Author: James Wilson

KAIO just rewired institutional investing by bringing BlackRock, Brevan Howard, and Laser Digital’s funds onchain via Hedera, creating a real bridge between regulated money markets and programmable DeFi liquidity. Summary KAIO has onboarded BlackRock, Brevan Howard, and Laser Digital’s funds onto Hedera, marking the first large-scale tokenization of major institutional vehicles. These funds now operate on-chain with programmable features like instant settlement and DeFi composability, giving accredited investors native access to money markets, macro, and crypto yield strategies. KAIO’s launch signals a structural shift in TradFi, with blockchain-native versions of funds like BlackRock’s $1.3T liquidity fund now theoretically usable in…

A crypto market crash is underway today, August 14, just hours after Bitcoin surged to a new all-time high. Summary The crypto market crash happened after the strong PPI data. It happened as liquidations jumped by over 90% to $1 billion. Bitcoin formed the highly bearish double-top pattern. Bitcoin (BTC) price erased its earlier gains and tumbled to $117,000, while top tokens like SPX6900 (SPX), Dogwifhat (WIF), Celestia (TIA), and The Graph dived by over 10%. The ongoing crash triggered a 91% jump in liquidations, totaling over $1 billion. More than 216,000 traders were liquidated. Crypto market crash linked to…

Tether just gave developers a shortcut to the Bitcoin economy. By embedding Lightspark’s Lightning infrastructure into its Wallet Development Kit, it’s now possible to launch self-custodial wallets with native fast BTC transactions from day one. Summary Tether has integrated Lightspark’s Bitcoin Lightning infrastructure into its open-source Wallet Development Kit, enabling instant BTC and stablecoin payments in self-custodial wallets. The update removes the need for separate systems for on-chain and Lightning transactions, offering developers a single API for faster deployment. USDT issuer Tether announced on August 14 a direct integration of Lightspark’s Bitcoin Lightning Network tools into its open-source Wallet Development…

Cardano price jumped to the highest point this year, and a forming Elliott Wave pattern points to more upside as its stablecoin growth accelerates. Summary Cardano price could be ripe for more gains as the stablecoin market cap hit a record high. There is a 80% chance that the SEC will approve a spot Cardano ETF. ADA has moved to the third phase of the Elliot Wave chart pattern. Cardano (ADA) soared and briefly crossed the key resistance level at $1 as the crypto industry rallied. It was trading at $0.922 at press time, up 80% from the year-to-date low.…

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Spectrum is redefining blockchain performance with its global bare-metal RPC infrastructure, powering over 1 billion daily calls across 175+ networks for web3 developers and enterprises. Summary Spectrum operates a global bare-metal RPC network serving 175+ blockchains. The platform processes over 1 billion calls daily for developers and enterprises. Its infrastructure is built to deliver speed, reliability, and scalability for web3. As blockchain ecosystems continue to expand across networks, the need for resilient, scalable, and high-performance RPC services has become…

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. Bitcoin’s (BTC) history contains only one moment when a single mining pool undeniably crossed the dreaded 50% line. That fleeting majority, reached by GHash.io in June 2014, triggered panic posts on Bitcointalk, emergency press releases, and hurried round-tables. It also forged a template for how the community, companies, regulator, and investors might respond if another pool — Foundry USA or Antpool — edges toward the same frontier in the mid-2020s. Summary 2014’s warning shot — Mining pool…

OKB token price could be headed for a reversal following its 200% rally, as sentiment turns negative amid whale sell-offs. Summary OKB surged nearly 200% to an all-time high of $125.88 before retreating to $104.4 as sentiment turned bearish. Santiment data shows negative weighted sentiment and increased short positions. Fibonacci analysis highlights $81.96 as a key support level from current levels. According to data from crypto.news, OKB (OKB), the native token of crypto exchange OKX, rallied nearly 200% to an all-time high of $125.88 yesterday, Aug. 13, with its market cap soaring to $7.4 billion at the time.  However, the…

A compromised device from a North Korean IT worker has exposed the inner workings of the team behind the $680,000 Favrr hack and their use of Google tools to target crypto projects. Summary A compromised device belonging to a North Korean IT worker exposed the inner workings of threat actors. Evidence shows operatives used Google powered tools, AnyDesk, and VPNs to infiltrate crypto firms. According to on-chain sleuth ZachXBT, the trail began with an unnamed source who gained access to one of the workers’ computers, uncovering screenshots, Google Drive exports, and Chrome profiles that pulled back the curtain on how…

Bitcoin price has hit a new all-time high above $124k, fueled by increasing odds of a Fed rate cut in September, boosted by July’s U.S. CPI reading. Summary Bitcoin hit an alltime high of $124,000 as odds of a Fed rate cut in September rose. Spot Bitcoin ETFs drew over $1 billion in net inflows over the past five sessions. An ascending channel pattern has formed on the BTC 4-hour chart. According to data from crypto.news, Bitcoin (BTC) rose over 8.5% in the past 7 days to $124,128 on Friday, morning Asian time, setting a new all-time high. It has…

Maple Finance, the largest on-chain asset manager by assets under management, has introduced syrupUSDC as collateral for perpetual futures trading on Drift Protocol.  Summary Maple launches syrupUSDC as yield-bearing collateral on Drift, offering 7–8% APY. $100,000 in incentives and a $50M supply cap aim to boost adoption. Drift integration enhances capital efficiency and expands Solana DeFi use cases. According to a press release shared with crypto.news on Aug. 13, the integration enables traders on the Solana-based decentralized exchange to earn between 7% and 8% APY on margin collateral while actively trading. Boosting capital efficiency in DeFi trading Drift (DRIFT), the…