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XRP Whale Activity Explodes 280% as Price Falls Below $1: What’s Going On?

XRP Whale Activity Explodes 280% as Price Falls Below $1: What’s Going On?

XRP Whale Activity Explodes 280% as Price Falls Below $1: What’s Going On?

POL August 18, 2026

Large XRP transactions skyrocketed over the past day, which just adds more to the Ripple whale picture...

BitBox patches ‘severe’ wallet flaws that could put funds at risk

BitBox patches ‘severe’ wallet flaws that could put funds at risk

BitBox patches ‘severe’ wallet flaws that could put funds at risk

POL August 18, 2026

BitBox recommended all users update to firmware version 9.26.5 and said it had received no reports of...

Bitcoin turned $10,000 into $870,000 in a decade where 87% of active stock funds failed to beat passive rivals

Bitcoin turned $10,000 into $870,000 in a decade where 87% of active stock funds failed to beat passive rivals

Bitcoin turned $10,000 into $870,000 in a decade where 87% of active stock funds failed to beat passive rivals

POL August 18, 2026

Bitcoin returned 87 times over a decade, while only 13% of actively managed US large-cap equity funds...

Live updates: Bitcoin holds $64,000 as surging yields and oil drain risk appetite

Live updates: Bitcoin holds $64,000 as surging yields and oil drain risk appetite

Live updates: Bitcoin holds $64,000 as surging yields and oil drain risk appetite

POL August 18, 2026

The 30-year Treasury yield hit its highest since 2007 and Brent topped $91 as the US-Iran conflict...

KuCoin’s new perp rule can turn one funding-rate extreme into 36 hours of hourly settlements

KuCoin’s new perp rule can turn one funding-rate extreme into 36 hours of hourly settlements

KuCoin’s new perp rule can turn one funding-rate extreme into 36 hours of hourly settlements

POL August 18, 2026

USDT and USDC contracts move from the next period, while returning to four-hour settlement requires 36 stable...

Important Ripple (XRP) Partnership Targets Cross-Border Remittances

Important Ripple (XRP) Partnership Targets Cross-Border Remittances

Important Ripple (XRP) Partnership Targets Cross-Border Remittances

POL August 18, 2026

South Korea’s Jeonbuk Bank is set to deploy Ripple Payments as businesses seek faster alternatives to traditional...

Jane Street Reveals Over $1 Billion Invested in Bitcoin ETFs

Jane Street Reveals Over $1 Billion Invested in Bitcoin ETFs

Jane Street Reveals Over $1 Billion Invested in Bitcoin ETFs

POL August 18, 2026

The quant trading heavyweight rebuilt its Bitcoin ETF exposure during the second quarter, with BlackRock’s fund accounting...

XRP slips below $1 even as a Korean regional bank adopts Ripple Payments

XRP slips below $1 even as a Korean regional bank adopts Ripple Payments

XRP slips below $1 even as a Korean regional bank adopts Ripple Payments

POL August 18, 2026

Jeonbuk Bank will use Ripple’s 24/7 cross-border payment service for business remittances, but it is unknown whether...

The bitcoin price level where leveraged bulls could get whacked

The bitcoin price level where leveraged bulls could get whacked

The bitcoin price level where leveraged bulls could get whacked

POL August 18, 2026

Bulls are stacking longs, liquidity is thinning and one key level could trigger large liquidations. CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum,...

Ethereum Foundation warns some tools may break with Glamsterdam upgrade

Ethereum Foundation warns some tools may break with Glamsterdam upgrade

Ethereum Foundation warns some tools may break with Glamsterdam upgrade

POL August 18, 2026

Developers have been urged to test on Plataberget before Glamsterdam’s new gas model reaches Ethereum’s other testnets...