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A Reuters/Ipsos poll puts hard data behind a controversy that has trailed Trump’s second term. The survey found that even half of Republicans believe his business interests are shaping presidential decisions. Congress returns in September to vote on the CLARITY Act, and the ethics provision that could restrict sitting officials from launching tokens is the fight most likely to kill it. The number arrived on a Monday, two days before the Senate returned from recess, and it landed on the one question Congress has been unable to resolve since the CLARITY Act negotiations began. Reuters and Ipsos polled 1,166 American…

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, continues to make altcoin announcements. This time, Binance stated that it has added five more altcoins to its watchlist. Binance announced it will expand its Watch Tag to include the altcoins Moonbeam (GLMR), ICON (ICX), Moonriver (MOVR), SuperRare (RARE), and Sophon (SOPH). “Based on recent assessments, Binance will expand its Tracking Tag to include more tokens and will introduce Tracking Tags for select tokens on August 11, 2026.” The following altcoins will be added to the Izeme Tag list: GLMR, MOVR, ICX, RARE, and SOPH. Binance recently issued a warning to investors: “Tokens with…

Dogecoin co-founder Billy Markus, who goes by “Shibetoshi Nakamoto” on X, tweeted a one-word reaction to recent bearish calls on Bitcoin, with some predicting it might fall below $60,000 this month of August. Markus engaged with an X post by prediction market platform Polymarket that showed Bitcoin had a 59% chance of dropping below $60,000 by the end of the month, according to the odds on its market. sigh — Shibetoshi Nakamoto (@BillyM2k) A “Bitcoin projected to crash below $60,000 by the end of the month. 59% chance,” Polymarket posted alongside a screenshot backing this claim. Markus commented on this…

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs), at their 2022 peak, created a multi-billion dollar market. Since then, however, even the blue-chip projects have, with few exceptions, plummeted in value, backed away from promises, or been abandoned. Indeed, looking back now and it all feels like a fever dream in which huge swaths of the industry imagined futures that never even partially materialized. Protos looked back at 32 predictions about NFTs from various individuals to see how accurate they were. An actual $NFT success story? Tascha Labs’ shattered diamond ]]> Do NFTs still have a major role to play? Tyler Winklevoss, founder and chief…

Life-insurance is a multi-trillion dollar asset class that almost nobody thinks of as an asset. That didn’t stop Jay Rogers, cofounder and director of infineo, who pooled half a billion dollars of institutional policies, convinced banks to lend against them, and is putting the whole structure on a blockchain. He sat down with TheStreet Roundtable to explain how infineo is transforming this industry. Rogers’ firm merged with the tokenization platform at the end of 2024 and has tokenized roughly $622 million in policies since then, among the largest real world asset (RWA) digitizations anywhere. “Our plan was to go out…

The crypto presale market has developed two clear themes during 2026. One revolves around real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, where blockchain projects connect traditional finance with digital assets. The other centers on artificial intelligence, with platforms using AI to automate trading, launch tokens, and improve blockchain participation. Both narratives have attracted significant investor interest as capital rotates away from older speculative sectors. Among the projects benefiting from this trend are MemeToro ($MT) and Remittix (RTX). While both are early-stage crypto projects, they target very different markets, making them interesting to compare for investors evaluating long-term growth opportunities. RWA Continues Attracting Institutional…

OpenGradient co-founder and CEO Matthew Wang has raised concerns that cryptocurrency exchange BitMart could be heading toward bankruptcy, alleging that his market-making team’s funds remain frozen on the platform and cannot be withdrawn. The claims, which have not been independently verified, add to growing unease among users and market participants following BitMart’s announcement of a service shutdown. Allegations and Context Wang claims that BitMart asked token holders to lock up assets on the platform just one week before announcing the service shutdown, a move he argues was largely aimed at pulling in liquidity. If true, this would suggest a deliberate…

Crypto analyst Luke Martin noted that Bitcoin’s volatility over the past 30 days has fallen below that of technology stocks, indicating a rare signal in the market. According to Martin, Bitcoin’s realized volatility falling below that of the QQQ fund, which tracks the Nasdaq 100, stands out as a development seen only once or twice a year. The analyst stated that Bitcoin has remained unusually calm during a period when other assets have exhibited similarly sharp movements to the cryptocurrency market. According to shared historical data, Bitcoin rose by an average of 20.58% over a seven-day period following 12 instances…

Crypto investors are no longer evaluating presales based only on fundraising totals. In 2026, projects are increasingly judged by the products they are building, the problems they solve, and whether those products can continue attracting users after exchange listings. That shift has helped AI platforms and payment-focused blockchain projects become two of the market’s strongest narratives. MemeToro ($MT) and Remittix (RTX) are good examples of this trend. While both remain in their presale phases, they are targeting completely different sectors. Remittix Is Building Around Global Payments Remittix has positioned itself as a blockchain solution for cross-border money transfers. The project…

Justin Sun claims that World Liberty Financial’s $USD1 stablecoin contains “backdoor functionalities” that could allow user assets to be frozen or destroyed. Sun stated in a statement via X that his legal team successfully countered World Liberty Financial’s attempt to move their dispute to private arbitration and close the related court files to the public in a federal court in California. According to Sun, the court ruled that all of his personal claims should continue to be heard in public court. Sun claimed that during the process, he learned that World Liberty Financial’s $USD1 stablecoin also had similar authorization mechanisms.…