Elon Musk Grok AI Predicts XRP could reach three-digit prices by the end of 2026. However, XRP price action has made that prediction much harder to justify. XRP trades near $1.00 today, after falling below the psychological level earlier this month. The token reached a 2025 peak near $3.65 before losing most of those gains….
[PRESS RELEASE – Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, August 17th, 2026] BITmarkets has published a new study, Crypto and Elite Athletes: More Than Just a Sponsorship, exploring what happened when crypto’s rapid rise met the world of elite sport. From NFT collections and fan tokens to equity deals and salaries converted into bitcoin, the…
Dutch prosecutors have sold cryptocurrency seized from bankrupt trading platform Knaken for €2.2 million ($2.5 million), leaving the proceeds as the only money currently available in an estate facing customer claims estimated at €10 million to €12 million. Summary Dutch prosecutors sold seized Knaken crypto for €2.2 million to help repay creditors. About 6,300 customers…
In XRP news today, Ripple fell as low as $0.99 during the August 12 session, slipping below $1 for the first time since November 2024. The token first crossed $1 on Nov. 16, 2024, before reaching a peak of $3.42 in July 2025. The broader crypto market downturn has since erased much of that advance….
All eyes are on Anthropic now with their IPO heavily expected to hit the market in October. Anthropic appears to be moving closer to its initial public offering (IPO), which undoubtedly is one of the most closely watched technology listings of 2026. The emerging consensus is that Claude’s maker could reach the public markets…
Stripe has reportedly finalized an agreement to acquire AI model-routing platform OpenRouter for more than $7 billion, months after the startup was valued at $1.3 billion in its latest funding round. Summary Stripe has reportedly agreed to acquire OpenRouter for more than $7 billion. OpenRouter was valued at $1.3 billion after raising $113 million in…
Perhaps the most notable event in the following days would be the Federal Reserve minutes release of the 28-29 July FOMC meeting. The new business week has started on the right foot, as after a highly dull and sluggish weekend, bitcoin has finally charted a minor increase to $63,500. The following days have some…
Bitcoin traded around $63,460 during Asian hours on Monday, Aug. 17, recovering 0.7% over 24 hours but remaining 2.3% lower over seven days as the cryptocurrency market entered another week with limited momentum. Summary Bitcoin traded near $63,460 Monday, gaining 0.7% daily while remaining 2.3% lower across the week. Hyperliquid rose 3.4% daily and 8.7%…
The latest SEC filings showed that some of Wall Street’s biggest names have been quietly scooping XRP ETF shares. Here’s who holds the most. Although the broader landscape around XRP and the ETFs behind it is nowhere near the peaks from last year, some of the most prominent names on Wall Street have not…
Sandisk-linked perpetual futures have become the crypto market’s largest equity perpetual trade, with aggregate SNDK open interest reaching $1.73 billion on Aug. 17 across 32 tracked venues. Summary SNDK stock perpetual open interest reached $1.73 billion, ranking first among equity-linked perpetual contracts globally. Twenty-four-hour SNDK perpetual volume reached $2.51 billion, nearly eight times Micron’s comparable…
