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State Street Corporation launched on JPMorgan’s Digital Debt Service as the first third-party custodian, enabling blockchain-based custody for tokenized debt securities with automated settlement and lifecycle management.
OKB, the token of OKX, spiked 30% on Aug. 21 to $220 amid XRP airdrop buzz and surging derivatives activity, even as Bitcoin and Ethereum posted losses. Open interest jumped 119%, signaling strong bullish momentum, though RSI readings above 93 suggest a pullback could follow.
Coinbase announced the addition of World Liberty Financial USD (USD1) to its roadmap, joining other ERC-20, Base, and Solana tokens under consideration for potential listing.
Dogecoin price has seen strong accumulation from both long-term and mid-term holders, with 4.9 billion DOGE, worth $1.98 billion, added in the last two weeks.
Coinbase CEO says Bitcoin price will reach $1 million by 2030. He believes that factors like the regulatory clarity in the US and crypto ETFs could trigger the price gain.
Trump’s family DeFi project, World Liberty Financial, minted $205 million worth of its USD1 stablecoin, taking the total supply to a record $2.4 billion.
Kanye West’s newly launched YZY token rocketed up to $3 billion, but concerns over insider sales have dented a large portion of the gains.
Kraken, Backed Finance, and TRON DAO collaborate to bring tokenized stock trading to the TRON network, making it the third blockchain integration for xStocks after Solana and BNB Chain.
China plans to review a roadmap for yuan-backed stablecoins, signaling a potential end to its crypto ban.
Coinbase’s Base has jumped well ahead of Tron and some other counterparts with $6.6 billion in DeFi deposits.
Pump.fun has reached $800 million in lifetime revenue, driven largely by its 1% swap fee.
Bitcoin has dipped below $113K, sparking the most bearish sentiment since June’s geopolitical turmoil.
The Radiant Capital hacker is buying Ethereum again as the price fell below $4,100.
SHIB falls to 13-day low of $0.000012 amid broader Ethereum ecosystem weakness. The memecoin’s burn rate crashed 98.89% while trading volumes dropped 50% from recent peaks.
Wyoming becomes the first US state to deploy a government-backed stablecoin, the Frontier Stable Token (FRNT), across seven major blockchains including Ethereum and Solana.