Korean bank taps Ripple for payments, Pakistan opens crypto licensing: Asia Express
Asia’s biggest crypto hubs are locked in a tax-cut arms race, while Ripple will help Korea’s Jeonbuk Bank move money across borders.
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Top Altcoins to Watch Now: XRP, HYPE, ZEC and SOL as Altcoin Rally Builds
The altcoin market is showing fresh strength after months of weak performance, but analysts are still waiting for stronger confirmation before calling it a full-fledged altseason. The altcoin market cap jumped $215 bill…
Crypto’s Big Week: 5 Events That Could Move PI, ARB, MON, XLM & More
The final week of August is scheduled to bring several important developments across the crypto market. There are major updates lined up for Pi Network, Arbitrum, Monad, Stable and Stellar between August 24 and August 2…
Strive Buys $81.5 Million in Bitcoin After Issuing More Shares
Strive acquired an additional 1,110 $BTC for $81.5M at an average cost of $73,409 per bitcoin, bringing total holdings to ₿21,356.$ASST $SATA pic.twitter.com/bPcbHzl3dH
CFTC, US soldier accused of illegal Polymarket bet spar over interpretation of prediction markets
A judge stayed the CFTC’s civil case against a soldier who allegedly used nonpublic information for a Polymarket bet, but the regulator is trying to weigh in on the criminal case.
Coinbase Brings Tokenized Stocks to Ethereum L2 Base
The team behind Base, Coinbase’s Ethereum layer-2 network, said on Monday that Coinbase-issued tokenized stocks are now live on the blockchain for eligible users outside the United States.
AI Model Ox Alpha Is Free, Beats Claude Fable, and Nobody Knows Who Built It
Ox Alpha, a free "stealth model," launched August 20 on OpenRouter, OpenCode, Cline, and Nous Research's portal+.
Why the Bitcoin Rally Looks Like a Vote Against the Dollar
Bitcoin gained 23.2% over seven days as gold climbed and the dollar weakened, reviving the “debasement trade”–-buying scarce assets to protect against inflation and the declining purchasing power of currencies such as t…
Hugging Face Explores $13 Billion Sale a Month After a Rogue OpenAI Agent Hacked It
Hugging Face is exploring a sale that could value the company at $13 billion or more, Business Insider reported Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter. Per the reports, the company has retained a bank to gauge i…
Ripple News: Canary Capital CEO Says XRP Will Win the Race for Financial Rails
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Coinbase tokenized stocks go live on Base with Chainlink price feeds
Coinbase’s B20 equities bring stocks including Apple and Nvidia onchain, allowing eligible non-US users to trade them 24/7 and use them across DeFi.
Bernstein sees new USDC growth cycle, sets $140 Circle price target
USDC supply increased by roughly $2 billion in seven days, with Bernstein citing higher transaction activity and several factors that could support further growth.
Bitcoin nears $80,000, but analysts say the next pullback will be key
The cryptocurrency market is broadly correcting on Monday as investors shift focus to profit-taking after last week’s rally. Bitcoin (BTC) is edging lower amid capped upside below $80,000, with immediate support at $77,…
Hyperliquid Hits Record High as $1.2 Billion Token Unlock Looms
Hyperliquid, the layer-1 blockchain and perpetual futures exchange, is on a tear—and investors in the project’s native token HYPE are reaping the benefits.
Bitcoin’s $80,000 Test Could Decide Whether the Rally Extends
Bitcoin has staged an impressive rally in early May 2026, breaking above the psychologically significant $80,000 level as institutional investors pour record capital into spot Bitcoin ETFs. The cryptocurrency is now tes…
NEAR Price Stalls Despite Its Quantum-Safe Push
NEAR has shipped FIPS-204 post-quantum signing and is testing quantum-resistant infrastructure.
Bitcoin hits extreme overbought after parabolic surge: Live levels
As of August 22, 2026, the Official Trump crypto token trades at $2.73 with conflicting signals across timeframes. The daily trend remains structurally bullish, yet the move has gone parabolic to the point of extreme ov…
Bitcoin price hits $80K as 24-hour crypto short liquidations pass $220M
As BTC tops $80,000 for the first time since May, price analysis warns that the market still needs to sustain higher levels to challenge the bear-market thesis.
Crypto political group details list of U.S. congressional allies its backing this year
The bitter Michigan Senate primary was heating up earlier this month when a mystery group bought $5 million in TV ads boosting the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s preferred candidate in the Democratic race, H…
Crypto advocacy groups oppose Illinois digital asset tax in court
Following a similar lawsuit filed by the Digital Chamber in July, two digital asset advocacy groups challenged Illinois’ 0.2% crypto tax on constitutional and due process grounds.
Zcash Hits Eight-Year High as Futures Bets Nearly Double
Zcash briefly reached $888—its highest price level since 2018—before pulling back to around $843, up nearly 7% over 24 hours and roughly 48% since August 20.
Strive buys 1,110 Bitcoin for $81.5M, holdings top 21K BTC; ASST shares surge 11%
Strive’s Nasdaq-traded shares surged more than 11% as the Bitcoin treasury company said it paid an average of $73,409 per BTC, pushing its holdings to 21,356 Bitcoin.
Ethereum Holds $2,504 Exactly a Year After Its $4,953 Record
Ethereum (ETH-USD) is trading at $2,504.46, up 2.93% on the session after opening at $2,463.09 — 1.6% above Sunday's open — and pushing to $2,507.22 by 8:53 a.m. ET. Market capitalization sits near $298.35 billion again…
Cardano (ADA) Price Rally: Why ADA Is Rising and How High Can It Go?
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