XRP trading could get spicy after CPI report as futures bets hit highest since October
Your day-ahead look for Aug. 12, 2026
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Bitcoin holds near $64,000 as U.S. inflation data looms, Harmony exploit rattles altcoins
Markets are quiet ahead of the July inflation print, with bitcoin little changed, oil near $90 and Harmony nursing a fresh exploit.
Bank of England to test stablecoin, digital currency use in cross-border finance
The BOE-led Digital Pound Lab will test trade-finance interoperability, in which exporters receive stablecoins while importers settle in a potential digital pound.
CoreWeave surges 16% on $2.58 billion revenue quarter as AI infrastructure demand eclipses crypto
Booming AI demand sends CRWV up 16% and lifts IREN and CIFR as investors favor computing infrastructure over crypto.
Fidelity moves to add staking, quarterly payouts to near $900 million ether ETF
The fund would keep 85% of gross staking rewards, with the remaining 15% going to service providers.
One overlooked group has added $1.78 billion of selling pressure to bitcoin market
Public miners are an underappreciated source of supply hitting the market right at the margin.
Live updates: AI stocks surge on Q2 beats, bitcoin falls below $64,000 as inflation hits estimates
Blockchain data shows the Japanese treasury firm moved the bitcoin between wallets it controls, not to an exchange, so the transfer isn't a sale despite its $1.4 billion paper loss.
Crypto.com rolls out tokenized stock derivatives as crypto exchanges push into equities
The exchange is joining a tokenized stock market that has grown 600% in a year, though its products offer price exposure rather than share ownership.
Here's what bitcoin and ether traders are doing ahead of the binary U.S. CPI print
Bitcoin and ether are stuck in a tight range ahead of the CPI. Here’s how savvy traders are positioning for the pivotal release.
Harmony’s ONE dives 40% after an attack appears to mint tokens equal to quarter of supply
Harmony said in Asian morning hours it is working with exchanges to freeze funds and preparing a software fix.
Dogecoin and BNB lead majors higher as bitcoin slips near $63,700
DOGE gained almost 3% to 7 cents and BNB 2% to $614, while bitcoin was the only major in the red on both the day and the week.
XRP bridge drained for $200,000 after software mistook fake deposits for real ones
An attacker created unbacked XRP on another blockchain, then exchanged it for real XRP held in reserve. The bridge has been halted and its operator has filed a complaint with the FBI.