AIxCrypto Holdings, a pre-revenue company building a robot-rental marketplace while holding digital assets, entered the third quarter with $577,328 in cash after its balance fell 97% in six months. Its nearest stated route to operating revenue, RoboShare, was still preparing a Los Angeles pilot as of Aug. 7. Cash and cash equivalents fell from $19.33
Tokenized RWAs Push Deeper Into TradFi The tokenized RWA sector takes physical and traditional finance (TradFi) assets and puts them onchain as digital tokens, opening the door to deeper liquidity, broader access, and transparent settlement. By connecting decentralized finance (DeFi) with traditional markets, tokenization lets investors trade fractional slices of off-chain assets without relying on
This week, Wintermute said institutional investors made up 72% of its spot OTC crypto flow in the first half of 2026, versus 59% a year ago. Professional investors are changing crypto markets by concentrating on fewer assets, utilizing derivatives, and muting the extreme price swings once associated with retail trading, the firm says. Institutions Are
The BIP-110 chain split from Bitcoin after mandatory signaling began at block 961632 on Aug. 8. Nodes enforcing BIP-110 began rejecting blocks that did not signal support for the proposal, while the dominant Bitcoin chain continued operating under its existing consensus rules. Roughnecks, using Ocean’s DATUM system, mined BIP-110 blocks 961632 and 961633, but the
Robin Brooks is once again challenging Bitcoin’s credentials as a safe-haven asset. He has argued that its performance during the so-called “debasement trade” shows that it has failed to behave like digital gold. The senior fellow at the Brookings Institution said Bitcoin “isn’t part of the debasement trade.” According to Brooks, Bitcoin has “consistently underperformed
Bitcoin [$BTC] has extended its decline, with the asset struggling once again to clear the $65,000 psychological threshold after another failed run at the level. Even as some optimism builds around the prospect of Bitcoin gearing up for a much broader rally, analyst Joao Wedson has warned that the risk of a deeper decline remains