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PUMP traded at its initial coin offering price of $0.004 on Wednesday, as the platform asserted market dominance for seven consecutive days.

NEAR Protocol surged on strong institutional inflows and rising user growth, overcoming multiple resistance levels before short-term volatility set in.

RDC’s Ankit Mehta says that depository receipts were the original form of tokenization and should be applied to tokenized infrastructure today to offer a scalable and legally sound foundation for modern equities.

The administration most supportive of crypto may have just highlighted the biggest barrier to crypto adoption: a retirement system where most participants never choose their investments at all, writes CoinDesk Indices’ Andy Baehr.

Bitcoin and Ethereum aren't the only major cryptocurrencies rising on Wednesday: Solana and Dogecoin have made even bigger gains.

Despite the delisting, the affected cryptocurrencies remain in the green today (August 13).

Ethereum-based decentralized exchanges have overtaken Solana in trading volume for the first time since April, buoyed by record spot ETF inflows and a surge in institutional demand.

BONK posts its strongest daily rally in weeks, hitting $0.000027 before selling pressure caps gains.

Strong buying interest and heavy trading volume supported the rally, but selling pressure emerged near $855, suggesting potential short-term consolidation.

The launchpad has paused operations, blamed malicious China-linked actors for the attack, and plans to re-open next week.

Ethereum-focused treasury companies, including BitMine and SharpLink, indicate plans to allocate roughly $27 billion toward additional ETH acquisitions, according to an analysis by crypto market commentator RiskOnBobby. The bulk of this planned investment comes from BitMine Immersion Technologies, which on Aug. 12 filed an amendment to expand its at-the-market (ATM) equity program by $20 billion. […] The post Ethereum treasury companies could expand their ETH holdings by another $27 billion appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Bitcoin already has new key price levels beyond current all-time highs as traders wait for Ether price discovery to hit. Key points: Bitcoin takes another shot at price discovery as volatility returns with Wall Street traders. Crypto liquidations pass $500 million in 24 hours. Read more

Multiple technical setups suggest a potential XRP price rally toward $6 and above amid increasing futures open interest. Key takeaways: Increasing open futures open interest puts XRP in a good position to challenge new all-time highs. XRP price technicals are suggesting a rally to $6 next. Read more

Post-settlement buying lifts token to $3.33 peak before profit-taking sends price lower into the close.

Digital Asset and a consortium of major financial institutions have completed an on-chain U.S. Treasury repo transaction on the Canton Network, involving USDC as the cash leg and tokenized Treasuries as collateral. The trade, executed on Tradeweb during the weekend, is being positioned as an industry first for enabling atomic settlement of both legs entirely […] The post US Treasuries trade on Saturday as banks join Canton blockchain settlement test appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The surge aligns with bullish technical setups on daily charts, including a bull flag breakout and an emerging golden cross, with pattern targets pointing toward the $0.30 zone.

Bitcoin nears $123K as long-term holders refuse to sell. Low profit-taking and bullish technicals hint at a breakout toward $130K. Key levels inside. The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: Long-Term Holders Refuse to Sell – Next Leg Up Could Shatter Expectations appeared first on Cryptonews.

XRP is designed to help banks move money more quickly and cheaply than existing methods.

XRP jumps to $3.3 after legal clarity. Analysts predict $6–$8 rally as charts echo 2017 breakout pattern.