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08/31/2026 01:20 AM ECB Tokenized Euro Plan Unlikely to Kill Stablecoins in Europe
TLDR: The tokenized euro would give regulated blockchain markets a direct central bank settlement asset. It would not serve as retail money initially. Schnabel says stablecoin issuers cannot create liquidity during stress. That limit weakens their case as the final wholesale settlement anchor. Pontes launches in September with finality in T2. Later upgrades will add [...]
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08/30/2026 11:47 PM Stellar RWA Market Nears $4B While XLM Price Lags Near $0.18
TLDR: The Stellar RWA market reached $3.996 billion on Aug. 29. That marks roughly 360% growth during 2026 from the $868.8 million year-end base. Spiko led issuers with $1.55 billion on Stellar. Realiz, Tradable, Franklin Templeton, and Ondo each contributed above $500 million. DTCC expects DTC-tokenized assets on Stellar during the first half of 2027. [...]
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08/30/2026 11:45 PM XRP Rallies on Derivatives Leverage as Exchange Supply Stays Locked
TLDR: XRP gained 39% since August 18 while Binance exchange reserves stayed nearly flat overall. Long liquidations hit $25.7 million on August 22, the largest single day over the past six months. Funding rates cooled from 0.010 to 0.002 across three sessions as open interest fell 13% from its peak. Total XRP transactions rose 97% [...]
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08/30/2026 11:29 PM Kalshi Reportedly Lands Exclusive US Open Prediction Deal Amid Regulatory Battles
TLDR: Kalshi reportedly secured US Open prediction rights as the tournament’s 2026 main draw opened on Aug. 30. The reported deal blocks rival prediction-market ads at the US Open venue and across ESPN tournament coverage. Kalshi added five MLB teams Aug. 25 after saying baseball trading volume had risen 36-fold year over year. Courts split [...]
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08/30/2026 11:09 PM Spectra Integrates with Stellar to Launch Fixed-Rate Interest Markets
TLDR: Spectra splits yield-bearing assets into Principal Tokens and Yield Tokens for separate trading. Yield Tokens give holders exposure to an asset’s future yield without owning it outright. Stellar’s Security Audit Bank confirms a completed Certora audit dated May 18, 2026. XCCY is also building a fixed-rate engine on Stellar, signaling growing sector demand. Spectra [...]
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08/30/2026 10:57 PM BNB Chain Tokenized Equities Near 50 Percent as bStocks Surges
TLDR: BNB Chain tokenized equities now represent roughly 45% of tracked supply, placing the network near half of the $2.9 billion market. bStocks supplied most of the increase, surpassing $500 million in assets under management while cumulative trading topped $19 billion. Ethereum still controls about 45% of the broader RWA market, supported by Treasuries, private [...]
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08/30/2026 10:26 PM S&P 500 Beat Inflation in 16 of 20 Years as Earnings Fuel 2026 Rally
TLDR: S&P 500 beat inflation in 16 of 20 years, delivering a 14.76% real return in 2025 as CPI ended at 2.7%. S&P 500 earnings are tracking 34.5% growth in Q2, helping drive the index more than 12% higher in 2026. U.S. CPI reached 3.4% in July, while PCE rose 3.7% and core PCE climbed [...]
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08/30/2026 09:28 PM Cronos Network Halts After Tectonic Price Exploit Triggers $75M Loss
TLDR: Cronos Network halted block production after Tectonic’s exploit drove preliminary losses to about $75 million. TONIC surged roughly 100-fold in 20 minutes, allowing inflated collateral to support larger Tectonic loans. Only about $6 million reached Ethereum before the halt, leaving most exploit-linked assets stranded on Cronos. Tectonic held $121.7 million in TVL and $82.7 [...]
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08/30/2026 08:21 PM Luke Dashjr Exits OCEAN After BIP-110 Fallout as Bitcoin Pool Buys Back His Equity
TLDR: Luke Dashjr exits OCEAN after the BIP-110 dispute, with Mummolin buying back all of his company equity. BIP-110 miner signaling peaked near 2.6%, far below the proposal’s targeted 55% hashrate support threshold. OCEAN produced about 2.88% of Bitcoin blocks over the past week, with hashrate estimated at 25.33 EH/s. Dashjr is moving to CONVOY, [...]
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08/30/2026 07:12 PM Michael Saylor Hints Strategy Will Resume Bitcoin Buying After 10-Week Pause
TLDR: Michael Saylor hints Strategy may resume Bitcoin buying after a 10-week pause, but no purchase is confirmed. Strategy holds 840,447 BTC worth $63.36 billion at an average acquisition cost of $75,385 per Bitcoin. Strategy disclosed $6.69 billion in dollar liquidity, including $1.59 billion held in flexible USD Cash. Bitcoin near $79,000 has moved above [...]
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