It’s hard to believe that just 48 hours ago, there was no clear indication of what was going to happen next. The reality, though, is quite promising as bitcoin has added over $11,000 within this timeframe, and blasted through $75,000 hours ago for the first time since late May. Naturally, analysts have shifted their market […]
Ethereum exchange balances have continued to decline, moving in the opposite direction to Bitcoin over the same three-week period. ETH supply on trading platforms fell from around 7.70 million on June 2 to about 6.54 million on August 18, which puts roughly 1.15 million coins off exchanges, or around 15% over eleven weeks. ETH Moving […]
Grayscale has disclosed discussions with a Digital Currency Group (DCG) subsidiary over a contribution of roughly 200,000 ZEC to its Zcash Trust, in an August 18 amendment to the registration statement that would move the fund onto NYSE Arca. Grayscale Investments Sponsors, the trust’s sponsor, said it is in discussions with DCG International Investments Ltd. […]
HSBC and Standard Chartered executed the first live tokenized deposit transaction on SWIFT’s blockchain-based ledger, the two banks said on August 19, six weeks after the network opened to an initial cohort of 17 banks. Payment messages moved between HSBC’s Tokenized Deposit Service (TDS) and Standard Chartered’s own tokenized deposit infrastructure, with the resulting obligations […]
[PRESS RELEASE – Montevideo, Uruguay, August 20th, 2026] Aligned allows fintechs and institutions to build financial products on Ethereum, with one-click solutions for wallets, rollups, interoperability, and zero-knowledge services. Today, Aligned, a full-stack Ethereum infrastructure project, has launched $ALIGN*, the native token of its ecosystem, with listings on major exchanges. Aligned is working to turn […]
Most of July and August were highly dull trading periods for the entire cryptocurrency market, with little to no movement, a lack of actual interest, and missing volume. It all changed yesterday afternoon when the market was revived with major price rallies across all assets. Ripple’s XRP also exploded alongside its peers, but there could […]
President Donald Trump met with executives from Coinbase, Ripple, Gemini, and other major crypto companies at the White House on Wednesday as the administration sought to take a stronger position in the digital asset industry. The discussion focused heavily on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, Bitcoin, and the push to bring more crypto activity […]
BlackRock said Bitcoin’s more than 50% decline from its all-time highs in October 2025 to its mid-2026 lows has not changed its long-term investment case. In its latest report, the asset manager attributed the sell-off to “idiosyncratic deleveraging and flow dynamics” rather than a structural shift in the cryptocurrency’s trajectory. Long-Term Case Remains Intact BlackRock […]
David Schwartz, Ripple’s CTO emeritus, has warned that government rules around AI safety and copyright could give authorities unprecedented control over political and social speech. His argument centers on who gets to decide what AI systems can create, know, and discuss. Two Legal Fights, One Argument Schwartz laid out the case in a reply thread […]
XRP’s struggle near $1 continues even as its peers display modest gains this week. The crypto asset went down almost 10% over the past month before it rebounded significantly on Wednesday evening. Despite the weakness, much more XRP is being withdrawn than deposited across major platforms. Reserves Slide According to the latest analysis shared by […]