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Ripple Backs RLUSD Lending Push on XRP Ledger With Clearpool, Cicada

Coins Legend August 22, 2026 0

Ripple, Clearpool and Cicada Partners are building an institutional lending market on the XRP Ledger using RLUSD as the credit asset. The initiative aims to move DeFi yield away from trading-driven strategies and toward loans backed by real business demand. Ripple, Clearpool and Cicada Shift

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New Phase for XRP Could Emerge as AI Agents Move Toward Real Spending

Coins Legend August 22, 2026 0

AI agents could open a new phase for XRP by moving from digital purchases toward real-world spending under user-defined limits. Chandler Fang says lasting XRPL adoption will depend on useful economic activity rather than transaction volume alone. AI Agents Could Expand XRP Commerce A new phase for XRP could emerge as autonomous software advances from […]

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South Korea Deploys AI to Bust Crypto Market Manipulation

Coins Legend August 22, 2026 0

South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service has deployed an AI-powered surveillance system to monitor crypto markets and detect unfair trading practices in real time. Algorithms Track ‘Racehorse’ and ‘Cage’ Schemes South Korea’s financial regulator has reportedly deployed a real-time, artificial intelligence-powered market surveillance system to detect unfair trading and

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Analysts See Strong Bitcoin Rally, But Profit-Taking Risk Remains

Coins Legend August 22, 2026 0

Bitcoin’s climb to multi-month highs ran on spot buying, not borrowed money, giving the rally a longer runway than a typical squeeze, Bitfinex analysts say. The coins now in profit could still trigger 2026’s largest wave of profit-taking. Why Bitfinex Sees a Longer Runway Than a Squeeze Bitcoin’s climb to a multi-month high has left […]

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Grayscale Names 3 Crypto Tokens That Could Gain From New SEC Rules

Coins Legend August 22, 2026 0

Grayscale says proposed SEC fundraising rules could benefit ETH, SOL and BNB by increasing token issuance, bringing more U.S. issuers and investors onchain and potentially driving value to the three native assets. Grayscale Identifies Three Potential Beneficiaries Public blockchain activity could expand under proposed U.S. fundraising rules, Grayscale Head of Research Zach

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Selig Turns up the Heat as CFTC Readies Its Own Crypto Rules

Coins Legend August 21, 2026 0

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Michael Selig has ordered agency staff to prepare a backup regulatory framework for cryptocurrency markets if Congress fails to advance the stalled Clarity Act. Speaking Thursday at the CFTC Innovation Advisory Committee’s inaugural meeting in Washington, Selig explained that legislation remains his preferred route but

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ARK’s Valente Sees RWA Trading Reshaping DeFi Platform Economics

Coins Legend August 21, 2026 0

ARK Invest’s Lorenzo Valente sees specialized RWA markets redistributing power across DeFi, which could give customer-facing applications greater control over liquidity and revenue. That evolution could reshape fee allocation without triggering a broad migration toward app-specific chains. Specialized RWA Venues Could Reshape Onchain Liquidity Real-world asset (RWA) growth

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How Bitcoin Hardware Wallets Supported Users During the Coldcard Crisis

Coins Legend August 21, 2026 0

As there’s no single best bitcoin hardware wallet, only different features and trade-offs, their manufacturers also vary in how they have supported their customers following the Coldcard crisis. Fast, clear, and helpful communication might be the factor that protects your funds during similar emergencies. Bitcoin.com News looked into how the top 13 manufacturers of these

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Bitgo Breaks Into Korea With Hana and SK Telecom in Its Corner

Coins Legend August 21, 2026 0

Bitgo Korea just cracked one of Asia’s toughest crypto markets, securing regulatory registration to provide cryptocurrency custody and transfer services to institutional clients in South Korea and planting a direct flag in one of the world’s busiest digital asset markets. The Korea Financial Intelligence Unit accepted Bitgo Korea’s Virtual Asset Service Provider, or VASP,

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Hungary Repeals Strict Crypto Rules to Align With EU MiCA Framework

Coins Legend August 21, 2026 0

The Hungarian parliament voted to repeal the provisions that required a validation check for crypto asset conversions to be legal. The move also removes crypto-related offenses imposing penalties of up to eight years of imprisonment from the national criminal code. Hungary Decriminalizes Crypto Assets’ Offenses in Line With MiCA Implementation Hungary is repealing