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Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. XRP ETF inflows and regulatory progress are boosting adoption, while EX DeFi offers holders another way to pursue returns. Summary EX DeFi lets XRP investors pursue added yield through cloud mining and aggregation while keeping long-term XRP exposure. EX DeFi offers green-energy cloud mining, helping XRP holders seek returns without buying or maintaining mining rigs. EX DeFi manages mining hardware and operations, giving XRP investors a simpler way to diversify potential returns. XRP ETF inflows have achieved a new…
XRP price consolidated near $1.48 on Aug. 25 after gaining about 51.5% in seven days, with its 4-hour chart forming a potential bullish pennant that could support another advance if buyers clear resistance near $1.56. Summary XRP price rallied from about $1.00 to an intraday high near $1.69 over seven days. The 4-hour chart shows a bullish pennant, with price compressing between converging trendlines. A confirmed break above $1.56 could expose resistance at $1.66, $1.76, and $1.86. Liquidation clusters near $1.55 and between $1.42 and $1.45 may influence the next move. XRP price consolidates after 51% rally According to data…
Kinetiq unveiled Elysium on Aug. 24, introducing a layer-2 network designed to increase transaction capacity within the Hyperliquid ecosystem while using HYPE as its gas token. Summary Kinetiq announced Elysium, a Hyperliquid-focused layer-2 network that will use HYPE for transaction fees from launch. Fifty percent of sequencer fees will fund open-market KNTQ purchases, with acquired tokens permanently burned. Builders and Kinetiq’s treasury will each receive 25% of Elysium’s sequencer fees once operations begin. Elysium targets spot markets, PropAMMs, token launches and HIP-3 perpetual deployments across Hyperliquid’s broader ecosystem. Kinetiq has not released technical specifications, launch partners, audited code, or a…
More than 87% of the Bitcoin attributed to the Coldcard hack has remained unmoved, leaving 1,561 BTC under attacker control after researchers linked the exploit to $114.7 million in losses. Summary Galaxy Research traced 1,789 BTC stolen from 8,865 addresses to the Coldcard hack. About 1,561 BTC, or 87.3% of the attributed losses, remains unmoved. Some Bitcoin from later attacks has moved through CoinJoin transactions and peel chains. Galaxy has shared identified attacker addresses with exchanges, compliance firms and law enforcement. Galaxy Research has traced 1,789.28 BTC stolen from 8,865 addresses to the Coldcard exploit, according to a Monday X…
Fortune Protocol has integrated Polymarket liquidity into Fortune Markets, adding another source of prediction markets alongside Predict.fun while giving users a single interface to compare liquidity, volume and market probabilities. Summary Fortune Protocol has added Polymarket liquidity to Fortune Markets alongside Predict.fun. Users can compare liquidity, trading volume and probabilities across markets in one interface. The updated trading flow includes outcome selection and position previews. A unified Portfolio combines open positions, resolved markets and trading history. Fortune Protocol said in an X announcement on Aug. 25 that Polymarket liquidity was now live on the platform, bringing markets from both Polymarket…
Gemini enabled XRP deposits and withdrawals through the XRP Ledger for customers in Singapore on Aug. 25, expanding its local support beyond buying, selling and storing the token. Summary Gemini users in Singapore can now deposit and withdraw XRP through the XRP Ledger network. The rollout adds blockchain transfers beyond trading and custody access already offered to Singapore customers. Gemini holds in-principle regulatory approval for a Major Payment Institution license application in Singapore. XRP joined Gemini’s derivatives cross-collateral pool alongside Bitcoin, Ether, Tether and Gemini Dollar during July. Gemini previously enabled RLUSD deposits and withdrawals over XRPL, expanding its Ripple-related…
BNB Chain activated the Pasteur hard fork on BNB Smart Chain mainnet at 02:30 UTC on Aug. 25, introducing three changes focused on bridge security, validator authorization and block capacity. Summary BNB Chain activated Pasteur on BSC mainnet at 02:30 UTC on August 25, 2026, successfully. Three proposals strengthen bridge verification, validator authorization and block construction without shortening block times further. BEP-682 rejects duplicate validators during cross-chain light-block checks, protecting genuine supermajority approval requirements onchain now. QANet benchmarks increased throughput 88% from 1,237 to 2,324 transactions per second under controlled conditions. Node operators needed client version 1.7.7 and removal of…
Bitcoin traded above $80,000 on Aug. 25 as BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes argued that expanded U.S. Treasury bond buybacks marked the beginning of a new bull market. Summary Treasury doubled long-end buyback caps to at least $4 billion per operation beginning September 9, 2026. Bitcoin rallied above $80,000 after announcement, though causation between both events remains unproven by officials. Hayes called Bitcoin bull market underway and said Maelstrom reached maximum risk portfolio exposure levels. Treasury projects $739 billion in third-quarter borrowing and a $950 billion September-end cash balance under assumptions. New York Fed plans $10 billion reserve management purchases, separately…
Coinbase-backed Stand With Crypto has endorsed 32 House lawmakers seeking reelection in November after each supported the CLARITY Act during its passage through the chamber last year. Summary Stand With Crypto endorsed 32 incumbent House members from both major parties. Every endorsed lawmaker voted for the CLARITY Act when it passed the House. The group says it has more than 3 million registered advocates across the United States. Crypto groups have committed close to $200 million during the 2026 midterm cycle. Stand With Crypto ties 32 endorsements to CLARITY vote Reuters reported Monday that Stand With Crypto had selected 32…
The U.S. Treasury Department has launched Operation Economic Outcast to target Iran’s international financial links, including cryptocurrency activity that American officials say supports sanctions evasion and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Summary Operation Economic Outcast covers cryptocurrency, technology, gold, aviation, shipping and other financial channels. OFAC can sanction people operating in Iran’s crypto sector, regardless of where they are based. Treasury says Iran uses digital assets to support transactions linked to the IRGC and government insiders. Bitcoin remained near $79,000 after briefly testing the psychological $80,000 level. Operation Economic Outcast targets Iran’s financial links The U.S. Treasury Department said President…