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Brandt's blunt remark comes as XRP price recovers above the $1 mark. Peter Brandt, a trader known for decades of commentary on commodities and crypto markets, dismissed interest in XRP with a pointed question. U.Today reported his remark, "Who cares about XRP?", circulated among traders on August 16.

First-half data shows German companies pulling back on American investment as trade policy risks weigh on decisions. German companies scaled back investment in the United States during the first half of the year, pushing the total to its lowest point in three years.

Large-holder inflows to the exchange have slid to levels last seen in 2021, even as institutional interest in XRP-linked funds grows. Large XRP holders are sending far fewer tokens to Binance than they were earlier in 2025. CoinTurk News reports whale inflows to the exchange have dropped 87% from their peak this year.

The billionaire investor points to computer chips, not Bitcoin, as the next asset drawing speculative excitement. Mark Cuban, the billionaire entrepreneur and longtime crypto commentator, has predicted that computer chips will become the next hot asset class.

Paolo Ardoino pushed back on speculation, according to a report from BeInCrypto. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino has pushed back on rumors related to blockchain activity involving the company, according to a report from BeInCrypto published on August 15.

Weakening mining economics push listed miners to redirect capacity and capital toward artificial intelligence infrastructure. Publicly listed Bitcoin miners collectively shed over 21% of their hash rate during the second quarter of 2026. The decline marks one of the sharpest quarterly contractions in mining capacity reported in recent years.

Cryptopolitan and Coinfomania both report ABFinance's closure on the same day but disagree on whether the platform had ever launched trading operations. Cryptopolitan and Coinfomania both report ABFinance's closure on the same day but disagree on whether the platform had ever launched trading operations.

The exchange has set a deadline to cut off transfers with a group of unnamed platforms, according to a report from CryptoBriefing. Binance intends to cut off transaction processing with 11 crypto platforms beginning August 23, according to a report published by CryptoBriefing.

Active addresses on the XRP Ledger climb to a multi-month high while social sentiment readings turn sharply bearish. XRP's social sentiment gauge has fallen to its lowest point in roughly three months, according to reports from BlockchainReporter, CryptoBriefing, and Bitcoin.com News.

Two-source institutional flow reports and a three-source technical call describe money staying put while price signals split, and neither settles the other. Two-source institutional flow reports and a three-source technical call describe money staying put while price signals split, and neither settles the other.

Investors shrug off a sharp profit increase at Jack Dorsey's fintech and crypto company, according to Yahoo Finance. Block Inc saw its stock decline despite posting a 65% increase in earnings, Yahoo Finance reported. The disconnect between strong profit growth and a falling share price often puzzles retail investors.

The electric automaker settled with its last holdout employees to close a labor dispute that had dragged on for years. Tesla has resolved Sweden's longest-running strike by buying out the workers who remained on the picket line, according to reports from CryptoBriefing and Yahoo Finance.

Saylor reiterates Bitcoin's role as a store of value, describing money itself as a form of economic energy. Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Strategy, has renewed his public case for Bitcoin as a form of digital money.

The data analytics firm is framing explosive growth numbers as proof its applied-AI strategy beats frontier model development. Palantir Technologies reported revenue growth of 93%, a figure the company is now using as ammunition in a broader industry debate.

Growth in holders and trading activity signals rising demand for blockchain-based equity products. Tokenized stocks, digital tokens representing shares in publicly traded companies, have seen a sharp jump in both users and trading activity. Data cited by Cointelegraph shows the number of holders more than doubled over the period measured.

The exchange adds two closely watched private companies to its growing roster of pre-listing derivatives products. Bybit has broadened its pre-IPO perpetuals lineup to include Unitree Robotics and Moonshot AI, according to reports from Cointelegraph and CryptoBriefing.

The university's endowment kept its $101 million position in BlackRock's bitcoin ETF unchanged in Q2, following a 43% reduction the quarter before. Harvard's endowment did not adjust its bitcoin exchange-traded fund holding during the second quarter, according to filings reviewed by The Block and CryptoBriefing.

XRP struggles beneath key moving averages even as its Bitcoin trading pair hints at a possible rebound. XRP is facing renewed downside pressure, with technical analysis pointing to a possible drop below the $1 threshold. Reports indicate the token remains trapped beneath key exponential moving averages, a pattern often associated with continued weakness in short-term…