WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2026 · The Wall
BTC eases to $78,501 as buyers take a pause.
By Crypto Wall St · August 26, 2026
The Majorsclose-of-day
BTC
$78,501
-0.8% · 24h
ETH
$2441.15
-1.3% · 24h
SOL
$96.51
-3.4% · 24h
Macro Pulseend of day
DXY
98.92
US10Y
4.64%
VIX
15.45
GOLD
$4,712
Headlines that shaped 2026-08-2630
- 01Bitcoin's volatility has plunged, but extreme price swings are more frequent than in 2018
- 02Robinhood Chain slowdown spreads from fees to trading as transactions fall more than 40%
- 03XRP Ledger patched decade-old bug that could create billions of dollars in XRP from nothing
- 04Visa survey says nearly half of APAC consumers open to using stablecoins by 2031
- 05Celsius founder faces lifetime ban, but can trade his own crypto
- 06Bitcoin Life Insurer Meanwhile Raises $37.5M as Wealthy Families Look to Pass On Their BTC
- 07Solana doubles block production speed to 200ms as network prepares for Alpenglow upgrade
- 08Tether freezes $1.4M in TRON vaults and THORChain stalls
- 09ETH fee burns cover just 2% of new coins printed in 2026
- 10U.S. CFTC moves to fold event contracts into swaps regulations as legal fight rages
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