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The DeFi analytics platform's team says fake apps impersonating its brand slowed Apple's review process for months. DefiLlama, a widely used platform for tracking decentralized finance data, has confirmed that its mobile app rollout was pushed back.

Anticipation builds around a scheduled appearance that could shape sentiment for XRP holders and the wider Ripple ecosystem. Ripple's chief executive is scheduled to make a public appearance in Wyoming this week, according to reports from U.Today and crypto.news. The state has become a notable hub for digital asset policy discussions in the United States.

Across a premium-index streak, a shuttered platform and a regulator's fine, the published record contains contradictions this edition sets side by side rather than resolves. Across a premium-index streak, a shuttered platform and a regulator's fine, the published record contains contradictions this edition sets side by side rather than resolves.

The exchange will run the promotion for four more weeks, rewarding users who hold or transact with Ripple's stablecoin. Binance is prolonging a marketing campaign built around RLUSD, the stablecoin issued by Ripple. The exchange has set aside 1 million XRP as an incentive pool for participants, according to reporting on the update.

Coinfomania and CoinTurk News EN both report a 90-day negative Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index but credit different individuals as the source of the observation. Coinfomania and CoinTurk News EN both report a 90-day negative Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index but credit different individuals as the source of the observation.

State-run tanker operator restarts crude exports from Iran's main terminal, according to a report from CryptoBriefing. The National Iranian Tanker Company, Iran's state-owned shipping operator, has resumed loading supertankers at Kharg Island, according to a report from CryptoBriefing published on August 14, 2026.

A former Ripple staffer has hinted at a stealth project aiming to boost adoption of the RLUSD stablecoin on the XRP Ledger. A former Ripple engineer has publicly teased a new venture built on the XRP Ledger, according to reports from U.Today and crypto.news.

Developers are preparing major node-level changes as the network's next era, named Dijkstra, moves closer to activation. Cardano is moving toward a new phase of network development known as the Dijkstra era. Reports indicate that the associated hard fork remains on schedule, according to updates from the project's development community.

Core developers are working to trim a long list of Ethereum Improvement Proposals ahead of the network's next major hard fork. Ethereum developers are working through a list of 66 proposals tied to the network's next major upgrade, known as Hegotá, according to reports from crypto.news and Cointelegraph.

Two structural reallocations, one in hash rate and one in corporate capital, say more about what is moving before the open than any single crypto headline does. Two structural reallocations, one in hash rate and one in corporate capital, say more about what is moving before the open than any single crypto headline does.

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.