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Grayscale's Zcash (ZEC) ETF Filing Sparks 40% Price Surge
Zcash News Zcash (ZEC) stormed 40% higher to around $820 in early Saturday trading, leading a broad altcoin advance as risk appetite swept back into crypto markets. The privacy token outpaced most large caps during a session in which
Emily Watson19 hours agoUpdated:Aug 22, 01:52 PM
Arbitrum (ARB) Elara Upgrade Raises Stylus Contract Capacity to 96KB
Arbitrum’s ArbOS 61 Elara upgrade is live, lifting Stylus contract limits to 96KB and adding optional compliance filters for appchains.
James Mitchell20 hours ago
XRP Draws $42.32M Inflows to Lead Crypto Fund Flows
XRP News XRP, the native asset of the XRP Ledger, drew $42.32 million in net inflows during the five-hour window tracked at 14:30 KST on Aug. 22, the largest intake of any crypto asset in the session. The same snapshot shows <a href="https://
Sarah Chen20 hours agoUpdated:Aug 23, 12:01 AM
Stellar (XLM) Nears Key Resistance After 22% Weekly Rally to $0.191
Stellar (XLM) closed the week up 22.33% at $0.19111, tracking XRP's rally and nearing key resistance as RWA growth and Protocol 28 catalysts loom.
James Mitchell20 hours ago
The Sandbox SAND Token Exploit Mints Over 500M Tokens on Base
The Sandbox's SAND token faced an exploit on Base, with over 500 million tokens minted. Upbit and Bithumb responded with warnings and suspension of deposits…
Michael Roberts21 hours ago
XRP Jumps 10% After Breaking Key $1.34 Level
XRP News XRP (XRP) delivered one of its strongest single-day advances in months on Aug. 22, rallying roughly 10% to the $1.40 region after a prolonged consolidation near $1.00. The breakout carried the token through the $1.16 resistance zone
Emily Watson22 hours agoUpdated:Aug 22, 02:06 PM
Elon Musk’s 2021 Bitcoin (BTC) ‘No Throat to Choke’ Argument Resurfaces
A 2021 clip of Elon Musk defending Bitcoin (BTC) is circulating again. SEC filings show Tesla and SpaceX hold 30,221 BTC.
Sarah ChenAug 22, 2026
Bitcoin (BTC) Holds Above $78K After 20% Three-Day Rally
Bitcoin News Bitcoin (BTC) extended its sharp advance on Aug. 22, with market data showing the asset briefly trading above $79,000 before consolidating in the $78,000 area, extending a three-day rally of roughly 20%. The move followe
Sarah ChenAug 22, 2026Updated:Aug 22, 01:32 PM
Nvidia (NVDA) Losing Streak Hits Six Sessions, Longest Since 2022
Nvidia stock fell for a sixth day, down 4.7% to $214.75, ahead of Q2 earnings. Analysts expect $2.01 EPS.
Emily WatsonAug 22, 2026
Bitcoin (BTC) Traders Eye Moderna's 177% Surge
Bitcoin traders are watching Moderna's 177% surge after a successful Phase 3 melanoma trial added $30B in market value. Here's what it signals.
James MitchellAug 22, 2026
Grayscale Files 4th Amendment for Zcash (ZEC) ETF
Zcash News Grayscale has filed a fourth amendment to its registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, advancing a plan to convert the Grayscale Zcash Trust into an exchange-traded fund listed on NYSE Arca under the ticker ZCSH. The fourth amendment is the late
Sarah ChenAug 21, 2026Updated:Aug 22, 12:24 PM
xStocks Drives Solana (SOL) Tokenized Stock Supply Toward $470M
Solana-based tokenized stock supply is approaching $470 million, led by xStocks; Securitize's SECZ becomes loan collateral on Loopscale.
Sarah ChenAug 21, 2026
Ripple's RLUSD Hits $2B Market Cap, Boosting XRP
Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin hit a $2.035B market cap, closing the gap with PayPal USD to under $1B as XRP Ledger supply nears $1B.
Sarah ChenAug 21, 2026
Vitalik Buterin's Ethereum (ETH) Obfuscation Post Touts 48-Byte Ciphertexts
Ethereum News Vitalik Buterin, a co-founder of Ethereum, published the third installment of his cryptography-obfuscation series on Aug. 21, centering the post on a technique he calls “local mixing.” Rather than relying on elliptic-curve
Emily WatsonAug 21, 2026Updated:Aug 22, 05:05 AM
Crypto.com Freezes CRO User’s Funds for 8 Days
Crypto.com left a user's funds frozen for eight days after deleting his exchange account; support called the account rejected, then said it did not exist.
Sarah ChenAug 21, 2026
UAE Detains 2 Binance Employees, Reviving Bitcoin AML Scrutiny
Two Binance employees were detained at UAE airports over inquiries into third-party fund flows and later released. Bitcoin (BTC) traded near $77,450.
James MitchellAug 21, 2026
Hanke's Venezuela Dollarization Bill Carries 50-80% Odds as USDT Dominates P2P
Steve Hanke's dollarization bill for Venezuela could shape USDT demand. With 50-80% passage odds, the plan targets 400% inflation and a dominant stablecoin…
Sarah ChenAug 21, 2026
Coinbase Adds Grass (GRASS) to Listing Roadmap in Four-Token Update
Coinbase placed Grass (GRASS) on its listing roadmap with three other tokens; BASECAT and DRB may trade Aug. 24, while GRASS awaits confirmation.
Michael RobertsAug 21, 2026
Ripple and Partners Unveil XRPL Lending to Counter 98% Crypto-Centric DeFi Yield
Ripple, Clearpool, and Cicada are building an institutional lending platform on the XRP Ledger to redirect DeFi yields toward real-world credit, with $930M in…
James MitchellAug 21, 2026
Citadel Clears $2B Bitcoin Miner Overhang, Ken Griffin Says Seller Nearly Finished
Bitcoin News Citadel has unwound more than 80% of the risk it absorbed from a $1.99 billion Bitcoin miner portfolio, removing the seller that pressed on mining stocks for roughly three weeks. Traders had spent that window watching mi
Sarah ChenAug 21, 2026Updated:Aug 22, 06:55 AM
XRP Tops Upbit's $1.84B Trading Surge in South Korea
XRP led Upbit's 273% volume surge to $1.84B in South Korea. COINOTAG's composite engine flags $1.4295 resistance and $1.3396 support.
Sarah ChenAug 21, 2026
Goldman Sachs Rebuilds $86.5M XRP ETF Position in Q2
Goldman Sachs returned to XRP ETFs in Q2 with an $86.5M stake across five funds, after reporting zero exposure in the prior quarter.
Sarah ChenAug 21, 2026
Solana Memecoin OnlyMarms Raises $120K to Rescue Marmot Study
OnlyMarms, a Solana memecoin, has sent over $120,000 in Pump.fun trading fees to a 64-year marmot research project after federal grants dried up.
Emily WatsonAug 21, 2026
Nomura's Laser Digital Japan Registers as Crypto Exchange Operator, a 4-Year First, With Bitcoin (BTC)
Nomura's Laser Digital Japan became the first new crypto exchange operator in Japan in about four years; six assets including Bitcoin are approved.
Sarah ChenAug 21, 2026
Ethereum Flips XRP Ledger in RLUSD Supply With $989.34M
Ethereum has overtaken XRP Ledger in RLUSD circulating supply, with $989.34M on Ethereum vs $941.36M on XRPL; total RLUSD supply hits $1.939B ATH.
Sarah ChenAug 21, 2026
Standard Chartered Says Bitcoin Could Retest $126K by Year-End
Bitcoin News Standard Chartered's global head of digital asset research, Geoff Kendrick, said in a Friday note that Bitcoin (BTC) could move toward its $126,000 all-time high</
Sarah ChenAug 21, 2026Updated:Aug 21, 11:41 PM
Arthur Hayes Names Ethereum (ETH) His Largest Non-Bitcoin Holding With $5,000 Target
Arthur Hayes says Ethereum is his largest non-Bitcoin holding as Sharplink stakes 39,319 ETH. ETH targets $5,000 above $3,000.
James MitchellAug 21, 2026
US Spot Bitcoin ETFs Record 8,879 BTC Net Inflow on Aug. 21
Bitcoin News US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded a net inflow of 8,879 BTC on Aug. 21, worth approximately $684 million. The data covers the full US trading session and reflects changes in fund holdings rather than secondary-ma
Emily WatsonAug 21, 2026Updated:Aug 22, 08:33 AM
Morgan Stanley Launches Ethereum (ETH) Staking ETP With 0.14% Sponsor Fee
Morgan Stanley's Ethereum Trust (MSSE) brings staking yield into an ETP with a 0.14% fee and a 50%-80% staking range.
Michael RobertsAug 21, 2026
Whale Addresses Add 300M XRP in 96 Hours
Whale wallets bought 300M XRP in 96 hours as XRP's breakout targets $1.48; COINOTAG's 42-indicator engine scores resistance at 84/100.
Sarah ChenAug 21, 2026