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BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes is stepping back into an operating role in crypto, announcing that he will lead Flop Labs, a startup developing blockchain infrastructure designed for autonomous AI agents.Hayes announced the move on Aug. 18, saying he was “coming out of retirement” to lead Flop Labs. He has also updated his X profile to identify himself as the company’s CEO.The move comes as Flop Labs prepares to develop Flop Network, a proposed blockchain where AI agents could use the network’s native FLOP token to pay for computing, inference and decentralized memory services.Hayes said Flop is planning a “massive airdrop”…

Centrifuge has added Symbiotic’s liquidity network across three tokenized funds that represent about $1.6 billion in assets under management, giving eligible holders another route to exchange their positions for USDC.The integration covers Janus Henderson’s JAAA, an AAA-rated collateralized loan obligation strategy, JTRSY, a short-duration US Treasury strategy and New York Life Investment Management’s HYB, a US high-yield corporate bond strategy.Symbiotic’s Liquid Lane uses an onchain request-for-quote (RFQ) marketplace where market makers can tap liquidity from vaults to fill redemption requests. Market makers can then redeem the acquired fund tokens through the issuer or sell them through another RFQ transaction.The arrangement…

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All of us once believed that artificial intelligence will eventually take over the world with robots and intelligent technology. You can see how AI has been changing our lives in the examples of virtual assistants, smart manufacturing lines and wealth management apps. If you want to become an AI agent manager, then you have picked one of the most promising career paths in AI. The future of AI will revolve around agents and the ability to orchestrate AI agents will make you an invaluable asset for companies. The 2026 State of AI Agents report by Claude reveals that 80% of…

Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP rallied after Trump’s crypto meeting, but the CLARITY Act still faces political disagreements in the Senate. President Donald Trump met with executives from Coinbase, Ripple, Gemini, and other major crypto companies at the White House on Wednesday as the administration sought to take a stronger position in the digital asset industry. The discussion focused heavily on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, Bitcoin, and the push to bring more crypto activity into the US. CLARITY, Bitcoin and Hyperliquid Trump called on Congress to pass “a fair version” of CLARITY and said the legislation would help keep…

Mutsamudu, Comoros, August 19, 2026 – MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, announced the launch of “MEXC Win: Infinity Arena,” a team-based futures trading competition. The competition offers 0-fee stock trading and a tiered prize pool of up to 10 million USDT. Early bird registration opens August 19 at 12:00 (UTC), with early participants eligible to share a 10,000 USDT futures bonus pool and additional rewards for early team formation.MEXC Win: Infinity Arena brings traders together through team competition, combining  collaborative strategies with individual performance. The format builds on strong participation in MEXC’s eighth-anniversary futures team trading competition…

Willemstad, Curaçao, August 19th, 2026, PlayNewswire 1win, a crypto entertainment platform, has added Crypto Genesys, Pragmatic Play’s new crypto-themed slot, giving its players access to a title currently available across only a limited selection of gaming platforms. As one of the few selected gaming platforms that offer Crypto Genesys, 1win is expanding its entertainment offerings beyond cryptocurrency transactions to include gaming experiences designed specifically for crypto-oriented audiences. Set in the world of crypto, AI, and digital culture, Crypto Genesys takes players into a neon-lit cyberpunk metropolis where digital currencies meet futuristic gameplay. A cyborg character overlooks the reels, while crypto-inspired…

New York City, United States, August 18th, 2026, Chainwire Integration lets users hold Robinhood Chain assets in self-custody, move them across chains through Tria’s BestPath routing and use supported assets to top up the Tria Card Tria, the leading self-custodial neofinance platform, today announced support for Robinhood Chain, connecting one of the fastest-growing new networks for tokenized real-world assets to Tria’s cross-chain infrastructure and global payment ecosystem. The integration allows users to hold supported Robinhood Chain assets in wallets they control, move assets across chains using Tria’s BestPath routing technology, and route supported assets through Tria to top up the…

PORT VILA, Vanuatu, Aug. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Vantage Markets expanded its Pre-IPO CFD offering with the launch of its Unitree Pre-IPO CFD for eligible clients, available from 10 August 2026 under the symbol UNITREEUSD. The launch provides eligible clients with exposure to movements in the applicable reference price of Unitree Robotics, a company operating in the fields of embodied artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics. The Unitree Pre-IPO CFD is a leveraged derivative product that provides eligible clients with exposure to movements in its applicable reference price, as determined in accordance with Vantage’s applicable pricing methodology and trading terms. It does…

Bitmine owns 4.8% of the total ETH coin supply of 120.7 million Bitmine is 96% of the way to the ‘Alchemy of 5%’ in just 14 months In July, ETH outperformed Nasdaq 100 by 2,500 basis points, the largest since July 2025, reflective of the strengthening fundamentals of crypto Bitmine repurchased 1.7 million shares of common stock in the past week, and has repurchased over 20.8 million shares cumulatively since July 2026 under its previously announced $4 billion share repurchase program Bitmine was added to the Russell 1000 Large-cap index on June 26, 2026 Bitmine’s Series A Preferred Stock is…