Riot Platforms locked in a $9.1 billion Anthropic deal, but its bridge loan expires before the rent starts
The December 2026 maturity leaves Riot’s still-undisclosed credit backstop at the center of the project’s financing handoff.
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Zcash surges 62% to $880 as holders prepare to vote on changing how ZEC is issued
Spendable shielded ZEC must be in Ironwood at the snapshot before the Aug. 25 to Sept. 14 poll.
Bitcoin price gains pull new investors into crypto, Fed experiment shows
Bitcoin price gains can draw new buyers into crypto by lifting expectations for future returns, a Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland experiment found. According to the report, participants shown Bitcoin's previous 12-month performance became more bullish on crypto. They were…
BitMart is talking about reopening before it has answered the withdrawal question
The plan may revive some operations, but it has not canceled the exchange’s trading halt or withdrawal recommendation.
XRP crashes 37% in one Bitstamp wick while the wider market tells a different story
Kraken and OKX showed far smaller ranges, and $3.66 billion in XRP open interest remained after the liquidation wave.
$400M AI crypto treasury firm seeks second reverse split while restoring capacity for 3 billion shares
A September 3 vote would cut holder balances 160-for-1, then return authorized capacity to 3 billion shares.
Cleaning firm dumps Dogecoin to fund $100M AI pivot amid stock dilution warning
The company had 502.1 million shares outstanding on Aug. 20, while conditional offering warrants cover another 524.2 million.
EVM network halts block production after supply exploit as TON connection remains dark
The validator-coordinated response is broader than TAC's May bridge containment, but the project has not disclosed the affected supply or a restart timetable.
Bitcoin weekend blip wiped out $250M in over leveraged long traders while open interest weakens
Open interest fell 2.65% and funding stayed near baseline, pointing to leverage clearing rather than longs rebuilding.
Bitcoin holders face unresolved fork risks as new eCash test chain launches ahead of October deadline
The Aug. 23 blocks used practice pECX while final software, replay rules and exchange handling remain unresolved.
The next phase of tokenization is utility
The following is a guest post and opinion from Vincent Maliepaard, VP of Marketing at Sentora. Tokenized funds have stopped being a novelty. Tokenized US Treasury funds alone now hold roughly $16 billion in distributed value and the list of…
Wall Street just poured nearly $90 million into altcoins as XRP, SOL and HYPE rip higher
US-listed crypto exchange-traded funds outside Bitcoin and Ethereum drew nearly $90 million last week. Investors followed a sharp market rally into XRP, Solana, Chainlink and Hyperliquid. XRP products led the group with $39.78 million of net inflows in the week…