August 6, 2026
Bitcoin

Ripple XRP Search Interest Collapsed 91% From Its All-Time High, Is the Retail Interest Dead?

Ripple XRP is trading at $1.08, down more than 60% from its all-time high of $3.65 set on July 18, 2025, and the search data tells the same story the price chart does. According to Google Trends, worldwide XRP search interest peaked at a score of 100 during the week of July 13–20, 2025, exactly

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Crypto

Galaxy Digital plants its name on Texas Tech football stadium

Galaxy Digital has signed a 15-year agreement to rename Texas Tech’s football venue Galaxy Stadium from the 2026 season. Summary Galaxy Digital secured naming rights to Texas Tech’s football stadium for 15 years. Galaxy will support AI, digital asset, athlete and workforce programs at the university. The deal expands Galaxy’s presence near its 1.6-gigawatt Helios

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Ethereum

eth2 quick update no. 7

Welcome to the first eth2 quick update of 2020! This is going to be an exciting year. tldr; Release of v0.10.0 spec as stable target for multi-client testnets and security reviews @paulhauner and @sigp_io team hard at work building Lighthouse Relaunch of Prysm testnet, now with aggregators and mainnet configuration A new proposal for an

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Bitcoin

Polymarket traders cut Clarity Act passage odds to record low as Senate delay drags on

The lack of an ethics provision remains one of the biggest sticking points. Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), one of two Democrats who voted to advance the bill out of the Senate Banking Committee, has repeatedly said he will not support the legislation on the Senate floor without a bipartisan ethics provision. Other Democrats have raised

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Crypto

Piero Cipollone rattles Coinbase and Circle with stablecoin warning

Piero Cipollone has warned that stablecoins could drain bank deposits as Coinbase fell 1.75% to $157 and Circle lost 6% across five sessions to trade near $60. Summary Piero Cipollone warned that growing stablecoin use could pull deposits away from traditional banks. Coinbase shares are testing $157 support, with Compass Point maintaining a $140 downside

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Ethereum

The 1.x Files: January call digest

January 14th tl;dc (too long, didn’t call) Disclaimer: This is a digest of the topics discussed in the recurring Eth1.x research call, and doesn’t represent finalized plans or commitments to network upgrades. The main topics of this call were Rough data quantifying advantages of switching to a binary trie structure Transition strategies and potential challenges

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Crypto

FTX pushes ahead with $900M payout as SBF pardon hopes fade

FTX has scheduled its fifth creditor distribution for July 31, preparing to return nearly $900 million as founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s efforts to secure clemency face political resistance. Summary FTX will begin its fifth creditor distribution, worth nearly $900 million, on July 31. Preferred shareholders will receive another $18 million, lifting total trust payments to $95

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Ethereum

The 1.x Files: The Stateless Ethereum Tech Tree

I started to write a post that detailed a “roadmap” for Ethereum 1.x research and the path to stateless Ethereum, and realized that it’s not actually a roadmap at all —— at least not in the sense we’re used to seeing from something like a product or company. The 1.x team, although working toward a

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Bitcoin

Bitcoin Sentiment Is Turning Bullish — But It’s Too Early To Celebrate: Report

The Bitcoin bottom may be in — but don’t get your hopes up: It might struggle to go up anytime soon, according to one investment firm.  A Friday report from European asset management firm CoinShares said that investors last week threw fresh cash at Bitcoin — and other crypto — exchange-traded products, indicating a change

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Crypto

David Sacks challenges US AI policy after China’s Kimi K3 tops coding test

China’s Kimi K3 has climbed to first place on the Frontend Code Arena, prompting former White House crypto czar David Sacks to warn that US regulation could weaken America’s position in the AI race. Summary Kimi K3 topped the Frontend Code Arena and posted strong results across other AI benchmarks. David Sacks warned that strict

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