Hot Topics Bitcoin tops $64K as US-Iran standoff drives oil above $85. Strategy holds BTC steady, lifts USD reserve to $4.8B. Market Updates XRP slips below $1 as Korean bank adopts Ripple Pa
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August 22, 2026
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Hot Topics
Bitcoin tops $64K as US-Iran standoff drives oil above $85.
Strategy holds BTC steady, lifts USD reserve to $4.8B.
Market Updates
XRP slips below $1 as Korean bank adopts Ripple Payments.
Bitmine extends ETH buying streak, now holds 4.8% of supply.
Monad offered investors $60M early exit; almost all declined.
Kaspa survived without venture capital because its 2021 mining launch severed the project from the funded startup behind its early research, leaving volunteer developers and community crowdfu
StarkWare says the estimated computing cost to construct a “quantum-safe” Bitcoin transaction has dropped sharply after a week of optimization work, falling to around $67—down from roughly $3
XRP dropped under $1.50 on Thursday, quickly reversing gains from earlier in the week after initially surging past $1.60. The retreat comes even as US-listed spot exchange-traded funds contin
