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The surge in XRP Ledger accounts highlights growing utility and demand, yet price stagnation suggests underlying market pressures or inefficiencies. XRP Ledger adds 490K new accounts in first half of 2026.
Crypto
Bitcoin is trading around $63K to $65K price range, as Strategy's weak Q2 earnings add pressure to an already cautious market and prediction.
Binance has moved to clarify questions surrounding the TST new token deployment incident, with the exchange's co-founder addressing how tokens make their way onto the platform amid the surrounding controversy. The clarification centers on Binance's own explanation of the token listing process rather than on unverified claims circulating in the market.
A scam attempt involving a fake Ripple announcement has emerged on social media, with XRP Ledger Foundation director of community Hussein Zangana (Vet) issuing a warning along these lines.
Bitcoin trades lower on Saturday as institutional positioning became increasingly selective, with capital continuing to rotate between digital assets instead of moving uniformly across the market.
This incident highlights the critical need for robust credential management in blockchain firms to prevent unauthorized actions post-employment. BNB Chain disavows unauthorized meme token linked to former employee.
Chainlink continues to expand its strategic reserves, with data showing the protocol added 706,809 LINK tokens to the portfolio in July. According to the data shared today by market analyst CryptoJack, Chainlink now holds over $5.
Strategy shares fell 4.56% to $93.28 on July 31 after the company reported an $8.22 billion quarterly loss and prioritized restoring its STRC preferred stock to its $100 par value. Strategy stock slides after $8.
Bitcoin's diminished role as a payment method shifts focus to stablecoins and AI, prompting strategic pivots in mining and investment strategies. MARA CEO Fred Thiel says Bitcoin has missed its chance as a payment method.
Ethena (ENA) price continues to consolidate within a multi-month falling wedge on the daily chart, with price trading just below a key descending resistance trendline. While the broader market structure remains bearish, the narrowing price range and sustained derivatives activity indicate that volatility could be building ahead of the next significant move.
HIP-3 volume market share rose to 65%, further elevating TradeXYZ's dominance risk.
Strategy booked an $8.22 billion quarterly loss and Coinbase missed again. Here is what crypto's brutal earnings week means for Bitcoin.
Bitcoin briefly broke below $63,000 on Friday, with the reason sitting 6,000 miles away. America bought Japanese yen for the first time in 28 years.
Solana (SOL) remained stuck in a narrow trading range on Friday, even as its broader ecosystem logged a string of adoption and infrastructure developments that could shape medium-term sentiment. The token hovered around the low-$70s amid softer volume and a cautious risk backdrop, but news tied to NFTs, payments, and institutional products continued to reinforce the network's longer-term growth narrative.
Galaxy Research identified 1,196 addresses that lost 1,082.65 Bitcoin in a 41-minute window, expanding the estimated scope of the Coldcard wallet incident.
PUMP and PI are also well in the green on a daily scale.
Pump.fun laid off employees in early April 2026, two months before a quarter of their PUMP token grants were due to vest, according to a termination email, a meeting recording, and a grant agreement described in Sandmark's reporting. Separately, on-chain data shows the company's own team and investors received a large PUMP unlock in mid-July, three days later than the scheduled date, and for less than the full scheduled amount. Nothing in the confirmed record establishes a link between the two; Baton Corporation's overdue UK accounts, due since 30 June, remain the one document that could still clarify how many employees were actually affected.
Bitcoin's 49% decline shouldn't mask the fact that the network is still operating as intended. XRP has potential utility in certain areas, but value creation for token holders is a big question mark.
AAVE just shed 7% in a single session to $90.93, landing near the lower Bollinger Band while top traders quietly press 61% long — if the $88.
Texas broke its all-time electricity demand record twice in two days last week. ERCOT served a preliminary 91,308 megawatts around 5 p.m.
