Markets
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XRP Holders Can Now Trade Options Using Flare’s FXRP as Collateral

The Derive integration gives XRP holders a way to hedge or speculate without depositing their tokens with a centralized exchange.…
Aug 13, 2026
Markets

MUFG PoC to bring Japanese government bond repo transactions onchain

MUFG’s experiment plans to bring Japanese government bond repo transactions onchain to achieve 24/7 settlement, as well as improved capital…
Aug 13, 2026
Markets

Why millions of everyday savers will soon own Bitcoin without ever downloading a crypto app

A future Bitcoin buyer may encounter the asset through a portfolio they already own. An adviser can add a small…
Aug 13, 2026
Markets

Study finds 65,340 risky crypto addresses tied to $574 million in losses

Two newly described vectors account for about $15.7 million, while the larger estimate covers the full detected misuse corpus. The…
Aug 13, 2026
DeFi

Fidelity Files to Add Staking and Quarterly Cash Payouts to Its $900 Million Ether ETF

The Fidelity Ethereum Fund could stake up to 100% of its ether, keep 85% of the rewards and convert what…
Aug 13, 2026
Institutional

Goldman Sachs to Acquire NEOS for up to $2.25 Billion, Gaining a $1 Billion Bitcoin Income ETF

The deal delivers three crypto covered-call funds, including a $1.1 billion bitcoin ETF yielding about 27%, four months after Goldman…
Aug 13, 2026
Institutional

BlackRock’s Bitcoin income ETF offset less than 30% of its $1.2M crypto losses with options

The fund booked $344,849 in option gains, yet its cited NAV, Bitcoin and IBIT declines start on different dates. The…
Aug 12, 2026
Markets

Prediction markets should dial back faulty filings for incentives to boost trading: CFTC

The U.S. regulator of platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket suggests the industry is getting into bad compliance habits that…
Aug 12, 2026
Markets

Cypherpunk secures a $46M Zcash gain and turns a $4.7M operating loss into $39.4M profit

The company had $7.6 million in cash as its biotech subsidiary began seeking resources for Phase 3. The post Cypherpunk…
Aug 12, 2026
Markets

Securitize falls 20% after earnings miss as tokenization revenue falls short

Tokenized assets hit a record and trading activity jumped, but revenue slipped in the firm’s first earnings report since going…
Aug 12, 2026