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Daily fees and MEV activity pushed Solana's network revenue to its strongest level since early in the year. Solana's network revenue crossed $1 million on Aug. 19, marking its best single-day showing in six months. The metric captures the total value paid by users to have transactions processed and included in blocks.

Analysts point to record weekly ETF inflows as the main driver behind XRP's sharp rally. XRP has staged a dramatic weekly rally, with reported gains ranging from 47% to 50% depending on the measurement window and source. The move ranks among the token’s sharpest short-term advances in recent months.

TronWeekly and Cryptonews.com give conflicting numbers for XRP's trading volume and spot ETF net inflows on the same day. TronWeekly and Cryptonews.com give conflicting numbers for XRP's trading volume and spot ETF net inflows on the same day. What all sources agree on XRP was trading in the $1.48–$1.49 range around the time of publication.

A large short position tied to market maker Wintermute has surfaced just as XRP posts recent gains. A wallet associated with Wintermute, a prominent cryptocurrency market maker, has reportedly opened a sizable short position against XRP. U.Today first reported the development on August 24, describing the position as unusually large.

Coinfomania says Ledger's own Donjon team disclosed the Ethereum app vulnerability, while CryptoBriefing and The Cryptonomist EN say the public disclosure came from an external security researcher/firm, TestMachine. Coinfomania says Ledger's own Donjon team disclosed the Ethereum app vulnerability, while CryptoBriefing and The Cryptonomist EN say the public disclosure came from an external security researcher/firm…

The event, set for December, marks the foundation's inaugural workshop dedicated to privacy-preserving technology The Ethereum Foundation has confirmed sponsorship of WPPT 2026, a workshop dedicated to privacy-preserving technologies. The event is scheduled to take place in Hong Kong this December, according to multiple reports.

Reports point to an August 25 debut, with Zcash futures open interest overtaking Dogecoin and BNB Grayscale is moving closer to launching what would be the first U.S.-listed exchange-traded fund tied to Zcash, according to reports from Crypto News Australia and CoinGape.

Paolo Ardoino points to growing use of the dollar-pegged stablecoin in economies facing currency instability. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said adoption of the company's USDT stablecoin is increasing across four countries, according to a report from crypto.news.

The Ethereum lending protocol was drained after an attacker reportedly acquired governance votes for as little as 2 ETH. Term Finance, a lending protocol built on Ethereum, has suffered an $8.5 million loss. CoinDesk and CryptoBriefing both reported the incident on August 24, 2026, describing it as a governance-based attack rather than a traditional smart…

Japanese financial giant SBI joins investors funding Fasset's push into stablecoin-based payments Fasset, a neobank built around stablecoin infrastructure, has reached a $1 billion valuation. The milestone follows an investment from SBI Group, the Japanese financial conglomerate known for its diversified holdings across banking, brokerage, and crypto ventures.

Cointribune EN and CryptoSlate report the same weekly Bitcoin and Ether ETF inflow totals but give conflicting figures for XRP and Solana ETF inflows over the same period. Cointribune EN and CryptoSlate report the same weekly Bitcoin and Ether ETF inflow totals but give conflicting figures for XRP and Solana ETF inflows over the same…

Users holding assets on Sui through Phantom must move funds before the cutoff date, reports say. Phantom is removing support for the Sui network, according to reporting from CryptoBriefing. The wallet provider has given users until September 24 to move any Sui-based assets before access through Phantom ends.

Attackers reportedly drained Ethereum-based vaults after manipulating protocol governance controls. A decentralized finance lending protocol has lost an estimated $8.5 million in a governance exploit, according to multiple reports published this week. The attack drained vaults built on Ethereum, marking one of the more notable DeFi security incidents of the year.

AMBCrypto's weekly market review places the memecoin, the pump.fun token, World Liberty Financial and exchange HTX among the week's notable movers. AMBCrypto's latest weekly market review highlighted four names that stood out among crypto's winners and losers: PEPE, PUMP, WLFI and HTX.

Spot fund flows surged as institutional buyers returned and crypto prices climbed sharply. Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds pulled in their largest weekly inflows in ten months, according to reports from CryptoPotato and CryptoSlate.

Payments software provider Volante has connected Ripple's technology to the Federal Reserve's instant payment rail, according to multiple reports. Volante Technologies has enabled XRP for use within FedNow, the Federal Reserve’s real-time payment system, according to reports published this week.

ZEC hits an eight-year price high after a reported surge, with a Grayscale exchange-traded fund set to debut on the NYSE. Zcash, the privacy-focused cryptocurrency known by its ticker ZEC, has posted one of its strongest rallies in years.

Inflows into XRP exchange-traded products reached $39.7 million as the token rebounded 47% from its 2026 low. XRP-linked exchange-traded funds posted their strongest weekly performance since May, according to data cited by multiple crypto outlets. The products drew a combined $39.7 million in net inflows over the period.