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CryptoAug 18, 2026, 5:00 PM

Bitcoin Outpaces Stocks as South Korea Restricts Polymarket

A crypto news roundup includes Bitcoin outperforming equities, an Ethereum Foundation wallet warning, and South Korea limiting access to Polymarket.

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Crypto-related headlines from the roundup include Bitcoin outpacing the stock market on a daily basis, an Ethereum Foundation warning about possible wallet disruptions, and South Korea’s regulator restricting access to Polymarket.

Other digital-asset items include:

  • Hyperliquid and trade[XYZ] presenting the SEC with a proposal to modernize IPO mechanics.
  • Cypherpunk launching a Zcash mining park.
  • Media reports linking Trump’s crypto project to Chinese AI developers.
  • An AI agent reportedly dismissing an Andon Market employee.

Broader technology and macro items included Taiwan’s plan to pay citizens AI dividends, China testing quantum technology at an electrical substation, Unitree demonstrating a robot moving at 12.66 m/s with a 2-metre jump, and AI making work harder for US Congress lawyers.

Source: ForkLog

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