XRP Ledger urges node upgrade after manifest flood
Ripple Director of Engineering Vijay Khanna urged XRP Ledger node operators on Aug. 2 to install xrpld version 3.2.1 after developers observed a validator manifest flood on July 31. Summary July 31 manifest flooding prompted xrpld 3.2.1 while XRP Ledger…
Robinhood’s Q2 Revenue Hits Record $1.31B as Prediction Markets Fuel 10x Surge in Event Contracts
Robinhood generated $156 million from event contracts in a dramatic jump from the same quarter last year. Robinhood posted record second-quarter net revenue of $1.31 billion, up 32% year-over-year, as activity across prediction markets, options, and equities helped offset…
Coldcard users face urgent seed migration warning
Dogecoin community contributor Mishaboar urged Coldcard users on Aug. 1 to move their Bitcoin to wallets controlled by newly generated seed phrases. Summary 1,367.05 BTC worth $88.6 million was drained from 4,585 addresses across three suspected attack waves. Coinkite says…
Strategy keeps STRC dividend at 12% below $90
Strategy Inc. kept the annual dividend rate on its STRC preferred stock at 12% for August 2026, even though the Nasdaq-listed security ended July more than 10% below its $100 stated amount. Summary 12% annualized dividend remains unchanged for August…
Allbridge Pauses Protocol After $1.65M Exploit Drains Stablecoin Liquidity Pools
Allbridge has asked users to withdraw liquidity immediately after a $1.65 million exploit. Cross-chain stablecoin bridge, Allbridge Core, suffered a security exploit that resulted in losses of approximately $1.65 million, according to blockchain security firm PeckShield. The firm said…
3 AIs Give Surprising Answers
SOL is the “easiest pick,” ChatGPT said. The prolonged bear market has left numerous crypto investors underwater, as prices of countless digital assets have crashed by double digits over the past several months. Despite the grim reality, the current…
Crypto Is No Longer the ‘Belle of the Ball,’ Warns Bitwise’s Matt Hougan
Crypto winter looks different this cycle as capital rotates toward smaller assets with credible fundamentals instead. Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan said the “brutal” cryptocurrency market is no longer the “belle of the ball,” as digital assets are…
Bitcoin’s Massive Plunge Toward $61K Leaves Over $1.6B in Liquidations
Naturally, roughly $1.35 billion out of the entire amount was from longs. Bitcoin’s price decline from earlier this week was not a one-time thing, as the asset’s troubles intensified in the past 12 hours or so with another fresh…
George Santos Hyped His State of the Union Seat, Then Bet He Wouldn’t Show
Key Takeaways Kalshi put Santos’s State of the Union attendance near 75% before his no-show sent the odds tumbling. The DOJ and CFTC opened investigations after Santos allegedly profited in the tens of thousands. His case follows Polymarket probes over…
Wyoming targets AI data centers as Bitcoin mining power race grows
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon signed Executive Order 2026-03 to guide data center and advanced computing development across the state. The order is titled “Data Centers the Wyoming Way.” Summary Wyoming’s order guides AI data center growth while seeking to protect…
Can Sugarcane Actually Power Bitcoin? Inside Tether New Brazil Mining Play
Tether, the company behind the world’s largest stablecoin, is preparing to mine Bitcoin using electricity generated from sugarcane waste in Brazil, and the pilot is set to go live by July 1, 2026. The operation, run through Tether-backed agribusiness Adecoagro,…
SEC Commissioner Challenges Blockchain Oversight Push That Could Shape Crypto Rules
Key Takeaways Peirce questioned whether securities rules should cover blockchains, validators, developers, and neutral software. Regulators could focus more on custody, control, and discretion than infrastructure alone. Builders may face pressure to improve audits, key management, disclosures, and security safeguards….
Why Zcash (ZEC) Network Looked Offline for Hours
Helius CEO Mert Mumtaz dismissed outage rumors and clarified that the Zcash network was fully functional. For a few hours on Wednesday Asia time, the Zcash blockchain appeared to have stopped producing new blocks, raising concerns that the network…
Can Worldcoin price reach $0.65 as whale accumulation hits yearly highs?
Worldcoin price has surged over 40% since late May after whale activity and network growth climbed to their highest levels of 2026, strengthening the case for a move toward the next major resistance zone near $0.65. Summary Worldcoin has surged…
$1.2B Liquidated as Bitcoin Tests $62.5K Support Amid Sharp Crypto Selloff
Key Takeaways Coinglass recorded $1.12B in liquidations on June 3, with $949M from longs. Bitcoin hit $62,569 on Binance at 9:50 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, placing the $60K support zone in focus. Ethereum saw $252.9M liquidated as traders watch ETF…
Crypto News Today (June 3): $1.8Bn in Liquidations as BTC Crashes Below $67K
In crypto news today (June 3), crypto is proving the old adage of ‘Sell in May and go away,’ as June continues its bearish trend throughout crypto. Bitcoin crashed below $67,000 overnight, falling by -4.2% over the past 24 hours….
US Sanctions Iran’s Largest Crypto Exchange Nobitex in Major ‘Economic Fury’ Crackdown
Treasury alleged that Iranian crypto exchanges enabled sanctions evasion while processing transactions connected to the IRGC and regime insiders. The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned Nobitex, Iran’s largest digital asset exchange,…