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The inaugural transaction State Street anchored was a $100 million digital commercial paper issuance by OCBC.

[PRESS RELEASE – Zurich, Switzerland, August 21st, 2025] With an overwhelming 180,000 USD raised within 24 hours, ESCAPE’s Ethereum presale is in Stage 3 at $0.01752, moving toward a final stage price of $0.03236. ESCAPE, a Web3 infrastructure token, has launched its presale on Ethereum and shared its roadmap for new blockchain tools. The project […]

Aave enters a blockchain with few competitors, with only one top-five Aptos protocols having a TVL of $1 billion or more. Aave, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol with $70 billion in net deposits, has launched on Aptos, a layer-1 blockchain founded by former Meta employees. The move may deepen stablecoin and liquid staking token liquidity on the blockchain, two asset classes subject to regulation in 2025. According to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph, Aave will support four coins native to the blockchain at launch: stablecoins USDC (USDC) and USDt (USDT), Aptos (APT), and Ethena Staked USDe (sUSDe). The Aptos Foundation will provide users with rewards and liquidity incentives to promote the use of Aave on the Aptos blockchain. The arrival of Aave could deepen stablecoin liquidity on the blockchain, as the fiat-pegged cryptocurrencies are experiencing a breakthrough and are one of the industry’s most-discussed use cases. On Aptos, the stablecoin market cap has surged in 2025, jumping to $1.27 bil...

OKB jumps 88% in a week, hitting $195 after a 93% supply cut and X Layer migration sparks market demand.

A fraudster posing as a hardware wallet support agent tricked the target into handing over wallet credentials.

Macro conditions suggest Bitcoin (BTC) might face a multi-week performance slowdown if global M2 money supply peaks in September, according to a recent report by Delphi Digital. The BTC-M2 relationship using a 10-week offset shows M2 data already rolling over roughly 8% from projected September highs.  Bitcoin has historically followed M2 peaks with performance lags, […] The post How the US Treasury’s cash rebuild could cap Bitcoin enthusiasm through fall appeared first on CryptoSlate.

An XRP chart fractal and whale flows hint at a short-term dip before a possible “moonshot” breakout to new all-time highs in Q4. Key takeaways: XRP closed below $3, but a fractal pattern suggests a bullish Q4 setup, with a potential rally toward $4.35 to $4.85. Whale flows remain negative, hinting at near-term downside before possible reaccumulation in the $2.65 to $2.33 range. Read more

High net worth investors in Asia are piling into crypto, adding to a market long dominated by retail users across India, Indonesia, Vietnam and beyond. Wealthy families and family offices across Asia are increasing their cryptocurrency allocations, with some planning to allocate around 5% of their portfolios to the asset class. Reuters first reported the trend, which noted a wave of demand from high-net-worth individuals across Singapore, Hong Kong and mainland China. Wealth managers told Reuters they are receiving more enquiries from clients, while cryptocurrency exchanges have reported rising trading volumes and new crypto funds are drawing strong demand. Jason Huang, founder of NextGen Digital Venture, said his company raised over $100 million in just a few months for a new long-short crypto equity fund launched in Singapore in May. His previous fund, which wound down last year, returned 375% in less than two years. Read more

The approval is a significant step in Gemini’s EU strategy, allowing the firm to roll out its trading products and services to customers across the region.

Blockchain research firm Kaiko gave XRP Ledger a rough security score in a recent ranking, but developers are pushing back on the analysis.

HBAR demonstrates strong recovery momentum following SWIFT blockchain trials.

XRP fell 11% in 7 days to $2.90 as whales sold 470M tokens, but bullish traders eye a breakout.

Myriad Market’s top markets include those on Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto's wealth and next moves for Ethereum and Kanye West's coin.

The first U.S.-chartered crypto bank had been resolving the agency's requirements to fix anti-money laundering controls since 2022.

Bitcoin onchain data and the length of BTC’s previous market cycles suggest the current bull phase is coming to an end. Key takeaways: BTC’s 700% rally from $15,500 to $124,500 suggests a market top in two to three months, based on past cycles. Bitcoin supply in profit has been elevated for 273 days, signaling a potential cycle peak soon.  Read more

Supporters of Yeezy Coin and Swasticoin are melting down after realizing that their coins of choice apparently weren't actually launched by Kanye West.

SHIB bulls could be in for some good news - check out what’s brewing.

The data currently on hand does not support the case for lowering interest rates, said the president of the Cleveland Fed.

On-chain data flagged institutional-sized flows, with nearly 155 million in XRP turnover during recovery periods, far above the 63 million daily average.

Myers developed the BTC valuation model that inspired Michael Saylor to adopt a Bitcoin treasury playbook at Strategy.