#BNBBNB Hits $617 Resistance Despite 75% Volume SurgeWhale accumulation and a 75% volume jump have failed to lift BNB past $617, keeping $666 upside and $597 downside levels in focus.Mehjabeen ArsiwalaAug 17, 2026
#Bitcoin#MicroStrategy#Michael SaylorStrategy Sells $334M In MSTR Stock As Bitcoin Holdings Stay FrozenA week without Bitcoin sales left Strategy’s 840,447 BTC reserve intact as $333.7M in MSTR proceeds covered capital needs.Murtuza MerchantAug 17, 2026
#Ethereum#BitMine Bitmine Now Controls 4.8% Of Every Ether Token In CirculationBitmine Immersion Technologies lifted its Ether treasury to 4.8% of supply, with Chairman Tom Lee pointing to a rising ETH/BTC ratio.Steven ZeilerAug 17, 2026
#Hackers#Monero#AppleMonero Miners Hit Macs Through Apple Screen Sharing Authentication FlawDutch officials say attackers used a patched Screen Sharing authentication flaw to seize exposed Macs and quietly mine Monero.Alexey BondarevAug 17, 2026
#Bitcoin#Solana#Altcoin#ETFBitcoin Funds Lose $390M While Altcoin ETFs Buck The TrendWeekly crypto ETF flows split sharply as Bitcoin and Ethereum products lost money while Solana, XRP and HYPE funds drew new capital.Mehjabeen ArsiwalaAug 17, 2026
#Ethereum#Vitalik ButerinVitalik Buterin Backs Bitcoin Model For 128 KB Ethereum Payment ProofsA Bitcoin-style UTXO proposal backed by Vitalik Buterin could reduce Ethereum's state burden while enabling compact payment proofs.Alexey BondarevAug 17, 2026
#OpenAI#AIOpenAI Reportedly Scrapped Its 3rd Safety Team Ahead Of A Public ListingA late-July restructuring left OpenAI without a dedicated Preparedness team as biology and cyber risk work moved into existing groups.Alexey BondarevAug 17, 2026
#XRPXRP Faces $1 Test As Binance And OKX Traders Bet On RecoveryLeveraged positioning is building around XRP near $1 as futures exposure grows and social sentiment falls to a three-month low.Mehjabeen ArsiwalaAug 17, 2026
#AI#OpenAI#ChatGPTOpenAI Brings Computer History To Mac, Storing ChatGPT Memories UnencryptedA new macOS feature called Computer History gives ChatGPT a running log of clicks and keystrokes, and OpenAI stores it unencrypted.Alexey BondarevAug 17, 2026
#Ethereum#BNBEthereum Address Misuse Hits 65,340 Cases As Losses Pass $574.8MResearchers traced 65,340 Ethereum and BNB Chain address misuse cases to $574.8M in losses, including attacks that exploited exposed keys.Steven ZeilerAug 17, 2026