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Robinhood (HOOD) is introducing zero-fee crypto trading in the U.K. alongside stocks and shares ISAs, equities, options and futures, the company said on Monday. The all-in-one Robinhood app will bring U.K. customers access to over 50 cryptos including Bitcoin BTC$65,252.85, Ethereum ETH$1,926.76, $XRP ($XRP), Hyperliquid (HYPE), accessed via Bitstamp, the exchange Robinhood acquired in 2025. The trading firm is also introducing “Robinhood Cortex Digests for Crypto,” a generative AI-powered widget that analyses breaking news, market data, technical indicators and Robinhood’s proprietary insights. The AI service explains in plain English the key factors driving price movements in individual crypto assets, Robinhood…

Bitcoin started the week under pressure, falling to the $62,229 level after seeing a liquidation of $146.66 million. This came even after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he had canceled a planned military strike on Iran to give diplomacy another chance. Top crypto analysts suggest that $BTC is trapped between two major liquidity zones, with its next move likely to decide the market direction. Trump’s Iran Decision Failed to Lift Bitcoin Bitcoin is down 1.35% over the past 24 hours, trading near $62,560, while the overall crypto market has also weakened, with total market capitalization falling 1.14% to $2.15…

Institutional DeFi platform Sentora has introduced a new vault on the decentralized lending protocol Morpho, designed to use Huma Finance’s payment finance token (PST) as collateral. The vault allows users to deposit PayPal’s $PYUSD stablecoin to provide liquidity for loans backed by PST, with specific loan-to-value limits and exposure caps to manage risk. How the Vault Works The vault operates on Morpho’s lending infrastructure, which aggregates liquidity from multiple sources to optimize yields. Users can supply $PYUSD, a U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin issued by PayPal, to earn interest while enabling loans collateralized by PST. Sentora has set clear parameters: loan-to-value ratios…

Benjamin Cowen, a leading analyst in the cryptocurrency market, analyzed recent technical charts and macroeconomic developments affecting Ethereum ($ETH). He highlighted Ethereum’s recent strong rebound, sharing his insights on potential market bottoms and the critical risks facing the crypto asset in the coming period. Cowen, analyzing Ethereum’s price structure through regression channels and fair value models, stated that the asset reacted from its lows around the $1,500 level. Recalling that similar instances of touching the lower boundary of the regression band have occurred in past cycles, the analyst indicated that the current fair value zone for Ethereum lies between $2,300…

Solana’s blockchain is having a moment that traders can’t ignore, and the numbers behind it are hard to dismiss. According to data reported by Coinfomania, tokenized AI stocks trading on Solana have now crossed $465 million in cumulative volume, while stablecoin issuer Circle has minted more than $10 billion in $USDC on the network in just a single month. Together, those two figures paint a picture of a blockchain absorbing capital at a pace that’s turning heads across the crypto industry. Key takeaways Tokenized AI stocks on Solana have surpassed $465 million in total trading volume, according to Coinfomania. Circle…

The Head of Community at the XRPL Foundation and dUNL validator Vet announced the upcoming launch of native lending and privacy tools on the $XRP-oriented blockchain, publishing a detailed breakdown of the forthcoming upgrades. In short, XRPL is switching to a fully autonomous mode and rolling out a built-in DeFi stack that will allow institutions and retail investors to operate directly out of the box, bypassing third-party smart contracts, bridges, intermediaries and additional fees. In addition to the network’s existing DEX infrastructure, including an order book and AMM, as well as tokenization and compliance controls, the XLS-0096 amendment introduces the…

As South Korea’s legislative efforts on a basic digital asset law remain stalled, a ruling party lawmaker has proposed a two-track strategy for introducing won-denominated stablecoins, with banks taking the lead initially to ensure stability, before opening the market to fintech firms for innovation and distribution. Kim Sang-hoon’s Two-Track Approach Kim Sang-hoon, chair of the People Power Party’s special committee on stock and digital asset value-up, told Edaily in an interview on Aug. 20 at the National Assembly Members’ Office Building in Yeouido that he supports a bank-centered issuance plan based on a “50%+1” rule. Under this model, banks would…

South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Bithumb, has announced that it is restricting all cryptocurrency deposits and withdrawals involving three digital asset platforms that were recently sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The move, effective immediately, targets Shelbit, Aban Tether, and Crypto Home DMCC, which were added to OFAC’s list for allegedly supporting terrorist groups, including Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), or laundering illicit proceeds. Background of the Sanctions OFAC designated the three exchanges as part of a broader crackdown on financial networks that facilitate transactions for designated terrorist organizations. According to the U.S.…

Bitcoin fell under $63,000 on Monday as the Coinbase Premium Index, a proxy for US institutional demand for Bitcoin, reached its 77th day in the red. Bitcoin has traded at a persistent discount on Coinbase relative to international exchanges since May 19, with the latest premium rate at -0.1369%, according to Coinglass. As of Monday, the premium has continued its longest negative streak in history. 10x Research head Markus Thielen said the negative premium indicates that US institutional investors are still liquidating Bitcoin. “The persistent discount of Coinbase prices relative to global exchanges suggests selling pressure from US-based institutions continues…

DefiLlama has rolled out a new tool that could change how traders size up crypto tokens before hitting the buy or sell button. The DeFi analytics platform just launched its Universal Token Ratings dashboard, a system built to bring order to the often chaotic world of DeFi token ratings, and it’s already scoring more than 100 assets on a standardized scale. Key takeaways DefiLlama’s Universal Token Ratings dashboard rates over 100 tokens on a 0-100 scale. Tokens receive letter grades from AAA to CCC, mirroring the shorthand used in traditional credit rating systems. The ratings are continuously updated as underlying…