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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. Remittix has launched Remittix Markets, expanding its ecosystem with perpetual futures trading as the RTX presale approaches the $32 million milestone. Summary Remittix launches Markets, expanding beyond PayFi with perpetual futures trading ahead of its token debut. RTX broadens its ecosystem as Remittix Markets goes live, adding crypto derivatives to its payments platform. Remittix introduces a perpetual futures platform, marking its shift from a PayFi project to a multi-product ecosystem. Remittix Markets is now live, giving the RTX ecosystem…

Pump.fun’s PUMP token has gained more than 35% over the past week, breaking above key daily moving averages as buyers target the upper boundary of a rising channel near $0.0028. Summary PUMP price climbed above $0.0025 after trading near $0.0018 on July 30. The token now trades above its 20-, 50-, 100- and 200-day moving averages. 4-hour RSI reached 76.71, warning that the rally may be overheated. Holding $0.0022–$0.0020 would keep the short-term bullish structure intact. PUMP price extends its weekly rally According to data from crypto.news, PUMP price traded near $0.00252 on Aug. 5 after reaching an intraday high…

S&P Global Ratings assigned its highest principal stability fund rating to BlackRock’s new tokenized money market fund on Aug. 3, recognizing its expected ability to maintain principal stability and limit losses caused by credit risk. Summary S&P assigned BlackRock’s BRSRV its highest AAAm principal stability fund rating after Monday’s official launch. BRSRV held $50 million and maintained a $1.00 NAV as of Tuesday, according to BlackRock. The fund holds cash, short-term Treasuries and overnight repurchase agreements secured by Treasury instruments exclusively. USDT remains rated five, or weak, under S&P’s separate stablecoin stability assessment framework as published. BRSRV targets stablecoin issuers…

Circle has announced that its Arc blockchain will launch on the public mainnet on Sept. 16, with BlackRock, DTCC, Mastercard, Visa, Standard Chartered, and other global financial institutions serving as founding validators. Summary Circle has scheduled the public mainnet launch of its Arc blockchain for Sept. 16 with BlackRock, DTCC, Visa and other financial institutions joining as founding validators. BlackRock plans to deploy its BUIDL tokenized money market fund on Arc while DTCC is preparing to integrate DTC tokenized assets with the network from the second half of 2027. Arc is operating on a private mainnet with more than 100…

Taurus completed an 18-month integration of Hedera on Aug. 5, giving banks and regulated financial institutions access to custody, staking, token issuance, node infrastructure and smart contract deployment through one provider.  Summary Taurus completed an 18-month Hedera rollout covering custody, staking, tokenization, nodes, and smart contract services. More than 40 banks and institutions use Taurus technology, including Deutsche Bank and State Street. Institutions can now custody HBAR, stake tokens, issue assets, and deploy Hedera smart contracts directly. The integration spans Taurus-PROTECT, Taurus-EXPLORER, and Taurus-CAPITAL under one institutional risk framework for banks worldwide. Taurus joined the Hashgraph Association’s membership program in…

Robinhood has filed to raise up to $200 million for its second publicly listed venture fund, offering retail investors access to seed-stage startups while introducing performance fees that were absent from its first fund. Summary Robinhood has filed to raise up to $200 million for its second public venture fund focused on seed stage startups. The new fund introduces a 2% management fee and a 20% performance fee, unlike Robinhood’s first venture fund. RVII will invest mainly in companies linked to Y Combinator and is expected to begin trading on the NYSE on Aug. 13. The launch extends Robinhood’s effort…

Bitcoin traded near $64,270 on Aug. 5, gaining less than 1% as record equity markets and falling oil prices failed to produce a broad crypto rally.  Summary Bitcoin price held above $64,000 while record global equities and cheaper oil failed to spark momentum. Brent fell near $78.50 as traders awaited a possible U.S., Iran, and Oman shipping agreement. Bitcoin must close above $64,300 on four hour charts to confirm analyst Ali Martinez’s breakout. Bollinger Bands place immediate resistance near $66,285 and range support around $62,524 for Bitcoin traders. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs drew $19.6 million Tuesday, but recent outflows still…

Three Missouri men have pleaded not guilty to a federal charge tied to an alleged plan to steal Bitcoin through a home invasion in Connecticut.  Summary Three Missouri men face a federal conspiracy charge over an alleged Connecticut Bitcoin robbery plan. Prosecutors say the group surveilled the intended target and his parents for two consecutive days. The Hobbs Act robbery conspiracy charge carries a maximum federal prison sentence of twenty years. Louis and Davis remain detained, while Williams pleaded not guilty and remains free on bond. Two admitted coordinators face August sentencing dates as the Connecticut prosecution continues in federal…

The crypto industry’s most important regulatory bill is stuck because of the president’s own memecoin. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal just asked the SEC to investigate while the Clarity Act’s ethics provision remains the last unresolved section blocking a vote. The irony is precise: the bill that would bring regulatory clarity to crypto cannot advance because the most powerful person in the country launched a token that embodies exactly the regulatory ambiguity the bill was designed to resolve. Summary Senators Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal sent a letter to SEC Chairman Paul Atkins on August 4 requesting an investigation…

SpaceX has expanded its partnership with NVIDIA to power Starmind, a proposed network of orbital data centers designed to process artificial intelligence workloads in space. Summary SpaceX will use NVIDIA’s Vera Rubin platform for its planned Starmind satellite network. The company has requested FCC approval for up to one million orbital data-center satellites. NVIDIA says its Space-1 module provides up to 25 times the AI compute of an H100 GPU. SPCX gained 9.8%, while NVIDIA shares rose 2.5% following the announcement. SpaceX adds NVIDIA chips to Starmind network SpaceX plans to equip its Starmind satellites with NVIDIA’s Rubin graphics processing…