Valantis Acquires stHYPE, Expanding Liquid Staking Reach on Hyperliquid
Valantis, a decentralized exchange (DEX) protocol, has acquired Staked Hype (stHYPE), the second-largest liquid staking token (LST) on Hyperliquid. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. stHYPE, which launched as the first LST on HyperEVM, currently holds about $180 million in total value locked (TVL), according to the...
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XRP Spikes, Then Stalls, as Traders Face Decisive $3 Mark
XRP saw aggressive swings before an abrupt halt capped the session, leaving traders to debate whether institutional flows or technical glitches drove the erratic pattern. The token moved in a 5% range before trading froze at the $3.00 mark. News Background • XRP gained as much as 5% from...
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SharpLink Ether Holdings Top $3.1B, Trailing BitMine in Pace of ETH Acquisition
SharpLink Gaming (SBET), the Nasdaq-listed ether (ETH) treasury firm led by Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin, said it bought 143,593 ETH through last week, bringing total holdings above $3 billion. To finance the purchases, SharpLink raised $537 million in net proceeds during the week ended Aug. 15. The company secured...
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CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Chainlink Drops 4.3% as Nearly All Assets Decline
CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 4076.62, down 1.2% (-51.06) since 4 p.m. ET on Monday. One of 20 assets is trading higher. Leaders: ADA (+1.0%) and BCH (-0.3%)....
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Bitcoin’s Bull Run Isn’t Over Without A ‘Major External Trigger’, Economist Argues
Economist and crypto advisor Alex Krüger is arguing that the current Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) cycle remains intact, despite investor panic during corrections. What Happened: In an X post on Aug. 18, Krüger said the market is already 7x above 2022 lows, with recent gains driven more by TradFi treasury...
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XRP price pattern points to a surge as Bullish uses RLUSD in its IPO
XRP price pattern Bullish RLUSD...
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Coingecko shuffles executive leadership, what does it mean?
Cryptocurrency data aggregator CoinGecko is undergoing a leadership transition as it moves to build a more structured executive team. According to an Aug. 18 announcement, Coingecko has made changes to its leadership structure, shuffling executive roles and making new appointments.…...
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Illinois Governor Slams Trump’s Crypto Backers While Signing New Rules
Illinois on Monday approved two new laws that give state regulators stronger tools to police crypto businesses and curb scams at cash-to-crypto kiosks. The governor used the moment to criticize US President Donald Trump for recent federal moves that, according to his office, loosen protections for consumers. State Gives...
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XYZVerse community rallies as presale crosses $15m
Solana shows signs of a September surge, and the XYZVerse community is positioning itself to ride the wave. #partnercontent...
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PEPE bulls set to charge: why this support zone could trigger the next breakout
PEPE has corrected into a key dynamic support that has held since March. If the point of control is reclaimed with strong volume, a full rotation toward the swing high becomes likely. PEPE’s (PEPE) price action is currently testing a…...
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