Digital Assets

River's July report shows 18.6 percent of U.S. adults now hold Bitcoin, up from 14.3 percent at the start of 2026, as spot ETFs and regulatory clarity drive retail adoption.

The exchange abandoned its full exit plan five days before its trading halt, hiring restructuring counsel and signaling balance sheet issues that contradicts analyst calls for a market bottom.

Ripple's prime brokerage unit raised $275 million in senior unsecured notes at 8.25% coupon, maturing in 2031, earning BBB investment-grade rating from KBRA.

Exchange accounts offer ease but counterparty risk. Hardware wallets cost $60 to $250 and keep keys offline. The choice determines whether you or someone else owns your coins.

With Bitcoin locked in its tightest range this cycle, active traders are chasing 5x-10x returns in smaller assets as institutional inflows remain absent.

Fundstrat's Tom Lee, now BitMine chairman, says tokenization and agentic AI will drive the ETH/BTC ratio well above its current 0.02994 reading.

Coinbase Derivatives went live Aug. 17 with the US500, a CFTC-regulated perpetual-style futures contract tracking America's 500 largest public companies.

KPMG physically verified 150 tons of Swiss-vaulted gold and confirmed a $6.8 billion surplus over liabilities, as CEO Paolo Ardoino pushes into emerging-market AI.

RWA.xyz data shows monthly active addresses up 35% to 572,000, with Ondo, Kraken and Binance leading on distributed value.

A 13F filed Aug. 13 shows UBS held 2.5 million IBIT shares at June 30, up 355 percent by share count from 549,000 at year-end 2025.

VARA's Aug. 13 approval lets Deribit pipe client spot trades directly into Coinbase's order book, adding hundreds of new assets and deeper liquidity.

Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley says two institutions each managing over $1 trillion greenlighted crypto access during a bear market—a move absent in the 2022 downturn.

Bitcoin's 21-million-coin cap and decentralized architecture make it the first digital asset to replicate the scarcity that defines hard money.

The Swiss online bank's digital asset unit pulled in just $18 million in H1 2026, forcing management to trim full-year revenue guidance to $897 million from $934 million.

Tokyo-listed Metaplanet says a flagged 5,014 BTC transfer was a routine internal custody move, leaving its $2.73 billion treasury untouched.

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded net redemptions Aug. 12 while spot Ethereum ETFs attracted fresh capital, signaling divergent institutional positioning.

A software flaw let an attacker drain the tx bridge reserve Aug. 9 by triggering withdrawals against fake XRP deposits.

The tokenization platform missed analyst revenue and earnings estimates by wide margins, sending shares down nearly 20 percent after hours.

Securitize, the tokenization firm, reported a $21.7 million net loss and $14.4 million in revenue for Q2, missing analyst expectations in its first public earnings report.

Staked ETH has climbed from 30.0 percent of total supply in January to an all-time high of 34.4 percent, with large holders committing capital for the long term.

Active traders are turning to specialized Telegram channels for early signals on new coins, presales and market momentum.

CEO Phong Le says Strategy will resume Bitcoin buying once its STRC preferred stock returns to par value, after selling 7,000 BTC to cover shareholder obligations.

The Bitcoin-only conference at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre covers mining, treasury strategy, institutional adoption and open-source development.

The Senate's postponement of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act until September is hammering XRP, with open interest up 32 percent and technical signals pointing to a potential break below $1.

The asset manager withdrew proposed Cardano, Polkadot and Hedera exchange-traded funds from SEC review late Friday, ending plans for the single-token products.

Securitize holds $270.6 million in on-chain shares—6.9 percent of a tokenized stock sector that grew 31.84 percent in 30 days.

From Venezuela to Nigeria, people cut off from failing financial systems are using Bitcoin to pay bills, cross borders and keep businesses alive.

USDC circulation hit $73.3 billion at quarter end, up 19 percent year-over-year, as Circle secures its core distribution channel and bets retained capital beats shareholder payouts.

Matt Hougan says a 1 percent allocation from the $200 trillion institutional asset pool drives his decade-long price target, with financial advisers and family offices moving first.

The crypto-native market maker now operates under FINRA and SEC oversight, positioning itself for designated market-maker status on major U.S. exchanges.

A supervisory special agent allegedly used internal FBI access to pull crypto keys and transfer nearly $1 million from criminal targets' wallets to his own accounts.

The digital asset prime broker pulls its MAS application and pivots to derivatives as Bitcoin holds $63,734 during a prolonged market downturn.

The payment giant finalized its purchase of the London-based stablecoin infrastructure firm, its largest digital currency investment to date, sharpening fiat-crypto interoperability across its network.

The enterprise software firm executed its third BTC sale of 2026, generating $104.7 million while raising $290.6 million in equity and repurchasing $81.2 million in preferred shares.

Executive Chairman Michael Saylor posted 'Bitcoin Drive engaged' Aug. 2, signaling a potential new BTC acquisition as Strategy maintains its 12 percent annualized STRC dividend rate.

The firm's 226,500 BTC holdings recorded an $8.32 billion unrealized markdown, driving the quarterly deficit.

Sophisticated investors are targeting specific DeFi and Layer 2 protocols with strong on-chain metrics while Bitcoin and Ethereum trade sideways.

The payments giant detailed its strategy for blockchain, tokenized deposits and OpenUSD during its fiscal third-quarter earnings call.

Large Bitcoin wallets absorbed nearly 20,000 BTC in just over a week, signaling strong conviction among major holders while smaller investors sit out.

BTC gives back its weekend rally in 24 hours, erasing more than $30 billion in total market capitalization as exchange inflows spike.

The asset manager added 79 Bitcoin at roughly $65,823 each, pushing total holdings to 20,000 BTC and deepening its position as a major corporate accumulator.

The stablecoin payments firm confirmed an exploit hit its operational reserves, saying client funds are secure and company capital will cover the loss.

The 15th difficulty adjustment of 2026 puts mining margins under pressure, with hashprice at $32.21 as operators chase AI and cloud computing contracts.

The transfer is the third in a series totaling 48.25 million tokens and $172.4 million across five months, pointing to a structured custody strategy.

Saylor's cryptic social media post aligns with MicroStrategy's four-year pattern of leveraging debt and equity to stack Bitcoin, pointing to another acquisition round.

Dogecoin and Shiba Inu's combined market cap dropped to a three-year low as institutional capital targets established digital assets.

SBI Holdings-backed crypto market maker B2C2 spent 18 months in acquisition talks that went nowhere, with a $1 billion valuation floor killing every deal.

SBI Holdings' crypto market maker B2C2 held talks with multiple suitors over 18 months, but a $1 billion-plus price tag killed every deal.

Tech selloff hits digital asset sentiment hard, driving stablecoin inflows to exchanges as traders sideline capital and wait for a cleaner entry.

Whale-tier addresses lifted holdings to a six-month high over the past week while retail wallets shed 55 million XRP amid broader market fear.