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Robinhood in talks with Crypto.com over prediction markets: WSJ

ExchangesAug 6

The company behind the cryptocurrency and stock trading app, Robinhood, is reportedly discussing plans to expand its existing prediction markets offering with crypto exchange Crypto.com. According to a Friday Wall Street Journal report citing people familiar with the matter, Robinhood was in talks with Crypto.com to place yes-or-no event contracts supplied by the exchange. The trading company launched its prediction markets hub in March 2025, initially facilitated by Kalshi in order to comply with regulatory requirements from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and later using ForecastEx and Rotella. The reported move came just days after Bernstein analysts raised…

Bitcoin – Is BTC’s 4-year cycle dead? Demand says…

BitcoinAug 6

Bitcoin’s post-halving cycle is unfolding differently from previous market expansions, raising questions about whether the traditional four-year pattern still applies. Historically, Bitcoin’s [$BTC] demand accelerated after halvings and absorbed the tightening supply. This time, however, Apparent Demand remained negative through much of 2026, even falling near -147,000 $BTC in May. That weakness suggests new buying has struggled to keep pace with available supply. Source: CryptoQuant Meanwhile, MVRV peaked at 2.74 in 2025, well below prior cycle highs of 3.96, 4.72, and 5.88. The decline points to a maturing market with less speculative excess. Yet Bitcoin continues trading around $64,365, showing…

Uniswap launches Pools token launchpad for Robinhood Chain

DeFiAug 6

Uniswap Labs has launched Pools, a new token launchpad for Robinhood Chain that enables users to create, discover, and trade tokens through a unified platform. The beta went live late Wednesday following a 24-hour countdown, although the launch was delayed beyond its originally expected start time. Say hello to @TradePools, a new launchpad on Robinhood Chain Launch and trade now on https://t.co/9fqa8AnC7U pic.twitter.com/2u38Mlve5h — Uniswap (@Uniswap) August 5, 2026 According to Uniswap, Pools features permanently locked liquidity, auto-compounding liquidity provider fees, and built-in sniping protection. The launchpad applies the standard 0.25% Uniswap v4 LP fee, which automatically compounds to grow…

“It Could Cause Significant Damage”

EthereumAug 6

Aave founder and CEO Stani Kulechov has spoken out against the EIP proposal, which has surfaced within the Ethereum community and aims to limit staking returns. Kulechov argued that the regulation would not deliver the intended results and could instead harm the Ethereum ecosystem and $ETH’s attractiveness as an investment asset. The proposal envisages reducing the staking return to 0% if the staked $ETH ratio exceeds 50% of the total supply. According to Kulechov, this structure could make staking revenues unpredictable, rendering the activity uneconomical for many participants. Aave CEO Kulechov stated that institutional investors, in particular, value predictable cash…

Upbit Trading Volume Explodes 1,319% to $4.2 Billion as South Korean Investors Rotate Out of Stocks

RegulationAug 6

Trading volume on Upbit, South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, surged approximately 1,318.8% in the last 24 hours to reach roughly $4.243 billion, according to data from CoinGecko. The dramatic spike has prompted speculation that South Korean retail investors are rotating capital back into digital assets as the domestic stock market continues to decline. Volume Spike in Context Upbit, which dominates the Korean won-based crypto trading market, typically sees daily volumes in the range of $300 million to $500 million during quieter periods. The jump to over $4.2 billion represents a multi-month high and marks one of the largest single-day volume…

Evernorth will list underwater. Then comes the vote

AltcoinsAug 6

The $XRP treasury company assembled $1 billion in commitments at an average cost near $2.54. $XRP trades near $1.10. Before it can list, the SPAC shareholders funding the deal get to choose between a stake in that position and their cash back at trust value, and that choice is the whole story. BREAKING: Evernorth files Amendment No. 1 to its Form S-4, clearing the path for a Nasdaq listing under $XRPN as a major public company holding $XRP pic.twitter.com/FZghurGqqN — crypto.news (@cryptodotnews) April 9, 2026 Digital asset treasury companies work by an arithmetic that only functions in one direction. A…

Bank of Russia Governor Defends Controversial New Crypto Purchasing Caps

LegalAug 6

Bank of Russia Ratifies Openness Of Crypto Ecosystem: ‘No Restrictions for Transferring Crypto Abroad’ The Bank of Russia has come to the defense of the recently passed cryptocurrency bill, which establishes clear distinctions between qualified and non-qualified investors, pushing lower purchasing limits for the former group. On Friday, during a press conference following a Board of Directors’ meeting, Bank of Russia Governor Elvira Nabiullina ratified the need to establish this distinction, stressing that it was not limited to the cryptocurrency world and was a common element in regulation. “Non-qualified investors have fewer opportunities because the government, through legislation, tries to…

Chamath Palihapitiya Says Bitcoin Could Reach $1.14 Million as Halving Cycle Repeats

BitcoinAug 6

Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya says Bitcoin’s historical halving cycles continue to point toward significant long-term upside. While discussing Bitcoin’s past performance, he argued that each halving has been followed by a period of consolidation before a powerful expansion phase takes over. According to Chamath, the current cycle is following a pattern that investors have seen before, with Bitcoin still moving through the post-halving phase that has historically preceded major rallies. Bitcoin’s Halving Pattern Remains Intact Chamath explained that Bitcoin investors often spend the first few months after a halving trying to understand the market’s new supply dynamics. However, the biggest…

Uniswap Closes in on $100M Monthly Fees as V4 Upgrade Sparks Fresh On-Chain Growth

DeFiAug 6

Uniswap is once again showing why it remains the largest decentralized exchange in crypto. According to DefiLlama, the protocol generated $99.06 million in fees over the past 30 days, placing it among the highest revenue-generating crypto projects. Only stablecoin issuers Tether and Circle earned more during the same period, with a combined $676 million in fees. The milestone also pushed Uniswap’s lifetime protocol fees to $5.72 billion, reinforcing its long-standing position at the top of the DeFi sector. V4 Fee Switch Marks a Big Change Much of the recent attention has come after Uniswap V4’s fee switch officially went live.…

Ethereum’s supply keeps tightening, so why is ETH’s price still stuck?

EthereumAug 6

Ethereum’s on-chain activity accelerated sharply over the past three months as network usage expanded while liquid supply across exchanges continued shrinking. New smart contracts increased by 82.3%, median transaction tips climbed more than 100%, and transfer volumes across externally owned accounts and smart contracts advanced between 50% and 80%. Even with Ethereum remaining confined between $1,840 and $1,950, the underlying network reflected stronger utilization instead of speculative activity alone. Meanwhile, exchange participation cooled considerably, creating a notable divergence between blockchain activity and market trading. Such conditions historically emerged during periods when supply gradually tightened before stronger directional moves developed. Exchange…