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Is DTCC Listing XRP? Not Really

A screenshot has fueled speculation that the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has actually classified or listed $XRP on its platform. However, researcher and XRPL validator Vet has made it clear that the viral claim is based on an AI-generated search response (not an official DTCC policy or documentation). The confusion stems from a search performed on the DTCC Learning Center website. Searching for "$XRP" returns an AI-generated summary titled "$XRP Haircut and Classification," which states that $XRP is "classified as a cryptocurrency" and describes hypothetical margin haircuts based on trading conditions. However, the cited source does not actually…

AltcoinsAug 18

SEC plans regulatory path for 24/7 tokenized stocks

The SEC has begun preparing a regulatory route that could let qualified platforms trade tokenized U.S. stocks 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is working on an “innovation exemption” that could give selected firms temporary relief to test tokenized securities under defined conditions while the agency develops permanent rules. HUGE: 🇺🇸 The SEC is preparing to bring U.S. stocks on-chain for 24/7 trading. This week, SEC Chair Paul Atkins is expected to meet with President Trump, CFTC Chair Michael Selig, the NYSE, CME Group, DTCC, and leading crypto companies. pic.twitter.com/NTNUwvzm8D — Crypto…

LegalAug 18

Boomer gold outperformed digital rival BTC by 70% over the past year

Gold has rallied 28% over the past year from $3,400 to $4,330, outperforming digital rival $BTC by over 70 percentage points. Over the same time period, $BTC has suffered an embarrassing 44% decline from $117,000 to $65,000. In fact, across the past three years, owning so-called “digital gold” instead of the real thing would have returned a couple fewer percentage points despite 36 months of patience. Gold (orange) versus $BTC (green), trailing 12 months. Source: TradingView $BTC has crashed off a financial peak, not just a psychological one. It hit an all-time high near $126,200 on October 6, 2025 but…

BitcoinAug 18

Ethereum’s next big upgrade has 66 proposals, including a major privacy fix

Private payment systems on Ethereum can already hide information using cryptographic proofs, but getting those transactions onto the blockchain still takes extra infrastructure, and some designs route users through relayers, outside services that submit the transaction on their behalf. Frame Transactions is one of 66 proposals on the table for Hegotá, expected to follow this year's Glamsterdam release and ship in 2027, and developers will now consider what they can realistically build, test and release on time. Two accompanying proposals handle what breaks when many people transact privately through the same account. Keyed Nonces, or EIP-8250, would let transactions use…

EthereumAug 18

CFTC seeks public input on AI compute futures contracts as CME eyes October launch

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is preparing to solicit public comment on futures contracts tied to computing capacity, a critical resource for artificial intelligence development, as major exchanges move to launch products tied to the emerging asset class. Bloomberg reported Monday that the regulator sent a request for comment to the White House Office of Management and Budget for review. The move could complicate the timeline for planned compute futures from CME Group and Intercontinental Exchange, whose products remain subject to regulatory approval. Once the White House review is complete, the CFTC is expected to open a public…

LegalAug 18

Bitcoin holders risk losing real BTC if they sell coins from BIP-110 fork, says developer

Bitcoin developer Kevin Loaec, who flagged the risk on X this week, said large holders could be targeted first. Doing nothing will be a safer option, he stated, as coins that never move cannot be replayed because there is no signed transaction to copy. ⚠️IMPORTANT⚠️In the next couple of days, a new shitcoin will fork off Bitcoin. It is a big security risk for people who just believe they will get an "airdrop" and want to sell it, to get more bitcoin. I will write more about it, but here is the TLDR: 👇 — Kevin Loaec 🧙‍♂️🐟 (@KLoaec) August…

BitcoinAug 18

Ethereum UTXO Proposal Could Cut Permanent State Usage by 99.8%

Ethereum researchers are examining whether the network stores more information as permanent state than some transactions actually require. The question has gained spotlight as a proposed native UTXO design seeks to separate one-time payments from persistent account state. Under the proposal, simple payments could leave only a small spent marker in Ethereum’s state while their transaction details remain provable through historical commitments. The approach would preserve Ethereum’s account model while introducing a separate value mechanism that does not need to remain active indefinitely. Ethereum UTXO Proposal Redefines What Becomes State The Ethereum UTXO proposal, published by Toni Wahrstätter, aka Nero_uth,…

EthereumAug 18

JPMorgan, Citi, UBS and central banks complete Project Agorá tokenized payment trials

JPMorgan, Citi, UBS and 25 other public and private institutions completed Project Agorá’s tokenized payment trials, processing approximately CHF 800,000 across six currencies. The testing involved 30 transactions across 17 scenarios using Swiss francs, euros, British pounds, Japanese yen, South Korean won and US dollars. The trials covered corporate and interbank payments, intragroup transfers, dual currency transactions and payment versus payment settlement. Project Agorá used tokenized central bank reserves and commercial bank deposits representing real monetary value. Transactions were settled atomically, meaning the assets involved were transferred simultaneously or not at all. Despite the prototype not being directly integrated with…

RegulationAug 18

Hedera’s TVL Falls 40% After $9.05M Bonzo Lend Exploit, Even as Lloyds Banking Group Deepens Institutional Adoption

Hedera has had a genuinely split week. On one side, an oracle exploit drained $9.05 million from the network’s largest DeFi lending protocol and wiped out nearly 40% of Hedera’s total value locked in a single day. On the other, Lloyds Banking Group, Aberdeen Investments, and Archax completed the UK’s first foreign exchange transaction using tokenized real-world assets as collateral on Hedera — a genuine institutional milestone that landed in an HM Treasury-backed report the same week. Here’s what’s actually happening with $HBAR right now, and why the network’s enterprise-heavy governance model makes this kind of split story more common…

AltcoinsAug 18

Nevada Wants $120K a Day from Kalshi Over Geofence Failures. Kalshi Says the Testers Cheated

Nevada gaming regulators are asking a court to fine Kalshi $120,000 per day, alleging that the prediction market operator continued to offer prohibited event contracts in the state after a court-ordered deadline. The request moves Nevada’s dispute with Kalshi from the broader question of who can regulate prediction markets to a narrower one: whether the company complied with an existing injunction while that larger case continues. In July, Kalshi agreed to use GeoComply and block trading from Nevada by Aug. 12, 2026. However, the regulator claims its investigators could still access the platform after the deadline. The court has not…

LegalAug 18