxy Research: The crypto lending market contracted by 16.8% quarter-on-quarter in Q2, but the deleveraging process remained “orderly and moderate.”

According to ChainCatcher, Galaxy Research released its Q2 2026 Crypto Leverage Market Report, showing that the total volume of crypto-collateralized lending fell by 16.78% quarter-on-quarter to $56.16 billion, representing a 40.13% decline from the peak of $78.69 billion in Q3 2025. Among these, DeFi lending contracted by 27.61% quarter-on-quarter to $20.43 billion, while CeFi borrowing decreased by 9.62% quarter-on-quarter to $22.98 billion, marking the first time since Q3 2023 that

ChainCatcherAug 18 10:48

The Central Bank of Russia has capped market brokers' exposure to crypto assets at no more than 25% of their total capital.

PANews, August 18 – According to Bitcoin.com, the Central Bank of Russia has released a draft regulation requiring professional market participants, including brokers, trust institutions, foreign exchange dealers, and cryptocurrency exchanges, to include their cryptocurrency holdings when calculating own capital. Furthermore, the proportion of crypto assets must not exceed 25% of total capital. These holdings must be registered with licensed crypto custodians to facilitate state verification of their authenticity. The Central Bank stated that this measure aims to assess credit and market risks, ensuring the financial resilience of intermediaries involved in crypto transactions. This draft represents a continuation of Russia’s process of legalizing crypto assets, providing investors with a framework for assessment.

PANewsAug 18 10:39

Bitcoin's Biggest Holders, Strategy and Metaplanet, Are Betting on Math, Not Price: Crypto Daybook

CoinDeskAug 17 19:28

Half-year review reveals the flow of $11.2 billion in financing: The crypto industry’s most valuable assets are shifting from code to licenses.

By Xiao Bing: Dubai-based crypto lawyer Irina Heaver and her team at NeosLegal undertook a simple yet impactful exercise: they meticulously reviewed all publicly disclosed financing deals in the crypto industry for the first half of 2026, totaling 377 transactions with an aggregate value of approximately $11.2 billion. The conclusion can be summarized in one sentence: every disclosed financing round flowed into businesses that require regulatory licenses to operate. The top three sectors were payments and stablecoins ($3.7 billion), prediction markets ($2.0 billion), and exchanges and trading platforms ($1.7 billion). These three areas have one

TechFlowAug 17 10:56

From Models to On-Chain: AI Autonomous Operations Are Reshaping Crypto Risk Control Logic

By Sean Stein Smith, Forbes; Compiled by AididiaoJP, Foresight News. In recent years, the discourse on AI risks has evolved at a breathtaking pace. The challenges facing enterprises today have long since moved beyond minor issues such as chatbots occasionally generating nonsensical or biased outputs, or employees inadvertently pasting sensitive information into public tools. The true qualitative shift lies in the fact that AI agents now possess the capability to take direct action—they can invoke external systems, write code autonomously, and even operate with minimal human oversight.

ForesightAug 17 10:53