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Issue #74 · Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Market mood  Greed · 65/100  ▼ from 74 yesterday
Bitcoin retreated slightly to $78,619 as major crypto assets consolidated, while regulatory bodies globally advanced infrastructure plans.
 
 

  The Numbers

Bitcoin (BTC)$78,619  -0.8%
+22.3% this week
Ethereum (ETH)$2,465  -0.4%
+28.7% this week
Total crypto market$2.66T  -3.4%
BTC dominance 59.2% · BTC 38% below its all-time high

  The Movers

Top gainers (24h)

RAIN Rain+21.0%
HYPE Hyperliquid+3.3%
WLFI World Liberty Financial+2.4%
JUP Jupiter+1.7%

Top losers (24h)

BTW Bitway-13.6%
KAS Kaspa-6.6%
PEPE Pepe-5.9%
TRUMP Official Trump-5.6%

From the top 100 coins by market cap.

  The Read

Where the chart sits — description, not prediction

Bitcoin is trading above both its 50-day ($66.1K) and 200-day ($69.2K) averages — the longer-term trend reads as up. Over the past 30 days it has traded between $62.8K and $78.9K; today's price sits in the upper third of that range. RSI(14) is 88 — territory traditionally described as overbought.

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  The Brief

 Japan plans blockchain fast lane for securities settlement

Japan's financial regulators are studying blockchain infrastructure for faster securities cash settlement, with a development plan due early 2027 to modernize settlement systems. (Cointelegraph)

 ECB digital euro targets privacy amid surveillance concerns

European Central Bank claims its digital euro will prevent linking users to purchases, though civil society groups remain skeptical about actual privacy protections. (CoinDesk)

 Revolut rolls out euro stablecoin across select Europe markets

Fintech firm Revolut began phased launch of EURR, a euro-pegged stablecoin, to customers in Denmark, Poland, and Portugal as mainstream stablecoin adoption expands. (CoinDesk)

 Tornado Cash retrial delayed to April 2027

Roman Storm's Tornado Cash retrial was postponed by six months, with the judge's decision on his acquittal motion still pending. (Decrypt)

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Crypto 101

What is slippage?

The gap between the price you expected and the price you got, caused by the market moving or thin liquidity. Bigger orders in smaller markets slip more.

“Volatility is the price of admission, not a malfunction.”

Coin Mornings is an educational digest for US readers. Nothing here is financial, investment, tax, or legal advice. Crypto is volatile — never invest more than you can afford to lose. Some links are affiliate links; we may earn a commission at no cost to you. Prices via CoinGecko, sentiment via alternative​.me, captured shortly before send.

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