In MicroStrategy Bitcoin news today, Michael Saylor posted a two-word message on X on August 27, simply saying “We’re Back”, suggesting Strategy was returning to buying BTC, prompting traders to ask whether the company was ready to resume purchases. The post followed 10 weeks in which Strategy bought no Bitcoin. Bitcoin was trading near $79,183…
Ripple is preparing the XRP Ledger for the “Q-Day” scenario, the point when quantum computers become powerful enough to threaten the digital signatures protecting wallets and blockchain transactions. The plan announced by Ripple in 2026 sets a target to bring XRPL to post-quantum readiness before 2028, as the broader crypto industry accelerates preparations for new…
Prominent solo investor Lachy Groom has backed a Bengaluru startup attempting an ambitious feat: keeping an aircraft in the sky for more than a year by harvesting energy from ocean winds. Alteon, founded by 20-year-old Samay Sanghvi, announced Tuesday that it raised $2.5 million in a pre-seed round led by Groom, with participation from Together…
Key Takeaways Bitwise’s XRP ETF holds $502.7 million in net assets. The fund’s XRP holdings have reached nearly 364.8 million. Assets under management reflect more than investor inflows. Bitwise XRP ETF Passes $500 Million Milestone Bitwise Asset Management stated in an Aug. 31 post on X that its XRP exchange-traded fund had crossed $500 million…
TRON records over 4 million active addresses while Ethereum approaches 1 million. This contrasts sharply with Bitcoin and Cardano activity trends. A sharp contrast has emerged in active addresses across Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tron, and Cardano, as the four blockchains continue to show different patterns when it comes to network usage. Bitcoin’s count, for one,…
Google Maps users on opposite sides of the US-Canada border can now look at the same lake and see two different names. Google has begun displaying Lake Ontario as “Lake America” to users in the United States after President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the federal government to rename Lake Ontario and update…
Kalshi has permanently banned former U.S. Representative George Santos and imposed a $71,356 penalty after finding that he manipulated an attendance market to earn $17,839.57. Summary Kalshi permanently suspended Santos from accessing its exchange either directly or indirectly. Santos earned $17,839.57 from contracts tied to his State of the Union attendance. Public statements by Santos…
For businesses selling on Amazon, winning an advertising auction may have come with a hidden price. The Federal Trade Commission and 22 states sued Amazon on Aug. 31, accusing the retail giant of quietly manipulating its ad auctions, secretly inflating ad prices, and collecting more than $20 billion in improper charges. The case involves about…
Key Takeaways Robinhood Chain hit $875M in DEX volume on Aug. 30. Uniswap v4 drove $432M of the DEX volume. Tokenized stocks generated $4.3B in 30 days, boosting Robinhood Chain’s DeFi economics. Robinhood Chain Processes 5.52M Transactions in Record DEX Day Robinhood Chain is beginning to show what happens when tokenized equities meet crypto-native market…
In XRP news today, Ripple saw XRP price drop roughly -2% on Monday to start the week, with XRP USD now trading near $1.36, and the timing matters more than the number itself. The decline followed comments from Federal Reserve Chair Warsh reaffirming a hard commitment to the 2% inflation target, a message the report…
