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Digital-asset investment products logged their strongest weekly inflow in nearly a year, according to Bank of America research. Bank of America's research division reported a $3.2 billion weekly inflow into crypto investment funds. The bank described it as the largest such inflow since October 2025.

The trading platform's blockchain generated $2.66 million in daily app revenue, edging out two established networks. Robinhood Chain generated $2.66 million in app revenue over a single 24-hour period, according to data cited by multiple outlets covering the crypto sector.

The exchange's blockchain network processed 5.5 million transactions in a single day, its busiest since launch. Robinhood Chain logged its highest single-day activity since launch on August 31, 2026. The network processed $874.8 million in decentralized exchange volume within 24 hours. It also handled 5.5 million transactions over the same period, according to Cryptopolitan.

Projects spent roughly $638 million to $640 million buying back their own tokens this year, according to industry reports. Crypto projects have spent a record amount buying back their own tokens in 2026. Reports from crypto.news and CryptoBriefing put the total near $638 million to $640 million, marking the highest annual figure recorded…

BeInCrypto and Yahoo Finance report a Bitcoin hard fork is scheduled for September 1, prompting questions about what changes for holders. BeInCrypto and Yahoo Finance both reported on August 31 that Bitcoin holders face a hard fork scheduled for September 1.

Security firm Blockaid identified the drain of a lending reserve tied to wrapped FLOW tokens on the Flow EVM network. More Markets, a decentralized lending protocol operating on Flow EVM, suffered a $9.3 million exploit targeting one of its lending reserves.

Stablecoin issuer Circle becomes Chelsea Football Club's principal partner, putting USDC front and center on the team's kit. Circle has agreed to a principal partnership with Chelsea Football Club, according to reports from CryptoPotato and crypto.news. As part of the arrangement, the USDC brand will appear on the front of Chelsea's match shirts.

The Japanese firm's 1,350 BTC transfer to an exchange-linked custody address has drawn scrutiny from market watchers Metaplanet has shifted 1,350 bitcoin, valued at approximately $108 million, to Coinbase Prime, according to reports from CoinGape and Cryptopolitan.

Cryptopolitan and Cointelegraph agree on how The Sandbox's bridge was exploited and on its 1:1 compensation plan, but give different dollar values for the same ~14.74 million SAND withdrawn from the Ethereum vault. Cryptopolitan and Cointelegraph agree on how The Sandbox's bridge was exploited and on its 1:1 compensation plan, but give different dollar values…

Between this morning's first reports and tonight's count, corroboration widened for two stories, held steady for one, and stayed thin for a fourth. Between this morning's first reports and tonight's count, corroboration widened for two stories, held steady for one, and stayed thin for a fourth.

A watchdog analysis finds token holders in Trump-linked crypto projects have absorbed billions in paper losses since launch. Investors who bought into cryptocurrency projects connected to the Trump family have collectively lost more than $4.7 billion, according to a watchdog report cited by several crypto news outlets.

Two separate developments touching XRP's payments network and its exchange-traded fund landscape were reported within hours of each other. Two updates concerning Ripple and its XRP token surfaced within the same news cycle on August 27, according to CryptoPotato and Cryptonews.com. One development centers on Mastercard's involvement with the Ripple ecosystem.

The new version of the lending protocol saw deposits jump sharply over the past week, according to on-chain data. Deposits locked in Aave V4 have reached $806 million, according to figures reported by CryptoBriefing and crypto.news.

The company behind XRP is reportedly building out services that could include stock and index trading for institutional clients. Ripple is reportedly preparing a new institutional trading business aimed at traditional finance clients. Two reports published on August 27 described the move differently but pointed to the same underlying shift.

The brokerage giant is broadening its digital asset lineup beyond Bitcoin and Ether. Charles Schwab is preparing to expand its cryptocurrency offerings by adding trading support for Solana (SOL), Avalanche (AVAX), and Chainlink (LINK).

The foundation behind the Ethena protocol has moved to eliminate scheduled venture-capital token releases by purchasing investor stakes directly. The Ethena Foundation has bought out early investors in the Ethena protocol, according to a report from CryptoBriefing published on August 27, 2026.

The treasury firm's latest capital raise deepens its bet on Hyperliquid's native token as corporate crypto treasuries gain traction. Hyperliquid Strategies has raised $647 million, according to a report from CryptoBriefing. The firm used the capital to expand its holdings of HYPE, the native token of the Hyperliquid perpetuals exchange, to 29.3 million tokens.

The brokerage giant is broadening its digital asset lineup beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum. Charles Schwab is preparing to add Solana, Avalanche and Chainlink to its crypto trading platform. Multiple outlets reported the plan on August 27, citing the brokerage's intent to widen client access to digital assets.