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Could XRP be gearing up for a triple or even quadruple price surge?

The LINK token may see a 25-fold increase to $200 by the end of 2030, as the growing real world asset market increases demand for the industry’s largest oracle services provider, according to Standard Chartered. The Chainlink (LINK) token may see an more than 25-fold increase by the end of the decade, as tokenized real world assets (RWA) will reach $4 trillion by the end of 2028, according to a forecast by Geoff Kendrick, the global head of digital asset research at Standard Chartered. Kendrick said that the growth in tokenized assets will require more external data to come securely onchain, which may increase Chainlink’s fee generation and push its LINK token to $200 by the end of 2030, up from $8 today, according to a Monday report shared with Cointelegraph. The report also forecast a 37-fold rise in tokenized and crypto-native assets deployed in decentralized finance, pushing these assets to $2.7 trillion by the end of 2030. Kendrick said these assets will require trusted data, interoperability between net...

The FCA is expected to announce progress on drafting new rules for tokenized digital assets within the next few months.

Your day-ahead look for Aug. 10, 2026

Bitcoin spiked to a new August high into Sunday’s weekly close as market participants turned their attention to the next US inflation reports. Bitcoin starts the week with new August highs as traders weigh the impact of crunch US inflation data. Key points: Key US inflation data is due as markets shift their expectations of Federal Reserve interest-rate policy. Read more

BTC rose to $65,209 and Nasdaq 100 index futures gained 0.45% on reports that Iran may strike a deal with Oman to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

SilverBox can win four more months, but redemptions may drain the trust needed to close. The post Investors are about to drain a $217 million trust fund while voting to keep its Bitcoin SPAC alive appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The bank has now set 2030 targets for Uniswap, Aave, Morpho and Chainlink, all resting on one 37x forecast for DeFi growth.

Sweden’s H100 more than tripled its Bitcoin holdings to 3,506 BTC after completing an acquisition involving 2,455 BTC. Sweden-listed health-tech and Bitcoin treasury company H100 Group completed its acquisition of Norwegian Bitcoin companies holding 2,455 Bitcoin (BTC), more than tripling its Bitcoin treasury to 3,506 BTC. The transaction involved no cash consideration, with H100 issuing 790.5 million new shares to the sellers, the company said in a Monday press release. The newly issued shares diluted existing shareholders by about 70%. H100 priced them at 1.86 Swedish kronor ($0.20) each, valuing the transaction at about 1.47 billion kronor ($155 million). Read more

Bitcoin’s BVIV volatility index hit the lowest level since 2025 as option demand collapsed. Still, overwriting surged and downside protection stayed pricey.

One of the alts in question has entered the top 100 coins by market cap after its massive daily, weekly, and monthly rally.

The law names “HTX (HUOBI GLOBAL SA),” while HTX previously said in a UK case that the company is separate from its online platform. The post Crypto holders face an August 23 deadline to figure out who controls HTX or risk violating EU sanctions appeared first on CryptoSlate.

[PRESS RELEASE – Singapore, Singapore, August 10th, 2026] LBank today announced the launch of the Crypto Resilience Initiative, an effort to support the security of its platform. As part of this initiative, LBank will continue to work with CertiK, the largest Web3 security services provider, through CertiK’s penetration testing services and LBank’s participation in CertiK’s […]

CME leveraged funds turn net long as weak futures yields undermine the once-popular basis trade.

The exchange says it has recovered $48.4 million and frozen $30.5 million more, a fraction of what the Lazarus Group took in February 2025.

Your look at what's coming in the week starting Aug. 10

The company continues to be in the red on its BTC position, though.

The RPC and explorer advanced beyond noon, but QuickSwap’s Dogechain route still sent users to Polygon and bridge withdrawals remained unproven. The post Over 2 million DOGE sit trapped in limbo as Dogechain keeps printing blocks past its final deadline appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The brokerage is rolling out access to more than 50 cryptocurrencies through its UK app this week.

Early BVNK investor Concentric shares a fascinating inside view on the stablecoin startup’s journey and the eventual Mastercard deal.