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08-04
XRP Adoption Grows as CLARITY Act Gains Momentum
XRP ecosystem growth and CLARITY Act discussions continue shaping institutional interest across the evolving digital asset landscape.Developer initiatives and regulatory progress are strengthening attention on XRP’s long-term role within financial infrastructure.Strategic reserve speculation remains
Samsung to Integrate Native Stablecoin Features into 800 Million Galaxy Phones
Odaily Planet Daily reports that Samsung plans to add native stablecoin functionality to 800 million new Galaxy smartphones via Samsung Wallet, including savings and payment accounts pegged to fiat currencies, with potential support for tokens such as USDC.
This initiative builds on Samsung’s exis
NVIDIA's Jensen Huang Accidentally Follows RTX Meme Coin Community Member, Token Surges 7x Before Dropping
According to ME News, on August 5 (UTC+8), Jensen Huang inadvertently followed @TradeSager, a member of the BSC-based stock meme coin community for "RTX," on the X platform.
It is believed that Huang followed the account after seeing @TradeSager’s tweets tagged with #RTX, or due to a lack of famil
Ethereum Proposes EIP-8361 to Reduce Staking Rewards as Staking Rate Rises
Ethereum Foundation member Justin Drake and other developers have submitted a new proposal called EIP-8361 aimed at changing Ethereum’s ETH issuance policy. The proposal suggests a gradual reduction in rewards given to validators as the amount of ETH staked increases, and zeroing out the net staking
Apple Partners with Google's Gemini for Siri, Alphabet to Spend $175B–$185B on AI Infrastructure
Apple just made a decision that tells you everything about where AI is headed. Rather than building its own large language models from scratch, the company chose Google’s Gemini to power the next generation of Siri.The deal sent Alphabet’s market cap to $4 trillion in January 2026, briefly making it
Alibaba Releases Qwen Max AI Model, Closes Gap with Claude and ChatGPT
Alibaba has announced that it will release the Qwen Max AI model with public weights next week. The move places the Chinese tech giant in closer competition with leading American models like Claude and ChatGPT, although it reportedly still lags in coding abilities. The Qwen Max is part of Alibaba’s
SK Hynix Gets Wedbush Backing Amid AI Memory Shortage
SK Hynix, the South Korean memory chipmaker that controls roughly 58% of the high-bandwidth memory market, has earned a bullish endorsement from Wedbush as a persistent global memory shortage continues to tighten its grip on the AI supply chain. The analyst firm positioned SK Hynix as one of the pri
dYdX Reports $1.58 Trillion in Cumulative Trading Volume in H1 2026 Ecosystem Report
TL;DRdYdX reported more than $1.58 trillion in cumulative trading volume, including $406 billion since its Chain launched, alongside $66.3 million in protocol fees.H1 volume totaled about $32 billion, while 55 governance proposals, 22.3 million cumulative DYDX buybacks and $48.1 million in staking r
New York Sues Kalshi Over Prediction Market Gambling Laws
New York has escalated its legal battle against Kalshi, suing the prediction market after a federal judge declined to block the state from enforcing its gambling laws against the company.The lawsuit deepens a dispute over whether federally regulated prediction markets fall under state gambling laws.
NVIDIA’s Jensen Huang Accidentally Follows RTX Meme Coin Community Member on X, Token Surges 7x Before Pulling Back
BlockBeats report, August 5: Jensen Huang accidentally followed @TradeSager, a member of the BSC ecosystem stock meme coin "RTX" community, on X tonight.Perhaps seeing the tweet with the RTX tag posted by @TradeSager, or perhaps not being familiar with the cryptocurrency community and tagging rules
Italy's Largest Bank Cuts IBIT Exposure by 94% While Tripling Staked ETH Holdings
Italy’s largest banking group, Intesa Sanpaolo, sharply reduced its reported exposure to BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) in the second quarter.While its BTC-related position changed, the bank more than tripled its holdings in staked ETH.IBIT Holdings PlungesAccording to its latest Form 13F,
BICO volume surges 3x the 7-day average, price up 56.6%
BICO's trading volume over the past 24 hours has surged to nearly three times the 7-day average, with the price rising cumulatively by 56.6% to $0.0185, currently ranking 7th on AiCoin's Hot Search List.
A significant increase in trading volume accompanied by price strength typically indicates heig
Bitcoin active addresses and whale transactions surge; Coldcard security incident causes over $130 million in losses.
Over the past 7 days, Bitcoin had 712,000 active addresses and 61,800 whale transactions exceeding $100,000 each, with users moving funds due to the Coldcard security incident, resulting in losses of over 2,055 BTC and $130 million. (Santiment)
Bitdeer Shares Surge 23% on $4.7 Billion AI Data Center Deal
Bitdeer’s pivot into high-performance computing just separated mining firms with a future from those without. The company co-founded by Jihan Wu watched its shares surge 23% after announcing a massive AI colocation deal in Norway.According to the original report, subsidiary Tydal Data Center AS sign
VIC Enters Top 5 on AiCoin Hot Search, Market Attention Increases
VIC has entered the top 5 of AiCoin’s trending list for the first time in the past 7 days, maintaining its position at #5 within the last 24 hours, indicating a clear rise in market attention.
Meanwhile, trading volume has surged to 5.1 times the 7-day average, with the price rising cumulatively by
