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XLS-66 would let XRPL vaults fund uncollateralized fixed-term loans. Brokers underwrite off-chain. First-loss capital is optional, not a guarantee.
By Maham Arslan · Aug 20, 2026 · 4 min read
FalconX and Ethena set a $1 billion secured warehouse for USDe reserves. Capacity is not cash out the door. Ethena keeps a…
By Maham Arslan · Aug 20, 2026 · 3 min read
Coinbase (COIN) stock surged 9.55% to $160 on Aug. 19 as Bitcoin rallied past $69,500 and the OCC vowed final GENIUS Act…
By Maham Arslan · Aug 20, 2026 · 3 min read
Hyperliquid’s HYPE rose more than 20% and passed Dogecoin’s market cap. Fees jumped with perp volume. The ranking gap is only a…
By Maham Arslan · Aug 20, 2026 · 3 min read
Ether rose 18% to about $2,253 as volume jumped 402%. April supply near $2,426 and $98 million of Hyperliquid shorts are the…
By Maham Arslan · Aug 20, 2026 · 3 min read
Solana and XRP each gained about 10% as U.S. spot ETFs took in $2.1 million and $2.35 million. Charts say XRP has…
By Maham Arslan · Aug 20, 2026 · 3 min read
Trump told crypto executives to pass a “fair version” of the Clarity Act. The Senate’s first procedural vote is Sept. 15 and…
By Arslan Ali Butt · Aug 20, 2026 · 4 min read
Trump vowed an “economic D-Day” against Iran after a 60-day deal lapsed. Brent near $92 and bitcoin near $69,000 after Treasury doubled…
By Arslan Ali Butt · Aug 20, 2026 · 4 min read
Andrew Cuomo told SALT the U.S. is behind the EU on crypto rules and pressed the Senate to pass the CLARITY Act…
By Arslan Ali Butt · Aug 19, 2026 · 4 min read
Ethereum’s Platåberget testnet forks Glamsterdam on August 20, testing a 200 million gas floor, ePBS and fee rules that break older 21,000-gas…
By Maham Arslan · Aug 19, 2026 · 3 min read