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The Ethereum-rival blockchain's liquidity program tested investor conviction in its native token, MON Monad, a blockchain positioned as a competitor to Ethereum, recently closed a liquidity program that offered early investors up to $60 million to sell their holdings early.

CoinDesk reports Bitcoin pushed past the $64,000 mark even as other large-cap tokens moved lower. Bitcoin rose above the $64,000 level, CoinDesk reported, marking a notable move for the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. The gain came even as most other major digital assets slipped lower during the same window.

Analysts warn the breakdown may deepen before XRP finds stable footing again XRP has broken below the $1 level, a threshold traders and analysts often treat as a psychological floor for the token. The move comes despite Ripple's continued effort to broaden its presence in traditional banking, a disconnect that has drawn attention from market…

Three outlets agree EURC passed €400M in circulation around August 2026, but they give sharply different figures for how fast that supply grew over the past year. Three outlets agree EURC passed €400M in circulation around August 2026, but they give sharply different figures for how fast that supply grew over the past year.

A new cross-border remittance partnership failed to lift XRP's price as broader market pressure took hold. XRP traded below $1 this week, even as a South Korean regional bank confirmed it would use Ripple Payments for cross-border transfers.

Russia's largest stock exchange plans to introduce crypto-linked perpetual futures contracts next month. Moscow Exchange is preparing to launch perpetual futures contracts tied to Bitcoin and Ethereum, according to reports from Cryptopolitan and CryptoBriefing. The exchange is Russia's largest and most influential stock market operator.

Reports diverge on whether Kbank or Jeonbuk Bank is driving Ripple's latest push into South Korea's banking sector Ripple has struck a new payments deal with a South Korean bank, according to reports published this week. The agreement marks one of Ripple’s first confirmed partnerships with a regional Korean lender for cross-border transfers.

All three outlets describe the same Platåberget testnet launch and Glamsterdam fork, but Blockchain.News cites a different EIP number for the gas-repricing feature than Cryptopolitan and Crypto Economy. All three outlets describe the same Platåberget testnet launch and Glamsterdam fork, but Blockchain.News cites a different EIP number for the gas-repricing feature than Cryptopolitan and Crypto…

CryptoBriefing reports that fresh investor demand has pushed the artificial intelligence company's valuation to $2 billion. Wispr Flow has been valued at $2 billion, CryptoBriefing reported on August 17. The report ties the figure to strong investor interest in artificial intelligence startups more broadly.

The platform will wind down operations at the end of August and will not distribute the token or airdrop it had previously promised users. Printr, a crypto project that had built anticipation around a future token distribution, is closing down. Reports from crypto.news and CryptoBriefing indicate the platform will shut its doors by August 31.

Cardano's ADA token trades close to $0.17 even after developers detailed the upcoming Dijkstra network upgrade. Cardano's native token, ADA, traded close to $0.17 following the disclosure of plans for a hard fork called Dijkstra, scheduled for 2026.

The digital asset custody and infrastructure firm hires a former securities regulator to lead its policy and compliance strategy. Fireblocks has hired Elad Roisman, who previously served as Acting Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, to serve as its Chief Regulatory Officer.

Technical chart pattern coincides with Pump leading daily gains across the broader crypto market Pump has become the standout performer in crypto markets, leading gainers among major digital assets. The token, associated with the Solana blockchain, drew attention after its price chart formed what analysts call a golden cross.

Developers are weighing dozens of changes for the network's coming hard fork, with privacy tooling at the center Ethereum's core developers are working through a long list of proposed changes for the network's next major upgrade.

The new framework targets institutional-grade lending activity on the Sui blockchain Navi Protocol has rolled out NAVI Prime, a new lending framework designed for institutional participants on the Sui Network. The launch was confirmed by CryptoBriefing and crypto.news on August 17, 2026.

Regulators weigh how to treat contracts tied to processing power as GPU-linked futures prepare to debut The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is asking the public to weigh in on derivatives contracts built around computing capacity.

A staking-linked Polkadot ETF has seen losses far outpace the yield it generated for investors. A Polkadot exchange-traded fund that stakes its underlying DOT tokens has realized $4.52 of loss for every $1 it earned in staking rewards, according to reporting from Protos and The Cryptonomist.

Our first pass on Strategy's bitcoin pause called it steady; our second called it a broken streak, and the gap between the two is the actual news. Our first pass on Strategy's bitcoin pause called it steady; our second called it a broken streak, and the gap between the two is the actual news.