Ondo Perps zavedl perpetual futures na $HYPE a umožní obchodování s pákou až 10x v rámci RWA kolaterálu. Obchodníci tak mohou spekulovat na Hyperliquid bez opuštění tohoto modelu.
Ondo Perps Adds $HYPE to Its RWA Derivatives Platform@OndoPerps has listed $HYPE perpetual futures, opening leveraged exposure to the @HyperliquidX ecosystem for traders who hold institutional-grade real-world asset collateral. The listing allows traders to go long or short on the native token of the Hyperliquid L1 with up to 10x leverage, around the clock.
Hyperliquid is a Layer-1 blockchain with an integrated decentralized exchange, most known for perpetual futures trading. $HYPE is the native token of the Hyperliquid network, used for securing the L1 and governance voting. The addition of $HYPE to Ondo Perps gives traders a way to gain directional exposure to that ecosystem without leaving the RWA collateral framework that Ondo has built.
How the RWA Collateral Model WorksThe listing reflects a broader design philosophy that sets Ondo Perps apart from most on-chain derivatives venues. Ondo's main differentiator is its collateral structure, which lets traders post tokenized securities rather than only stablecoins. Existing RWA perpetual markets force traders into an inefficient model where they can only post stablecoins as collateral, even if they already hold the tokenized asset. This double-collateralization means capital is locked up twice for the same economic exposure, limiting position sizing and doubling the cost of capital.
Ondo Perps uses a prime-brokerage-style design that lets traders use the tokenized equities or US Treasury tokens they already hold directly as margin, without selling them. By listing $HYPE within that framework, traders can now back a leveraged position on Hyperliquid's native token while continuing to earn yield from tokenized equity exposure held as collateral.
The move comes as Ondo, already a major issuer of tokenized US Treasuries and equities, works to build broader trading infrastructure amid growing Wall Street interest in tokenization and 24/7 markets. In the week of July 13, perpetual futures on real-world assets generated $25.1 billion in volume on Hyperliquid, representing 52 percent of the platform's $48.2 billion total and marking the first time RWA markets out-traded every crypto category on the venue combined. The $HYPE listing positions Ondo Perps at the crossroads of that momentum, combining crypto-native token exposure with an RWA-backed collateral layer.
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ASTER zůstává v úzkém pásmu pod 50denním SMA, zatímco Aster spouští AOS-2 a od září začne 400 milionů ASTER z týmové a poradenské alokace podléhat vestingu. Nejbližší support je 0,58 USD.
ASTER has barely moved out of its late-July range, with buyers defending the lower side while repeated attempts to break higher continue to fail.
The quiet price action comes as Aster introduces several changes that could affect ASTER supply in different directions. AOS-2 is now live, millions of tokens have recently been bought back, and team and advisor vesting is set to begin after the token’s first anniversary in September.
Key Takeaways
ASTER remains trapped below key resistance.
AOS-2 introduces an expensive four-year lock.
Buybacks depend directly on platform activity.
September introduces a larger supply test.
ASTER Has Been Unable to Reclaim the 50-Day SMA
ASTER was trading around $0.60 on August 13, still below the 50-day simple moving average that has capped the token since June.
ASTER daily price chart tracking support levels near the lower Fibonacci boundary in August 2026.
The last meaningful break came around June 17. ASTER briefly moved above the average but failed to hold the advance, and subsequent attempts have stalled around the same area.
Instead of extending the decline, price has spent most of the period since late July inside a much tighter range.
Its lower boundary has also become clearer. ASTER has fallen toward $0.58 twice and bounced on both occasions, establishing the area as the nearest swing low and the strongest visible support below current price.
Much of the structure created during the earlier move higher disappeared during the decline from June’s high, giving $0.58 more significance than another short-term intraday level. Losing it could expose deeper parts of the previous range.
A sustained move above the 50-day SMA would change that picture on the upside after weeks of failed recovery attempts.
AOS-2 Creates Demand, but at a High Price
Aster published the framework for AOS-2 on July 28, extending its open listing system to perpetual markets. The protocol then put AOS-2 into effect on August 11.
Eligible projects seeking a perpetual listing must stake 1 million ASTER, locked for four years with no early exit. Applications then pass through an on-chain validator vote before an approved market can proceed toward launch.
AOS-2 enters into force.
The Aster Open Standards began with AOS-1, which opened spot listings to projects meeting a published set of criteria.
AOS-2 now extends the same principle to perpetual markets, where listing has traditionally depended on private negotiation.
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— Aster 🥷 (@Aster_DEX) August 11, 2026
At ASTER’s current price, that means committing roughly $600,000 worth of tokens for four years.
For ASTER holders, the mechanism has an obvious benefit: every successful application creates direct token demand and removes those tokens from liquid circulation for an extended period.
The same requirement could also limit how widely AOS-2 is used.
Committing hundreds of thousands of dollars for four years is a substantial cost, particularly for smaller projects or teams that may have other options for securing a perpetual listing. AOS-2 can only become a meaningful token sink if enough projects decide that the listing opportunity justifies tying up that much capital.
That makes adoption more important than the launch itself. A handful of applications would have a limited effect on supply, while broader use would begin turning the new standard into a measurable source of long-term ASTER demand.
Buybacks Add Demand, but Their Size Can Change Quickly
Aster’s updated tokenomics direct 99% of daily platform fees toward automated ASTER buybacks. Purchased tokens are distributed to veASTER stakers, while an equal amount is burned from reserves.
The latest official update shows 2,851,653.28 ASTER purchased between July 27 and August 10.
The matching burn initially comes from the team allocation. Aster says the mechanism is intended to continue until total token supply falls from its original 8 billion toward 3 billion ASTER.
The structure combines two effects: platform revenue creates open-market purchases, while the corresponding reserve burn reduces supply elsewhere.
But the 99% figure can look stronger than it is without considering the size of the fee pool behind it. Buybacks expand when trading activity and fee revenue rise and shrink when activity slows. They are therefore not a fixed source of demand.
The latest figures provide some scale. Buying 2.85 million ASTER over roughly two weeks would translate to around 5.7 million tokens per month if that pace were sustained.
That becomes particularly relevant when compared with the supply schedule approaching in September.
September Could Put Aster’s Token Sinks to the Test
Aster’s official tokenomics allocate 400 million ASTER, or 5% of the original supply, to the team and advisors. The allocation carries a full one-year cliff followed by 40 months of linear vesting.
ASTER’s TGE took place on September 17, 2025, putting the end of that cliff around the token’s first anniversary next month.
The entire 400 million allocation will not become liquid at once. Once vesting begins, spreading the allocation evenly across 40 months works out to roughly 10 million ASTER per month.
That is notably larger than the recent buyback pace. If Aster continued purchasing tokens at roughly the rate reported between July 27 and August 10, monthly buybacks would absorb around 5.7 million ASTER – well below the roughly 10 million scheduled to vest each month.
The comparison is not exact. Buybacks fluctuate with platform revenue, while vesting only makes tokens available and does not mean they will automatically be sold.
Still, September changes the balance. Until now, buybacks and long-term locks have been removing or restricting supply without the team vesting schedule working against them. From next month, the market may have to absorb newly available tokens at the same time.
Even a portion of those vested tokens reaching the market could matter if ASTER remains stuck in its current range. With $0.58 already serving as the nearest established support, additional selling pressure would give that level a more serious test.
The next question for ASTER is therefore not simply whether AOS-2 launches successfully or whether buybacks continue. It is whether those mechanisms can absorb enough supply once vesting begins.
Disclaimer: This article is for informational and educational purposes only and does not constitute financial or investment advice. Cryptocurrency markets are highly volatile, and readers should conduct their own research before making investment decisions.
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Peter Schiff varuje, že Strategy může být nucena prodat další Bitcoin i akcie MSTR, aby podpořila cenu preferenční akcie STRC, která je stále pod 95 USD. Firma už prodala zhruba 1 690 BTC a akcie MSTR za 653 milionů USD.
Peter Schiff, a prominent gold advocate and persistent critic of Bitcoin, has expressed concerns that Michael Saylor, the executive chairman of Strategy, could be compelled to sell additional Bitcoin (BTC) and shares of MSTR in order to support the firm’s STRC preferred stock price.
Schiff’s Criticism of Strategy’s ApproachSchiff stated on X that despite recent efforts, STRC remains below the $95 mark. “Despite selling Bitcoin and $MSTR to raise cash and buy back $STRC, STRC is still trading below $95,” he wrote, emphasizing the company’s ongoing struggle to bring the preferred stock price closer to its original $100 target.
He argued that Saylor will be forced to sell more Bitcoin and discounted MSTR common shares in an attempt to push STRC back to $100, which, according to Schiff, is negative for holders of both Bitcoin and MSTR shares.
He claims that Saylor is going to have to sell a lot more Bitcoin and discounted common stock to raise the price of STRC to $100. That’s bad news for Bitcoin and MSTR. Sell both!
Schiff has intensified his criticism of Strategy’s capital management in recent weeks, alleging the company’s attempts to boost STRC have weakened shareholder value in its common stock and reduced direct Bitcoin exposure.
Last week, Strategy sold around 1,690 BTC, amounting to roughly $108.6 million. The firm used the proceeds to repurchase about 1.15 million STRC shares, aiming to bolster STRC’s price.
Additionally, the company sold roughly $653 million worth of MSTR common stock to reinforce its dollar reserves. Schiff has argued that these moves come at the cost of current shareholders, creating a cycle where Bitcoin and common shares are sold to defend STRC.
On August 10, Schiff described Strategy’s latest sale as evidence of growing challenges. He commented that Saylor appears to have relinquished the concept of “digital credit,” with MSTR now regularly selling Bitcoin for cash due to decreased lender confidence in Bitcoin as collateral.
Strategy is a technology and business intelligence company known for holding significant Bitcoin reserves. The firm has positioned STRC, a preferred stock product, as a critical pillar of its capital and liquidity management model.
Mini dictionary: STRC — Strategy’s Series C preferred stock, used by the company as part of its corporate financing approach to manage capital and provide liquidity. Preferred stock typically has fewer voting rights but is prioritized for dividends before common shareholders.
Strategy’s Perspective: “Digital Credit” and STRC LiquidityMichael Saylor has consistently presented STRC as central to Strategy’s so-called “digital credit” vision. He has emphasized the company’s goal of enhancing liquidity and stability in the security, and stated during a July earnings call that they remain “laser focused on Stretch,” the internal name for STRC.
Saylor noted that Strategy is seeking investors open to trading STRC at varying price levels, particularly those willing to buy below $99 to help stabilize and elevate the stock price back toward $100.
During a July earnings call, Saylor explained that the company wants investors willing to trade the security at different price levels, including those prepared to buy at prices below $99 and support a return to the $100 target.
In June, Saylor remarked that having the flexibility to sell Bitcoin assets is essential for Strategy to continue issuing digital credit via STRC.
Ongoing Debate Over Corporate StrategyDespite Saylor’s reassurances, Schiff remains unconvinced. He views the frequent asset sales as a sign of mounting financial pressure and questions the sustainability of the “digital credit” strategy if Bitcoin sales continue.
Earlier in August, Schiff described STRC as “an albatross around MSTR’s neck,” contending that its presence may force Strategy into recurrent Bitcoin sales and ongoing dilution of its common stock base.
The situation underlines a significant divide between Strategy’s approach to capital management and the concerns raised by external critics such as Schiff.
Asset SoldAmount/ValuePurposeBitcoin (BTC)1,690 BTC / $108.6 millionRepurchase 1.15 million STRC sharesMSTR Common Stock$653 millionBolster cash reservesDisclaimer: The information contained in this article does not constitute investment advice. Investors should be aware that cryptocurrencies carry high volatility and therefore risk, and should conduct their own research.
Cboe BZX podala návrh na první 3x pákový Bitcoin ETF v USA. Fond od Volatility Shares má sledovat denní výkonnost Bitcoinu násobenou třemi prostřednictvím futures na CME.
The Cboe BZX Exchange has filed a proposed rule change to list and trade the first-ever 3x leveraged Bitcoin ETF in the US. The filing, designated SR-CboeBZX-2026-065, was submitted on August 10, 2026, and represents a meaningful escalation in the arms race of crypto-linked investment products available to American traders.
Volatility Shares LLC, the firm behind the product, is sponsoring a suite of 3x leveraged funds covering Bitcoin, Ether, Gold, Silver, Crude Oil, and Natural Gas. For Bitcoin specifically, the fund would aim to deliver daily investment results equal to three times the performance of Bitcoin, achieved through first- and second-month CME Bitcoin futures contracts.
What triple leverage actually means
A 3x leveraged ETF does exactly what it sounds like: it multiplies the daily return of its underlying asset by three. If Bitcoin futures rise 2% in a day, the fund targets a 6% gain. If they fall 2%, you’re looking at a 6% loss.
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That daily reset is the part most people gloss over, and it matters enormously. Over longer holding periods, the compounding effect of daily rebalancing can cause the fund’s returns to diverge significantly from simply tripling Bitcoin’s cumulative return. A volatile, sideways market can eat into returns even if the underlying asset ends up flat. These products are designed for short-term trading, not buy-and-hold retirement portfolios.
The US market already has 2x leveraged Bitcoin ETFs. Europe got ahead of the curve, with 3x Bitcoin exchange-traded products beginning to trade in November 2025. This Cboe filing would bring the US in line with what European investors have already had access to for months.
Structure and regulatory path
One of the more interesting wrinkles in the filing is the fund’s legal structure. Rather than registering under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which governs traditional mutual funds and most ETFs, the 3x Bitcoin fund would be structured as a commodity pool. That’s a meaningful distinction because it places the product under a different regulatory framework, one overseen by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission rather than the SEC’s investment company rules.
The filing also relies on amended generic listing standards that Cboe developed between 2025 and 2026. These standards essentially create a streamlined pathway for listing certain types of derivative-based ETFs without requiring individual SEC approval for each product, provided they meet pre-established criteria.
There’s one important caveat: shares of the fund cannot actually begin trading until the associated S-1 registration statement becomes effective. The exchange approval was granted on the same date as the filing, but that doesn’t mean the fund is immediately available. The SEC still needs to greenlight the registration, and no specific listing date has been confirmed.
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MSCI navrhuje vyřadit Strategy a Metaplanet z indexů Global Investable Market Indexes kvůli novým pravidlům pro neprovozní firmy. Pokud bude návrh schválen, změny by přišly v listopadové revizi indexu.
MSCI has proposed excluding Bitcoin (BTC) treasury firms Strategy and Metaplanet from its Global Investable Market Indexes (GIMI) under a new eligibility framework targeting firms it classifies as non-operating companies, according to a consultation document.
Strategy, Metaplanet among firms facing possible removal from MSCI indexThe proposal would introduce additional quantitative screens to identify corporate issuers whose business operations are closer to investment vehicles than to traditional operating companies.
Strategy and Metaplanet are among three current constituents of the MSCI ACWI Investable Market Index (ACWI IMI) that would be excluded if the proposal is approved. The third company identified for potential exclusion is Yellow Cake, a UK-based firm.
MSCI noted that its proposed framework is designed to identify companies that create value primarily by accumulating and holding non-operating assets, generate limited cash from actual business operations and rely heavily on market movements or external capital to grow.
The proposed screening process would consist of two stages. The first is a Core Screen designed to determine whether a company has sufficient operating assets. Companies that fail the Core Screen would then be assessed under an Exclusion Screen based on five financial ratios.
These measures include operating asset intensity, expense intensity, cash flow, fair value intensity and capital dependence. Under the proposal, a company would be considered ineligible for inclusion if it triggers at least four of the five flags.
Proposed 2-Step Additional Eligibility Screen. Source: MSCIFor current index constituents, MSCI has proposed less stringent thresholds and additional safeguards intended to reduce unnecessary index turnover. Companies already included in the index would need to fail the relevant screens for two consecutive annual filing periods before being removed.
The proposal would also create a public watchlist for companies that fail the screens based only on their latest filings but have not yet met the two-year requirement.
Ethereum (ETH) treasury firm SharpLink has been placed among this proposed watchlist, alongside Center Laboratories and Lydia Holding. MSCI noted that it could remove companies from the watchlist if they fail the screens again during the next annual review.
The potential changes stand as a major test for the affected companies because inclusion in major equity indexes can influence institutional investment and the funds that track those benchmarks.
MSCI emphasized that the consultation may or may not result in implementing the proposed changes. The index provider is seeking feedback from market participants through September 30.
Following the consultation period, MSCI expects to announce its decision on or before October 16. If the proposal is adopted, MSCI would implement the changes as part of the November Index Review.
MSCI’s latest consultation follows an earlier debate over how to treat Bitcoin-heavy treasury companies in major equity indexes. In November, the index provider considered whether Strategy and other digital asset treasuries should remain eligible for its benchmarks, a move that raised concerns about potentially significant passive fund outflows from these companies' stocks.
Únik dat z francouzského daňového úřadu DGFiP údajně odhalil záznamy o 678 437 lidech a firmách, včetně držitelů bitcoinu. Data mohou posloužit k cíleným podvodům a phishingu.
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A reported breach of France’s tax authority exposed data tied to 678,437 people and businesses.
The records allegedly include income figures, addresses, tax identifiers, and family information.
The data could help criminals craft targeted scams against wealthy taxpayers and Bitcoin holders.
A hacker is selling a trove of French tax records that could expose more than 678,000 people and businesses, including Bitcoin holders, to phishing, identity theft, and targeted attacks.
According to a report by French cybersecurity outlet FrenchBreaches, a hacker is selling records allegedly stolen from France’s tax authority, the DGFiP, during a June breach for several thousand euros.
Myriad: Bitcoin's next move? Click to make your prediction.“More bad news for Bitcoiners living in the leading country for wrench attacks,” Chief Security Officer at Bitcoin security platform Casa Jameson Loop wrote on X. “The French tax authority has been hacked, and 678K records leaked.”
FrenchBreaches said the database contains records on 392,867 individuals and 285,570 professionals, including 26,805 people with reference tax income of at least $116,000, 386 above $1.16 million, and eight above $11.6 million; the hacker is reportedly offering the file for several thousand dollars.
FrenchBreaches said a sample of the leaked data included names, birth details, home and email addresses, phone numbers, income figures, withholding tax rates, family status, dependents, and tax-share information.
“There DGFiP officially confirms the intrusion in its information system,” FrenchBreaches wrote in an update. Stolen credentials were used in late June to access and extract taxpayer data, and the number of people affected remains under investigation, the firm added.
According to FrenchBreaches, the attacker used stolen VPN credentials and an internal search tool to extract names, contact details, tax identifiers, income figures, withholding rates, and family information before officials cut off access.
“A scammer with real tax information and knowing of the existence of an old approach to the DGFiP could, for example, construct a fraudulent message that is much more credible than a simple fake generic email,” FrenchBreaches wrote.
While the FrenchBreaches report focused on the data leak, it comes amid a rise in wrench attacks, in which criminals use violence or threats to steal cryptocurrency.
In July, CertiK reported 52 attacks worldwide during the first half of 2026, including 33 in France. Earlier this month, Chainalysis reported 46 attacks through June, including 30 in France, with more than $30 million stolen.
“Criminals have recognized that crypto holders are high-value targets because they possess wealth in an instantly and irreversibly transferable form,” Chainalysis wrote.
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Dva státní fondy v Abú Dhabí drží velké pozice v Bitcoin ETF od BlackRocku v celkové hodnotě 763,7 milionu USD. Jejich expozice vůči Bitcoinu zůstala oproti minulému čtvrtletí beze změny.
Bitcoin is the most important asset in two of Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth funds, according to regulatory filings.
Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company disclosed Friday that it held a $490 million stake in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust — the second-largest single holding across its entire 13F portfolio.
And a Thursday filing from the Abu Dhabi Investment Council, another state-run fund, revealed a $273.6 million position in the popular Bitcoin exchange-traded fund. The stake is the biggest position in its portfolio.
JUST IN: 🇦🇪 UAE sovereign wealth funds Mubadala and Abu Dhabi Investment Council report owning a combined $763.7 million of BlackRocks Bitcoin ETF 👀 pic.twitter.com/OOnptHhlTA
— Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) August 14, 2026 Both wealth funds’ position in Bitcoin is unchanged since last quarter.
Earlier this year, blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence attributed approximately 6,782 Bitcoins — worth roughly $453.6 million at the time of its analysis — to wallets connected to Bitcoin mining activity linked to the UAE’s Royal Group.
The findings highlight a distinction between how the UAE has built its bitcoin position compared with other governments known to hold large amounts of the asset. Countries such as the United States hold substantial Bitcoin reserves that largely originated from law enforcement seizures.
The UAE’s holdings, by contrast, stem primarily from domestic mining activity rather than confiscated assets.
Since the SEC approved a slew of Bitcoin funds in January 2024, major firms have been able to buy exposure to the asset via shares of the regulated vehicles that trade on stock exchanges.
BlackRock’s IBIT is the most successful crypto ETF: The fund has received more cash than any other crypto ETF and currently has $47.3 billion in assets under management.
Pension funds and U.S. states have all bought exposure to Bitcoin via the ETFs, along with more traditional investments like tech stocks and other U.S. equities.
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Militia Capital Management has filed an amended 13F form with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), revealing its latest holdings in the Bitwise XRP ETF. The disclosure includes 31,820 shares, confirming that Militia Capital now holds a regulated XRP exchange-traded fund position through a product listed on a U.S. exchange.
Growing institutional demand for XRP ETFsThe Militia Capital filing highlights a growing trend among regulated investment firms to adopt XRP ETFs as part of their portfolios. Recent months have seen an expanding roster of institutions reporting exposure to these products via public SEC filings, reflecting an uptick in institutional interest and confidence in XRP-based investment vehicles.
Gallacher Capital Management declared ownership of 86,744 shares in the Canary XRP ETF, valued at $961,126 in its second-quarter 13F-HR. Brookstone Capital Management has also published data confirming exposure to an XRP ETF position.
Citadel previously reported holding 34,900 call options on the Canary XRP ETF earlier this year, having closed out all its put options. The Bank of Montreal filed its Form 13F-HR on August 12, updating its holdings through the end of June.
Bitrue indicated that Franklin Templeton clients purchased $5.66 million worth of XRP during the current year. Cumulative net inflows across the seven U.S.-listed spot XRP ETFs have reached into the billions, with several products setting new records in 2026.
Militia Capital joins a steadily increasing group of investment managers allocating capital to regulated XRP ETF products, underscoring the asset’s broader acceptance in institutional circles.
Bitwise leads in ETF inflowsMilitia Capital’s position is specifically in the Bitwise XRP ETF—currently the ETF leader in net flows year to date. On July 16, Bitwise posted daily net inflows of $4.41 million, outpacing all other XRP ETF products. The firm’s 31,820-share stake marks a deliberate commitment to the highest-volume ETF in the market.
As investors look to monitor key metrics and seek efficient market exposure, Wall Street is rapidly shifting into Web3. Participants are moving toward platforms such as 1stepSwap, enabling direct ownership of shares in major U.S. companies, as well as gold and silver, held securely in crypto wallets. This movement is powered by tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs) and algorithmic price discovery, eliminating intermediaries from the investment process.
Compliant access for institutional portfoliosInstitutions rely on regulatory filings like the 13F to make strategic, compliant decisions. Portfolio managers and compliance teams play central roles in allocating capital to digital asset-based ETFs. Militia Capital’s filing demonstrates continued growth in institutional adoption of XRP as an investable asset.
Hedge funds, asset managers, and commercial banks—along with new filings like Militia Capital’s—are increasingly selecting regulated XRP ETF products for market entry. Spot XRP ETFs were launched after persistent community advocacy, providing accessible and regulated options for institutional participants.
An expanding pattern has emerged in 2026 as regulated institutions announce new XRP ETF holdings, arriving via independent filings and product structures, giving further visibility to the sector.
Disclaimer: The information contained in this article does not constitute investment advice. Investors should be aware that cryptocurrencies carry high volatility and therefore risk, and should conduct their own research.
SEC pod vedením Paula Atkinse potvrdila, že je připravena vydat pravidla pro kryptoměny i bez schválení CLARITY Act. Senátní hlasování o zákonu je naplánováno na 15. září.
Levi Rietveld, a well-known crypto analyst and creator of Crypto Crusaders, focused this week on the ongoing regulatory challenges faced by XRP. Rietveld addressed the current debate over the CLARITY Act and emphasized that recent developments at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are now taking precedence over stalled legislative efforts.
The SEC steps up regulatory effortsRietveld stated that the SEC, alongside the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), already possesses the tools to regulate cryptocurrencies through their existing authority. He pointed out that these agencies can make and enforce rules governing the crypto sector without waiting for new legislation from Congress.
SEC Chair Paul Atkins publicly confirmed this approach, specifying that the agency is “ready, willing and able to come out with rules” with or without congressional action on the CLARITY Act. Commissioner Hester Peirce has similarly stated that the SEC intends to advance frameworks for custody, the trading of tokenized securities, and crypto fundraising regardless of the bill’s outcome.
Rietveld remarked that formal rulemaking and new guidance from regulators are set to advance within days, shifting attention away from the delayed Senate process and toward immediate regulatory measures.
XRP, trading close to $1, has seen increased scrutiny as the debate around the CLARITY Act’s passage intensifies. While Rietveld’s video commentary included warnings about a “collapse,” he also displayed optimism about the asset’s long-term regulatory clarity and its prospects as these changes unfold.
XRP’s legal foundation and future structureRietveld explained that the key development for XRP lies in the ongoing integration of the asset into a clearly regulated financial framework. He highlighted that legal clarity was already achieved to a significant extent through Ripple’s extended litigation with the SEC, which set several precedents for the industry.
Commissioner Peirce confirmed that the SEC’s agenda now features ongoing efforts to define rules for decentralized finance, custody, and the trading of tokenized securities. These areas directly relate to XRP’s core infrastructure, providing a foundation for broader institutional participation if legal certainty is solidified.
As regulatory momentum builds, a major shift is also taking place on Wall Street. Traditional markets, which previously relied on layers of brokers, are rapidly integrating Web3 technologies. Investors are turning to platforms such as 1stepSwap that allow users to hold shares of major U.S. companies, gold, and silver directly in their crypto wallets. By tokenizing real-world assets and automating price discovery, such solutions remove intermediaries and reduce transaction friction for institutional and retail participants alike.
Congressional efforts remain relevantDespite the SEC’s active push for new crypto guidelines, congressional action remains significant. SEC Chair Atkins argued that statutory law offers stronger long-term stability than administrative rules, which agencies can amend or reverse.
A Senate vote on the CLARITY Act is scheduled for September 15. The bill requires at least 7 Democratic votes to pass the 60-vote threshold for cloture. Senator Bernie Moreno has stated that all 53 Republican senators support the measure, and several Democrats are expected to vote in favor.
Atkins believes a law would provide lasting certainty for crypto market participants, offering greater protection against potential policy reversals compared to regulatory guidance alone.
With regulatory agencies already developing comprehensive frameworks, institutional access to assets like XRP is expected to expand whatever the outcome of the Senate vote. These structural shifts mark a transition period, with both regulatory and legislative pathways shaping the market’s future.
Disclaimer: The information contained in this article does not constitute investment advice. Investors should be aware that cryptocurrencies carry high volatility and therefore risk, and should conduct their own research.
According to a Friday report by Semafor, enterprise blockchain company Ripple will attend a meeting at the White House on Wednesday.
Apart from Ripple, such big names as Coinbase, a16z, Chainlink, and Paradigm will also be in attendance.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Chair Paul Atkins as well as Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Michael Selig will be present during the meeting as well.
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This will not be Ripple's first appearance at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. In early 2025, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse attended the White House Digital Assets Summit, the administration's first presidential crypto summit. Garlinghouse was among a relatively small group of crypto executives invited to the event, alongside Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev, and Strategy's Michael Saylor. The company associated with the XRP cryptocurrency also had another documented presence at the White House in July during the signing the stablecoin-focused GENIUS Act.
As reported by U.Today, Ripple also took part in an important White House summit earlier this year.
Last year, however, Ripple's lobbying operation briefly became a source of friction inside the White House because lobbyist Ballard Partners avoided important access procedures. However, Ripple was not permanently excluded from the White House despite attracting the ire of the administration.
Regulatory uncertainty As reported by U.Today, the CLARITY Act, which has been persistently pushed by the White House, did not receive a final Senate vote before the August recess. Senate Majority Leader John Thune has scheduled a procedural vote for Sept 15.
In July, White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt pushed back against Thune’s increasingly pessimistic assessment.
Witt and senior White House officials participated in negotiations with Republican senators over one of the bill’s most contentious provisions.
Adam Back podpořil krok Etherea od vlastní kryptografie zpět ke standardům SHA nebo BLAKE2s na Layer 1. Ethereum zároveň ukončuje projekt Poseidon po osmi letech práce.
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Hashcash creator and Blockstream CEO Adam Back has publicly backed Ethereum's cryptographic course correction, saying the industry should have abandoned experimental algorithms in favor of time-tested security standards long ago.
His statement came as a reply to Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake, who announced that the platform was completely shutting down its project to integrate the specialized Poseidon hash function.
After eight years of work and substantial investment, Ethereum is returning to conventional SHA or BLAKE2s standards at Layer 1.
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Why Ethereum cryptography pivot proves Adam Back rightCommenting on Drake's post, Back said he had never trusted custom ZK-optimized algorithms because they had not been sufficiently studied by the global community. "Never liked prover-friendly hashes anyway," Back stated directly, adding that this approach always produces "an under-reviewed quirky hash."
The Blockstream CEO emphasized that he has always followed the principle of maximum reliability in his own work. "Personally, even pre-general provers, I preferred to pay the higher proving cost of standard hash algorithms," he concluded, choosing higher computational costs over the risk of using immature code.
For my money even before the more general provers, I preferred to pay the cost of proving the standard hash algorithms.
— Adam Back (@adam3us) August 14, 2026 Until recently, conventional cryptography was considered too computationally demanding for zero-knowledge systems, forcing developers to create custom solutions such as Poseidon.
However, Back's conservative position has now received technical validation following recent breakthroughs in binary-field mathematics.
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The development of the Binius proof system in 2023 and Flook in 2024 made it possible to process up to one million conventional hashes per second with minimal overhead on an ordinary laptop. This deprived Poseidon of its technical rationale, forcing Ethereum to write off years of development costs and acknowledge that the conservative camp was right.
According to the Ethereum Foundation's approved timeline, the integration of updated post-quantum protection will begin with the launch of the LeanVM virtual machine in 2027 and will be fully completed at the network's base layer by 2028.
Citigroup vyzvala americký Senát, aby schválil Crypto CLARITY Act. Banka říká, že jasná pravidla pro digitální aktiva by pomohla trhu i institucionálnímu přijetí.
Citigroup, one of the world’s largest financial institutions, has expressed support for the Crypto CLARITY Act and called on the US Senate to advance the new digital asset regulation bill. The endorsement came as Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser emphasized the need for comprehensive legislation governing crypto markets in the United States.
Citigroup’s stance on the CLARITY ActJane Fraser voiced appreciation for current efforts to draft the Crypto CLARITY Act, while also noting that the bank continues to advocate for improvements in the legislation. Citigroup remains a major player in global banking and has increasingly engaged with digital asset markets in recent years.
Fraser stressed the importance of moving forward with the bill, even as discussions about potential amendments persist. “We’re not giving up on pushing to get some improvements made to the bill, but we would like to see a good bill go through. I think it would be excellent for the system,” Fraser stated during an interview with Fox Business.
“We’re not giving up on pushing to get some improvements made to the bill, but we would like to see a good bill go through. I think it would be excellent for the system.”
Citigroup has previously noted that regulatory progress in digital assets could help drive institutional adoption. The bank regards legislative clarity as a potential turning point for both compliance and market participation by large investors.
Market context and legislative aimsThe call for regulatory clarity comes after a difficult period for cryptocurrencies, with the global market capitalization falling by over $2 trillion in the past year. Supporters of the CLARITY Act believe the new legal framework could pave the way for a more stable and trusted crypto sector, contributing to market recovery.
The Crypto CLARITY Act is designed to establish defined rules for digital assets in the US. Its primary goals are to provide regulatory certainty, encourage institutional engagement, and strengthen investor protection.
If enacted, the legislation could help address common concerns about scams and security vulnerabilities that persist in the crypto industry. The promise of greater safeguards may help attract new participants to the market while reassuring existing investors.
Mini dictionary: Crypto CLARITY Act, proposed US legislation aimed at improving regulatory oversight and investor protection in digital asset markets. The act seeks to create clearer legal distinctions for crypto asset classes and establish consistent rules for their use and trading.
Citigroup’s recent outlook on the crypto marketWhile supporting stronger legislation, Citi recently adopted a more cautious view towards digital asset performance. On July 1, the bank reduced its 12-month price target for Bitcoin from $112,000 to $82,000. Citigroup also adjusted its projection for Ethereum, lowering it from $3,175 to $2,240.
AssetPrevious 12-Month TargetNew 12-Month TargetBitcoin$112,000$82,000Ethereum$3,175$2,240Jane Fraser’s positive remarks on the proposed crypto bill follow these cautious adjustments, reflecting Citigroup’s dual approach of backing regulatory clarity while remaining vigilant about sector volatility.
Disclaimer: The information contained in this article does not constitute investment advice. Investors should be aware that cryptocurrencies carry high volatility and therefore risk, and should conduct their own research.
Charles Hoskinson oznámil, že Midnight.city na síti Midnight vstoupila do beta testování. Platforma má pomocí simulací s využitím AI zatěžovat síť a testovat soukromí.
Charles Hoskinson just pulled the curtain back on Midnight.city, the AI-driven interactive simulation platform built on the Midnight network, confirming it has officially entered beta testing. The Cardano founder and Input Output Global (IOG) chief said new features are being shipped on a two-week sprint cycle.
For those keeping score, Midnight’s mainnet went live on March 30, 2026. Hoskinson has reportedly poured roughly $200M into the project.
What Midnight.city actually does Midnight.city is a public-facing platform designed to stress-test the Midnight network by simulating realistic transaction loads at scale. AI agents perform transactions, test privacy features, and simulate the things that thousands of real users would do before thousands of real users actually show up.
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The core technology underneath is built around programmable privacy, a concept that lets developers choose exactly what information gets revealed and what stays hidden in any given transaction. The mechanism behind this is selective disclosure, powered by zero-knowledge proofs. In simpler terms, you can prove something is true without revealing the underlying data.
This is a meaningful distinction from most privacy coins, which tend to operate on an all-or-nothing model. Midnight’s approach lets developers build applications where privacy is granular and configurable.
A standalone chain, not a sidechain Midnight is not a Cardano sidechain. It’s a standalone Proof-of-Stake blockchain that operates independently with its own consensus mechanism and network architecture.
Hoskinson has labeled 2026 as Midnight’s “beta year,” a period focused squarely on infrastructure development rather than chasing mainstream adoption. The beta testing phase is expected to onboard thousands of testers, with AI agent simulations providing network activity that real users can interact alongside. These AI agents are designed to simulate specific use cases including marketing workflows, trading behavior, and growth strategies.
Enterprise interest and the Google Cloud connection Enterprise partnerships have been highlighted in recent updates, with Google Cloud named specifically. Hoskinson has also pointed to interoperability ambitions, with Midnight aiming to work across networks including Bitcoin and XRP Ledger.
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Binance od 23. srpna zastaví transakce s HTX, Rapira, Aifory Pro, ABCeX, WhiteBird, NoOnecrypto INC., Tradex, Monease Ltd, BitPapa, Exnode a EXMO kvůli změnám v regulačních požadavcích. Omezení se dotknou i souvisejících peněženek.
Binance will stop transactions involving HTX, EXMO and nine other crypto platforms from August 23. The exchange cited recent regulatory developments as it expands compliance restrictions across several markets.
Binance Sets August 23 Transaction Restrictions Binance said the August 23 restrictions will cover HTX, formerly Huobi, alongside Rapira, Aifory Pro, ABCeX, WhiteBird, NoOnecrypto INC., Tradex, Monease Ltd, BitPapa, Exnode and EXMO. The exchange cited changes in regulatory requirements and protection of user assets for the decision.
Users should avoid sending crypto to the affected platforms or receiving assets from them. Binance may review transactions linked directly or indirectly to these companies. The exchange may also restrict related wallets while it completes compliance checks.
Similar measures already apply to several other platforms. Restrictions on Shelbit and Aban Tether Exchange started on August 7. Binance added A7 Nigeria, A7 Africa and PilotFinance Ltd to the list on August 13.
HTX Faces Sanctions-Related Restrictions The European Union added HTX to a sanctions package targeting Russia in July. The UK government had already designated Huobi Global S.A. in May. UK authorities cited suspected financial services or resources provided to A7 LLC and Garantex Europe OU.
HTX challenged the scope of the UK action. The company said the designation covered Huobi Global S.A. as a separate legal entity. HTX also maintained that the measure did not affect its online exchange or customer funds.
The UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation later took a different position. The agency said the sanctions also covered the HTX exchange because Huobi Global owns the platform.
TRM Labs separately raised concerns about frequent movements between HTX wallet addresses. The firm reported that some addresses operated for only several hours before activity moved elsewhere. Such changes can make screening based on fixed address lists harder.
HTX rejected claims that the wallet movements aimed to avoid sanctions screening. A company spokesperson described the transfers as routine security procedures used across the crypto industry.
Binance Expands Crypto Compliance Measures Earlier restrictions on Shelbit and Aban Tether followed U.S. sanctions announced on August 7. U.S. authorities accused both platforms of handling cryptocurrency linked to Iranian sanctions-evasion networks.
Authorities said wallets linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps sent more than $1 million to Shelbit addresses. They also alleged that Shelbit-linked wallets transferred over $2 million to addresses controlled by the organization.
U.S. authorities separately accused Aban Tether of processing millions of dollars involving sanctioned Iranian crypto exchanges. Those platforms included Nobitex, Wallex, Bitpin and Ramzinex.
Binance may hold transactions attempted after each restriction date for additional review. The exchange can also restrict affected wallets until its compliance teams complete those checks.
For those seeking compliant platforms amid changing EU rules can explore the best regulated crypto exchanges in Europe for their trading needs.
The Stellar Development Foundation quietly upgraded its network’s backbone on July 16, 2026, adding MoneyGram, Figure Markets, and Range as Tier 1 validators. The integration is expected to wrap up by mid-August 2026.
Tier 1 status on Stellar is not a ceremonial title. These validators sit at the top of the trust hierarchy inside the Stellar Consensus Protocol, and they are expected to operate multiple geographically distributed nodes, maintain uptime of 99.9% or better, publish complete history archives, and coordinate on system upgrades.
What Tier 1 actually means
Stellar’s consensus model works differently from most blockchains you’ve heard of. Rather than paying validators through block rewards or transaction fees, the Stellar Consensus Protocol relies on a web of trusted peer relationships. Validators choose which other validators they trust, and the network reaches agreement through overlapping trust sets.
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The practical consequence is that Tier 1 validators are running expensive infrastructure purely because they have a strategic stake in the network’s reliability. MoneyGram, Figure Markets, and Range are not doing this for yield. They’re doing it because a more reliable Stellar network is directly useful to their own business operations.
SDF’s Jose Fernandez da Ponte has emphasized the network’s suitability for regulated finance, and the choice of these three firms makes that positioning concrete rather than aspirational.
Who these firms are and why they matter
MoneyGram is the easiest to contextualize. The company has been partnered with Stellar since 2021, and its customer base spans over 60 million people across more than 200 countries.
Figure Markets specializes in regulated yield-bearing asset issuance, including its YLDS stablecoin. Its presence as a Tier 1 validator is essentially a bet that Stellar becomes the preferred settlement layer for tokenized financial instruments.
Range is the least household-name of the three but arguably the most technically credentialed for this specific role. The firm monitors and secures assets across more than 200 networks, with over $30 billion under its watch.
Why this matters beyond the press release
Stellar’s Tier 1 set has historically been dominated by organizations directly affiliated with or closely aligned to the SDF. Adding three external firms with real commercial operations changes the network’s fault-tolerance profile in a meaningful way. Geographic distribution increases, the variety of operational teams expands, and the network’s resilience to any single point of failure improves.
There’s also a signal embedded in the structure of this arrangement. These firms are running significant infrastructure with no financial reward from the protocol itself. That kind of commitment is self-selecting for organizations that view Stellar’s stability as a business necessity rather than a speculative opportunity.
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Re Protocol migruje z LayerZero na Chainlink CCIP jako výhradní řešení pro bridge pro $reUSD mezi Ethereum a Solana. Chainlink zároveň rozšiřuje SmartData a Proof of Reserve pro tokenizovaná aktiva.
CCIP Becomes the Cross-Chain Standard for Institutional Assets@Chainlink is cementing its position as the go-to infrastructure layer for institutional on-chain assets, with a fresh cluster of integrations spanning cross-chain token transfers, real-time fund reporting, and on-chain reserve verification.
@Re protocol is the latest protocol to move its cross-chain infrastructure to Chainlink CCIP. Re, the on-chain reinsurance protocol with more than $475 million in total value locked, conducted an internal cross-chain infrastructure evaluation and is now migrating from LayerZero to CCIP as its exclusive bridging solution for $reUSD, its depository token with a market cap exceeding $160 million. The protocol will use CCIP to secure $reUSD transfers between @Ethereum and @Solana. Each CCIP bridge lane is secured by 16 independent node operators, and CCIP carries a SOC 2 Type 2 attestation, giving transfers an institutional-grade compliance footing.
@Nillion is implementing the same framework to enable $NIL transfers between Ethereum and HyperEVM. CCIP already supports interoperability with ecosystems including Ethereum, HyperEVM, Arbitrum, Optimism, BNB Chain, and Base, making it a natural fit for protocols that need to move assets across multiple environments without compromising security.
SmartData and Proof of Reserve Round Out the PushOn the data side, @Obligatecom is integrating Chainlink SmartData to bring real-time Net Asset Value reporting on-chain for its $200 million-plus $oTFY credit fund tokenization. Chainlink SmartData is a suite of on-chain data offerings designed to unlock the utility, accessibility, and reliability of tokenized real-world assets, providing secure minting assurances alongside essential real-world data such as reserves, NAV, and AUM data. Chainlink is already bringing NAV data for oTFY on-chain, with oTFY integrated into Kamino, Solana's leading lending protocol, where holders can use institutional-grade trade-finance exposure as collateral.
Completing the set, @RadiantPrimeXYZ is implementing Chainlink Proof of Reserve to increase transparency across its tokenized investment strategy. Chainlink Proof of Reserve verifies cross-chain and off-chain reserves backing tokenized and wrapped assets, providing unparalleled transparency. The tool enables protocols to automatically halt minting, redemptions, or trading when reserves fall short, and supports the launch of RWAs and ETFs with continuous reserve verification that meets the standards of institutional users and regulators.
Taken together, the integrations underline how Chainlink's suite of products, CCIP, SmartData, and Proof of Reserve, is increasingly being adopted as the default compliance and connectivity stack for tokenized assets in the 2026 digital economy. CCIP passed $18 billion in cross-chain transfer volume in Q1 2026 and now connects more than 70 blockchains.
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Re Protocol: $475M TVL Re Transitions From LayerZero to Chainlink CCIP
Chainlink Documentation: SmartData
Chainlink Blog: Quarterly Review Q1 2026
Aave V4 has crossed $400 million in total deposits, marking a new all-time high for the protocol version that only went live on mainnet a few months ago.
The milestone lands shortly after Aave V4 recorded $350 million in deposits on August 3, 2026, a figure publicly acknowledged by Aave founder Stani Kulechov as a stepping stone toward the $400M threshold now crossed.
From zero to $400M in under a year
The Aave DAO approved the V4 activation on May 4, 2026, following an extended testnet period. Deposits sat near $50 million in early May, climbed to roughly $100 million by June, and pushed into the $200M-$300M range between late June and July before breaking $350M at the start of August.
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As of mid-August 2026, V4’s total value locked sat in the $217M-$225M range, primarily concentrated on Ethereum. The gap between that TVL figure and the $400M deposit headline reflects the difference between net locked capital and gross deposits flowing through the system.
V4’s TVL grew roughly 26-36% over a single 30-day period leading into mid-August.
What V4 actually changes
V4 is not a cosmetic upgrade. The core architectural shift is a move to what Aave calls a Liquidity Hub and Borrow Spokes model, essentially a hub-and-spoke design where liquidity pools are managed centrally while individual borrowing markets branch off as spokes. Each spoke can be configured independently, meaning a problem in one lending market does not automatically contaminate others.
V4 also introduces native support for real-world assets alongside traditional crypto lending, a capability that significantly expands Aave’s potential user base beyond on-chain native borrowers and into institutional participants who need compliant exposure to tokenized assets.
V3 continues to operate in parallel with V4 rather than being shut down. As of April 2026, V3 carried roughly $19.4 billion in TVL across chains.
Why this matters beyond the headline number
For AAVE token holders, deposit growth translates into fee generation and protocol revenue, which flows back through governance-controlled mechanisms. A protocol sitting at $400M in deposits on V4 while simultaneously running $19.4B on V3 is generating revenue from both systems simultaneously, a dual-engine structure that gives the DAO significant flexibility on how it manages the V3-to-V4 transition timeline.
Aave’s decision to run V3 and V4 in parallel rather than forcing a cutover lets users migrate at their own pace rather than under deadline pressure.
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Let me finish a story I started five weeks ago. In July this column called Uniswap the toll booth on DeFi’s highway and asked the question that has haunted the token since 2020: does the toll ever reach the people who own the booth? I flagged it as the single most important thing to verify about UNI, because the entire long-term case rested on it. Here is the answer, and it is more uncomfortable than either camp expected. The toll is being collected. The booth is paying its owners. And the token trades near $3.40, second on CoinGecko’s most-viewed list, roughly where it sat before any of it happened.
UNI traded at $3.43 on August 12, 2026, down 4.4% on the day, per CoinGecko, with Bitcoin at $62,753 and most of the board red. Check the live figure before acting; the argument on this page does not turn on a single session’s price.
The question got answered while nobody was looking
The mechanism is real and it is on. In December 2025 the Uniswap DAO passed a proposal called UNIfication, and the vote was not close: roughly 125.3 million UNI in favor against 742 opposed, clearing quorum several times over, with turnout above 20% of outstanding supply. The full text and the vote record sit on the Uniswap governance portal for anyone who wants the primary document rather than a summary of it.
What it did, in plain terms. It flipped the long-dormant fee switch, starting with v2 pools and the set of v3 pools that carry the overwhelming majority of fees on Ethereum mainnet. On v2, liquidity providers now take 0.25% instead of 0.30%, and the remaining 0.05% goes to the protocol. That protocol revenue funds a programmatic mechanism that buys and burns UNI. And it executed a one-time burn of 100 million UNI from the treasury, roughly 16% of total supply, sent to a burn address in January 2026 as a retroactive payment for all the years the switch stayed off.
Sixteen percent of the supply. Destroyed. In one transaction, and unlike most claims in this industry, that one is checkable by anyone: the UNI contract and its transfer history are public on Etherscan, burn address included.
Now look at the price. UNI was around $5.92 the evening the vote passed. It traded near $3.26 in May. It was $3.43 on August 12. The most transformative tokenomics event in the protocol’s history arrived, and the chart went the other way.
The One Number That Matters
Sixteen percent, versus zero percent.
That is the gap between the supply that was removed and the price response that followed, and understanding why it exists is worth more than any price target on this page.
Three things explain it, and none of them are that the burn was fake.
The market context ate the news. UNIfication landed in a stretch that was brutal for altcoins across the board. Good news arriving into a falling market gets absorbed rather than celebrated, and UNI, like almost every altcoin this year, has spent 2026 trading at the mercy of Bitcoin rather than its own fundamentals. Today is the same story in miniature: red board, red UNI.
Burn velocity is smaller than the headline. The 100 million burn was one-time and retroactive. The ongoing mechanism is the part that matters for the next five years, and it is funded by protocol fees rather than by treasury drama. Against that, the token still carries annual issuance in the region of 1.4%, which the burn has to outrun before “deflationary” means anything in practice. It reportedly is outrunning it. The margin is what determines whether this compounds into something or merely offsets dilution, and that margin is checkable rather than debatable on DefiLlama’s fee and revenue tables.
And the market had years to price it. The fee switch was discussed, proposed, delayed and debated so many times since 2020 that by the time it actually happened, anyone who believed in it had already positioned. Anticipated news is priced news.
What UNI actually is now
This part deserves saying clearly, because it changes the analytical frame permanently.
Before December 2025, UNI belonged to the same category as Arbitrum’s token and most infrastructure governance tokens: you owned a vote, and the value flowed past you to liquidity providers and to the company. This site has written that sentence about a lot of tokens. After UNIfication, UNI has a claim on protocol revenue through burns, which means for the first time it can be analyzed with something resembling a price-to-earnings framework rather than pure narrative.
The underlying business supports that framework better than most. Uniswap generated over a billion dollars in fees across 2025, ranking among the largest fee generators in all of DeFi. It processed hundreds of billions in volume in the first quarter of 2026 and holds roughly a quarter of global spot DEX volume, a share anyone can watch shift in real time on DefiLlama’s DEX rankings. Whatever the token does, the booth is busy.
So the honest summary is this: UNI stopped being a lottery ticket on governance and became a cheap, unloved claim on a real cash-generating business, in a market that currently pays nothing for either. Whether that is an opportunity or a trap depends entirely on whether crypto ever starts pricing cash flows, which it has famously refused to do for most of its existence.
Key Levels
The map from our prediction page still stands and has aged well. $3.00 remains the line that separates a recovery story from a failed bounce; UNI has spent five weeks above it without ever pulling far away. Above, $3.60 is the near resistance and $4.00 the level that would signal something has changed. The token’s 2021 high above $40 sits more than eleven times overhead, a distance that only matters as a reminder of how far sentiment has fallen, not as a target.
Bottom Line
Five weeks ago I wrote that a toll booth without a toll is a beautiful chart of someone else’s money, and that verifying the fee switch was the most important task on the page. It is verified. The switch is on, the burn happened, the mechanism runs on real revenue, and UNI near $3.40 is priced as though none of it occurred. That is either the market being slow or the market being right that cash flows do not matter here. I lean toward slow, and I would rather say that plainly than pretend the last eight months of price action supports me. Watch the burn margin against issuance, watch $3.00, and remember that the booth keeps collecting either way.
This article is for information only and is not investment advice. Crypto assets are extremely volatile and you can lose your entire stake. Always do your own research.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Uniswap price today?
UNI traded at $3.43 on August 12, 2026, down 4.4% on the day, ranking second on CoinGecko's most-viewed list. Prices move fast, so check a live source for the current figure.
Is the Uniswap fee switch live?
Yes. The UNIfication proposal passed governance in December 2025 with roughly 125.3 million UNI in favor against 742 opposed, activating protocol fees on v2 and major v3 pools on Ethereum mainnet, with revenue funding a UNI buy-and-burn mechanism.
How many UNI tokens were burned?
100 million UNI, roughly 16% of total supply, were sent from the treasury to a burn address in early January 2026 as a one-time retroactive burn, alongside the ongoing fee-funded burn mechanism.
Why did UNI fall after the fee switch was activated?
The change landed during a broad altcoin downturn, the fee switch had been anticipated and debated since 2020 so much of it was already priced, and the ongoing burn rate is modest relative to the token's market capitalization.
Does UNI now earn revenue for holders?
Indirectly. Protocol fees fund buying and burning of UNI rather than direct distributions, which reduces supply over time rather than paying holders a yield.
What are the key UNI levels to watch?
$3.00 is the support that separates a recovery from a failed bounce, with $3.60 and then $4.00 as the resistance levels above.
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Avalanche zaznamenal za 30 dní skok objemu převodů RWA o 360,15 % na 365,29 mil. USD. Aktivita v tokenizovaných fondech peněžního trhu, akciích a soukromém úvěru na síti rychle roste.
Avalanche RWA Volume Surges 360%@Avax has posted a 360.15% spike in 30-day Real-World Asset (RWA) transfer volume, with total RWA trading activity on the chain reaching $365.29M. The numbers point to a structural shift in how tokenized financial instruments, including money market funds, equities, and private credit securities, are moving through the network.
The latest figures continue a broader trend of accelerating institutional activity on Avalanche. , underscoring how quickly the pipeline of tokenized assets has been building.
Institutional Infrastructure Driving the TrendAvalanche's growing RWA footprint is not accidental. , while
The wider RWA market is also expanding rapidly. Within that,
The volume data signals more than speculative inflows. Rising transfer activity across tokenized money, stocks, and private credit suggests real settlement demand is building on the chain, a dynamic that analysts say could have longer-term implications for the $AVAX token itself.
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CoinTrust: Avalanche Hits $2.1B in Tokenized Real-World Assets
The Block Research: RWAs as Collateral, The New Primitive
P2P.org propojil stakingovou infrastrukturu s Arkis, takže institucionální klienti mohou používat stakované Solana a Avalanche jako kolaterál a dál pobírat odměny protokolu.
P2P.org has integrated its staking infrastructure with Arkis, allowing institutional clients to use staked Solana and Avalanche assets as collateral while continuing to earn protocol rewards.
Summary
Arkis clients can use staked Solana and Avalanche positions as collateral for trades. Margin is calculated against the aggregate risk of each client’s Arkis account. Validator downtime and slashing risk will affect how Arkis values the collateral. The integration is live through the Carry Trades section of Arkis Alpha. P2P.org staking enters Arkis collateral system P2P.org said in an Aug. 13 announcement that Arkis clients can now stake supported assets through its validator infrastructure and post the resulting positions as collateral without unstaking them first.
At launch, the integration supports Solana and Avalanche. P2P.org and Arkis did not say when other proof-of-stake networks might be added.
Once deposited, the staked asset and any trades backed by it sit within a single Arkis account. The prime broker calculates margin from the aggregate risk of the account instead of assessing each position separately at the trading venue where it is held.
Clients can therefore borrow against a supported staked position in the same way that they borrow against other collateral accepted by Arkis. According to the announcement, the asset continues generating protocol rewards while it supports the client’s trading positions.
The service is available through Carry Trades in Arkis Alpha. After a client selects a staked asset, the platform displays the strategies that accept it as collateral and provides the stated economics before capital is committed.
P2P.org supplies the non-custodial staking and validator infrastructure, while Arkis handles credit, collateral, and portfolio risk.
“Collateral is only as good as the operator standing behind it,” said Artemiy Parshakov, vice president of strategic solutions at P2P.org.
Parshakov added that staking can no longer be treated as a passive balance-sheet position once an institution borrows against it. According to the executive, P2P.org’s validator operations must meet the standards applied under Arkis’s credit and risk framework.
Arkis prices validator risk into margin Adding staked assets to a margin account introduces risks that do not apply to cash or unstaked tokens. Proof-of-stake networks can penalize validators for conduct such as signing conflicting blocks or failing to meet certain network requirements.
Known as slashing, the penalty can reduce the number of tokens attached to a validator. Extended downtime can also reduce expected rewards, changing the value of a position used to support an open trade.
Arkis said its risk framework considers the quality of the staking operator when determining how the collateral should be treated. Slashing history and validator downtime are therefore assessed as margin inputs rather than excluded from the calculation.
“A growing share of institutional books sits in assets that earn yield, and credit providers have been slow to treat those positions as part of the portfolio they margin,” said Oleksandr Proskurin, chief product officer and co-founder of Arkis.
Proskurin said the integration places staked assets alongside the client’s other positions for margin purposes. Arkis chose P2P.org because the prime broker wanted to assess the operator behind the staked asset as part of its underwriting process, he added.
According to Arkis, the Spark-backed company has deployed more than $250 million in institutional credit since 2022 without recording bad debt. The figure is company-provided and was not independently verified in the announcement.
P2P.org reported that its validators operate across more than 40 proof-of-stake networks and secure over $10 billion in staked assets. The company also claimed that it has not recorded a slashing incident since its establishment in 2018 and serves more than 190 institutional clients.
Staked collateral keeps capital in use Without such an arrangement, a fund may need to unstake an asset before using it as collateral elsewhere. Unstaking can involve a waiting period determined by the blockchain, during which the holder may lose access to trading opportunities or stop receiving some rewards.
The P2P.org integration allows the staked position to remain active while Arkis uses it to support other trades. Any rewards remain determined by the underlying protocol and can vary based on network conditions, the amount staked, validator performance, and protocol rules.
Using an earning asset as collateral does not remove liquidation or slashing risk. A decline in the token’s market price, a change in margin requirements, or a validator penalty could reduce the collateral supporting an open position.
The Arkis arrangement differs from restaking, in which an already-staked asset is used to secure additional blockchain services. As an August staking explainer detailed, restaking can expose an asset to several sets of slashing conditions when it secures multiple protocols.
Under the announced Arkis structure, the supported staked position serves as financial collateral within a prime brokerage account. The companies did not state that Solana or Avalanche assets would be restaked to secure another network.
P2P.org has used similar integrations to place its staking services inside existing institutional systems. In June, crypto.news reported that Taurus had integrated P2P.org validators with Taurus-PROTECT, allowing financial institutions to stake while retaining custody and control of their assets.
An earlier collaboration added P2P.org to Northstake’s ETH validator marketplace in January 2025. The companies said the marketplace was designed to provide regulated institutions with access to Ethereum validator infrastructure.
U.S. guidance covers some staking arrangements For U.S. institutions, a May 2025 staff statement from the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance addressed certain forms of protocol staking carried out directly or through a third-party operator.
The SEC staff statement said the protocol staking activities described in its analysis did not involve the offer and sale of securities. Its position covered some non-custodial arrangements in which token owners retain ownership and control of their assets and private keys while assigning validation rights to a node operator.
The division said its view depended on the specific facts and circumstances. Services that include additional business arrangements or depart from the activities described in the statement may require a separate legal assessment.
P2P.org describes its staking infrastructure as non-custodial, but neither company announced specific access for U.S. institutions or said that the Arkis integration had been assessed under U.S. securities law. The release also did not disclose whether geographic restrictions apply to Arkis Alpha.
In May 2025, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency confirmed that national banks and federal savings associations may outsource permissible crypto activities to third parties when they maintain appropriate third-party risk controls. The OCC guidance addressed custody and transaction execution but did not approve P2P.org, Arkis, or the use of staked assets as trading collateral.
P2P.org separately announced an Aug. 11 partnership with BoulderTech to distribute staking and decentralized finance services in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico. BoulderTech will connect the validator operator with regional exchanges, custodians, banks, asset managers, and funds, while both companies assess whether to deploy validator infrastructure at IRSA-backed facilities in Argentina.
Solana chce v návrhu SIMD-0553 nahradit paušální poplatek cenou podle spotřebovaných zdrojů a část poplatků pálit. Denní spalování SOL by mohlo vzrůst z asi 648 na až 9 000 SOL.
The crypto blockchain Solana is preparing a major overhaul of its fee structure via the SIMD-0553 proposal. The model would shift from a flat fee to pricing based on requested resources, with a portion burned. The daily SOL burn could thus be multiplied by 12 to 14 times. Specifically, it would rise from 650 to 9,000 SOL. Accompanied by SIMD-0550, which accelerates disinflation, this crypto reform could bring Solana closer to a deflationary economy. The governance vote is ongoing until August 18, 2026.
In brief SIMD-0553 proposes charging each transaction based on five categories of requested resources. Deployment would follow three phases: 0.1, 0.25, then 0.5 lamport per cost unit. Some swaps without priority fees could see increases up to 3,150%. Light transactions might pay less than the current 5,000 lamports. The mechanism would burn up to 9,000 SOL per day, compared to about 648 SOL currently. Solana: why does the crypto blockchain want to charge the “big consumers” of resources? On July 20, 2026, the Solana Improvement Document 0553 was merged into the foundation’s official repository. Proposed by Cavey, a researcher at Temporal and engineer at Helius, this text challenges a long-standing dogma: the flat fee. Currently, each transaction on Solana costs 5,000 lamports, whether it consumes 10,000 or 200 million CPU cycles. Tomorrow, this will be different.
In an interview with Cointelegraph Magazine, Cavey stated:
If I submit a transaction that does nothing versus a transaction that burns 200 million CPU cycles, I pay the same amount.
On the surface, the mechanism seems simple. The 5,000 lamports flat fee disappears. It will be replaced by two components:
an inclusion fee of 2,500 lamports paid to the validator who produces the block; a resource fee calculated on the compute units requested by the transaction. This second part will not be paid to validators. It will be burned, that is, permanently removed from circulation.
The numbers prove particularly interesting Currently, Solana burns about 650 SOL per day. This represents roughly $47,000 at the current price of $75. If SIMD-0553 reaches its terminal rate, this daily crypto burn could rise to 7,500 SOL (or even 9,000 SOL), equating to a jump of 12 to 14 times. In dollars, this means $650,000 worth of SOL incinerated every day.
According to Cavey:
The main goal is to align core developers, application developers, and users to make Solana faster.
There remains, however, a side effect that excites holders of the SOL crypto: deflation.
Today, Solana issues about 60,000 SOL per day. Inflation hovers around 3.8%. Even with 9,000 SOL burned daily, the token would remain inflationary. Fortunately, SIMD-0553 does not travel alone. It is accompanied by SIMD-0550, a companion proposal that would double the annual disinflation rate from 15% to 30%.
Result: the inflation floor of 1.5% would be reached in 2029 instead of 2032. Over six years, 18.9 million fewer SOL would be issued. This amounts to about 1.36 billion dollars at the current price.
A high-tension crypto vote before August 18 The signaling vote began in early August 2026. 15% of the stake must be reached to trigger a formal vote. As of August 8, between 25 and 63 million SOL had signaled support. This represents between 5.8% and 14.4% of the total stake of 432.65 million SOL. Helius, one of the largest validator operators, has provided massive support.
The deadline is set for August 18, 2026. By then, about 40 million SOL of positive signals are still missing. This represents nearly 2.9 billion dollars of stake.
If the threshold is reached, the implementation will occur in phases via feature gates in the future Solana 4.3 version. However, the terminal rate of 0.5 lamport per compute unit will not apply all at once. The transition will instead be gradual.
What impacts for crypto investors and developers on Solana? For crypto investors, this proposal sends a strong signal. Solana is no longer content to be fast. It wants to be efficient. And above all, it wants that efficiency to mechanically reflect in the supply of SOL tokens. This is a fundamental difference with Ethereum. The post-EIP-1559 burn is linked to network usage. However, transaction fees remain high. On Solana, the idea is to burn more while keeping negligible costs for the average crypto user.
The issue of centralization also looms. If arbitrage bots and high-frequency traders see their costs explode, will they migrate to other chains? In this context, Solana has already lost some of its MEV activity to competing crypto networks. Increasing taxes on heavy users could thus push them towards alternatives like Sui or Aptos.
In any case, the opportunity is real. By making simple crypto transactions cheaper and complex transactions more costly, Solana creates an economic incentive for optimization. The fact is that developers will need to refine their code. Results:
End users will benefit from lighter applications. The overall Solana crypto network will gain in resilience. One thing is certain: the SIMD-0553 reform on Solana is not just a technical adjustment. It is an economic overhaul that could redefine who wins and who loses on the crypto blockchain. Between massive burn, forced optimization, and tension on validators’ revenues, the outcome of the August 18 vote will determine if Solana chooses efficiency at all costs or the stability of existing incentives.
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Morgan Stanley ve 2. čtvrtletí zvýšil podíl v BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust o 23 % na zhruba 16,5 milionu akcií. Současně rozšířil expozici i do Etheru, Solany a Circle.
Morgan Stanley has increased its reported holding in BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF by 23% to about 16.5 million shares while adding exposure to Ether, Solana, and several crypto-linked companies during the second quarter.
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Morgan Stanley added roughly 3.04 million shares of BlackRock’s IBIT during Q2. Its IBIT position was valued at $549 million as of June 30. Holdings in BlackRock’s Ether ETF increased by 202% to 4.6 million shares. New positions included Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin fund and two Solana investment products. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing signed on Aug. 11 showed that Morgan Stanley held about 16.5 million shares of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust, up from approximately 13.4 million shares at the end of the first quarter.
The addition of roughly 3.04 million IBIT shares represented a quarterly increase of about 23%. However, the reported value of the position fell by nearly 18%, from around $667 million to $549 million, as Bitcoin’s price declined during the three months ended June 30.
Morgan Stanley submitted the report as a combination Form 13F covering positions held by several related managers. The Q2 regulatory filing contained 45,905 entries with an aggregate reported value of about $1.89 trillion.
A Form 13F provides a quarter-end view of certain U.S.-listed securities held by institutional investment managers. It does not identify every transaction made during the quarter, disclose short positions, or establish that every reported share represents a proprietary investment by Morgan Stanley itself.
Morgan Stanley has added its own Bitcoin fund Alongside the larger IBIT position, Morgan Stanley reported 2.57 million shares of the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust, valued at approximately $43.3 million on June 30. The position was new because MSBT began trading during the second quarter.
Morgan Stanley launched the Bitcoin fund on NYSE Arca on April 8 with an annual management fee of 0.14%. The product holds Bitcoin and seeks to follow its spot price after accounting for expenses and other liabilities.
MSBT’s fee came below the 0.25% charged by both BlackRock’s IBIT and Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund. The Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust charges 0.15%, placing Morgan Stanley’s product one basis point below that rate at launch.
Despite offering its own fund, Morgan Stanley continued to hold larger positions in products run by competing asset managers. Its $549 million IBIT position was more than 12 times the value of the reported MSBT holding at the end of June.
Several other Bitcoin fund positions also increased. Morgan Stanley added shares of the Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF and the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF, while its Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund holding rose by nearly 38%.
As crypto.news reported on Aug. 8, MSBT later added about 232.5 BTC worth $15.05 million as Bitcoin traded near $65,000. Blockchain intelligence platform Arkham estimated that the purchase raised the fund’s balance to 6,563 BTC, valued at more than $426 million at the time.
The fund-level Bitcoin balance differs from Morgan Stanley’s 13F position in MSBT shares. An ETF’s digital assets back all outstanding shares, while the 13F records the shares reported by Morgan Stanley and the affiliated managers covered by the filing.
Ether and Solana fund positions have increased Ether exposure rose across two funds during the quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its holding in BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust ETF by about 202%, taking the position to approximately 4.6 million shares.
The bank also reported around 5.1 million shares of the Grayscale Ethereum Staking Mini ETF, an increase of roughly 26% from the previous quarter. Both products provide exposure to Ether through securities traded in the United States, although their structures, fees, and treatment of staking rewards differ.
Solana appeared in the filing through two new positions. Morgan Stanley reported approximately $4.25 million in shares of the Grayscale Solana Staking ETF and about $2.26 million in the Fidelity Solana Fund.
The positions preceded Morgan Stanley’s launch of its own Solana and Ethereum products after the quarter had ended. On July 28, the bank launched Ethereum and Solana exchange-traded products under the MSSE and MSOL tickers.
Both products charge a 0.14% annual management fee and include staking provisions. Regulatory documents indicate that the Ethereum product may stake between 50% and 80% of its Ether, while the Solana product may stake up to 100% of its SOL holdings.
For U.S. investors, the 13F positions represent exposure through securities available in traditional brokerage accounts rather than direct ownership of Bitcoin, Ether, or Solana. The SEC filing reports the value of the fund shares on June 30, meaning subsequent token-price changes and portfolio transactions are not captured.
Circle and Bitcoin infrastructure holdings have grown Morgan Stanley made one of its largest crypto-related additions in Circle Internet Group, the company behind the USDC stablecoin. Its reported Circle position increased from about 1.46 million shares in the first quarter to approximately 8.32 million shares at the end of Q2.
The change represented an addition of about 6.86 million shares, leaving the reported position at more than 5.5 times its previous size. Because Circle trades on a U.S. stock exchange, its shares fall within the securities covered by Form 13F rather than being reported as a direct stablecoin holding.
Positions also grew across several Bitcoin mining and digital infrastructure companies. The filing showed additions to Cipher Digital, Core Scientific, Hut 8, and Bitdeer Technologies.
Such equity holdings carry company-specific exposure beyond Bitcoin’s market price. Their values can also depend on electricity costs, debt, mining output, hardware efficiency, and revenue from data centers or high-performance computing operations, according to the individual companies’ public disclosures.
At the same time, Morgan Stanley has expanded the ways its U.S. clients can access digital assets. In July, the bank completed its E*TRADE rollout, allowing eligible customers to buy, sell, and hold Bitcoin, Ether, and Solana for a 0.50% transaction fee through infrastructure provided by Zerohash.
Coinbase and some mining positions have declined Not every crypto-linked security increased during the quarter. Morgan Stanley reported about 550,000 fewer Coinbase shares than it held at the end of March.
The bank also reduced its CleanSpark position by more than 3.1 million shares. CleanSpark remained among the publicly traded U.S. Bitcoin miners covered by institutional filings, but Morgan Stanley’s Q2 report showed a materially smaller holding.
Bitfarms was removed from the portfolio entirely. Morgan Stanley had reported a position of roughly 8 million shares in the previous quarter before disclosing no corresponding holding on June 30.
Since a 13F only presents positions held on the final day of a quarter, the filing does not provide Morgan Stanley’s purchase or sale prices for IBIT, Circle, Coinbase, CleanSpark, or Bitfarms. It also does not show whether any of the positions were changed after June 30.
Shibariumscan dočasně ukázal pokles počtu transakcí na Shibariu z 1 561 410 803 na 475 388 775, ale šlo o problém s indexací exploreru. Síť podle článku data neztratila a explorer je zhruba z 42 % doindexovaný.
The Shiba Inu community was caught off guard after Shibariumscan displayed a dramatic decline in Shibarium’s cumulative network statistics.
As of August 10, 2026, Shibariumscan showed that Shibarium, Shiba Inu’s Layer-2 blockchain, had processed 1,561,410,803 (1.56 billion) transactions since its launch in August 2023. The network had recorded about 269.93 million addresses and 18.47 million blocks at the time of that reporting.
However, those figures changed dramatically this week. At press time, Shibariumscan showed just 475,388,775 transactions, representing a 69.55% decline from the previously reported figure.
Meanwhile, the explorer also recorded sharp declines in other cumulative metrics. Total addresses fell to 71.3 million, while total blocks dropped to around 7.91 million.
Shiba Inu Activity Crashes on Shibariumscan Notably, the sudden decline sparked concern among Shiba Inu community members. Many questioned whether Shibarium had experienced a major technical problem or whether the network had somehow lost a significant portion of its historical transaction data.
Main Cause of the Decline However, the dramatic drop appears to stem from Shibariumscan’s indexing process rather than an actual loss of blockchain activity.
Longtime Shiba Inu community member Mazrael provided insight into the situation through an X post. In an August 12 update, he revealed that Shibariumscan had returned online and resumed indexing the Shibarium blockchain.
According to Mazrael, the outage occurred after Shibariumscan moved behind Cloudflare, which triggered a DNS change. Specifically, the configuration shifted from direct Hetzner hosting to Cloudflare proxying.
Furthermore, Mazrael noted that the restored website initially appeared as a basic deployment without its original Shibarium branding and configuration. This suggested that the explorer was still undergoing restoration and synchronization.
Mazrael also linked a registrar-related change observed on August 11 at 19:15 to the same restoration operation. He explained that the Shibarium domain remained healthy and was not facing an expiration problem. The domain is set to expire on August 1, 2027, while all four transfer locks remain enabled.
Shibariumscan Is Still Rebuilding Its Data Meanwhile, Shibariumscan has not finished indexing the Shibarium blockchain. The explorer is currently around 42% indexed, meaning a significant portion of the network’s historical data has yet to be processed and reflected in its displayed statistics.
Consequently, Shibariumscan currently reports 475 million transactions, compared with the 1.56 billion transactions it displayed before the outage.
Shibariumscan Still Indexing As Shibariumscan continues indexing the blockchain, its cumulative statistics should gradually increase. Once the indexing process reaches 100%, the transaction count is expected to return to approximately 1.56 billion. Similarly, the total address and block counts should move back toward their previous levels of roughly 269 million addresses and 18 million blocks. However, it remains uncertain when Shibariumscan will complete the indexing.
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Oficiální účet Shiba Inu na X vyvolal podezření na napadení poté, co začal sledovat nízkonákladový meme coin a komentoval jeho příspěvek. Komunita varuje, že nové příspěvky, airdropy i odkazy mohou být podvodné.
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The official X account of the Shiba Inu (SHIB) cryptocurrency project has become the subject of an increasingly heated debate over a possible security compromise.
Concerns were triggered by highly suspicious activity from the profile, which unexpectedly followed the page of an unaffiliated low-cap meme coin and left a public comment under one of its recent posts.
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One of the notable SHIB community figures, "@shibarium_", drew market participants' attention to the critical situation by issuing an emergency warning, or "community alarm." The alert explicitly claimed that the "@Shibtoken" account had been compromised and could no longer be considered a safe, official source of information.
"Shibarium_" issues a warning for Shiba Inu (SHIB) holders and investors regarding official X account of the project, Source: X.comUsers were strongly advised to treat any new posts, upcoming airdrops, or links published by the profile as high-risk, potentially fraudulent promotions. According to the warning, this incident aligns with prior reports in which the main account was seen promoting unrelated, low-liquidity assets, raising ongoing systemic concerns.
Sophisticated hack or SMM blunder?There is currently no consensus within the Shiba Inu community about the root cause. Some members suspect a sophisticated technical hack, a targeted SIM-swap attack, or a leaked database containing the social media team's account credentials.
Others believe the activity may simply be part of an unofficial marketing campaign or a severe internal SMM blunder.
However, verified channels belonging to decentralized Web3 projects of this scale rarely engage in public interactions with speculative, micro-cap digital assets without structured prior announcements.
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Shiba Inu officials and core developers have not yet issued any formal press releases or statements confirming or denying that the account was hacked.
Amid the ongoing uncertainty, investors are better to bypass social media channels entirely, verify transaction details directly on the blockchain, and carefully cross-reference them against verified token credentials on the Ethereum network.
1inch se připojil k dohodě SEAL Whitehat Safe Harbor Agreement, která umožňuje white hat hackerům zasáhnout při aktivním útoku na DeFi bez obav z právních následků. Schválila to správa 1inch DAO.
1inch has joined the SEAL Whitehat Safe Harbor Agreement, enabling whitehat hackers to step in effectively when needed.
In DeFi, attacks don’t happen slowly. They unfold in real time. Funds move in minutes. And in that narrow window, the difference between loss and recovery often comes down to whether someone is willing - and able - to act immediately. That “someone” is often a white hat hacker.
What are white hats and what’s their role in DeFi?White hat hackers are security researchers who identify vulnerabilities in protocols - not to exploit them, but to prevent damage.
In traditional software, their role is relatively straightforward:
find a bugreport itreceive a bountyIn DeFi, the stakes are higher.
Protocols are live, permissionless and often hold hundreds of millions in user funds. When an exploit begins, there may be no time to report and wait. The only way to stop the attack may be to act immediately - interacting directly with smart contracts, moving funds, or front-running the attacker.
In other words, white hats may need to behave like attackers in order to stop one.
What is SEAL?Security Alliance (SEAL) is a crypto security nonprofit founded by samczsun, one of the most respected figures in the DeFi security space.
The organization focuses on improving how the industry responds to threats in real time. Its initiatives include:
SEAL 911 - an emergency response hotline for active exploitsSEAL Intel - a threat intelligence sharing networkSEAL Frameworks - open-source security playbooksSEAL Certifications - certifications for operational securityThe goal is to move beyond static security and toward coordinated, rapid response.
What is the Safe Harbor Agreement?The Safe Harbor Agreement is designed to solve a very specific problem: enabling white hats to act during active exploits without fear of legal consequences.
At its core, it is a simple commitment from a protocol:
If you step in to protect funds during a live exploit and follow the rules, we will not pursue legal action against you.
This creates a defined framework for emergency intervention, where speed is critical and traditional processes are too slow.
How the agreement works in practiceThe Safe Harbor Agreement establishes clear boundaries for white hat action.
White hats are allowed to intervene - but only under strict conditions.
They can act only during an active exploit, not for general testing or vulnerability research. The agreement is explicitly limited to situations where funds are at immediate risk.
They must contact the protocol’s security team as soon as intervention begins, ensuring coordination and transparency. For 1inch, the designated contact is 1inch Security ([email protected]).
Any funds recovered must be returned in full within 72 hours to a designated recovery address designated in the adoption. This ensures that rescued assets are secured quickly and do not become a secondary risk.
White hats are also incentivized. Successful interventions are rewarded with a bounty - typically a percentage of the recovered funds, capped at a predefined amount.
At the same time, the agreement provides legal protection, reducing the risk of liability for good-faith actions taken under these conditions.
Importantly, researchers can remain pseudonymous, identifying themselves to the protocol without public disclosure. Bounty payment is subject to sanctions and AML screening under 1inch’s adopted terms.
What the agreement does - and does not doThe Safe Harbor Agreement is not a guarantee of recovery.
It does not:
ensure that funds can be savedbind regulators or third partiesreplace traditional security practicesWhat it does is remove a key barrier to action.
It gives white hats the confidence to step in when it matters most—during the narrow window where intervention can still make a difference.
From passive security to active defenseDeFi security has traditionally focused on prevention: audits, bug bounties, and responsible disclosure.
But as exploits become more sophisticated, prevention alone is not enough.
The industry is moving toward active defense:
real-time monitoringcoordinated responserapid interventionWhite hats are central to this shift. They are often the first to detect anomalies and the only actors capable of reacting fast enough to mitigate damage.
The Safe Harbor model formalizes their role—not as external observers, but as participants in emergency response.
A growing industry standardThe Safe Harbor Agreement has already been adopted by leading protocols, including Uniswap, zkSync, Pendle, PancakeSwap and Balancer.
Its adoption reflects a broader recognition: DeFi needs mechanisms that enable action, not just analysis.
As protocols become more complex and interconnected, the ability to respond quickly to exploits becomes a critical layer of security.
Building safer DeFiBy adopting the SEAL Whitehat Safe Harbor Agreement, 1inch is aligning with this emerging standard. The adoption was approved through 1inch DAO governance.
The agreement provides clear guidelines for action, increases the protection of user funds and demonstrates a commitment to proactive security - empowering white hats to act when it matters most. The covered protocols (including the 1inch Aqua Protocol), the designated recovery addresses and the bounty terms are set out in 1inch’s adoption record (1IP-104).
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MyEtherWallet (MEW) integroval Ondo Perps a umožňuje obchodování perpetual futures 24/7 na americké akcie, ETF a komodity až s 20x pákou. Uživatelé přitom zůstávají v plné self-custody.
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MyEtherWallet (MEW), the world’s most intuitive digital wallet, today announced its integration with Ondo Perps, expanding its suite of decentralized financial products to include perpetual futures, derivative contracts with no expiration date. Through this integration, users can now trade continuous perpetual contracts with up to 20x leverage on leading U.S. stocks, ETFs, and commodities, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on MyEtherWallet.com.
The integration bridges traditional financial markets and self-custodial Web3 technology. MEW customers can now access Ondo Perps to take long or short positions on major traditional market assets while maintaining full self-custody of their funds. Unlike traditional brokerages that restrict trading to rigid exchange hours and limited geographic access, eligible users can manage exposure to global markets around the clock using any supported wallet connected to the MEW web interface.
“Our mission has always been to make decentralized finance accessible, flexible, and fully self-custodial,” said MEW Founder and CEO Kosala Hemachandra. “Integrating Ondo Perps is the natural next step in our vision for the wallet as an all-in-one financial hub. Whether investors want to buy and hold tokenized equities or manage risk with up to 20x leverage on stocks and commodities, they can now execute advanced trading strategies 24/7 without surrendering control of their assets.”
Key Features of MEW’s Ondo Perps Integration:
24/7 Perpetual Trading: Users can access uninterrupted liquidity and trade leading U.S. equities, ETFs, and commodities outside of traditional stock exchange market hours. Up to 20x Leverage: Execute long and short position strategies with flexible leverage options tailored to different risk profiles. Universal Wallet Compatibility: Users can trade directly on MyEtherWallet.com using any wallet connected through MEW Portfolio—including MEW wallet mobile, Browser Extensions such as Metamask, hardware wallets, and WalletConnect. Non-Custodial Risk Management: Users can maintain full control over private keys while accessing advanced derivative products in a streamlined interface. How to Access Ondo Perps on MEW:
New users can create a wallet at MyEtherWallet.com to begin trading perpetual futures instantly. Existing wallet holders can connect their preferred wallet to MEW Portfolio to access Ondo Perps features directly. For more information on MEW’s Ondo Perps integration and latest portfolio features: www.myetherwallet.com.
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Ondo Perps Crosses $8B in Cumulative Volume@OndoPerps has hit another milestone, surpassing $8 billion in cumulative trading volume as demand for tokenized perpetual futures continues to accelerate. The latest figure builds on rapid momentum that has seen the platform scale from zero to billions in volume within weeks of its public launch.
The Street reported that the platform had already crossed $7 billion in cumulative volume just weeks after opening to the public in July 2026, with the sharpest gains recorded through early August. The $8 billion mark represents yet another step in what has been a steep, sustained climb.
Open interest has now risen to $90 million, up from the $67 million to $72 million range tracked in earlier weeks, pointing to growing conviction among active traders on the platform.
Tokenized Equities as Margin: The Capital Efficiency PlayA key driver of adoption is the platform's collateral model. Rather than requiring traders to hold stablecoins as margin, Ondo Perps lets traders post tokenized stocks and other real-world assets directly as collateral, keeping holdings productive rather than parked. Ondo calls this its "productive capital" approach.
Institutional investors are increasingly using Ondo tokenized equities as margin to take leveraged positions in decentralized futures markets. The platform offers up to 20x leverage across equities, ETFs, and commodities including names like Tesla, Nvidia, Apple, gold, and silver, with 24/7 trading available to users outside the United States and other restricted jurisdictions.
The model addresses a well-known friction in on-chain derivatives: traders have historically needed to liquidate positions or source separate stablecoin pools to open futures exposure. Ondo Perps removes that step, allowing spot holdings and perpetual positions to be managed on the same platform.
With volume and open interest both climbing, @OndoPerps is positioning itself as a leading venue for real-world asset derivatives, at a moment when tokenized finance is drawing serious institutional attention.
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The Street: Ondo Perps hits $7 billion in volume weeks after launch
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Yahoo Finance: Ondo Perps hits $7 billion in volume weeks after launch
World Liberty Financial odložila plánovaný prodej tokenu navázaného na maledivský resort kvůli válce s Íránem, která narušila cestovní ruch v regionu. Token měl jít do prodeje příští rok a investorům dát podíl na výnosech z úvěrů financujících resort.
World Liberty Financial, the cryptocurrency project backed by the Trump family, delayed plans to sell a token related to a resort in the Maldives.The token’s sale has been pushed back due to the Iran war disrupting travel in the region.The venture is part World Liberty Financial’s plans in tokenization, the representation of RWAs on blockchains in token form. WLFI is exploring this concept not just in real estate, but in commodities like oil and gas.World Liberty Financial, the cryptocurrency project backed by the Trump family, delayed plans to sell a token related to a resort in the Maldives, Bloomberg reported on Friday.
The token was planned to go on sale next year, giving investors a share of revenue from loans financing the Trump-branded resort, but this has been pushed back due to the Iran war disrupting travel in the region, according to the report, citing people familiar with the matter.
World Liberty Financial tapped real-world asset (RWAs) platform Securitize in February to help represent loan interests tied to the resort’s development as a digital token that could be traded onchain.
It is unclear when the token will now be listed.
The venture is part World Liberty Financial’s plans in tokenization, the representation of RWAs on blockchains in token form. WLFI is exploring this concept not just in real estate, but in commodities like oil and gas.
A World Liberty Financial spokesperson declined to comment, according to Bloomberg’s report. The company did not immediately respond when contacted by CoinDesk for additional comment.
The protocol’s native token WLFI rose by 2.7% on the news before giving back all of the gains and returning to parity. It is now down by 88.5% from its record high in September, 2025.
Hyperliquid spouští HIP-4, který mění poplatky u výsledkových trhů a zavádí postupné zavádění na mainnetu. Developeři budou zpočátku omezeni na 100 souběžných výsledků a 500 nasazení výsledků denně.
Hyperliquid announces HIP-4 has rolled out multiple new features: Deployers can now add named results after a question is created, with the new results’ initial balances matching the pending fallback balance; Template instantiation now requires setting a deployerFeeScale — a fee multiplier similar to HIP-3, which deployers can configure between 0 and 10 to charge result fees; A new shortString type hint has been added for template-side names, simplifying interface field parsing; Settlement details have been pruned from L1 state, so dependent node APIs or precompiled application readers can index required data independently; Multiple new template sets have been added to the testnet, with template IDs using sequential suffixes — all except the highest sequential ID in each set are marked as deprecated templates. After the next network upgrade, the fee mechanism will activate for validator-deployed result markets, with the average transaction fee for these markets set at half the rate of non-result spot trades. The HIP-4 mainnet launch will follow a conservative phased rollout: Each deployer will initially be capped at 100 concurrent results and a maximum of 500 result deployments per day; Once the technology stabilizes, these limits are expected to quickly rise to 1000 concurrent results and 5000 daily deployments, with further limit increase plans to be developed based on feedback.
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Bitcoin longové pozice jsou pod tlakem, protože cena klesá k měsíčním minimům a hrozí likvidace pákových obchodů. Binance open interest zároveň klesl z maxima 8,15 miliardy USD.
Bitcoin (BTC) long positions are coming under pressure as increased volatility points to an imminent range breakout. Analysts have observed that recent moves in the BTC price are heightening the risk of liquidation for leveraged traders, particularly as the market challenges new monthly lows.
Rising threats for Bitcoin long positionsAnalysts have noted multiple threats to long positions as Bitcoin price action edges closer to the lowest levels seen in August. The combination of declining prices and market-wide shifts in derivative positioning has created an uncertain environment for bullish traders. Community analyst BorisD, writing on onchain analytics platform CryptoQuant, pointed out that leveraged long BTC positions are increasingly being liquidated as BTC/USD approaches month-to-date lows.
Recent data show a growing correlation between Bitcoin’s price and open interest (OI) on Binance. As both dropped on Thursday, the correlation reached 0.25. Open interest, which measures the total value of active derivative positions in the market, had been on a steady upward trajectory until recently, peaking at $8.15 billion on Wednesday.
“In the Bitcoin market, the Binance Open Interest (OI) Correlation and liquidation warning signals clearly reveal the process of leveraged positions being flushed out. Initially, as the price fell, the correlation shifted to the negative side, indicating that OI was rising despite declining prices,” BorisD stated.
“The simultaneous drop in both price and OI indicates that leveraged long positions are giving up, getting stopped out, or facing liquidation.”
The current market turmoil is evident in the 24-hour liquidation data, with CoinGlass reporting total cross-crypto liquidations hitting $236 million at the time of publication.
Mini dictionary: Open interest (OI) refers to the total number of outstanding derivative contracts, such as futures or options, that have not been settled. It is a metric widely used to gauge trading activity and market sentiment in derivatives markets.
MetricRecent ValueEarlier ValueBinance Open Interest$8.15 billion(peak) on Wednesday24h Crypto Liquidations$236 million(latest data)Correlation (Price & OI)0.25(Thursday)Binance open interest and leveraged liquidationsThe relationship between price and open interest is a crucial indicator of market sentiment. As the Bitcoin price began to fall, open interest at Binance initially continued to rise, suggesting that traders were increasing positions despite weakening spot prices. This divergence later gave way to a parallel decline in both price and OI, which analysts interpret as a sign of forced closing or liquidation of long positions.
The overlapping drop in both price and open interest has led to speculation that the market is undergoing a “cleanout” of excessive leverage and risk-taking. The swift shift in correlation values highlights this transitional phase, with leveraged traders appearing to exit en masse amid price volatility.
CryptoQuant CEO weighs in: “No bull market yet”CryptoQuant is a leading onchain analytics company that provides data-driven insights for investors and traders in the digital assets space. Its CEO, Ki Young Ju, shared his perspective on the current market conditions via social media. He wrote that a new Bitcoin bull market is yet to materialize, referencing several onchain indicators that remain in what he termed “bear” territory.
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Hyperscale Data (NYSE American: GPUS) sold roughly 685 Bitcoin for approximately $43 million, using the proceeds to slash about $30 million in debt and funnel remaining capital into its Michigan AI data center campus. The company now holds around 275 Bitcoin, down from over 1,000 just weeks ago.
The numbers behind the sell-off As of July 19, Hyperscale Data’s Bitcoin stash sat at 1,087.4527 BTC, valued at roughly $70.3 million at the time. Then came a sale of approximately 100 Bitcoin in late July, earmarked for the Michigan data center project. The 685-coin sale announced around August 14 was considerably larger, generating around $43 million in gross proceeds.
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Of that $43 million, an estimated $30 million went directly toward paying down corporate debt. The remainder is being directed toward expanding the company’s AI data center operations through its subsidiary Sentinum.
Executive Chairman Milton “Todd” Ault III affirmed that Bitcoin will remain central to the company’s strategy, positioning the sale as a capital allocation decision rather than a philosophical shift away from crypto.
Why Michigan, why now Hyperscale Data operates at the intersection of two capital-hungry industries: Bitcoin mining and AI data centers. The dual-track approach, running Bitcoin mining alongside AI data center operations via Sentinum, lets the company play both sides.
Selling 685 BTC for $43 million implies an average sale price of roughly $62,700 per coin. The debt reduction cuts $30 million in liabilities, improves interest coverage, frees up future cash flow, and leaves 275 Bitcoin still on the balance sheet as residual crypto exposure.
The company also plans to divest Ault Capital Group in 2027 to concentrate efforts more squarely on data centers and digital asset management.
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Hedgeový fond Verition Fund Management zvýšil pozici v Bitcoin ETF o 19 % na 3,07 milionu akcií v hodnotě zhruba 110 milionů USD. Podle článku ale není jasné, zda jde o IBIT od BlackRocku, nebo o jiný Bitcoin ETF.
Verition Fund Management, a Connecticut-based hedge fund overseeing roughly $15 billion in assets, has reportedly increased its Bitcoin ETF holdings by 19%. The move brings the firm’s total position to 3.07 million shares valued at approximately $110M.
The numbers and the nuance
The most recent publicly available 13F filings, covering Q1 2026 and submitted in May, showed Verition holding roughly 238,911 shares of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) worth about $9.2M. That Q1 figure actually represented an 87% reduction from the prior quarter.
The gap between the Q1 filing and the reported 3.07 million shares is significant. It suggests one of two possibilities: either Verition dramatically reversed course after Q1 and loaded up on Bitcoin ETF shares in Q2, or the position involves a different Bitcoin ETF product entirely, not IBIT.
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Institutional sentiment is anything but uniform
The first quarter of 2026 saw a general decline in professional Bitcoin ETF holdings when measured in equivalent Bitcoin terms. Millennium Management, one of the most closely watched names in the hedge fund world, notably cut its IBIT stake during the same period.
Why Bitcoin ETFs remain the institutional on-ramp
Spot Bitcoin ETFs have fundamentally changed how traditional finance interacts with crypto. Before their approval, institutions that wanted Bitcoin exposure had to navigate custody solutions, prime brokerage relationships, and compliance headaches. ETFs simplified that equation dramatically, with custody handled by established players like Coinbase within a clear regulatory framework.
For perspective, $110M buys roughly 1,000 to 1,200 Bitcoin at recent price levels.
What to watch next
The key date to circle is the next 13F filing deadline. That’s when Verition’s Q2 2026 holdings will become public record, confirming or complicating the reported 19% increase. It will also reveal which specific Bitcoin ETF product the fund is accumulating, whether that’s BlackRock’s IBIT, Fidelity’s FBTC, or another issuer.
As of mid-August 2026, no widespread reports have corroborated Verition’s 19% position increase, suggesting it may mark a breaking development ahead of the forthcoming 13F filing cycle.
Verition was founded in 2008 and has navigated multiple market cycles. The firm operates as a diversified multi-manager platform focusing on absolute returns through strategies including credit, macroeconomic, event-driven, equity long/short, and quantitative.
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Bank Leumi plánuje od začátku roku 2027 nabídnout 2,5 milionu klientů obchodování s Bitcoinem, Ethereum a Solanou přes Leumi Trade a aplikaci Pepper. Čeká ale ještě na schválení izraelské centrální banky.
Israel’s largest commercial bank is finally ready to put crypto on the same screen as your savings account. Bank Leumi has announced a partnership with Galaxy Digital and its custody subsidiary GK8 to offer trading in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana directly through its Leumi Trade platform and Pepper mobile app, with a planned rollout in early 2027.
The bank’s roughly 2.5 million retail clients would be able to buy, hold, and sell digital assets alongside stocks and bonds, all in one place. Leumi will handle custody through GK8’s infrastructure and take responsibility for tax compliance on behalf of customers.
The second act
This is not Leumi’s first attempt at getting into crypto. In 2022, the bank tried to launch Bitcoin and Ethereum trading through a partnership with Paxos, only to shelve the whole project when the Bank of Israel declined to grant regulatory approval.
What’s changed since then is the regulatory environment. Israel has made meaningful progress on its framework for virtual asset service providers, creating a clearer path for banks that want to offer digital asset services. That updated landscape is what makes this 2026 announcement feel more durable than its predecessor, though final sign-off from the Bank of Israel is still pending.
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Galaxy Digital’s announcement of the partnership came in mid-August 2026. The involvement of GK8, a custody-focused subsidiary, addresses one of the thorniest problems banks face when integrating crypto: keeping clients’ assets safe without taking on operational risk the bank can’t manage.
Why 2.5 million clients is a meaningful number
Bank Leumi is not a niche fintech running a pilot for early adopters. It is the largest commercial bank in Israel, with a retail customer base that spans essentially every demographic. Dropping a crypto trading feature into an app that 2.5 million people already use for mortgages, payroll, and bill payments is a very different distribution strategy than launching a standalone exchange.
The specific mechanics of the service, including fees, withdrawal options, and the granular details of how custody works in practice, have not been publicly disclosed yet. The structural architecture is clear: Leumi owns the client relationship, GK8 owns the security infrastructure, and Galaxy Digital provides the broader digital asset expertise tying it together.
What this means for the Israeli market and beyond
More than 25% of Israel’s population has engaged with cryptocurrencies, according to available reports. A green light from the Bank of Israel for Leumi’s new service would carry symbolic weight that goes beyond the bank itself, given that Galaxy Digital oversees approximately $9 billion in client assets and holds the necessary financial licenses.
Israel’s regulatory environment has also seen relaxed deposit requirements for funds originating from digital assets, showcasing a more accommodating environment for banks to integrate crypto services. The Leumi model, combining an established custody partner with an existing retail app, offers a blueprint that competitors could replicate without building from zero.
There is still a meaningful caveat sitting over all of this: regulatory approval. Leumi’s 2022 effort is a reminder that bank announcements and bank launches are not the same thing. The Bank of Israel will need to formally bless the arrangement before a single client can execute a trade.
What to watch between now and early 2027: the Bank of Israel’s formal response, the fee structure Leumi chooses to publish, and whether any competing Israeli banks announce similar partnerships in the months that follow.
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XRP se drží kolem 1,01 USD, zatímco velcí držitelé během jednoho dne nakoupili přes 72 milionů tokenů. Spot XRP ETF zároveň přilákaly tento týden čistý příliv 2,25 milionu USD.
Ripple’s XRP hovered near $1.01 on Friday, keeping just above the key $1 mark after recording its most bearish daily close since November 2024. The token remains down about 69% from its January 2025 peak of $3.30, continuing to lag beneath major technical averages.
Major holders boost accumulationDespite the recent downturn, large investors are actively increasing their XRP positions. Blockchain analytics specialist Ali Martinez reported that whales amassed over 72 million XRP within a 24-hour period. Martinez questioned whether these acquisitions suggest that major players may be positioning themselves ahead of an anticipated price recovery.
Ali Martinez observed that major XRP holders accumulated more than 72 million tokens in a single day, raising questions about whether significant investors are preparing for a potential bull rally.
This accumulation trend extends beyond one day. According to Santiment, the number of addresses holding at least 1 million XRP has grown by 32 over the last three months, bringing the total to approximately 2,033. These large wallets acquired over 380 million XRP during the week ending August 9, pushing their total holdings above 8 billion XRP, currently valued at around $8.2 billion.
ETF inflows and shifting investor behaviorInstitutional activity remains favorable even as price action struggles. SoSoValue data shows that spot XRP exchange-traded funds recorded $2.25 million in net inflows by Thursday of the current week. If the week closes in positive territory, this would be XRP’s fifth straight week with net ETF inflows, reflecting persistent institutional appetite.
Investor behavior also indicates greater focus on self-custody. Around 81% of XRP withdrawals from Binance moved to private wallets, hinting that holders are opting to store assets away from exchanges for longer holding periods.
Recent data reveals a rise in blockchain activity as well. The average number of daily active wallets climbed to roughly 35,700 in August, up from 26,400 in July. August 11 marked the highest on-chain activity since early June. The rate of new XRP address creation held steady at about 2,260 per day, suggesting that increased engagement stems mainly from existing participants rather than new entrants.
Key levels and technical outlookWith XRP’s realized price at approximately $0.75—below the spot price near $1.01—the token has yet to retest historically discounted levels seen at previous market cycle lows. Technically, XRP trades under its 50-day EMA at $1.09, 100-day EMA at $1.17, and 200-day EMA at $1.36. The Relative Strength Index stands at 36, below the neutral 50, and the MACD still points to negative momentum.
Analyst Diana identified support at $0.87, with a critical decision area between $0.77 and $0.80. Resistance is expected near $1.06, where roughly 3 billion XRP are positioned at their cost basis.
Cryptocurrency analyst Diana emphasizes that XRP’s next critical move hinges on active support zones around $0.87, with immediate resistance levels concentrated near $1.06 as large volumes gather at these price points.
If current supports persist, Diana’s upside targets range from $1.46 to $3.56–$3.66, approaching the prior all-time high. This outlook underscores the significance of monitoring price action closely, particularly as technical indicators reach pivotal levels.
In an environment where one Federal Reserve decision or a surprise altcoin listing can trigger rapid price swings, traders have become more attentive to real-time data and market alerts. Many investors are turning to privacy-first platforms such as CryptoAppsy, which provide live charting, portfolio monitoring, smart price notifications, coin-specific headlines, and macroeconomic data on a single interface—without requiring registration or account creation.
Disclaimer: The information contained in this article does not constitute investment advice. Investors should be aware that cryptocurrencies carry high volatility and therefore risk, and should conduct their own research.
Morgan Stanley ve svém podání u SEC zveřejnila nové podíly ve třech XRP ETF a 50 540 akcií v SPAC Armada Acquisition Corp II spojeném s Evernorth Holdings. XRP ETF zároveň ve čtvrtek přilákaly čistý příliv 2,25 milionu USD.
Morgan Stanley disclosed new holdings in three XRP ETFs through a Q2 2026 SEC filing.
The bank also revealed 50,540 shares in Ripple backed Evernorth Holdings’ SPAC, Armada Acquisition Corp II.
The XRP ETF positions are small compared to Morgan Stanley’s other crypto investments.
Spot XRP ETFs saw 2.25 million dollars in inflows this week, though total assets under management dropped.
XRP price traded near 1.01 dollars with mixed signals in futures open interest.
Morgan Stanley has disclosed new holdings tied to XRP through a fresh regulatory filing. The investment bank revealed positions in three separate XRP exchange traded funds.
The disclosure came through a 13F filing for the second quarter of 2026, submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Morgan Stanley manages more than 1.9 trillion dollars in its investment portfolio.
The filing showed the bank holds 6,715 shares in Franklin’s XRP fund. It also listed 255 shares in the REX-Osprey XRP fund and 67 shares in the Bitwise XRP fund.
🚨BREAKING: MORGAN STANLEY EXPANDS XRP ETFs & EVERNORTH SPAC ARMADA's EXPOSURE
50,540 Shs in Evernoth Holdings SPAC Armada Acquisition Corp II
Q1: Volatility Shares XRP ETF (1,700 Shs),…
— Rednirav (@CryptoRednirav) August 14, 2026
Morgan Stanley’s Growing Crypto Exposure
These new positions follow a pattern from earlier in the year. In the first quarter of 2026, Morgan Stanley held Grayscale’s XRP fund and a Volatility Shares XRP fund.
That earlier disclosure led to speculation that Morgan Stanley might launch its own XRP fund. The bank had already rolled out Ethereum and Solana funds before that speculation began.
The XRP holdings remain small next to Morgan Stanley’s broader crypto book, which includes larger Bitcoin and Ethereum fund positions. Even so, the filing shows the bank continuing to build out its XRP exposure.
Morgan Stanley also disclosed 50,540 shares in Armada Acquisition Corp II, the SPAC partner working with Ripple backed Evernorth Holdings. This filing came one day after JPMorgan Chase reported its own holdings in a Bitwise XRP fund, a Grayscale XRP fund, and the Evernorth SPAC.
XRP ETF Flows and Price Action
Spot XRP ETFs in the US continue to draw interest from institutions. On Thursday, these funds recorded 2.25 million dollars in combined inflows.
Bitcoin funds saw redemptions on the same day. The Bitwise XRP fund was the only XRP product to post inflows.
Data from SoSoValue shows XRP funds have taken in 1.51 million dollars total since launch. Total assets under management fell to 942.25 million dollars, down from a peak above 1.25 billion dollars.
That drop happened even as banks like Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan added XRP exposure. The price of XRP has stayed fairly flat during this period.
XRP traded near 1.01 dollars over the past day. The 24 hour low was 0.998 dollars and the high was 1.01 dollars.
XRP Price on CoinGecko
Trading volume fell 22 percent over the same 24 hour window. The number of wallets holding more than one million XRP coins has grown.
Still, price forecasts point to selling pressure building near the 1 dollar mark. XRP needs to close above a key trendline resistance to change that outlook.
Futures data from Coinglass shows open interest fell 1.23 percent to 2.69 billion dollars. At the same time, open interest on the CME exchange rose 1.84 percent within a single hour, pointing to fresh institutional futures activity even as spot markets stayed quiet.
FG Nexus prodala veškerá digitální aktiva a ukončila svou Ethereum treasury strategii. V první polovině roku vykázala z těchto operací ztrátu 45,207 milionu USD.
FG Nexus sold all its digital assets before June 30, ending its Ethereum treasury strategy entirely.
First-half digital asset operations lost $45.207 million, while staking generated only $144,000.
ETH sales brought in $60.956 million cash, with another $14.983 million collected in July.
The company held 50,770 ETH at its peak in September 2025 before starting the unwind.
Management plans to shift capital into manufactured housing real estate, though no FG Communities deal is final.
FG Nexus has closed the book on its Ethereum treasury plan. The Nasdaq-listed company disclosed in an Aug. 12 filing that it sold all of its digital assets before June 30, 2026.
The filing reclassifies the digital asset business as discontinued operations. That means the company no longer counts crypto as part of its core business going forward.
FG Nexus received $60.956 million in cash from ETH sales during the first half of the year. Another $14.983 million was still owed at quarter end, and that amount was fully collected in July.
Nasdaq-Listed FG Nexus Sold All Its Digital Assets by June 30, Ending Its Ethereum Treasury Strategy Less Than a Year After Launch; ETH Holdings Had Peaked Above 50,000
Nasdaq-listed FG Nexus sold all its digital assets by June 30 and held no cryptocurrency at quarter-end,… pic.twitter.com/ZgUuDVNNK3
— Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) August 14, 2026
The Cost of the Ethereum Bet
The exit came at a steep price. FG Nexus reported a $45.207 million loss tied to its discontinued digital asset operations for the first six months of 2026.
That figure includes a $41.167 million loss on the ETH holdings themselves. It also includes a $2.793 million impairment on digital intangible assets and $1.789 million in general and administrative costs.
Staking revenue, meanwhile, added up to just $144,000 over the same period. The company’s total consolidated net loss for the first half reached $56.928 million.
The strategy began in July 2025, when FG Nexus said Ethereum would become its primary treasury asset. By Sept. 28, the company held 50,770 ETH, worth about $207 million at the time, with an average purchase price near $3,860.
The plan was funded with $200 million raised specifically for the Ethereum push. The company aimed to generate returns through staking and other opportunities tied to the asset.
By June, FG Nexus was already unwinding the position. A separate report showed the company moving another 10,000 ETH as losses on the treasury kept growing.
New Direction for the Cash
On July 1, FG Nexus announced its board had approved a full exit from digital assets. The plan is to build a real estate subsidiary focused mainly on manufactured housing properties with land leases.
CEO Kyle Cerminara said the company intends to move its capital from digital assets into real estate that produces steady cash flow. That plan is still forward looking and has not been finalized.
FG Nexus is also weighing a possible deal with FG Communities. The filing states that board discussions remain early stage, with no agreement reached yet.
An independent special committee is reviewing the potential transaction. It has hired a financial adviser to provide a fairness opinion before any deal moves forward.
The ETH sales have boosted the company’s cash position. FG Nexus reported $24.9 million in cash and equivalents at June 30.
After collecting the ETH receivable and receiving $15.5 million from the redemption of FG Merger II shares, cash climbed to about $51.4 million by July 31.
The company’s existing property in Quebec remains on its books. An earlier proposal to sell that property is now unlikely to close.
Shares of FG Nexus traded at $7.59 on Aug. 13, up about 8.9% from the prior close. That move follows the company’s earlier July 1 announcement of its crypto exit, so it cannot be tied only to the quarterly filing itself.
JPMorgan v Q2 výrazně zvýšil expozici vůči Bitcoin a Ethereum ETF. Zároveň se vrátil k XRP prostřednictvím dvou ETF pozic a nově přidal i Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (BSOL).
JPMorgan, with AUM of $5.1 trillion, has revealed its quarter two (Q2) report with the U.S SEC. Its latest SEC filing shows a sharp rise in Bitcoin exposure and a 338% jump in Ethereum ETF holdings.
The bank also returned to XRP through two ETF positions and added a new position in the Bitwise Solana Staking ETF.
JPMorgan Doubles Down on Bitcoin ETF ExposureAccording to JPMorgan’s Q2 2026 13F filing, the bank held a combined 10.4 million shares of BlackRock’s IBIT, worth about $355.7 million as of June 30. These shares appear across three separate IBIT fund entries in the filing and add up to the reported total.
That marks a sharp increase from the first quarter, when JPMorgan reported about 8.3 million IBIT shares worth nearly $162 million.
JPMorgan’s options position also shifted during the quarter. IBIT call options increased to 3.94 million, while put options dropped from 4.75 million to about 3.5 million.
The increase comes even as Bitcoin ETF flows have remained unstable. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $131.1 million in net outflows on Aug. 13, following a much larger $61.16 million outflow on Aug. 12.
Ethereum ETF Exposure Jumps 338%JPMorgan’s Q2 filing also showed a much larger position in BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA). The bank held nearly 1.17 million ETHA shares worth about $14.3 million, marking a 338% increase from the previous quarter.
The ETHA position shows that JPMorgan has increased its exposure to both Bitcoin and Ethereum through U.S.-listed ETF products.
However, the size of the Bitcoin position remains much larger. JPMorgan’s IBIT holdings are more than 20 times the value of its reported ETHA position.
JPMorgan Added XRP Back Through ETFsThe biggest surprise in the filing may be JPMorgan’s return to XRP.
The bank’s Q1 filing showed that its Bitwise XRP ETF position had fallen from 3,870 shares to zero. The latest filing reverses that move, showing fresh exposure through both the Bitwise XRP ETF and Grayscale XRP Trust ETF.
The Bitwise position was worth about $1,356, while the Grayscale XRP ETF holding was valued at roughly $3,763.
JPMorgan also reported 19,894 shares of Armada Acquisition Corp II, worth approximately $207,295. The company is linked to a Ripple-backed deal and trades under the XRPN ticker.
In addition, JPMorgan initiated a new position in the Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (BSOL), holding roughly 47,500 shares.
The next 13F filing, expected in November, will show whether the bank continued adding Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP exposure during Q3 or reduced its positions.
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SecondFi ukončuje provoz a spouští nástroj pro migraci peněženek, který má být dostupný 13. srpna. Pro postižená aktiva plánuje recovery portál do 10. září.
Cardano ecosystem wallet project SecondFi has announced the launch of a wallet migration tool and unveiled a recovery plan for assets affected by the June 2026 incident. SecondFi stated that as the project will cease operations, users need to migrate remaining assets still held in SecondFi wallets. The migration tool is scheduled to go live on August 13, supporting eligible ADA, Cardano-native tokens, and NFTs to be transferred to new Cardano wallets created by users’ chosen service providers. The tool currently only supports Cardano network assets; non-Cardano assets must be transferred separately via their respective networks and wallet processes. SecondFi noted that the migration tool has passed an independent security assessment by security firm Bitdefender, and users should read the official usage instructions and security tips before proceeding. Additionally, for assets affected by the June 2026 security incident, SecondFi plans to launch a recovery portal by September 10. Users can verify wallet ownership via zero-knowledge proof (ZK Proof) and submit claims for affected assets. SecondFi reminds users to only use links from official channels, including @secondfiapp, @secondfi_jp, and the official support website, to avoid phishing sites and impersonation accounts that have emerged recently.
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Studie USENIX Security identifikovala 65 340 rizikových adres na sítích Ethereum a BNB Smart Chain s odhadovanými ztrátami přes 574,8 milionu USD. Největší část tvořily úniky privátních klíčů a záměny kontraktních adres.
A USENIX Security ’26 study has identified 65,340 high-risk address instances across Ethereum and BNB Smart Chain, linking them to 126,982.94 ETH and 17,726.7 BNB in native-token losses.
Summary
Researchers identified 65,340 high-risk address instances across Ethereum and BNB Chain in their large-scale study.
Estimated losses reached 126,982.94 ETH and 17,726.7 BNB, valued by researchers above $574.8 million overall.
Researchers extracted 16.3 million private keys from 63,004 GitHub repositories for their cross-chain analysis dataset.
Their detection framework achieved 99.11% precision after manual sampling validation across both analyzed blockchain networks.
Two newly described attack vectors exploited deterministic contract addresses and EIP-7702 delegated account control mechanisms.
The paper, presented at the 35th USENIX Security Symposium in Baltimore, estimates their dollar value at more than $574.8 million.
The dollar figure needs context. The researchers say they valued the token losses using reference prices of $4,408 per ETH and $847 per BNB rather than prices at the time of every transaction. They describe their findings as a “conservative lower bound” because the analysis covers only native ETH and BNB on the two networks and may miss less obvious cases.
USENIX Security '26 Study Identifies 65,000+ High-Risk Crypto Addresses Linked to $574.8M in Losses
A study presented at USENIX Security '26 identified 65,340 high-risk cryptocurrency addresses involved in abuse across Ethereum and BNB Chain, with estimated losses exceeding… pic.twitter.com/JAX3IR6Kgy
— Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) August 13, 2026
Ethereum address misuse spans contract and private-key risks
The researchers divide “Address Misuse” into two categories. Contract Account misuse happens when users treat an address without deployed contract code as a contract address, often because the same address is used in another network context. The study identified 49,344 such instances, associated with losses of 22,738.41 ETH and 8,681.41 BNB.
Externally Owned Account misuse involves addresses whose private keys are exposed or show strong onchain signs of compromised control. Researchers identified 15,996 EOA misuse instances associated with 104,244.53 ETH and 9,045.29 BNB in losses. More than 95% of EOA misuse losses came from the GitHub exposed-key subtype.
Two new attack paths account for about $15.7M
The first newly described attack takes advantage of deterministic contract-address creation. Attackers can promote a contract address on a testnet, wait for users to mistakenly send mainnet funds to the matching no-code address, and later deploy withdrawal code at the same location. Researchers linked 469 malicious contracts to 3,446.37 ETH and 431.79 BNB in losses.
The second uses EIP-7702 against accounts with already exposed private keys. Attackers delegate those EOAs to malicious code that automatically sweeps incoming funds. The paper found 17,270 cases, producing losses of 25.86 ETH and 33.45 BNB. Using the paper’s reference prices, the two newly described vectors together account for roughly $15.7 million.
The 99.11% figure is precision, not universal verification
The team mined 63,004 GitHub repositories created between January 2015 and May 2025, extracting 10.3 million unique candidate addresses and 16.3 million private keys after deduplication. It also used Ethereum Stack Exchange and Stack Overflow data before analyzing transactions on Ethereum and BNB Smart Chain.
Researchers manually sampled results and reported 99.11% overall detection precision. That does not mean every one of the 65,340 instances was individually manually verified. The authors acknowledge possible heuristic false positives and incomplete data, while ERC-20, NFT and other chains are excluded from the headline loss calculation.
EIP-7702 security concerns are widening
Ethereum’s official guidance warns that malicious EIP-7702 delegation can give hostile contract code control over assets. A separate USENIX Security ’26 study found more than 63% of analyzed EIP-7702 authorization transactions were associated with malicious EOA-targeted attacks, identifying 924 malicious contract accounts across seven supported chains.
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Hardfork Pasteur dorazí na mainnet BNB Smart Chain 25. srpna v 02:30 UTC a přinese silnější bridge, staking i governance. Uzly mainnetu musí předtím běžet na klientu v1.7.7.
TL;DRPasteur activates on BNB Smart Chain mainnet at 02:30 AM UTC on 25 August 2026.Mainnet nodes must be running client v1.7.7 before then.BEP-682 and BEP-695 harden the bridge, staking, and governance.BEP-675 fills blocks fuller: 1,237 to 2,324 TPS in testnet benchmarks.Two things get better on 25 August:
Assets crossing the BNB Chain bridge get a stronger guarantee that a genuine supermajority of validators signed off on them.Blocks start carrying more transactions without the chain running any faster or charging any more gas.That's what the Pasteur hardfork is for. It's been live on BSC testnet since 21 July, and mainnet activation is set for 02:30 AM UTC on 25 August 2026.
The last two upgrades were about speed: Fermi took block times to 0.45 seconds, and Osaka/Mendel steadied the network at that pace. Pasteur is about using that speed more fully, and closing two ways a validator could hold onto power it shouldn't have. Three proposals ship in the fork, grouped under BEP-673.
Stronger bridge verification (BEP-682)When assets move between chains, BSC doesn't take the other chain's word for it. It checks that enough validators over there signed the block first. Enough real signatures, or nothing moves.
That check runs in a precompile at 0x67, which counts signatures against a validator set. Before Pasteur it didn't verify that each validator appeared only once, so a crafted set could list the same validator repeatedly, count their power several times over, and clear the threshold with far fewer real signers than it's meant to require. BEP-682 rejects duplicates outright.
Validator keys that properly retire (BEP-695)Validators rotate consensus keys as normal hygiene. When they do, the old key should stop working, and anything pending against them should follow to the new one. BEP-695 makes that hold in three places:
A rotated key loses validator-admin authority. It used to keep privileges it should have given up.Slash eviction follows a key rotation, so a pending eviction can't be shed by rotating.Blacklisted addresses are rejected on signature-based governance votes (castVoteBySig and castVoteWithReasonAndParamsBySig), which had been a way around a check that already applied to direct votes.Fuller blocks at the same speed (BEP-675)Most blocks on BSC are assembled by specialist builders competing to submit the most valuable set of transactions to whoever produces next. Right now the work happens twice: the builder runs the transactions to check the block is valid, hands it over, and the validator runs all of them again before signing.
That repeat costs time, and it costs it inside a 450ms window. Whatever the validator spends re-executing comes straight out of the time builders have to pack the next block, so some blocks were going out under half full because the clock ran out, not because there was nothing to include.
BEP-675 lets a builder submit a block it's already executed. The validator checks it against consensus rules, signs and broadcasts, then finishes full verification afterwards. On QANet, an internal testnet mirroring mainnet's cross-region validator topology, that cut the validator's slice of the critical path from 125ms to 15ms. Throughput went from 1,237 to 2,324 TPS at the same 450ms interval and 100M gas limit, and average block gas used rose from 46.35M to 84.15M of the 100M available. Finality lag didn't move. Full methodology is in our BEP-675 testnet benchmark.
Those are testnet figures under a controlled workload, not mainnet measurements. BEP-675 also doesn't need a hardfork of its own. The SendBidBlock path is gated behind Pasteur and then switched on via RPC, which gives builders time to integrate first.
What changes for builders and usersFor most developers: more room in each block, and nothing to do to get it. Pasteur touches bridge verification, the staking and governance system contracts, and the path a block takes from builder to validator. There's no migration.
Block builders have the most to gain and the only real work to do. Using the BEP-675 path means running a fullnode rather than a fastnode, since the builder now produces a fully executed block. Legacy bids keep working, with less packing time.
Users won't notice anything different day to day. Security fixes are invisible when they're working, and what BEP-675 buys is headroom: busier periods get absorbed instead of transactions queueing behind a half-empty block.
For validators and node operatorsMainnet nodes need v1.7.7 before 02:30 AM UTC on 25 August. A binary replacement is enough, with one thing to check first: [Eth] EnableBAL must come out of config.toml, or the node won't start.
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Node operators: pull v1.7.7, check config.toml for EnableBAL, and upgrade before 25 August. Builders who want the BEP-675 path should read the BEP and plan for a fullnode.
Chainlink představil Chainlink for Agents, infrastrukturu pro autonomní AI agenty na blockchainu. Nabízí ověřená data, cross-chain funkce a chráněné výpočty prostřednictvím CCIP a CRE.
Chainlink unveils “Chainlink for Agents,” a foundational infrastructure designed for autonomous AI agents in blockchain environments
The platform delivers tamper-proof data access, cross-blockchain functionality, and protected computation capabilities for AI-driven operations
Through the Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP), agents can transfer assets and perform operations across multiple blockchain networks
The Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE) bridges offchain artificial intelligence processing with onchain smart contract functionality
Compatible frameworks at launch encompass Claude Code, Cursor, OpenClaw, Hermes, and Codex
Chainlink has introduced a groundbreaking infrastructure solution named Chainlink for Agents, purpose-built to equip autonomous artificial intelligence agents with essential capabilities for secure and dependable blockchain operations.
👀👀 Yet to be announced, it already appears in #chainlink's webpage.
CHAINLINK ENGINE
FOR AGENTIC ECONOMY
Agent micropayments & agents requiring data for their workflows is gonna be a big boom in coming years starting from now on. $LINK pic.twitter.com/iBLqQNrNAc
— David Miller ⬡ (@CryptoDavid_) August 13, 2026
This infrastructure grants agents entry to authenticated market intelligence, cross-blockchain asset movement, and protected transaction execution. The primary objective is eliminating the technical barriers that have historically hindered AI agent advancement within cryptocurrency ecosystems.
According to Chainlink’s description, the platform serves as the authenticated data, execution, and interoperability foundation for the emerging agent-driven economy.
Technical Architecture Explained
The foundation of this ecosystem rests on the Chainlink Runtime Environment, abbreviated as CRE. This component functions as a coordination mechanism linking offchain artificial intelligence decision-making with onchain smart contract operations.
CRE additionally manages transaction fee processing and exception management, addressing two significant challenges developers encounter when building blockchain-enabled agents.
Regarding information access, agents utilize Chainlink Data Feeds alongside Data Streams. These resources deliver verifiable market intelligence and minimal-latency pricing data, enabling agents to execute decisions grounded in reliable information.
Cross-blockchain capabilities operate through Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol. This technology enables an agent operating on a single blockchain to retrieve funds or execute operations on completely separate networks.
The infrastructure also incorporates Chainlink Confidential Compute. This feature preserves the privacy of sensitive business or financial information while permitting automated directive execution.
Applications and Development Resources
Among the prominent applications is yield maximization. An agent possesses the ability to evaluate authenticated interest rates spanning numerous blockchains, transfer assets to the most profitable chain through CCIP, and allocate funds into platforms such as Aave, operating entirely without manual intervention.
Additional agent applications encompass automated trading mechanisms, inter-chain token exchanges, and direct cryptocurrency wallet-based payments for computational services.
For the development community, Chainlink has introduced a comprehensive skills library. This resource integrates with AI development environments and enables creators to construct agent processes utilizing standardized Skill.md documentation.
The solution accommodates any agent framework utilizing these file specifications. Initially supported frameworks comprise OpenClaw, Hermes, Cursor, Claude Code, and OpenAI’s Codex.
Development teams can initiate implementation by executing a simple command-line instruction to deploy the Chainlink for Agents skill package.
Built-in agent transaction processing operates via x402 pay-per-call mechanisms, providing agents immediate access to Chainlink-enabled operations without supplementary configuration requirements.
Chainlink characterizes this offering as core infrastructure supporting what it terms the “agentic economy,” an environment where software agents independently conduct transactions and engage with decentralized platforms.
Tokenized US Stocks Go Live on HyperliquidChainlink has confirmed that tokenized exposure to US stocks and ETFs is now available on Hyperliquid, marking a notable step in the push to bring traditional equity markets onchain. The integration is powered by xStocks and Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP), which handles the movement of supported assets across chains and into Hyperliquid's trading environment.
that now sit on Hyperliquid's spot trading infrastructure.
How the Integration Works
The setup means spot holders and perpetual traders can operate within the same ecosystem, rather than across separate platforms.
Chainlink frames the opportunity in broad terms. The $150+ trillion global equity market is moving onchain, the protocol said, pointing to growing institutional and retail demand for always-on access to equity exposure. Chainlink's infrastructure plays a critical role, providing price feeds to track the asset, Proof of Reserve to confirm backing, and CCIP to enable secure cross-chain transfers.
Chainlink tento týden vzrostl o 10 % a obchoduje se poblíž 8,86 USD. Otevřený zájem na LINK stoupl o 4,58 % na 568,75 milionu USD, i když objem obchodů klesl o 12,86 %.
Chainlink price rose 10% this week, trading near $8.85 after a 2.14% daily gain.
Analyst Ali Charts pointed to an MVRV golden cross that has historically preceded major LINK rallies.
The same signal appeared before a 155% rally in November 2024 and an 85% rally in July 2025.
LINK open interest climbed 4.58% to $568.75 million even as trading volume fell 12.86%.
Chainlink launched “Chainlink for Agents,” an infrastructure platform for autonomous AI agents on blockchains.
Chainlink price rose to $8.86, up 2.14% over the past 24 hours. The gain extends a broader move higher for the token this week.
LINK has climbed 10% over the last seven days. That places it among the stronger performers in the market this period.
Bitcoin traded above $63,400 as the wider crypto market steadied after a volatile stretch. The calmer backdrop coincided with LINK’s climb.
Analyst Ali Charts flagged an on-chain signal that may support further gains for Chainlink. The analyst shared the data point in a tweet posted on August 13, 2026.
CHAINLINK READY FOR A 30% PRICE SURGE
1/7 🧵👇
— Ali Charts (@alicharts) August 13, 2026
In the post, Ali Charts wrote that Chainlink was “ready for a 30% price surge” and laid out the reasoning across a seven-part thread. The analyst pointed to LINK’s Market Value to Realized Value ratio, which had formed a golden cross against its 200-day simple moving average for the first time in over a year.
Ali Charts noted that the same crossover appeared in November 2024, right before LINK rallied 155%. Another crossover showed up in July 2025, followed by an 85% gain, according to the thread.
On-Chain Signals Point Higher
The MVRV ratio compares a token’s market value to the average price paid by current holders. A golden cross like this suggests the token’s value is rising faster than what people originally paid for it.
LINK derivatives volume fell 12.86% to $367.59 million during the same period. Open interest, however, rose 4.58% to $568.75 million, based on data from Coinglass.
Chainlink Price on CoinGecko
The rise in open interest despite lower volume suggests traders opened new positions even as overall activity slowed. On the four-hour chart, LINK’s Relative Strength Index sat at 65.28, close to overbought territory near 70.
The MACD line remained just below the signal line, at 0.119 versus 0.118. The next resistance sits at $9.00, with $9.50 and $10.00 as further targets if that level breaks.
A drop below $8.50 support could send the price toward $8.00. Continued selling pressure could push LINK down to $7.50.
Chainlink Expands Into AI Agent Infrastructure
Separately, Chainlink introduced Chainlink for Agents, a platform built for autonomous AI agents operating on blockchains. It gives agents access to tamper-resistant data feeds, cross-chain transfers, and protected computing.
The platform runs on the Chainlink Runtime Environment, which connects offchain AI decisions to onchain smart contract actions. Agents can move assets between blockchains using Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol.
Chainlink Confidential Compute lets agents handle sensitive financial data while still executing transactions on their own. One example involves an agent scanning interest rates across chains and shifting funds into platforms like Aave without human input.
The platform works with development tools including Claude Code, Cursor, OpenClaw, Hermes, and Codex. Developers can start using it by running a single command-line instruction to install the skill package.
Investor přišel o zhruba 550 000 USDC po kliknutí na podvodnou reklamu ve vyhledávání Google na Hyperliquid. Ukradené prostředky byly rozděleny do tří peněženek a účet inzerenta na Googlu byl deaktivován.
Key Takeaways An investor using Hyperliquid lost approximately $550,000 in USDC after interacting with a fraudulent Google search advertisement DarcyAri from FlashRescue identified the incident through on-chain analysis The stolen assets were distributed among three separate attacker-controlled wallets Following notification, Google disabled the malicious advertiser’s account Trezor wallet users have also been recent targets of comparable phishing campaigns On August 13, a cryptocurrency investor suffered losses totaling around $550,000 in USDC after becoming victim to a sophisticated phishing operation executed through a paid Google search advertisement.
Hacker Uses Google Search Ad for Hyperliquid to Phish Users, Causing About $550,000 in Losses
According to DarcyAri, a hacker used a Google sponsored ad for “Hyperliquid” to lure users into a phishing site, resulting in a Google Search paid-ad phishing attack that has caused… pic.twitter.com/lbZnNmmuVy
— Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) August 13, 2026
DarcyAri, who co-founded the blockchain tracing company FlashRescue, shared on-chain evidence revealing three separate fund transfers from the victim’s account to wallets associated with the scammer.
The stolen cryptocurrency was divided across three outbound transfers: $27,500 sent to the first wallet, $82,500 routed to a second destination, and $440,020 directed to a third address.
The malicious advertisement redirected the trader to a counterfeit website mimicking Hyperliquid’s legitimate platform, where sensitive information such as login credentials or wallet permissions were presumably compromised.
Google verified that it deactivated the fraudulent advertiser’s account. A company representative stated that their systems prevent 99% of policy-breaking advertisements from appearing and that they eliminated more than 602 million fraudulent ads throughout the previous year.
Recurring Trend of Cryptocurrency Phishing via Sponsored Listings This incident represents just one of multiple occasions where malicious advertisements have exploited crypto investors through Google’s search platform.
During April, cryptocurrency security organization SEAL reported successfully blocking 356 dangerous Google advertisement URLs across multiple weeks. A portion of these malicious links specifically targeted Hyperliquid users.
SEAL observed that threat actors frequently leverage hijacked advertiser credentials to circumvent Google’s automated verification processes.
The organization emphasized that malicious advertisements may remain active for mere minutes before successfully deceiving a victim, complicating swift removal efforts.
This Hyperliquid attack occurred shortly after a distinct operation that focused on Trezor customers. On August 7, Trezor released an alert regarding phishing domains appearing as sponsored listings when users searched for “Trezor wallet.”
Trezor cautioned that submitting recovery seed phrases on these fraudulent platforms could result in complete asset forfeiture.
In July, a different cryptocurrency holder lost $999,999 in USDT after authorizing a malicious token approval on Ethereum, as documented by Web3 security company Scam Sniffer.
Platform Expansion Remains Unaffected Importantly, there is no evidence suggesting the Hyperliquid platform itself experienced any security breach.
User engagement on the exchange has demonstrated consistent expansion. The total count of active perpetual contract traders achieved a record high of 263,666 on August 6, based on data from HyperTracker analytics.
Active participant numbers have climbed from approximately 150,000 during early January 2026, with accelerated momentum observed throughout the spring and summer months.
The HYPE token delivered returns of 79.2% during the latest quarter, peaking at an all-time high of $76.90 on June 16 before settling at $66.04 by quarter’s end.
The phishing incident showed no impact on the platform’s technical infrastructure or its trajectory of user expansion.
Cryptocurrency participants are strongly encouraged to bypass sponsored search listings when navigating to trading platforms and to independently confirm website URLs before connecting digital wallets or submitting sensitive information.
Solana chystá upgrade Alpenglow, který má zkrátit finalitu transakcí zhruba z 12,8 sekundy na asi 150 milisekund. Aktivace může přijít už v září, ale oficiálně je rollout zatím plánován na 3. čtvrtletí 2026.
Solana is preparing for one of the biggest changes to its consensus architecture. The upcoming Alpenglow upgrade targets a dramatic reduction in transaction finality from roughly 12.8 seconds to about 150 milliseconds.
The upgrade will make reaching cryptographic finality (the point at which the network has reached sufficient consensus) dramatically faster.
The change could arrive as soon as September, and Solana's finality is on track to fall from 12.8 seconds to 150 milliseconds and make transactions "feel almost instant."
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Solana's official documentation, however, currently places the Alpenglow rollout in the third quarter of 2026. A recent Solana Foundation update says the upgrade is expected to activate through Agave 4.3, which is targeted for October. The exact September date therefore should not be treated as confirmed.
Finality is not the same as confirmationThe distinction is crucial to understanding why a 150ms finality target matters.
When a Solana transaction is submitted, users can already receive confirmation very quickly. Solana's current slot time has also been reduced as part of a separate upgrade, with the network moving from 400ms slots toward 200ms slots. A transaction therefore does not normally leave a user staring at a screen for 12.8 seconds before seeing an indication that it succeeded.
A transaction can be included in a block and viewed as confirmed while the network has not yet reached its strongest level of consensus about that block. In an extreme situation, the chain could reorganize and an earlier state could be rolled back. Finality is the mechanism that gives applications stronger certainty that the state they are observing will not subsequently be reversed.
Under Solana's current TowerBFT consensus, that stronger finality can take roughly 12.8 seconds. Alpenglow's goal is to compress that process into roughly 150 milliseconds.
Responding to the discussion about faster finality, Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko has argued that finality is "really only important at the cash register."
Imagine buying a product with cryptocurrency. A merchant may be willing to accept a transaction after a fast confirmation, but for larger-value payments it may want much stronger assurance that the payment cannot disappear from the canonical chain.
However, for an ordinary Solana user, the change may not feel as dramatic as the raw numbers indicate.
Upbit a Bithumb společně oznámily vyřazení Storj (STORJ), ThunderCore (TT) a JasmyCoin (JASMY) z obchodování kvůli nevyřešeným problémům. Obchodování skončí 14. září v 09:00.
Upbit and Bithumb have announced, in a joint statement, that they have decided to delist Storj (STORJ), ThunderCore (TT), and JasmyCoin (JASMY).
South Korea’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges, Upbit and Bithumb, have announced in a joint statement that they have delisted Storj (STORJ), ThunderCore (TT), and JasmyCoin (JASMY). The exchanges stated that the tokens would be removed from their platforms due to unresolved issues that previously led to their inclusion on a trading alert list.
According to the announcement, trading support for STORJ, TT, and JASMY will end on September 14th at 09:00. Users will no longer be able to trade these tokens after this date. Exchanges emphasized that investors should complete any necessary transactions before the specified date to avoid potential losses.
Upbit and Bithumb periodically review the digital assets they list, evaluating criteria such as project development, trading volume, liquidity, community activity, transparency, and regulatory compliance. Projects that struggle to meet these standards are first placed on watchlists or trading alert lists to warn investors. If the problems persist, a delisting decision may be implemented.
Meanwhile, Coinone, another major South Korean cryptocurrency exchange, has also made a new announcement regarding Storj (STORJ). Coinone announced that the delisting review process previously initiated for STORJ has been extended. This means that the final decision regarding the token’s future on the platform will be made at a later date.
Following these developments, investors began closely monitoring the price performance of the relevant tokens and their trading volumes on exchanges. Delisting decisions by major exchanges in the cryptocurrency market can generally put downward pressure on prices in the short term.
Experts say investors should pay attention not only to price movements but also to statements regarding the technical development level of projects, the size of the ecosystem, and the regular review processes of exchanges. It is believed that these decisions made in the South Korean market could have significant consequences for the global visibility of the relevant projects.
*This is not investment advice.
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Gemini zvýšila firemní bitcoinovou pokladnu na 5 528 BTC v hodnotě zhruba 324 mil. USD. Asi 80 % pozice financovala půjčkami od bratří Winklevossových.
Gemini, the crypto exchange founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, has built up a corporate Bitcoin treasury totaling 5,528 BTC. At current market prices, that stash is worth roughly $324M, placing Gemini among a growing cohort of crypto-native firms treating Bitcoin as a balance sheet asset rather than just a product to sell.
Approximately 80% of that Bitcoin position was financed through borrowing from the Winklevoss twins themselves. In other words, the founders are lending Bitcoin to their own company to beef up its treasury.
How the numbers stack up
Activity from Winklevoss Capital, the twins’ personal investment vehicle, appears to support this buildup. In April 2026, roughly 572 BTC worth approximately $43M was transferred to Gemini custody addresses. That suggests the treasury expansion isn’t a one-time event but an ongoing, actively managed process.
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Meanwhile, Gemini Space Station, a publicly associated entity tied to the exchange, holds between 3,839 and 4,827 BTC with valuations ranging from $240M to $306M. Together, the Gemini-affiliated ecosystem’s total Bitcoin exposure could be substantially north of $500M depending on how these entities overlap.
The gap between the Space Station’s reported range and the 5,528 figure attributed to Gemini’s broader treasury raises questions about which entity holds what, and whether these positions are additive or partially overlapping.
The founder-lending dynamic
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss are simultaneously Gemini’s controlling shareholders, its most visible public advocates, and now its largest creditors on the Bitcoin side. The arrangement means that if the twins ever called those loans back, or if market conditions forced a restructuring, the exchange’s treasury position could change dramatically overnight.
Why exchanges are hoarding Bitcoin
Gemini has had its share of turbulence in recent years. The exchange navigated the fallout from its Gemini Earn program and regulatory scrutiny from multiple agencies.
Precise details regarding the reported 5,528 BTC figure and the specifics of the Winklevoss lending arrangement have not been extensively covered in prominent financial media outlets, raising questions about transparency and market communication.
Traders watching this space should pay attention to future on-chain transfers between Winklevoss Capital and Gemini custody addresses. The April transfers suggest more accumulation could be coming.
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Veřejně obchodované těžební firmy v roce 2026 prodaly asi 28 000 BTC za zhruba 1,78 miliardy USD, protože rostoucí náklady tlačí část odvětví do ztráty. Jejich rezervy klesly z 127 000 BTC na zhruba 99 000 BTC.
Bitcoin miners are selling. Fast. Publicly traded mining companies have offloaded approximately 28,000 BTC in 2026, a liquidation worth around $1.78 billion at current prices, as the gap between what it costs to produce a coin and what the market will pay for it keeps widening.
Their collective reserves have fallen from 127,000 BTC at the start of the year to roughly 99,000 BTC, a drawdown of about 22% in just a few months.
The cost problem is the whole problem Average production costs for publicly traded miners sit at approximately $74,300 per BTC. With Bitcoin’s price down 27% year-to-date in 2026, a meaningful slice of the industry is running at a loss on every coin it produces. Around 20% of miners are estimated to be operating in the red under current conditions.
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The companies driving the bulk of the sales include some of the sector’s biggest names: MARA Holdings, CleanSpark, Riot Platforms, Cango, Core Scientific, and Bitdeer.
Mining difficulty has dropped roughly 18% since its November 2025 peak, which marks the longest sustained difficulty decline on record. In plain terms: the network has gotten easier to mine because weaker operators are shutting off machines and leaving.
Miners are not the only sellers, but they are consistent ones To put the miner liquidation in context, it is not the largest source of selling pressure on Bitcoin this year. ETF outflows have exceeded $4.4 billion over the same period, dwarfing the $1.78 billion in miner sales by a factor of roughly 2.5.
The AI pivot is reshaping the mining business Many mining companies are not just selling Bitcoin to survive. They are selling it to fund a transition toward artificial intelligence and high-performance computing data center operations.
Mining rigs and AI compute infrastructure share a common dependency: cheap power and purpose-built facilities. Companies that have already built out large-scale data center footprints are finding that renting that capacity to AI workloads can be more predictable and more profitable than mining Bitcoin at a loss.
A company like Core Scientific is increasingly less a Bitcoin miner and more a data center operator that happens to mine some Bitcoin on the side. The BTC sales fund that transformation.
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The XRP Ledger's decentralized exchange is seeing a pickup in activity. Weekly DEX volume climbed 45% to $19.89 million, while daily transactions approached 3 million in the latest 24-hour window, with 48,403 active addresses recorded on the network.
Onchain Trading Still a Fraction of Total Volume Despite the uptick, XRPL's onchain trading remains a small slice of its overall market footprint. DEX activity accounts for roughly 0.04% of total $XRP volume when measured against centralized venues, underscoring how dominant exchange-based trading continues to be for the asset.
DeFi total value locked (TVL) on the ledger sits at $29.97 million, according to DefiLlama data. That figure is down sharply from a peak of nearly $120 million reached in July 2025, reflecting a broader pullback in locked liquidity even as transaction counts hold near multi-month highs.
Stablecoin Supply Nears $920 Million, RLUSD Dominant One area where XRPL continues to show structural growth is stablecoins. The chain's total stablecoin supply stands at $920 million, with Ripple's RLUSD accounting for 88% of that figure. DefiLlama data shows RLUSD dominance on XRPL at 88.39%, with the chain's stablecoin market cap near $925 million. The stablecoin's rapid rise tracks a broader expansion: supply on the XRP Ledger more than doubled since December 2025, reaching $568 million as of March before continuing higher.
The fee picture illustrates just how low-cost the network remains. Those 2.96 million daily transactions generated only $333 in chain fees over the same period, with app-level fees reaching $26,874, per DefiLlama. XRPL supports native tokenization through built-in ledger objects and includes a built-in decentralized exchange that automatically provides order-book-based liquidity for issued tokens. That low-cost design has helped the ledger attract stablecoin issuers and institutional settlement flows, even as DeFi TVL has yet to recover to prior highs.
The gap between XRPL's stablecoin footprint and its DeFi TVL points to a network where capital sits largely in transit or custody rather than deployed into lending or liquidity pools. Whether rising DEX volume and transaction counts can close that gap remains a key question for the ledger's onchain economy.
Sources
DefiLlama: XRPL Chain Overview (TVL, Fees, Stablecoins)
Bitcoin Foundation: 5 Major XRPL Changes in 2026
XRP Ledger přidal za poslední tři měsíce 32 nových milionářských adres, i když cena XRP ve stejném období klesla o 29 %. Síť zároveň zvýšila počet transakcí o 33 %.
XRP Ledger has added 32 new millionaire addresses in the past three months, according to data from blockchain analytics firm Santiment, defying the prevailing negative sentiment in the wider market.
XRP price and network activityDespite a 29% decline in XRP’s price during the same period, the number of high-value holders continues to climb. Santiment also indicated that XRP’s price recently hit its lowest level since 2024, testing a significant demand zone at $1.
Activity on the XRP Ledger has also surged, with a 33% increase in transaction count. On August 11, 2026, the network recorded its highest daily activity in six months, processing approximately 35,700 transactions per day, a sharp rise compared to July’s daily average of around 26,400.
While the price of XRP fell 29%, network activity on XRP Ledger jumped 33% in three months, hitting its busiest day in half a year on August 11, 2026.
However, this increase in transactions appears to stem primarily from existing XRP holders rather than new wallet creation. The data suggests that current investors are becoming more active, signaling ongoing engagement and possibly a shift toward a long-term holding strategy.
Trading volumes and market sentimentOn the technical front, XRP has remained within a falling wedge pattern between $1 and $3, typically suggesting a potential for future volatility. Analysts continue to watch closely to determine whether XRP will break upward or downward from this formation. Spot trading volumes remain relatively muted, with XRP posting $858 million in volume over a recent 24-hour period, according to CoinGecko.
Futures market activity paints a more dynamic picture. Leveraged traders drove $1.49 billion in 24-hour trading volume, heavily skewed toward long positions. However, the majority of liquidations affected bullish bets, with $1.77 million from a total of $1.85 million wiped out on the long side. The long-to-short ratio across the market now stands at 0.92, indicating more traders are wagering against a price increase.
MarketLong/Short Ratio24h Futures VolumeDaily Liquidations (Longs)Global0.92$1.49 billion$1.77 millionBinance3.0225N/AN/AIn contrast, Binance, one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges, recorded a significantly higher long-to-short ratio on XRP at 3.0225, suggesting greater bullish sentiment among its users. CoinGlass, a platform specializing in derivatives market data, provided these figures, indicating varying sentiment across exchanges.
Santiment’s report links the growth in high-value wallets to possible optimism over ongoing regulatory developments and potential for broader XRP adoption.
Ripple, the US-based technology company behind XRP, continues to support legislative initiatives such as the CLARITY Act. The bill is expected for consideration in mid-September and could deliver clearer regulatory guidance for digital asset markets.
Mini dictionary: CLARITY Act, a proposed US legislative bill aimed at clarifying the regulatory status of digital assets and offering a standardized framework for crypto market participants.
Disclaimer: The information contained in this article does not constitute investment advice. Investors should be aware that cryptocurrencies carry high volatility and therefore risk, and should conduct their own research.
