Crypto

cypherpunks 46m zcash markup turns a 4 7m operating loss into 39 4m of net income Remove a single accounting entry and Cypherpunk Technologies would be reporting a rough quarter. Leave it in place and the company shows $39.4 million in net income.

Cypherpunk’s $46M Zcash Markup Turns a $4.7M Operating Loss Into $39.4M of Net Income

barca mobile brings a stellar powered wallet into its app with wirex a In Brief:

Barça Mobile Brings a Stellar-Powered Wallet Into Its App With Wirex and Crossmint

bitcoin ether and usdt russias central bank narrows retail crypto trading to three assets A shortlist of just three assets is what Russia's central bank is prepared to open to retail investors on regulated exchanges: bitcoin, ether and USDT. Nothing else is on it. Tether's dollar-linked token is the sole stablecoin to survive the initial cut.

Bitcoin, Ether and USDT: Russia’s Central Bank Narrows Retail Crypto Trading to Three Assets

harmony mint exploit wipes 40 off one but bitcoin holds near 64000 with u s cpi in view Someone conjured roughly 4 billion ONE tokens out of empty blocks on Harmony — about 26% of the token's circulating supply — and bitcoin hardly flinched. That contrast explains most of what this market is doing at the moment.

Harmony mint exploit wipes 40% off ONE, but Bitcoin holds near $64,000 with U.S. CPI in view

boe phase 2 trial puts stablecoins and the digital pound inside one trade finance payment The Bank of England has skipped past the question of whether stablecoins or a central bank digital currency comes out on top. What it wants to know is whether the two can sit inside the same payment, covering one invoice, at the same moment.

BOE Phase 2 trial puts stablecoins and the digital pound inside one trade finance payment

Arbitrum Announces 220M Gaming Catalyst Program In Brief:

Arbitrum’s ARBZERODEV code unlocks three months of ZeroDev Growth for free until Aug. 22

xrp open interest swells to its highest since october just as cpi day arrives Futures open interest on XRP has climbed to 2.67 billion XRP, a stack worth roughly $2.73 billion. Not since October has the figure been this large, and it marks a jump from the 2.25 billion XRP recorded when the month began. All of that positioning is accumulating while the token hovers just pennies away from a threshold traders have had circled for weeks.

XRP Open Interest Swells to Its Highest Since October Just as CPI Day Arrives

bank of russia clears bitcoin ethereum and usdt for licensed trading venues In Brief:

Bank of Russia Clears Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT for Licensed Trading Venues

moneygram ramps goes live on solana offering cash out across 170 countries Cash in from twenty-five countries; cash out in more than 170. That lopsided ratio is the most revealing detail of MoneyGram Ramps launching on Solana, and it says plenty about who the product is actually built for.

MoneyGram Ramps goes live on Solana, offering cash-out across 170 countries

cardano earned its etf fast lane on aug 9 its only sponsor had quit on aug 7 On Aug. 7, Grayscale withdrew the registration for its Cardano Trust ETF. Two days later, on Aug. 9, ADA crossed the six-month CME futures threshold that would have allowed a spot ETF to bypass the most grinding stretch of SEC review altogether.

Cardano earned its ETF fast lane on Aug. 9 — its only sponsor had quit on Aug. 7