Solana Foundation Vice President of Technology Jacob Creech outlined several upcoming Solana upgrades on Aug. 30. Transaction V1 is scheduled for Sept. 9, while the first stage of a network rent reduction is expected during the week beginning Aug. 31. Summary Solana plans to activate Transaction V1 on September 9, increasing transaction size to 4,096…

DeFi’s latest rally reflects growing expectations that protocol economics could matter more in token valuations. DeFi tokens have climbed nearly 38% since August 17 as investors reassess how US crypto policy could affect protocol revenue and token value. SoSoValue says the rally is moving DeFi closer to a market where fees, buybacks and on-chain…

OCEAN co-founder Luke Dashjr left the Bitcoin mining pool on Aug. 29 after reaching a mutual separation agreement with its parent company, Mummolin Inc. He resigned as chairman, chief technology officer and director. Summary OCEAN co-founder Luke Dashjr resigned as chairman, chief technology officer and director by mutual agreement. Mummolin repurchased all Dashjr’s equity, ending…

“Institutions increasingly want to work with a trusted partner that can support the full lifecycle of digital assets,” said BitGo’s CEO. Crypto company BitGo has officially acquired NYDIG’s Bitcoin-focused institutional trading business. The deal was signed and completed on Thursday and reported on Friday, paying $7 million in cash and about $35.5 million in stock…

Ripple has hired London Metal Exchange treasury executive Joseph Thompson for its trading and markets team, according to an Aug. 28 report. Summary Ripple appointed Joseph Thompson to the trading and markets team, focusing on tokenization strategy and delivery. Thompson leaves LME on August 31 after nearly ten years working at the metals exchange. He…

Ripple pledged $300,000 on Aug. 29 to support emergency relief following catastrophic floods across Nepal and China’s Tibet region. Summary Ripple pledged $300,000 to World Central Kitchen and Mercy Corps for Nepal-Tibet flood relief operations. World Central Kitchen’s local restaurant partners are distributing meals across Nepal’s Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts. Mercy Corps is coordinating emergency…

Despite the record-setting inflows, XRP’s price was rejected after last week’s surge to $1.70. The winds of change continue to impact how investors view the spot XRP ETFs, with the inflows in the past week exceeding $110 million for the first time since early December, 2025. Naturally, the cumulative total net inflows have reached…

The company hasn’t announced a new BTC purchase in well over two months. Strategy’s co-founder and former CEO, Michael Saylor, took it to X earlier today to post another cryptic comment, which the community is trying to decipher. Alongside a chart showing that the company’s over 110 BTC purchases made in the past six…