Polkadot is shifting to reposition itself within the present bull market by introducing a devoted unit to bridge its ecosystem with institutional capital. On Aug. 19, the community announced the launch of Polkadot Capital Group, a capital markets-focused division designed to draw Wall Road buyers and construct stronger ties with conventional finance. Based on the…
Coinbase’s Layer 2 network, Base, has announced it will start collecting coined content as part of its push to support creators in a new digital economy. In an Aug. 7 post on X, the Ethereum layer-2 said it will hold these tokens indefinitely, with no plans to trade or sell them. It also stressed that…
China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) has warned that a foreign crypto company is collecting iris scan data under the guise of token distribution, raising serious concerns about personal and national security. In an Aug. 5 statement, the ministry revealed that the firm is gathering iris data from users worldwide and transmitting it to an…
Aave DAO has repurchased 70,000 AAVE tokens, or 0.5% of its total supply, in less than six months of its token buyback initiative. In an Aug. 4 post on X, DeFi analysis platform Token Logic stated that the platform acquired these tokens for $15.7 million at an average purchase price of $223.33 per token. The…
BitMine Immersion Technologies, the largest corporate holder of Ethereum, revealed that its total holdings are now at 833,137 ETH valued at over $2.9 billion, according to an Aug. 4 statement. This development places BitMine far ahead of previous frontrunner SharpLink, which reportedly holds 438,000 ETH. With this latest acquisition, BitMine has also climbed to third…
Coinbase’s second-quarter earnings report for 2025 revealed a surprising shake-up in trading revenue distribution. Bitwise’s head of research Ryan Rasmussen pointed out that XRP contributed more revenue to the exchange than Ethereum, despite its long absence from the platform. According to the data, XRP contributed 13% of Coinbase’s Q2 earnings and 16% of its total…
BNB, the native token powering the Binance ecosystem, has reached a new milestone amid renewed market interest and institutional activity. On July 28, the digital asset briefly hit a record price of $854 before easing to approximately $847.5 at the time of writing. This latest surge marks a 7% daily increase and caps a month-long…
Justin Sun, founder of the Tron blockchain, has set an ambitious goal for Tron Inc. to join the Nasdaq 100 index within the next three years. In a July 25 post on X (formerly Twitter), Sun revealed that Tron Inc. is actively working toward qualifying for inclusion in the tech-heavy index, which features companies like…
PUMP, the native token of memecoin launch platform Pump.fun, faces mounting selling pressure following its rapid price drop. According to blockchain analytics firm SpotOnChain, 31.6% of the 10,145 successful presale participants have offloaded their PUMP tokens on decentralized exchanges. Adding to the trend, 53% of presale buyers have moved their tokens to new wallets, including…