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08-13
Securitize's Q2 tokenized assets reach $4.3 billion amid revenue decline
CoinDesk reports:Securitize disclosed that its average tokenized assets under management reached a record $4.3 billion in the second quarter of 2026. However, increased asset volumes and trading activity did not translate into corresponding revenue growth; the company’s revenue declined 5% year-over
EtherFi Cash Deploys Dedicated Aave V4 Instance on Optimism, Lending Capacity Expected to Reach $500 Million by 2027
According to Huoxing Finance, EtherFi announced that its existing lending infrastructure for EtherFi Cash can no longer meet growth demands, and it is currently deploying a dedicated Aave V4 instance on the Optimism chain to support credit card backend operations. EtherFi Cash currently has $22 mill
DeepSeek Harness Becomes the Fastest-Growing Open-Source Project on GitHub with 22,000 Stars in 1.5 Hours
According to Beating Monitor, DeepSeek Harness has been open-sourced for just one and a half hours, and its GitHub stars have already surpassed 22,000, continuing to rise rapidly. It is DeepSeek’s first Agent product, designed to freely assemble different Agents using plugins and presets. This pace
Cardano Integrates with Dune Analytics to Provide Governance Dashboards
Cardano’s on-chain data is now live on Dune Analytics, giving community members direct access to governance tables, stake pool metrics, and ecosystem dashboards. The integration, which went live in early April 2026, is designed to bring Cardano’s data observability closer to the level enjoyed by eco
Goldman Sachs: The Fed's July Inaction Was Correct; It Should Remain Open Ahead of September
Goldman Sachs analyst Robert Kaplan said the Federal Reserve’s decision not to raise rates in July was “absolutely” correct, urging policymakers to maintain flexibility until September, citing the complex factors influencing inflation and warning that rigid forward guidance could be counterproductiv
Ether.fi Launches Tokenized Stocks, Portfolio-Backed Loans in DeFi Platform
Ether.fi just went from being the place you park your ETH for staking rewards to something that looks a lot more like a bank. The Ethereum liquid staking protocol launched its “Summer release” on August 13, introducing in-app trading of tokenized stocks and metals, portfolio-backed borrowing through
Neutrl Pauses Minting and Redemptions Amid Reserve Impact Assessment
Neutrl, which aims to provide market-neutral yield, paused minting, redemptions, and other protocol functions on Thursday, citing circumstances affecting protocol reserves. NUSD, the protocol’s synthetic dollar, had a market capitalization of about $53.3 million.Neutrl said it acted on advice from l
Bitwise CIO Predicts Crypto Valuations Outside Bitcoin Could Double via Buybacks and Burns
TL;DRBitwise CIO Matt Hougan says crypto valuations outside Bitcoin could at least double as protocols increasingly connect revenue to tokens through buybacks and burns.Hyperliquid directs about 99% of revenue toward HYPE buybacks and burns, while Uniswap and Aave also use protocol economics to supp
Market Lowers Expectations for Fed Rate Hikes as Inflation Eases
Odaily Planet Daily report: As oil prices declined, reinforcing optimistic sentiment around inflation prospects, bond traders have largely stopped pricing in a Fed rate hike this year. The rebound in the U.S. Treasury market pushed yields down by as much as 9 basis points across maturities, with the
U.S. July PPI Stalls, Core Inflation Rises, Fed Hike Odds Fall to 40%
BlockBeats news: On August 13, the U.S. July PPI annual rate came in at 4.7%, the lowest since March, below the market expectation of 4.9% and significantly lower than the previous reading of 5.5%; the monthly PPI rate remained flat, below the expected 0.2%. The core PPI annual rate of 4.2% matched
Intel is researching CPU and memory stacking architecture to reduce AI agent latency.
Odaily Planet Daily reports that Chuanmu posted on X that Lip-Bu Tan revealed during a podcast interview on Tech Surge that Intel is researching a new memory architecture that stacks CPUs with memory, packaging them together to reduce latency in AI agent operations and improve AI agent efficiency.
Grok 4.6 deploys three optimizations in production, enhancing chat performance.
According to monitoring by Beating, Grok 4.6 has begun participating in optimizing its own inference system. SpaceXAI disclosed in the model card that they enabled an earlier version of Grok 4.6 to autonomously accelerate Grok Chat. The model can test optimization strategies on its own, but must pro
Solana Network Survives Validator Outage Amid Price Consolidation
Key Insights:Latest Solana news revealed that the network stayed online despite an outage affecting 102 validators.Solana price remains in focus as steady futures buying continues during the current consolidation.Solana recorded strong DEX volume and app revenue compared with other leading blockchai
Robinhood Prices $200M IPO for Private-Market Fund RVII
Robinhood Ventures Fund II priced 8 million common shares at $25 each, creating a $200 million gross initial public offering for a fund designed to give retail investors exposure to private companies.Robinhood said the shares are expected to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Aug. 13 un
SEI Price Tests $0.04 Support Amid Rising Network Activity
The SEI price is holding near the $0.04 level after a prolonged decline, testing the lower boundary of its descending structure. At the same time, network activity has shown signs of improvement, raising hopes that demand could begin supporting a recovery. With $0.045 acting as the first major hurdl
