Bitcoin drop may signal demand, Scaramucci says
SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci said on Aug. 18 that Bitcoin’s latest bear market may contain one encouraging signal: its decline has remained smaller than losses recorded during
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SwarmBase Launch Today: SWARM Token Hits Four Exchanges
SwarmBase Launch Today: Timing, Airdrop, and What’s Ahead in 2026 The SwarmBase launch today marks a big date for AI crypto projects, with the SWARM token going live at 10:00 UTC on four plat
Robinhood (HOOD) CEO Urges U.S. Regulators to Embrace Tokenized Stock Trading
Key Takeaways Vlad Tenev, CEO of Robinhood, is urging American regulators to establish clear guidelines for tokenized equity trading The platform currently provides access to more than 2,000
Ondo's tokenized asset holder count rose 48.57% in a month
Holder Count Jumps as Ondo Expands Its Tokenized Asset Footprint @Ondo Finance has recorded a sharp rise in participation across its tokenized asset platform. According to data from rwa.xyz,
Ripple Prime raised $275M in an upsized private placement of senior notes
@Ripple has closed an upsized $275 million private placement of senior unsecured notes issued by Ripple Prime, its non-bank prime brokerage, to support its ongoing and expanding US business.T
Arbitrum is Now The Second Biggest Perps Market
Arbitrum Breaks Into the Top Two Arbitrum has climbed to the No. 2 spot among major perpetual futures markets, recording approximately $1.48 billion in 24-hour perps volume on August 18. Open
Chainlink News: Wyoming Migrates FRNT From LayerZero to CCIP
Chainlink News: Wyoming Moves FRNT From LayerZero To CCIP In the biggestchainlink news, the Wyoming Stable Token Commission confirmed on August 18, 2026 that it has fully moved its Frontier S
VELVET Price Prediction: Is This Pullback Hiding the Next Big Move?
VELVET spent the first half of August climbing inside a tight ascending channel, gaining momentum with every passing session. Then, just as the rally looked unstoppable, the token slipped out
Wyoming moves FRNT to Chainlink after security review
The Wyoming Stable Token Commission said on Aug. 18 that it had completed the migration of its Frontier Stable Token from LayerZero to Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol. Summa
Markets Show Early Signs of Turning: Is the Risk-On Rally Losing Steam?
BitcoinWorld Markets Show Early Signs of Turning: Is the Risk-On Rally Losing Steam? Markets are beginning to show early signs of a turn, as the risk-on rally that has driven equities higher
Ripple Prime Secures $275M in Investment-Grade Notes to Fuel U.S. Expansion
In Brief: Ripple Prime raised $275 million through senior unsecured notes, providing additional capital to support its expanding United States brokerage business operations. KBRA assigned the
Proof of reserves shows an exchange has the coins – so why doesn’t that prove it’s solvent?
Proof of reserves proves that an exchange controls a certain pile of crypto. It does not, in most implementations, prove that the pile is big enough to cover what the exchange owes its custom