Monthly archives: August 2026

Ripple Prime expands into US equity derivatives with Delta One business

Institutional clients can access total return swaps across linked to US-listed equities, indexes and digital assets and cross-margin exposures. Ripple Prime, Ripple’s multi-asset prime brokerage business, launched a Delta One service for institutional investors, expanding into US equity derivatives. The offering allows clients to execute total return swaps linked to US-listed equities, indexes and digital …

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Bank of England set for new innovation mandate covering stablecoins

The UK plans to expand the Bank of England’s remit to support digital payments innovation, including stablecoins, while keeping financial stability first. The UK is moving to put stablecoins at the center of a new Bank of England mandate aimed at supporting innovation in digital payments. The government plans to give the Bank of England, …

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OpenAI 700-Strong AI Agent Swarm Breaches Hugging Face and Attempts Cover-Up

Roughly 700 OpenAI-created AI agents were collaborating via an unsanctioned message board to hack Hugging Face infrastructure while tampering with logs to conceal their actions. Investigations by METR/Redwood Research and OpenAI detail over 70,000 messages exchanged through an unsanctioned messaging board and additional cheating on internal tests, reports Channel NewsAsia. OpenAI said some of the …

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Bitcoin faces true demand test above $83K as liquidity thickens: Glassnode

Bitcoin price analysis reveals convergence of multiple trend lines and liquidity structures around spot price, keeping upside in check. Bitcoin (BTC) has struggled to flip $80,000 into support in recent days, but bulls’ real challenge is still to come, new research says. Key points: Read more Go to Source

Bitfinex Securities completes record $50M tokenized capital raise

Bitfinex Securities completed a record $50 million raise for Alkemya, whose token represents interests in a partnership that holds nickel assets. Bitfinex Securities has completed a record $50 million tokenized capital raise for metals company Alkemya, marking the platform’s largest raise to date as it expands its offering of tokenized real-world assets (RWAs). The raise …

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Ethereum (ETH) Price: Kalshi Traders Predict $2,650 Target This Month

TLDR Ethereum price could reach $2,650 in August, according to Kalshi prediction market data. Spot Ethereum ETFs pulled in $179.8 million on August 25, led by BlackRock’s ETHA. ETH traded at $2,451.51 on August 26, down 0.44% on the four-hour chart. A close above $2,500 could open the door to $2,600 and $2,800. A rejection …

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How one small BTC transfer exposed the fine print behind Trump’s ‘never sell’ strategic Bitcoin reserve

A wallet tagged to the US government moved a small amount of Bitcoin linked to assets seized from Alameda Research’s Binance.US accounts. The movement revives a familiar fear that Washington could be preparing to liquidate more of its forfeited Bitcoin stash. Bitcoin deposited into the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve “shall not be sold” under President Donald …

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Bitcoin hit $80,000 but failed to restore BTC treasury premiums at Strategy, Twenty One Capital, or Metaplanet

Bitcoin price is trading near $78,900, close enough to $80,000 to revive the old treasury-company pitch on paper: higher Bitcoin should lift the value of corporate holdings, pull the shares back above net asset value, and reopen common-stock issuance as a source of fresh coins. That sequence did not return. At Strategy, Twenty One Capital, …

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Pyth Network’s API overhaul threatens to freeze unpatched smart contracts across 300 DeFi protocols

Crypto price oracle Pyth Network missed its documented 16:00 UTC cutover deadline on Aug. 26, adding a new requirement for developers who call its Hermes price-delivery service directly: their requests now need an API key. Under Pyth’s migration guide, people who use a protocol that already integrates the oracle don’t need to take direct action. …

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Staking Ethereum could soon look entirely different under a new deposit proposal

Ethereum developers have opened an early proposal to make the staking deposit system flexible enough to accept future quantum-resistant validator keys, and it would also give a later network upgrade a one-way switch to stop new deposits using today’s BLS format. The change would affect how new validators enter Ethereum, creating an entry path for …

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Smart AI deposits could soon force banks to raise loan rates for everyday borrowers

AI-directed bank accounts could move deposits rapidly among banks, weakening a funding advantage that helps finance long-term credit, according to a Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas analysis published Aug. 25. Although customers can withdraw demand deposits at any time, balances tend to remain at banks for years, and deposit rates usually rise by less than …

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Cardano and Solana just exposed crypto governance’s biggest weakness

Cardano and Solana are testing two competing approaches to on-chain governance, with one exposing the cost of voter absence and the other shifting more power to default representatives who may have their own economic interests. Cardano’s constitutional committee renewal requires separate approval from delegated representatives, or DReps, and stake pool operators. Solana instead allows validators …

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Kalshi Nears Sponsorship Deal With Times-Owned The Athletic

Kalshi is in advanced talks to become a sponsor of The Athletic, filling a commercial slot the sports title has left open since its exclusive Betmgm partnership lapsed. No agreement has been signed yet, and any deal would need approval from the New York Times’ parent company. Talks Would Fill a Slot Left by an …

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Rockawayx Expands US Crypto Presence With Relayer Capital Deal

Rockawayx has acquired digital asset hedge fund Relayer Capital, adding a directional long-short strategy to its roughly $2 billion investment platform. Relayer founder Austin Barack will remain in charge as CIO of the newly renamed Rockawayx Liquid Opportunities Fund. Rockawayx Targets Mispriced Crypto Assets With Relayer Acquisition Rockawayx is expanding its liquid-markets business with the …

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Tennessee’s Kalshi Fight Highlights Major Potential Turning Point for Prediction Markets

The legal battle over sports prediction markets is quickly becoming one of the most consequential gambling and crypto regulatory fights in the United States. Prediction Markets: “Bets” or “Event Contracts”? At the center of the regulatory debate is a deceptively simple question: when someone puts money on whether the Tennessee Titans will win a football …

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