Crypto news, week of August 24, 2026

Reports ran between 03:30 and 09:15 UTC on Aug 24.

The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).

Reported by wallstreet-online.de, nepalnational.com (Big News Network), Philippine Times (Big News Network), australiannews.net (Big News Network) and coloradostar.com (Big News Network).

• Banks
• Regulatory stakeholders

Machine summary HashKey Exchange is adding Franklin Templeton's grBENJI tokenized U.S. government money market fund to its Earn Channel in Asia. HashKey Exchange and Franklin Templeton are to bring an OnChain U.S. Government Liquidity Fund to Asia.

1. A collaboration was announced by HashKey Exchange and Franklin Templeton, per an August 25, 2026 press release, aimed at distributing grBENJI, the Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Liquidity Fund, among digital asset investors in Asia.
2. The fund launched on HashKey Exchange's Earn Channel on August 24, 2026.
3. Through infrastructure enabled by blockchain, grBENJI puts most of its investments in U.S. dollar cash assets and U.S. government money market instruments.
4. The product is available to eligible digital asset investors, and both companies plan to explore expanding access to tokenized products across markets.

Reported by thailand-business-news.com and Pr Newswire.

• Franklin Templeton
• Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Liquidity Fund (grBENJI)
• HashKey Exchange

Machine summary Bitcoin pushed above $80,000 on the morning of Aug. 25 for the first time in over three months, according to The Motley Fool. As of early evening on Aug. 25, Bitcoin gained 0.3% to $78,932.12, Ethereum fell 0.5% to $2,460.57, and Solana increased 1.8% to $97.93, the report said.

1. As of early evening on Aug. 25, Bitcoin gained 0.3% to $78,932.12, Ethereum fell 0.5% to $2,460.57, and Solana increased 1.8% to $97.93, per the report.
2. The report said the leading cryptocurrency has increased by more than 22% over the last seven days.
3. The report said over $7 billion in short crypto positions were liquidated in the past week.
4. The report said spot Bitcoin ETFs saw over $2.2 billion in inflows since Aug. 17.

Reported by nasdaq.com and The Globe and Mail.

• Bitcoin
• Ethereum
• Solana

Machine summary Bitcoin mining companies are increasingly diverting investment and infrastructure towards AI, according to a BBC report.

1. One bitcoin was worth about $124,000 at its peak in October 2025 and has since rallied to around $80,000, the report said.
2. TerraWulf's website now says it focuses on "next-generation AI and high-performance computing", the report said.

Reported by BBC.

• Bitcoin

Reports ran between 12:19 and 16:28 UTC on Aug 30.

The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).

Reported by Coinpedia and tradingview.com.

• Bitcoin
• Sberbank