XRP price slipped 2.8% over the past seven days and briefly fell below the psychological $1 level as weak daily momentum, persistent capital outflows, and a broader downtrend kept buyers on the defensive. Summary XRP price declined 2.8% over seven days and traded near $1.00 on Aug. 17. Daily Bollinger Bands place immediate resistance at
Bitcoin price recovered from the $62,700 area as buyers defended a key support zone, but ETF outflows, weak trend signals, and heavy overhead liquidity continue to limit the rebound. Summary Bitcoin price rose 1.2% to about $63,650 after finding buyers near $62,700. The 4-hour RSI climbed to 58.76, showing an improvement in short-term momentum. Nearly
Tudor Investment has increased its BlackRock Bitcoin ETF stake by 18.9% in the second quarter, ending a year-long run of reductions while cutting most of its reported call-option exposure to the fund. Summary Tudor Investment increased its BlackRock Bitcoin ETF stake by 18.9% in the second quarter. The hedge fund added 109,446 IBIT shares, taking
Austria has fined Bitpanda €70,000 ($82,000) for breaches of the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, making the case the Austrian regulator’s first published final penalty under MiCA. Summary Austria’s FMA fined Bitpanda €70,000 for breaches of MiCA disclosure and marketing rules. Bitpanda failed to submit a required crypto asset white paper at least 20
Stripe has reportedly finalized an agreement to acquire AI model-routing platform OpenRouter for more than $7 billion, months after the startup was valued at $1.3 billion in its latest funding round. Summary Stripe has reportedly agreed to acquire OpenRouter for more than $7 billion. OpenRouter was valued at $1.3 billion after raising $113 million in
Ethereum research group Ethlabs has urged core developers to prioritize censorship resistance, faster blocks, native account abstraction and continued Layer 1 scaling for Hegotá, Ethereum’s planned upgrade after Glamsterdam. Summary FOCIL remains Hegotá’s only scheduled feature, while Frame Transactions have advanced to considered-for-inclusion status officially. Ethlabs ranks Quick Slots as top priority, proposing Hegotá begin
Prediction market operator Novig has sued Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul and state gaming administrator John Dillett, seeking to stop Wisconsin from applying its gambling laws to sports event contracts traded on the company’s federally regulated exchange. Summary Novig sued Wisconsin officials seeking to block state gambling laws from reaching its sports contracts. CFTC designated
Payward, the parent company of Kraken, reported $508 million in adjusted revenue for the second quarter of 2026, up 17% year over year, while adjusted EBITDA dropped sharply to $23 million. Summary Payward reported $508 million in Q2 adjusted revenue, rising 17% from the prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA fell to $23 million from $80
Harvard Management Company kept its position in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust unchanged during the second quarter, ending two consecutive quarters of reductions in its publicly disclosed Bitcoin exposure. Summary Harvard held 3,044,612 IBIT shares worth $101.4 million at June 30, unchanged from March quarter-end. Harvard previously cut its IBIT share count 43% during first quarter
Cardano’s Dijkstra upgrade remains on its agreed technical scope and schedule, with developers targeting Linear Leios and Nested Transactions in the first phase before a separate Peras activation in 2027. Summary Cardano’s Dijkstra Phase 1 targets mainnet by year-end with Linear Leios and Nested Transactions included. Peras activation is planned for Q2 2027 through a
