$TRUMP surged 93% this week but 98% of buyers are still underwater
The president’s meme coin rallied from $1.37 to $3.60 in 10 days. Team linked wallets immediately moved $6.2 million to OKX. Nearly a million wallets are sitting on $3.81 billion in combined losses. The arithmetic does not favor the late…...
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Bitcoin’s best August since 2017 was built on Treasury buybacks, not hopium
The US Treasury doubled its long dated bond buyback operations on August 19. Within 72 hours, $3.5 billion in crypto shorts were liquidated, Bitcoin crossed $80,000 for the first time since May, and the Fear and Greed Index swung from…...
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Grayscale just launched the first Zcash spot ETF and privacy coins are back on the table
The SEC approved a privacy coin ETF the same month it proposed tighter rules for every other digital asset. That contradiction tells you more about what regulators actually fear than any speech or rulemaking ever could. The last time a…...
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SoftBank eyes majority stake in OpenAI-backed 1X at $6 billion valuation
SoftBank has entered talks to acquire a majority stake in OpenAI-backed humanoid robot developer 1X Technologies in a deal that could value the startup at about $6 billion. The Information reported on Aug. 26, citing people familiar with the discussions,…...
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CFTC warns crypto ATM scams drove $388M in losses
The CFTC warned consumers about irreversible crypto ATM payments after FBI data showed over $388 million in reported 2025 losses....
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Bitcoin researchers propose quantum fix that would not crowd out transactions
The SHRINCS proposal would let bitcoin transactions use larger, quantum-resistant approvals while preserving more network capacity than existing post-quantum signature designs....
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Mirae Asset plans $108B digital asset push with Digital X
Mirae Asset Group has set an initial target of building its digital asset business to 150 trillion won ($108 billion) and turning it profitable in 2027, using newly acquired crypto exchange Digital X as a central part of its “Mirae…...
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Connecticut sues Kalshi over unlicensed sports event contracts
Connecticut has sued Kalshi and asked a court to block the prediction market platform from offering sports event contracts that state officials classify as unlicensed sports wagering. The Connecticut Attorney General’s Office said Wednesday that Attorney General William Tong, Department…...
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2 Major Ripple (XRP) Updates: Mastercard Gets Involved, ETF Changes Announced
A recent update from the XRP Ledger Foundation welcomed the TradFi giant, which has a long history with Ripple, to a hackathon taking place just ahead of the major conference, Ripple Swell. Meanwhile, 21Shares’s XRP ETF has changed how it prices the underlying token amid renewed inflows into all...
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RLUSD crosses $2 billion as XRPL supply nears $1B
Ripple’s RLUSD crossed $2 billion in market value, with nearly $1 billion issued on XRP Ledger under New York oversight....
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