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Robinhood has continued to maintain a strong record in its onchain performance as the new blockchain still retains momentum amid active usage in the RWA ecosystem. While momentum remains strong, Robinhood has continued to see an impressive surge in its RWA transfer volume per the latest data from the Real-World Asset Foundation. Robinhood hits $1.6 billion milestone Per the data, Robinhood’s RWA transfer volume has surged massively to $1.65 billion, marking an explosive increase of 3,201.20% over the last month. While the four-digit surge in the metric is significant for the platform, it represents the rapid growth in the value…
Blockchain financial infrastructure firm tZERO Group has entered a strategic partnership with the Sui network, announcing a direct integration that will allow Sui-based projects and institutional issuers to access a suite of regulated services, according to FinanceWire. The collaboration is designed to bridge the gap between traditional finance and blockchain by providing token issuance, transfer agency, custody, trading, compliance monitoring, and settlement services within tZERO’s established regulatory framework. What the Partnership Entails The integration enables projects built on Sui to leverage tZERO’s infrastructure without having to independently develop or maintain separate regulatory and custody systems. This means that issuers can…
Michael Saylor Comments on Today’s Bitcoin Sale – “I Said I Would Never Sell Any of My ‘Personal’ Bitcoins”
Strategy, chaired by Michael Saylor, sold 1,638 Bitcoin today for approximately $105 million, reducing its total assets to 842,138 $BTC. Following the sale, Saylor stated that his personal Bitcoin investments and Strategy’s capital management policies as a publicly traded company should be kept separate. According to Strategy’s official data, the company sold its Bitcoins at an average price of $63,957. This reduced the company’s total Bitcoin holdings to 842,138 $BTC, and the total cost of these assets to approximately $63.5 billion. Strategy’s average cost per Bitcoin is currently $75,419. Related News BREAKING: Donald Trump Makes a Surprise Statement on Iran…
Franklin Templeton is preparing to use tokenized assets inside conventional investment funds after receiving SEC staff relief allowing its funds to invest in shares of its blockchain based money market fund. The SEC Division of Investment Management said in an August 12 no action letter that it would not recommend enforcement action against Franklin funds using Franklin Templeton Investor Services as custodian for investments in the Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund, subject to a series of conditions. The SEC stressed that the letter reflects a staff position on enforcement and does not constitute Commission approval or a legal conclusion.…
The crypto presale market looks very different in 2026 than it did just a few years ago. Investors are no longer focused exclusively on hype-driven launches. Instead, attention is increasingly flowing toward projects connected to artificial intelligence, infrastructure development, and long-term ecosystem utility. Three names currently generating significant discussion are MemeToro ($MT), AlphaPepe ($ALPE), and LiquidChain ($LIQUID). Each project targets a different opportunity. AlphaPepe is preparing for its first centralized exchange milestone, LiquidChain is building cross-chain infrastructure, and MemeToro is combining AI agents with SocialFi participation. Together, they represent some of the most closely watched presales heading into Q3. MemeToro…
South Korea’s Budget Office Proposes 5-Year Crypto Loss Carryforward and Higher Tax Threshold Ahead of 2025 Rollout
South Korea’s National Assembly Budget Office has recommended allowing virtual asset investors to carry forward trading losses for up to five years and raising the current tax exemption threshold of 2.5 million won (approximately $1,800), according to a report by Edaily. The proposals come as the country prepares to implement full-scale taxation on cryptocurrency gains starting January 2025. Key Proposals in the Tax Study The study, commissioned by the National Assembly Budget Office, outlines several measures aimed at addressing the practical challenges of taxing virtual assets. Among the most notable recommendations are: Introducing a five-year carryforward for capital losses from…
Traders on South Korea’s dominant exchange woke to an unusually broad batch of altcoins on Monday, as Upbit opened six new trading pairs against both Bitcoin and Tether. According to the original report, the tokens went live at 2:00 p.m. KST on August 10, covering a sharp mix of sectors that few single listing events have attempted. The batch includes Cysic (CYS), which is building a ComputeFi ecosystem; Impossible Cloud Network (ICNT), a DePIN-based cloud infrastructure project; Anoma (XAN), a decentralized operating system that connects multiple blockchains; OpenEden (EDEN), a non-custodial lending protocol primarily built on Ethereum; $AIOZ Network ($AIOZ),…
After a year of policy battles in Washington between bankers and the crypto sector, the banks’ state associations have announced they intend to launch a new bank-run blockchain network to facilitate financial innovations, including smart payments, tokenized deposits and stablecoins. Thirty-nine of the state banking associations signed on to the “BankChain Alliance” with an aim to build out the blockchain by next year, they said in a Tuesday statement, describing the project as “industry-owned, industry-designed and industry-governed.” It’s “an unprecedented collaboration representing thousands of banks,” said Kathy Kraninger, the head of the Florida Bankers Association and a former director of…
While the leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin continues to hold above $60,000, some analysts believe it may have hit bottom. At this point, the latest analysis comes from Markus Thielen, founder of 10x Research. Markus Thielen highlighted critical levels for Bitcoin’s long-term direction. He stated that a monthly close above $63,000 for Bitcoin would be a significant signal confirming the bottom of the bear market. “…The key figure for Bitcoin right now is $63,000. This price level will determine whether the bottom of this month is confirmed or whether the bear market continues.” At this point, Thielen noted that Bitcoin’s July close…
Pendle, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol specializing in yield tokenization, has clarified that the recent large-scale liquidations in Morpho’s PT-reUSD/$USDC market were not caused by an oracle configuration error. The protocol explained that the liquidations were triggered by a brief 3% drop in the price of PT-reUSD, a token representing the right to redeem the underlying principal at maturity. What Happened in the PT-reUSD Market? According to Pendle, the price drop was reflected in the oracle benchmark, which uses the lower of the PT’s 15-minute average market price and a benchmark price that assumes a 6% annual discount rate through…