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$CASHCAT, the flagship token of the two-week-old Robinhood Chain, has fallen roughly 70% from its record high, unwinding most of the run that briefly carried its market value above $200 million after leveraged trading arrived. The token changed hands at about $0.065 on Friday, down about 70% from its all-time high of $0.2278 set on July 11, according to CoinGecko. $CASHCAT dropped about 25% in the past 24 hours and roughly 58% over the past week. Bitcoin was little changed over the same 24 hours and Ether fell about 2%, according to CoinGecko. The token’s market value stood near $63…

Strive Inc. (NASDAQ: ASST) bought 759 Bitcoin between June 15 and June 21 at an average price of $65,850 per coin. The firm spent roughly $50 million to push its total holdings beyond 19,800 $BTC, according to an 8-K filing disclosed on June 22. Is Strive’s latest $BTC purchase cheaper than its previous? The per-coin cost came in about 11% lower than Strive’s previous large purchase in May, when the Vivek Ramaswamy-founded firm paid an average of $74,092 each for more than 2,500 $BTC, a $185.2 million outlay. The price difference within a single quarter shows how much Bitcoin’s volatility…

Artificial intelligence may present a more immediate and severe security risk to decentralized finance protocols than to Bitcoin, according to Charles Edwards, founder of crypto investment firm Capriole Investments. In a recent interview, Edwards highlighted that AI systems are already demonstrating the ability to bypass multiple layers of security safeguards, raising concerns about the resilience of smart contract-based platforms. Edwards warns of AI-driven DeFi vulnerabilities Edwards pointed to the AI model known as “Mythos,” which he said had successfully broken through successive security defenses in a conventional computing environment. He argued that if such breaches are possible in controlled settings,…

Arthur Hayes strengthened Ethereum’s bullish narrative after acquiring 1,290 $ETH valued at approximately $2.5 million through FalconX. He first deposited funds before completing the purchase, signaling a deliberate accumulation strategy rather than speculative trading. This transaction shifted market attention toward institutional participation because Hayes has historically entered positions during periods of uncertainty. Hayes’ latest move also arrived while Ethereum traded below major resistance, suggesting large investors still viewed current prices as attractive. However, a single whale purchase rarely dictated market direction on its own. Instead, the transaction reinforced broader confidence among market participants who continued monitoring whether additional high-value wallets…

For quite some time, Michael Saylor has robustly advertised himself around Bitcoin, which has built his strongest image of Bitcoin advocate that revolved around one simple strategy that is to buy as many BTC as possible and don’t look back. That’s what everyone knew until he decided to do things a bit differently in the past 2 months of 2026. Lately, his focus is more on STRC, as he shows institutional adoption is accelerating as Wall Street steadily replaces retail investors, signaling that digital credit products are beginning to find a place inside traditional portfolios. Wall Street Quietly Builds STRC…

Ripple’s possible public listing has returned to the conversation after SBI Holdings CEO Yoshitaka Kitao gave one of the clearest long-range timelines yet from a major Ripple shareholder. Yoshitaka Kitao, the CEO and President of SBI, one of Japan’s largest financial conglomerates, made remarks that have since resonated with members of the $XRP community. Speaking about his long-term investment intentions, Kitao stated he is willing to pour in $626 million at the lower end and $1.25 billion at the upper end into Ripple when the payments technology company goes public. SBI CEO Says Ripple Needs To Go Public The question…

At this point, it’s still two firms battling for market dominance, with a few others — including the issuer tied to President Donald Trump, World Liberty Financial — fighting it out for a very distant third place. Tether’s chief rival, U.S.-based Circle, has made more of an apparent effort to pre-comply with what U.S. regulations will soon require. Meanwhile, Tether’s most recent disclosures suggest as much as a quarter of $USDT’s reserves — the stockpile meant to ensure that those redeeming their coins will always be able to — were still plugged into assets that won’t meet $GENIUS Act standards,…

Lighter is the exchange running perpetual futures inside Robinhood Wallet. It is also the clearest attempt yet to rebuild payment for order flow on a blockchain, backed by the company that made the practice famous. Most people encountering Lighter will not encounter it by name. They will open Robinhood Wallet, tap into perpetual futures, and trade. Underneath that tap is a separate company running a zero-knowledge rollup, taking half the revenue, and executing a strategy that would be familiar to anyone who followed the GameStop hearings. Lighter is not simply a venue Robinhood integrated. It is a bet that the…

$XRP Ledger Eyes Trillion-Dollar Tokenization Opportunity Amid AI and LOBSTR Expansion The $XRP Ledger (XRPL) is rapidly evolving beyond its reputation as a payments network, emerging as a blockchain purpose-built for institutional tokenization. As the market for tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) moves toward a multi-trillion-dollar future, the XRPL already offers the infrastructure financial institutions need today, not a roadmap of future upgrades. According to Trensik, a platform focused on verified RWAs on XRPL, “Tokenization needs rails, not promises.” Well, this message is weighty since it reflects a growing consensus that institutions require blockchain networks that are operational, compliant, and capable…

In brief Bitcoin is changing hands near $64,600, down about 13% over the past month and roughly 50% below its October record, with several analysts describing a market stuck in a range. Bitcoin is no longer in a trending regime, one analyst argued, moved instead by liquidation clusters and deleveraging as it awaits a catalyst. Those catalysts include a looming Clarity Act vote and U.S. inflation cooling should the Iran peace deal hold, with a near-term risk in the form of Friday’s $10.9 billion option expiry. Bitcoin is grinding sideways, and the analysts watching it largely agree on the problem:…