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TRON surpassed 15 billion total transactions on Aug. 4, extending a period of network growth driven largely by stablecoin transfers and payment activity. TRONSCAN showed 15,008,156,417 confirmed transactions at the time of writing. The network processed more than 12.56 million transactions during the preceding 24 hours. Total registered accounts stood at 396.74 million, after increasing by about 158,871 over the same period. The milestone is a cumulative count of confirmed network operations. It includes token transfers, smart contract calls, staking activity and other recorded actions. It does not represent 15 billion unique payments or users. Source: TRONSCAN TRON’s 15 billion…

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has argued that ADA and $XRP should be treated as genuine commodities under U.S. crypto regulation. Hoskinson made the remarks while explaining why the CLARITY Act failed to advance in the U.S. Senate. He focused on what he sees as a fundamental problem with the legislation’s proposed approach to classifying and regulating digital assets. Hoskinson Questions Broad Commodity Classification According to him, one of the fundamental problems was the attempt to treat a wide range of digital assets as commodities and place the CFTC at the center of crypto regulation. He argued that securities and commodities…

Gerald Podobnik, co-head of Deutsche Bank’s corporate bank, said in a statement on Wednesday that “digital assets are not a replacement for the traditional financial system but an important complement to it,” as Germany’s largest bank confirmed it will begin holding bitcoin and ether for institutional clients in Europe before the end of the year. Bitcoin traded at $75,547 on Wednesday afternoon, little changed over 24 hours, according to CoinGecko. The announcement landed a day after the U.S. Senate voted 49-50 against advancing the Clarity Act, the market-structure bill the crypto industry had spent the year lobbying for. Deutsche Bank’s…

Aave’s Arc is purpose-built to enhance real-world financial flows, officially launching today. The platform features a Core Hub and two distinct markets designed for stablecoins, including $USDC and $EURC. This initiative aims to bridge the gap between decentralized finance and traditional financial systems, allowing for more efficient transactions and lending opportunities. For further details, see Aave’s official announcement. Breaking It Down The launch of Arc comes at a time when the broader crypto market is reflecting mixed signals, with varying momentum across major assets. Arc’s deployment includes a primary market that supports key assets such as $USDC, $EURC, WETH, and…

Bitcoin ($BTC) traded near $76,500 after Thursday’s Wall Street open as investors snapped up US stocks following their recent dip. Key points: Bitcoin consolidated after dropping below $76,000 on the back of a 0.25% interest-rate hike by the US Federal Reserve. US equities rebounded, with the Nasdaq Composite Index gaining 1.5% as analysis saw upside continuation. Bitcoin price analysis retained its bullish slant on market conditions, with CryptoQuant’s Bull Score Index circling 60/100 on Thursday. Bitcoin halts losses as US stocks turn green Data from TradingView showed that $BTC price volatility was cooling over the last 24 hours, with only…

MEV influences how transactions are executed on Ethereum, affecting outcomes such as price, slippage, and execution quality. In practice, this can lead to variations between the expected and final trade result, even when a transaction completes successfully. As decentralized trading expands, understanding how MEV works is becoming essential for anyone using DeFi. What Is MEV and Why Does It Matter to Ethereum Users? MEV stands for maximal extractable value. Ethereum defines it as value captured from block production beyond standard block rewards and gas fees through the inclusion, exclusion, or reordering of transactions. The term once meant “miner extractable value”…

A teenager with free test ether and a collection of disposable builder identities could repeatedly win Ethereum’s new block auctions and refuse to deliver the transactions, developers warned as they confirmed an Oct. 6 public test of the Glamsterdam upgrade. The attack would not endanger mainnet funds. It targets Sepolia, where test ether has no meaningful cost, but could leave blocks without transaction payloads and derail the infrastructure testing needed before Glamsterdam reaches Ethereum itself. Glamsterdam moves the relationship between validators and specialized block builders into Ethereum’s protocol. Builders assemble transaction blocks and compete to supply them. Once a validator…

Hong Kong-based asset manager MicroBit has announced the official listing of the MicroBit Bitcoin & Gold Value ETF on the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX). The fund, described as the first exchange-traded fund in Hong Kong to offer combined exposure to both Bitcoin and gold, began trading on [Date, e.g., February 26, 2026], marking a notable step in the city’s push to integrate digital assets with traditional investment vehicles. What the ETF Offers The MicroBit Bitcoin & Gold Value ETF is designed to track the performance of a portfolio comprising Bitcoin and gold, providing investors with a single product…

Spartan Group, a Singapore-based crypto venture capital firm, has transferred cryptocurrencies worth approximately $3.92 million from one of its known wallet addresses to Coinbase Prime, according to blockchain analytics firm EmberCN. The move involved the full balance of three tokens that the firm had acquired through vesting schedules tied to its investments. Details of the Transfer On-chain data shows that the address in question sent 2.045 million $PENDLE tokens, valued at roughly $2.74 million, 5.377 million $SYRUP tokens worth about $860,000, and 813,000 $ETHFI tokens valued at approximately $320,000 to Coinbase Prime. Coinbase Prime is a custody and trading platform…

India has been talking about crypto regulation for years, but there is still no clarity on the matter. But now, the situation is changing, as the government is expected to respond next week to the recommendations made by the Parliamentary Finance Committee on virtual digital assets (VDAs). Indian Government’s Crypto Regulation Response Expected Next Week As per the latest reports, India’s crypto regulation debate is moving into another stage. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance has reportedly finished its discussions on regulating virtual digital assets (VDAs). The committee chairman Bhartruhari Mahtab stated that the government would respond next week, after…