New Phase for XRP Could Emerge as AI Agents Move Toward Real Spending
Bitcoin Newsby Kevin Helms22 Aug 2026
AI agents could open a new phase for XRP by moving from digital purchases toward real-world spending under user-defined limits.
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top 5%South Korea Deploys AI to Bust Crypto Market Manipulation
Bitcoin Newsby Terence Zimwara21 Aug 2026
South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service has deployed an AI-powered surveillance system to monitor crypto markets and detect unfair trading practices in real time.
Ripple Backs RLUSD Lending Push on XRP Ledger With Clearpool, Cicada
Bitcoin Newsby Emmanuel Musa21 Aug 2026
Ripple, Clearpool and Cicada Partners are building an institutional lending market on the XRP Ledger using RLUSD as the credit asset.
Bitcoin, Stocks and Gold Rip Higher While Bond Market Fear Festers
Bitcoin Newsby Jamie Redman21 Aug 2026
U.S. stocks ripped higher Friday while bitcoin held the $77,000 line after a nearly 24% weekly tear to a seven-day peak of $79,461, as softer Treasury yields gave markets breathing room while...
Binance Opens New EU Accounts Without MiCA License, Report Finds
Bitcoin Newsby Sergio Goschenko21 Aug 2026
A recent report indicates that even after Binance announced it would wind down its services in several EU nations after failing to obtain a MiCA license, the exchange still allows European users in...
How Bitcoin Hardware Wallets Supported Users During the Coldcard Crisis
Bitcoin Newsby Linas Kmieliauskas21 Aug 2026
As there’s no single best bitcoin hardware wallet, only different features and trade-offs, their manufacturers also vary in how they have supported their customers following the Coldcard crisis.
Bitgo Breaks Into Korea With Hana and SK Telecom in Its Corner
Bitcoin Newsby Jamie Redman21 Aug 2026
Bitgo Korea just cracked one of Asia’s toughest crypto markets, securing regulatory registration to provide cryptocurrency custody and transfer services to institutional clients in South Korea and...
ARK's Valente Sees RWA Trading Reshaping DeFi Platform Economics
Bitcoin Newsby Kevin Helms20 Aug 2026
ARK Invest’s Lorenzo Valente sees specialized RWA markets redistributing power across DeFi, which could give customer-facing applications greater control over liquidity and revenue.
Selig Turns up the Heat as CFTC Readies Its Own Crypto Rules
Bitcoin Newsby Jamie Redman20 Aug 2026
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Michael Selig has ordered agency staff to prepare a backup regulatory framework for cryptocurrency markets if Congress fails to advance the...
DeFi Roars Back as $10B DEX Boom Sends TVL Flying Above $83B
Bitcoin Newsby Jamie Redman20 Aug 2026
Decentralized finance (DeFi) markets roared back to life Thursday as total value locked (TVL) jumped 9.15% in 24 hours, decentralized exchange (DEX) volume punched through $10 billion, and...
Bitcoin, Ether ETFs Pull In $706 Million as Crypto Demand Surges
Bitcoin Newsby Emmanuel Musa20 Aug 2026
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs drew $517.19 million on Wednesday, their strongest daily inflow since May 4, as bitcoin climbed above $70,000.
Schiff Dismisses Bitcoin’s $72k Surge as Treasury-Fueled Fakeout
Bitcoin Newsby Sergio Goschenko20 Aug 2026
Peter Schiff, a known bitcoin critic, argued that the bitcoin rally was fake, a result of investors rushing to position liquidity as the Treasury buybacks announcement caught markets by surprise.
Bitcoin Hits $72,850 as Traders Lose $650M in Shorts
Bitcoin Newsby Terence Zimwara20 Aug 2026
Bitcoin surged past $72,000 to a session high of $72,850, gaining approximately 14% over four days and raising its market capitalization to $1.45 trillion.
'We're Going to Increase the Buyback': Treasury Boss Targets Bond Yields
Bitcoin Newsby Jamie Redman20 Aug 2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC Thursday that U.S. debt buybacks could blow past $4 billion per operation as Washington moves to steady a rattled long-term Treasury market and bitcoin...
Strategy Breaks Down 6 Securities Built Around Its Bitcoin
Bitcoin Newsby Kevin Helms20 Aug 2026
Strategy has published updated explanations of MSTR and five preferred securities, showing how each divides bitcoin-linked corporate risk, dividend rights, and capital priority without granting...