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X-user WrathofKahneman, who closely follows Ripple’s activities and is well-known in the cryptocurrency community, shared the first public part of an important application made by the company to the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). According to the disclosures, Ripple has applied for a license to establish a limited-purpose national trust bank. According to the application, this new structure aims to hold Ripple’s RLUSD (Ripple USD) reserves and establish a regulated infrastructure for tokenized financial products. It also raises the possibility of direct access to the Fed in the future. According to WrathofKahneman, this initiative isn’t targeting…

On Thursday, as bitcoin bounced back from recent lows, the network’s computing firepower hit a record-breaking 970 exahash per second (EH/s). From Exahash to Zettahash: Bitcoin’s March Toward 1,000 EH/s Gets Closer Bitcoin’s processing strength topped its previous high of 946 EH/s, notching a new milestone at 970 EH/s that day. Right now, the hashrate is cruising at 967.20 EH/s—just shy of that fresh peak. Source: hashrateindex.com – 7-day simple moving average (SMA). With the price bounce, miner earnings also ticked higher. The estimated hashprice climbed from $56.02 per petahash to $58.14 per petahash of computing output. That figure reflects…

One of the leading decentralized exchanges received words of encouragement from a prominent figure in the crypto space. Even though the project’s results are significant, it can’t seem to return to its prior feats, and there are growing concerns about governance. More Room to Grow Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer at Bitwise, the largest provider of cryptocurrency index funds with more than $1.5 billion in assets under management (AUM), made a bold statement on X earlier today. “Uniswap at $6 billion feels too small. If it were a company, it would be the 400th largest financial services business in the…

Famous cryptocurrency analyst Alex Krüger, in his comprehensive statement evaluating the recent market movements, said that the decline was similar to the sharp pullback experienced in August of last year. According to Krüger, this sharp market correction was shaped by a combination of macroeconomic developments and negative crypto-specific news flow. Krüger recalled the August 2024 crash, explaining that the decline during that period began with a Bank of Japan interest rate hike and was fueled by a hawkish Fed and weak employment data, leading to panic. The analyst noted that a similar dynamic prevails in today’s scenario, explaining that while…

Helios Finance, a centralized Bitcoin trading protocol, has announced its official collaboration with Allora Network, a decentralized AI network designed to offer smarter, safer, and more precise AI predictions to Web3 projects. With this collaboration, Helios Finance integrated Allora’s real-time BTC predictive price feeds into its Bitcoin trading platform. Helios leverages Allora’s advanced AI predictive infrastructure to power real-time,> .@helios_finance is integrating Allora’s real-time BTC predictive price feeds.With Allora’s intelligent forecasting, Helios dynamically adjusts lending strategies to optimize capital efficiency, delivering better Bitcoin yield outcomes for users. pic.twitter.com/3u21rUieHS — Allora (@AlloraNetwork) August 6, 2025 Building Trading Services With Powerful Data…

In France, on September 16, 2025, there will be a new launch by La Poste of a new NFT stamp collection: #NFTimbre5 – COQS FRANÇAIS. In practice, each NFTimbre will consist of a block of physical stamp and its digital twin. France: the launch of the new collection of NFT stamps by La Poste The main NFT of the collection France and the fifth collection of NFT stamps by La Poste Other European Posts involved with NFT stamps France: the launch of the new collection of NFT stamps by La Poste In France, La Poste will launch on the upcoming…

A Whale Just Accumulated $274 Million — Here’s Why It Matters In one of the boldest accumulation moves seen recently, a single whale wallet has just scooped up a staggering 79,461 $ETH, worth around $274 million, over the past 72 hours. The inflow was detected across multiple high-value transactions, all originating from Galaxy Digital, and directed to the same wallet address: 0xdF0A67Ded855F8ea4b…. Breaking Down the Whale’s Moves According to on-chain data: 19 ETH inflow transactions were registered from Galaxy Digital Largest single transfer: 19,000 ETH worth $72.97M Total ETH acquired: 79,461 ETH Total USD value: ~$274,000,000 This was not a…

Traditional banks have invested more than $100 billion in blockchain since 2020, according to a recent Ripple-backed report claiming digital assets are going mainstream. That figure comes from “Banking on Digital Assets,” a joint study by Ripple, CB Insights and the UK Centre for Blockchain Technologies (UK CBT), which analyzed more than 10,000 blockchain deals and surveyed over 1,800 global finance leaders. According to the findings, major banks are ramping up investments in custody, tokenization, and payment infrastructure — despite regulatory uncertainty and market volatility. The report estimates that more than $100 billion has been invested in blockchain and digital…

Web3 Decision and Blazpay Labs today announced a formal partnership that will incorporate AI computing and biological computing with powerful DeFi infrastructure. The partnership will unite the Web3 Decision’s CL1 systems with the DeFi platform Blazpay. Industry watchers see the alliance as an important step in the direction of smarter, safer, and simpler decentralized systems. 📢 Partnership Announcement 🤝@web3decision × @blazpaylabs We’re proud to announce our official partnership with Blazpay – a leader in decentralized finance and blockchain innovation! 🚀This collaboration combines the power of Web3 Decision’s AI + Biological Computing… pic.twitter.com/XFfAZIPQA7 — Web3 Decision (@web3decision) August 6, 2025 Innovative…

ETH holds above key support amid reduced volume and ongoing volatility. Analyst sees $3.2K–$3.4K as a key bounce zone before a possible $4K target. RSI and MACD confirm cooling momentum, suggesting short-term consolidation. Ethereum (ETH) has maintained its position above support levels following a decline from late July highs, as market participants track key price zones and technical signals for the next move. At the time of writing, ETH traded at $3,493.37, recording a 2.94% daily increase after a period of high volatility and daily recovery. Source: CoinMarketCap ETH’s market capitalization stands at $421.93 billion, a 0.36% decrease. Meanwhile, 24-hour…