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21Shares XRP ETF loses 54% of assets as redemptions lock in $13.4 million loss
The 21Shares XRP ETF experienced a 54% drop in assets during the first half of 2026 due to redemptions and falling XRP prices.
Ethereum staking climbs to 34% as proposal targets validator rewards and ETH treasury firm yields
Ethereum's staked supply has reached 34%, prompting a new proposal to burn validator rewards and address yield sustainability.
Bitcoin Flashes Bottom Signals as “Digital Gold” Narrative Returns
On-chain data and a rising correlation with precious metals suggest Bitcoin may be forming a macro market bottom.
Kraken adds S&P 500 to funded trading program, commodities to follow
Crypto exchange Kraken has introduced an S&P 500 perpetual product to its proprietary trading program, offering round-the-clock US equity exposure.
Trump sued over Truth Social’s early-access feed as firm explores licensing data to prediction markets
President Trump and officials were sued over Truth Social's paid early-access feed while the company explores data licensing for prediction markets.
Japan Escaped a 30-Year Economic Slump, But Crypto Could Pay the Price
Japan's economic recovery and rising interest rates threaten the yen carry trade, potentially impacting global risk assets like cryptocurrency.
Bitwise cuts 14% of staff while still expecting growth
Digital asset manager Bitwise has laid off 14% of its workforce, reducing its staff from about 180 to 155 employees amid a market downturn.
A $36 billion lawsuit just turned Kalshi’s $40 billion valuation race into a federal market emergency
The CFTC ordered Kalshi to keep operating after New York's $36 billion lawsuit created a federal market emergency for the prediction market.
Polymarket taps ex-Uber and Bird exec Travis VanderZanden to boost growth
Polymarket has hired former Uber and Bird executive Travis VanderZanden as its chief growth officer to accelerate expansion amid rising competition.
Gold Price Climbed After July Inflation Data, But Bitcoin Didn’t. Why?
Gold and crypto rose following cooler July inflation data, but analysts note that Bitcoin's market structure still lacks the full capitulation seen in previous bear market bottoms.
Goldman Sachs leaps into bitcoin income ETFs with $2.25 billion NEOS buyout
Goldman Sachs has agreed to acquire NEOS Investments for up to $2.25 billion, expanding its ETF platform into bitcoin synthetic products.
OCC Says It’s ‘Open for Business’ as Crypto Firms Line Up for Bank Charters
The OCC is actively reviewing bank charter applications from major crypto companies, signaling a shift toward integrating digital assets into federal banking.
Goldman Sachs to gain bitcoin and ETH income ETFs in up to $2.25 billion Neos acquisition
Goldman Sachs has agreed to acquire Neos Investments for up to $2.25 billion, adding three crypto options-income ETFs to its asset management business.
FlightAware drops Kalshi lawsuit one day after filing
FlightAware voluntarily dismissed its lawsuit against prediction market Kalshi just one day after filing trademark and data infringement claims.
Bank of England tests stablecoin, digital pound interoperability in cross-border payments
The Bank of England's Digital Pound Lab is testing stablecoin and digital pound interoperability for cross-border trade finance.
Tron Inc. put over 90% of assets behind an uninsured JustLend dependency as its TRX treasury kept growing
Tron Inc. has allocated over 90% of its assets to JustLend, exposing its growing TRX treasury to uninsured DeFi risks.
Wintermute plans $1 billion AI push beyond crypto: Bloomberg
Crypto market maker Wintermute plans a $1 billion investment over five years in AI and trading infrastructure to expand beyond crypto into traditional markets.
Who Owns the President’s Tweets? A Federal Lawsuit Wants an Answer
The Intercept and other groups filed a federal lawsuit challenging Trump Media's costly Truth API for selling early access to presidential posts.
Solana platform taps prediction market Kalshi for Wall Street-style high-speed data feed
Solana-based DoubleZero is integrating Kalshi's prediction market order book into its low-latency data feed to meet institutional demands.
HashKey begins beta distribution of Hong Kong-regulated HKDAP stablecoin
Anchorpoint Financial has named HashKey Exchange as an authorized distributor for its HKDAP stablecoin in a new beta rollout.
SKALE launches Agent Pit to let builders train AI agents before taking them live on Polymarket
SKALE Labs has introduced Agent Pit, a zero-gas paper-trading platform designed for developers to test and refine autonomous AI trading agents before deploying them on Polymarket.
BIP-110 failure shows Bitcoin would be ‘almost impossible to reproduce,’ Plan B Network director says
Plan B Network director Giacomo Zucco stated that the failed BIP-110 Bitcoin fork highlights why recreating Bitcoin today is nearly impossible.
After selling 832 BTC to clear debt, this Nasdaq-listed crypto firm is using a 1-for-50 reverse split to mask its shrinking treasury
Fold is proposing a reverse stock split to regain Nasdaq compliance after selling most of its Bitcoin reserves to clear debt.
Attackers keep hitting the wrong house in rural France after crypto millionaire moved: report
An innocent couple in rural France was repeatedly targeted by home invaders searching for crypto millionaires who previously lived there.
Bitcoin Yawns As Fed’s Favorite Inflation Gauge Eases
Bitcoin remained stable as recent U.S. inflation data showed a slowdown, easing pressure on the Federal Reserve regarding interest rates.
New York City Council opens probe into prediction market platforms
The New York City Council launched an investigation into four prediction market platforms over alleged predatory marketing tactics targeting youth.
Bitcoin eyes $63K as US CPI relief sends September Fed rate pause odds to 60%
Bitcoin dipped below $63,500 despite in-line US CPI inflation data, while the probability of a September Federal Reserve rate pause rose to 60%.
Miden bets on privacy stablecoins with introduction of USDCx
Miden is launching USDCx, a privacy-focused stablecoin backed 1:1 by USDC, to enable confidential onchain transactions with selective compliance reporting.
Bitget Institutional Launches $300 Million Project Archimedes to Back Quant Firms and Asset Managers
Bitget Institutional has launched Project Archimedes, a $300 million initiative to support quantitative trading firms and asset managers.
Solana Network Nearly Stopped Working Today. Should SOL Investors Worry?
A routing glitch at a major hosting provider recently knocked nearly 29% of staked Solana offline, bringing the network close to a halt.
Crypto Long & Short:
Jenna Wright argues that traditional market infrastructure fails when capital gets trapped, making stablecoins and tokenization essential for real-time risk management.
As retail crypto trades collapse 73%, eToro drops $231 million to capture active US stock traders
Despite a 73% drop in retail crypto trades, eToro agreed to acquire TradeZero for $231 million to target US stock traders.
Bitcoin dips under $64,000 as in-line CPI buys the Fed time, not conviction: analysts
Bitcoin dropped below $64,000 after U.S. inflation data matched forecasts, leaving Federal Reserve policy expectations uncertain.
Kalshi first prediction market to stream full order books via DoubleZero
Kalshi has partnered with DoubleZero Edge to become the first prediction market providing real-time, low-latency full order book data.
Kalshi launches sports and crypto perps data feed on DoubleZero
Prediction market Kalshi has launched a real-time data feed for sports and crypto perpetuals on DoubleZero Edge's fiber network.
Smart contract blockchain Solana nearly froze Wednesday, Marinade Finance says
A data center routing failure briefly knocked 29% of Solana's staked tokens offline, bringing the network close to a complete freeze.
Slovenia joins EU’s MiCA stablecoin register with first issuer
Slovenia has entered the EU's MiCA stablecoin register for the first time with electronic money institution Dinaro.
XRP loses $1 for the first time since Trump’s 2024 election as bearish bets surge and 200,000 XRP stolen
XRP fell below $1 for the first time since the 2024 U.S. election amid rising bearish leverage, declining liquidity, and a bridge security breach.
El Salvador’s Bitcoin experiment turns 5: ‘It was for us, not them’
Five years after El Salvador adopted Bitcoin as legal tender, the policy has fallen short of its economic goals but successfully put the country on the global Bitcoin map.
Standard Chartered-led Anchorpoint launches Hong Kong dollar stablecoin
Standard Chartered-led Anchorpoint has launched beta access for its HKDAP stablecoin, with HashKey Exchange and OSL Group serving as authorized distributors.
America doesn’t need a second-class payments system
Federally regulated crypto banks should have direct access to Federal Reserve payment systems instead of relying on intermediary partner banks.
U.S. CPI inflation slows to 3.4% as expected, bitcoin holds near $64,000
U.S. inflation matched expectations at 3.4% in July, causing bitcoin to stabilize near $64,000 as markets reassessed Federal Reserve rate hike probabilities.
Fidelity files with SEC to add staking to Ethereum ETF
Fidelity Investments has filed with the SEC to introduce staking features for its spot Ether exchange-traded fund, the Fidelity Ethereum Fund.
US Inflation Meets Forecasts, Keeping Bitcoin’s Fed Bet Alive
US inflation data matched forecasts in July, keeping market expectations for Federal Reserve policy and Bitcoin stable.
SEC and CFTC plans to write crypto rules without Congress – but they can’t make them permanent
The SEC and CFTC plan to advance crypto rule proposals independently of Congress, though these measures lack permanent statutory authority.
AI Hyperscalers Are Pricing Bitcoin Miners Off the Grid— Here’s Why Its a Massive Win-Win
AI demand is pushing Bitcoin miners off main electrical grids and toward stranded energy, creating a beneficial market rebalancing for both industries.
Standard Chartered-backed Anchorpoint begins HKDAP stablecoin rollout
Standard Chartered-backed Anchorpoint has launched the phased beta rollout of its Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin, HKDAP, for institutional distributors.
Why is Ethereum Price Stuck Below $2,000?
Despite strong on-chain capital inflows, Ethereum's price struggles to break $2,000 due to declining trading volume and whale sell-offs.
FlightAware drops Kalshi lawsuit over a market niche that data shows it never took off
FlightAware has voluntarily dismissed its lawsuit against prediction market Kalshi regarding low-volume flight cancellation contracts.
Whales Rush to Buy Chainlink After Standard Chartered’s 2030 Price Forecast
Chainlink whale transactions hit a 5-month high after Standard Chartered issued a bullish 2030 price forecast of $200.
Even if Bitcoin rises 30% a year this renewable mining model still loses money as hashrate keeps pace
A new study reveals that even with a 30% annual Bitcoin price increase, renewable-powered mining operations still lose money if the network hashrate keeps pace.
MicroStrategy Unveils Credit Model with Bitcoin Risk Dashboard
Michael Saylor has released a Bitcoin credit model and dashboard that tracks collateralization levels and floor prices for MicroStrategy's debt and preferred shares.
Russia moves to restrict retail crypto trading to bitcoin, ether and USDT
Russia's central bank will limit retail crypto trading on regulated exchanges to bitcoin, ether, and USDT starting September 1.
XRP trading could get spicy after CPI report as futures bets hit highest since October
XRP faces heightened volatility as futures open interest reaches its highest level since October ahead of the U.S. CPI report.
Harmony weighs a full blockchain rollback after unauthorized minting floods exchanges with billions in ONE
Harmony is considering a blockchain rollback after a math flaw allowed billions in ONE tokens to be minted and sent to exchanges.
Bitcoin market in ‘hibernation’ as perp trading activity sinks to three-year low ahead of US CPI release: K33
Bitcoin's perpetual trading volume hit a three-year low, indicating market hibernation before US CPI data release.
Ripple Ex-CTO Says Cheating Turns Bitcoin Miners’ ASICs Into Space Heaters
Ripple's ex-CTO David Schwartz stated that economic nodes can fork Bitcoin's chain and change algorithms, rendering miners' ASICs useless.
Bitcoin holds near $64,000 as U.S. inflation data looms, Harmony exploit rattles altcoins
Bitcoin remained steady near $64,000 while awaiting U.S. inflation data and processing a major exploit on the Harmony network.
Binance, RedotPay clash over fate of Singapore lawsuit
Binance and RedotPay are in disagreement regarding the conclusion of their ongoing legal proceedings in Singapore.
Bank of England to test stablecoin, digital currency use in cross-border finance
The Bank of England has launched Phase 2 of its Digital Pound Lab to test how stablecoins and a digital pound can interoperate for trade finance.
Bitcoin miners earn under 0.7% of revenue from fees in new 10-year low
Bitcoin transaction fees have dropped to just 0.69% of miner revenue, reaching a 10-year low as miners face profit squeezes and pivot toward artificial intelligence.
A Crypto Twitter Post Just Spawned a 10,000% Meme Coin Rally
A viral Crypto Twitter debate about early traders and retail participants sparked a new token called PLUMBER, which surged over 10,000%.
Twenty One’s $2.8 billion Bitcoin pile is worth far more than its stock, but there’s a catch
Twenty One’s Bitcoin holdings vastly exceed its stock market value, but a significant portion of the coins is encumbered by debt.
CoreWeave surges 16% on $2.58 billion revenue quarter as AI infrastructure demand eclipses crypto
CoreWeave shares surged 16% after reporting a strong $2.58 billion revenue quarter, driven by surging artificial intelligence infrastructure demand.
Fidelity moves to add staking, quarterly payouts to near $900 million ether ETF
Fidelity is updating its near $900 million ether ETF to include staking rewards and quarterly cash payouts.
Grayscale Says AI Adoption Creates Demand These 4 Networks Could Fill
Grayscale highlights how AI adoption will drive demand for public blockchains, identifying Ethereum, Solana, Worldcoin, and Bittensor as key networks.
Crypto companies urge AI firms to give Bitcoin developers early access
Cryptocurrency companies and the Bitcoin Policy Institute have urged frontier AI labs to grant Bitcoin developers early access to advanced models.
One overlooked group has added $1.78 billion of selling pressure to bitcoin market
Public miners have sold 28,000 BTC worth $1.78 billion this year, adding significant selling pressure to the cryptocurrency market.
Australian regulator takes down Yepbit websites as investors report blocked withdrawals
Australia's ASIC has taken down Yepbit websites after investors reported blocked withdrawals and fraudulent claims regarding frozen funds.
FlightAware drops lawsuit against Kalshi one day after filing
FlightAware voluntarily dismissed its lawsuit against prediction market Kalshi just one day after filing, following private updates to Kalshi's data sourcing language.