Figure reports $4.3B in loan marketplace volume as profit nearly triples.

Figure expects consumer loan marketplace volume to range from $4.8 billion to $5.2 billion in the third quarter.

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Alleged $5M Crypto Fraudster Tiffany Milanovich Dumps Telegram Usernames After ZachXBT Investigation.

ZachXBT delivered a particular kind of irony that only crypto Twitter can produce, and this week it arrived right on schedule. Days after the on-chain investigator dragged Tiffany Milanovich out of the shadows and into a viral thread accusing her of running fake "support" scams worth millions, her p… origin »

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Bybit adds Unitree, Moonshot AI to pre-IPO perpetuals lineup.

The additions come as Bybit’s TradFi perpetuals lineup grows to more than 200 products spanning equities, ETFs, commodities, indices and private companies. origin »

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Tokenized stock holders more than double as monthly volume surges.

Tokenized equities reached 1.31 million holders over the past month, as monthly transfer volume surged 179% to $23.13 billion and distributed value rose 5.9% to $2.38 billion. origin »

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Solana Company posts $30.3M Q2 loss despite staking gains.

Solana Company has reported a $30.3 million second-quarter loss despite earning $2.5 million in revenue, almost entirely from staking its SOL holdings. Solana Company said in its Aug. 14 financial release that staking contributed $2.512 million of its $2.526 million… origin »

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XRP price holds $1 as whale inflows hit 2021 low, is a rebound coming?.

XRP price has steadied near $1 as whale transfers to Binance fell to their lowest level since 2021, although weak demand and bearish chart signals continue to limit a recovery. XRP price remains under pressure near $1 CryptoQuant contributor Darkfost… origin »

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Kalshi ordered to stop broad range of prediction markets in Washington.

Kalshi must implement initial geofencing by Aug. 19 and a GeoComply multi-source geofencing system by Sept. 2.

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Nigel Farage faces renewed probe over $6.7m crypto-linked gift.

Nigel Farage has returned to the UK Parliament with 63.34% of the Clacton by-election vote, restarting an investigation into a $6.7 million gift and other support from two crypto-linked figures. The UK Parliament’s Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards listed Farage on… origin »

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XRP Network Activity Jumps 86% as Exchange Activity Collapses 96%, Hinting at a Market Bottom.

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Bitcoin Whales Wake Up After 12 Years With 8,000% Gains, Raising Market Fears.

Bitcoin (BTC), the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has fallen roughly 2% over the past week, keeping traders cautious as broader macroeconomic uncertainty and the delayed U. S. origin »

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Tokenization stocks slip as SEC delay puts 'speed bump' in crypto’s Wall Street push.

Bullish, Coinbase, and Circle were among the names lower on Friday after the regulatory setback. origin »

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UK authorities continue probe into Nigel Farage’s crypto ‘gifts’ after by-election win.

The UK lawmaker declared victory following a by-election, triggering a resumption of an investigation from the parliamentary commissioner for standards into his crypto donations. origin »

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StablecoinX holds 20% of ENA supply as shares jump 12%.

StablecoinX shares have climbed more than 12% after the Nasdaq-listed company disclosed a 3-billion-token ENA treasury and reported its first quarterly results since going public. StablecoinX values its ENA treasury at $218. origin »

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P2P.org lets Arkis clients trade against staked assets.

P2P.org has integrated its staking infrastructure with Arkis, allowing institutional clients to use staked Solana and Avalanche assets as collateral while continuing to earn protocol rewards. P2P.org staking enters Arkis collateral system P2P.org said in an Aug. 13 announcement that… origin »

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The $1.74m crypto win proves whales are moving into entertainment.

A player reportedly deposited 1 million USDC on 1win and backed Paris Saint-Germain at 1.74 odds against Aston Villa, receiving a $1.749 million USDC payout after the win. Just this week, a player deposited 1,000,000 USDC and placed the full… origin »

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JPMorgan boosts Bitcoin, Ether ETF positions in Q2 filing.

JPMorgan reported a 25% increase in its Bitcoin ETF position and more than quadrupled its Ether ETF position in the second quarter. origin »

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Strategy says MSCI should measure markets, not dictate corporate assets.

The bitcoin treasury company said index providers should measure markets rather than determine which assets public companies are allowed to own. origin »

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Binance to restrict transactions involving HTX, 10 other crypto platforms.

Binance said it will stop processing transactions for involving 11 crypto platforms, including HTX, which was recently listed in the EU’s sanctions package targeting Russia. origin »

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Gemini posts $108M Q2 net loss despite 37% revenue growth.

Credit card and staking revenue drove Gemini’s services growth in Q2 as exchange revenue fell 38% and trading volume dropped by two-thirds. origin »

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Fear is fading across markets, be it bitcoin, stocks, gold or bonds.

Your day-ahead look for Aug. 14, 2026 origin »

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Shinhan Asset Management partners with Plume on tokenized fund pilot.

Shinhan Asset Management and Plume will test a tokenized fund using a Korean won-denominated ultra-short-term bond fund as its underlying asset. origin »

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RedotPay US IPO delayed amid regulatory, legal hurdles: Report.

RedotPay’s US IPO has reportedly been delayed as it seeks regulatory approvals, while the company says it secured a US money transmitter license. origin »

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Crypto payments barely register among euro area merchants, ECB finds.

Crypto acceptance was just 0.2% online and remained below 1% at physical points of sale, while mobile payments gained ground.

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Payward Q2 revenue hits $508M as EBITDA falls.

Kraken parent Payward posted $508M in Q2 adjusted revenue, up 17%, while adjusted EBITDA fell to $23M as transaction volume declined. origin »

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Wall Street's private blockchain obsession is a 'race to the bottom,' Ethereum advocate Raman warns.

Centrally controlled, permission-only networks have a role to play in finance, but need a transparent, open base to reap the benefits blockchain technology offers. origin »

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BNB Chain schedules security-focused Pasteur hard fork for Aug. 25.

BNB Chain has scheduled its Pasteur hard fork for Aug. 25, introducing three changes intended to strengthen cross-chain transfers, tighten validator controls, and raise tested transaction capacity from 1,237 to 2,324 transactions per second. BNB Chain said in an Aug.… origin »

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Kraken parent Payward revenue rises 17% as trading volume falls in Q2.

Payward grew revenue despite weaker crypto spot activity, as funded accounts jumped 42% and a growing share of revenue came from outside transaction-based activity. origin »

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Vitalik Buterin Says Ethereum Is Entering a New Quantum-Safe Era.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin updated parts of the network’s roadmap amid scalability concerns and growing artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. Some areas like security and quantum safety will receive closer attention, while others were pushed a couple of steps down. origin »

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Israel’s largest bank to offer crypto trading with Galaxy.

Bank Leumi customers will be able to trade bitcoin, ether and solana through the bank’s investment app from early 2027. origin »

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JPMorgan cuts Polymarket banking ties over regulatory concerns: Report.

JPMorgan Chase reportedly cut banking ties with Polymarket in October 2025 over regulatory concerns but remains open to an underwriting role if the platform goes public. origin »

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Live updates: Bitcoin slips back to $63,000; MSCI threatens to exclude Strategy from indices.

WTI crude tops $82 a barrel, adding inflation pressure and weighing on risk assets as bond yields rise. origin »

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The 'long bitcoin, short the bankers' era is officially over as TradFi giants embrace digital assets.

Financial firms are partnering with specialists to build infrastructure, blurring lines between traditional and decentralized finance into a unified sector. origin »

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XRP price rebounds above $1 as Peter Brandt favors Bitcoin.

XRP briefly fell below $1 before rebounding as Peter Brandt said he would convert a hypothetical 500,000 XRP position directly into Bitcoin. origin »

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Bybit expands TradFi perps past 200 with Unitree.

Bybit added Unitree and Moonshot AI pre-IPO perpetuals as its TradFi derivatives lineup passed 200 products, with up to 10x leverage. origin »

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Gen Z favors ETFs and trades less than older cohorts: Binance.

Binance data showed Gen Z allocating a growing share of equity activity to ETFs while trading less frequently and using less leverage than older working-age cohorts. origin »

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Wall Street finally turned staking into a dividend, now Ethereum and Solana want to shrink it.

Grayscale's July 17 SEC filings said its Ethereum and Solana staking ETFs would convert staking rewards to cash and distribute them to shareholders at least quarterly, with the changes expected around Aug. origin »

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Bitcoin slips as U.S. inflation fails to spark gains, ETFs see August's first two-day drawdown.

Spot bitcoin ETFs saw back-to-back outflows for the first time since late July as the largest cryptocurrency wiped out last week's gains and altcoins struggled to find direction. origin »

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Big XRP Week Ahead? Ripple CEO Set for Key Wyoming Appearance.

XRP community watches closely with Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse set to discuss financial infrastructure at key event. origin »

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Detailed History Of Top 5 AI Platforms: OpenAI, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, and Meta AI.

I've spent a lot of time lately going back through the primary research logs, corporate charters, and technical white papers behind today's dominant AI platforms, and one thing becomes clear fast: none of these systems emerged from some spontaneous flash of insight. Each one was forged under pressur… origin »

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Billionaire Jack Dorsey: Bitcoin Could Reach $1 Million By 2030, Here’s Why It’s a Big Deal.

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What Stellar’s August 27 Protocol 28 Upgrade Means for XLM Token and Soroban Ecosystem.

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