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TRON, the layer-1 blockchain founded by Justin Sun, ended the second quarter with $87.9 billion in circulating $USDT ($USDT), surpassing Ethereum (ETH) while processing $2.1 trillion in $USDT transfers during the period. According to a Messari report, $USDT accounted for 98.5% of TRON’s stablecoin market, which grew 4.1% quarter-over-quarter to a record $89.2 billion. Average daily $USDT transfer volume also returned to growth, rising 4.3% to $22.8 billion after declining in the first quarter. The increase coincided with record network usage. TRON averaged 11.8 million daily transactions during the quarter, up 8.7%, while average daily active addresses climbed 11.7% to…

Robinhood is betting that artificial intelligence can make crypto trading feel less like guesswork and more like having a co-pilot at the wheel. The commission-free brokerage has rolled out new Robinhood AI trading capabilities designed to help everyday users navigate digital asset markets, and the announcement is already generating buzz well beyond the trading floor. Key takeaways Robinhood unveiled new AI trading capabilities aimed at improving the overall trading experience for its users. The centerpiece of the rollout is an AI-powered system called Agentic Trading, built to streamline trading activity in the crypto space. The announcement drew notable attention on…

Hyperscale Data, a Nasdaq-listed company that operates a Bitcoin treasury and AI data center business, has acquired an additional 51.5 Bitcoin through its subsidiary Ault Capital Group. The purchase, completed last week, brings the firm’s total Bitcoin holdings to 1,087.4527 $BTC, valued at approximately $70.3 million based on current market prices. Strategic Expansion of Digital Asset Reserves The acquisition continues Hyperscale Data’s strategy of building a substantial Bitcoin reserve alongside its core AI data center operations. The company has been steadily increasing its digital asset holdings over the past year, positioning itself among publicly traded firms with significant corporate Bitcoin…

Open Jupiter, tell it you want to swap $SOL for $USDC, check the price, and press the button. From the user’s point of view, there is not much more to it. So it’s only natural to assume that Jupiter is where the trade happens. In reality, Jupiter is closer to a search engine for liquidity. Its software looks across different places willing to take the other side of the trade, compares what they are offering, and sends the order toward the best route it can find. Its current system can choose among ordinary decentralized exchanges, proprietary automated market makers, or…

Stablecoins such as $USDT and $USDC could make cross-border payments faster and cheaper by reducing some of the friction built into traditional international transfers, according to the International Monetary Fund. However, the IMF has not conducted a definitive fee comparison showing that stablecoins are always cheaper than bank payments. Instead, it says stablecoins have the potential to lower costs while creating additional financial and policy risks. The difference matters because the final cost of sending $USDT or $USDC extends beyond the blockchain transaction itself. Users may still pay exchange fees, network charges, conversion spreads, and on- or off-ramp costs before…

Daily successful $XRP payments have crossed the 2.6 million mark for the first time in four months. Despite the long downtrend that has kept $XRP at lower price levels for months, activity on the $XRP Ledger (XRPL) has recently picked up. Data from XRPScan, a leading XRPL block explorer, shows that daily successful $XRP payments crossed 2.6 million for the first time in four months. The increase comes after months of weaker activity across the network. Specifically, on Aug. 5, 2026, daily successful $XRP payments reached 2,634,440, the highest level recorded since early April. This is notable because successful payments…

This afternoon, the Blockchain Association hosted a congressional staff lunch briefing focused on digital asset tax policy. Coinbase was among the participating members, emphasizing the necessity for clear and workable regulations. The discussion aimed to address key policy challenges and highlight how straightforward tax rules can stimulate stability and drive innovation in the U.S. digital asset market. For more details, see the Blockchain Association’s tweet. Breaking It Down The Blockchain Association’s briefing gathered various stakeholders, including Coinbase, to outline the pressing need for clear tax regulations in the digital asset sector. Participants discussed how well-defined rules could enhance consumer and…

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev has floated a novel concept that could bridge the gap between the memecoin frenzy and traditional equity markets. In a recent appearance on the podcast The Iced Coffee Hour, Tenev revealed that developers working on the company’s blockchain initiative, dubbed Robinhood Chain, are exploring financial products that combine memecoins, major cryptocurrencies, and tokenized stocks. The most striking idea: a mechanism that would allow users holding memecoins to receive stock tokens via an airdrop. Robinhood Chain and the Push for Tokenized Assets Robinhood Chain is part of the brokerage’s broader effort to expand beyond traditional trading. The…

Bitcoin’s circulating supply is currently 20.05 million $BTC, according to CoinMarketCap data. This represents 95.47% of the fixed maximum supply of 21 million $BTC. Thus, there remains only 950,000 $BTC to be issued in the coming years. The last Bitcoin is expected to be mined around the year 2140. This is based on the current halving schedule, which slashes the block reward by half every four years. Because the issuance rate decreases with each halving, the final fraction of a Bitcoin might take several decades to be issued. Currently, new Bitcoins are issued at about 3.125 $BTC every 10 minutes;…

Uniswap’s latest volume shows its lead is becoming harder for rival DEXs to challenge. In terms of total volume, Uniswap [$UNI] has now surpassed $71.1 billion in volume over 30 days, solidifying its status as the most popular choice for decentralized spot trading. Even more impressive is Uniswap’s ability to maintain consistent volumes over shorter time frames. Over the last seven days, the platform processed over $21.3 billion in trades. In just one day, the protocol saw an influx of nearly $2.0 billion. The persistence of high trade volumes indicates that users are choosing to utilize Uniswap as their primary…