Year: 2026

Crypto Card Purchases Set New $1 Billion Monthly Record

Crypto card spending hit a monthly record, with stablecoin-funded purchases climbing to $1.03 billion, or $1.04 billion in supplementary reporting based on PaymentsScan data. PaymentsScan, an on-chain analytics platform that tracks card activity across dozens of issuers, reported that the…

Trump Meme Coin Team Transfers $6,210,000 Worth of Tokens to OKX Exchange: On-Chain Analysts

Blockchain sleuths are tracking a major transfer of Official Trump meme coin tokens to a leading cryptocurrency exchange. The firm Lookonchain says that the team behind the token transferred 2.62 million TRUMP tokens valued at $6.21 million over the weekend,…

Gold Hits $4,620 as Treasury Buybacks Reignite the Dollar Debasement Trade

Key Takeaways Gold climbed 5% this week to $4,620, its highest price since May. The dollar index dropped to 98.723 on Aug. 19 after Treasury doubled its bond buyback program. Bitcoin, up near $78,000, is riding the same debasement trade,…

Zcash (ZEC) Explodes Past $800, Bitcoin (BTC) Reclaims $77K: Market Watch

The privacy coin reached its highest price tag in nearly a decade. Bitcoin’s price dip to $75,500 was short-lived, at least for now, and the asset has recovered two grand since then, trading at around $77,500 now. There are…

Maya: Customer Trust Is Reshaping Cybersecurity in Digital Finance

Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Maya executives say security now requires stronger customer controls, operational resilience, and regulation that can keep pace with evolving threats…

XRP price rally meets $10M Wintermute-linked short

A cryptocurrency wallet attributed to market maker Wintermute carried approximately $190.77 million in short positions on Hyperliquid on Aug. 24, according to a snapshot published by blockchain analytics account Onchain Lens. Summary Wallet data showed $190.77 million in shorts across…

Bitcoin

PeaqOS and World ID Bring ZK Proofs to Autonomous Robots

Key Takeaways PeaqOS integrated World ID on Aug. 21, 2026, allowing robots to natively verify users via robotic.sh. The integration replaces 1-to-1 data collection with zero-knowledge proofs to enhance DePIN and robotics security. PeaqOS will expand zero-knowledge verification across DePIN…

These 3 Macro Events Could Decide the Next Move

July PCE data, revised second-quarter GDP data, and more major developments are coming next. After one bitcoin’s most volatile and impressive weeks, the cryptocurrency market has turned its attention to important US macro news to be announced in the…

Filipinos Can Now Hold and Trade Western Union Digital Dollars Directly on PDAX

Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Filipinos managing money from overseas, freelancing for global clients, or seeking exposure to foreign currency can now hold and trade…

Crypto

Banks and regulators launch quantum safe crypto pilot

Banks and financial regulators from Europe, the Middle East and Asia joined a cross regional pilot testing post quantum security for digital asset wallets and blockchain transfers on Aug. 24. Summary Two banks will test quantum resistant wallets and transfers…