Bitcoin briefly approached $65,000 on Thursday, holding support above $64,500 despite intraday pullbacks to $64,144 and bringing its gains since Aug. 1 to roughly 3%. Market Momentum and Intraday Volatility Bitcoin nearly reached $65,000 on Thursday as the cryptocurrency’s gradual rise, albeit a slower one since the start of the month, showed no signs of […]
Read MoreWells Fargo Brings 24/7 Tokenized Payments to Corporate Clients
Wells Fargo will launch tokenized deposits for corporate clients this fall, starting with US dollar-to-pound transactions. The move has won support from blockchain infrastructure advocates, while critics argue that banks are using distributed ledgers where conventional databases may work better. Cosmos Labs Backs Wells Fargo’s 24/7 Blockchain Payment Push Wells Fargo is preparing to move […]
Read MoreMoonPay Brings Gasless Transactions to TRON, Simplifying Stablecoin Payments
New York, August 5, 2026 — MoonPay, the global financial technology company powering the movement of value across fiat and digital assets, today announced the integration of the TRON network with MoonPay’s Trade infrastructure, enabling users to complete transactions on TRON without holding TRX to pay network fees. The TRON network is governed by TRON […]
Read MoreJPYC Raises $38M as Yen Stablecoin Rolls out to Truck Drivers
JPYC Inc., the company operating Japan’s first fully regulated yen-pegged stablecoin, has extended its Series B funding round, pushing total investment to roughly 6 billion yen, or about $38 million. Logistics Giant Backs Japan’s Yen Stablecoin Bet The latest check, according to JPYC’s capital raise announcement, includes about 1 billion yen, or $6.3 million, from […]
Read MoreGrayscale Gives BNB 30.6% in Smart Contract Fund, Tops Ether and Solana
Grayscale added BNB to its Smart Contract Fund during its second-quarter review, giving the token a larger weighting than ether and solana. The asset manager also reduced exposure to Uniswap and NEAR across two other diversified crypto products. Grayscale Uses Q2 Review to Reweight 3 Crypto Funds Grayscale Investments has added BNB to its Smart […]
Read MoreStrategy’s Saylor Claims ChatGPT Fueled $15B Financial Breakthrough
Strategy’s founder, Michael Saylor, says artificial intelligence (AI) helped Strategy design a financial product that unlocked roughly $15 billion in capital, a milestone he argues demonstrates how AI is changing business just as profoundly as bitcoin changed digital ownership. Speaking with Steven Bartlett on The Diary of a CEO podcast, the Strategy executive chairman described […]
Read MoreBlackrock Leads $305 Million Bitcoin and Ether ETF Inflow
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs attracted $244.42 million on Wednesday, extending their inflow streak to three sessions. Ether funds added $60.86 million, while HYPE ETFs ended a prolonged run of withdrawals with a modest gain. Bitcoin ETFs Add $244M as Streak Hits 3 Days Money continued to move into the largest crypto funds at a brisk […]
Read MoreReport: Crypto Holders Lose $30M as Wrench Attacks Spiral Worldwide
Criminals stole more than $30 million from cryptocurrency holders through violence in the first half of 2026, blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis reported on Thursday, putting the year on pace to break 2025’s record of $58 million. The crimes fall under a category security researchers call “wrench attacks.” The term comes from an old internet joke […]
Read MoreCoinbase Brings Nearly 4,000 US Stocks to UK Users in One App
Coinbase has begun offering nearly 4,000 U.S. stocks to eligible U.K. users, combining equities and crypto in a single app. The service includes fractional shares, zero commissions and funding through pounds or USDC. Coinbase Opens 24/5 US Stock Trading to Eligible UK Users Coinbase is expanding beyond digital assets in the United Kingdom, rolling out […]
Read MoreTOKEN2049 Singapore Returns as the Largest Industry Gathering of the Year
Singapore, Singapore, August 6th, 2026, Chainwire. 25,000 attendees, 500 exhibitors, 300 speakers and 1,000 side events will bring the global crypto industry to Singapore this October. TOKEN2049, the world’s largest crypto event, returns to Marina Bay Sands in Singapore on 7–8 October, bringing together 25,000 attendees from over 7,000 companies across 160 countries. The first […]
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