August 13, 2026

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Tron Hits Record Highs in June, Topping 385 Million Transactions and 26.9 Million Active Accounts

Key Takeaways Onchain data shows Tron recently surged past 385 million total transactions and 26.9 million wallet addresses. Tron hosts over $86 billion in USDT and about half of global USDT volume, anchoring its role as a stablecoin settlement layer. A new post-quantum upgrade posture the network’s next test on trust and security. A Record

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Crypto Becomes America’s Top Corporate Political Donor With $189 Million Poured Into 2026 Midterms

Key Takeaways Watchdog group Public Citizen says crypto firms have spent $189 million on the 2026 midterms, topping their full 2024 total of $170 million. Fairshake holds a $193 million war chest, funded largely by Coinbase, Ripple, and a16z, to sway key House and Senate races. With four months to November, unspent super PAC funds

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$1.4 Billion in 2025 Crypto Earnings as Bitcoin, Ether, Memecoins and World Liberty Populate Filing

Key Takeaways Trump’s 2025 filing lists at least $1.4 billion in crypto income, led by $635 million in TRUMP memecoin royalties. World Liberty’s WLFI token trades near 5.7 cents, down 72%, as ethics watchdogs flag conflict-of-interest concerns. An OCC decision on World Liberty’s national bank charter, filed January 2026, is the next major data point

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PDAX, Coach Miranda Miner-Led GMMG Launch Crypto Technical Analyst Course for Filipinos

Global Miranda Miner Group (GMMG), in partnership with the Philippine Digital Asset Exchange (PDAX), has launched the Crypto Technical Analyst Executive Course to address risk management gaps among local investors. The inaugural batch of the face-to-face training program recently concluded at the PDAX office in Pasig City with 30 participants. The launch follows market volatility

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Bank of Thailand Backs 1:1 Baht Stablecoin While Tightening Cross-Border Payment Rules

Key Takeaways Bank of Thailand plans to hold public hearings by late 2026 for a 1:1 baht-backed stablecoin. Regulators suspended 5,000 Alipay and Wechat Pay accounts to curb unauthorized yuan QR transfers. Speculative retail forex operations will face stiff fines under Thailand’s 1942 Exchange Control Act. Baht-Pegged Stablecoin Framework The Bank of Thailand plans to

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[Op-Ed] Mickele Macon: How AI-Assisted Music Helped Gryph Keep Building Its Web3 Vision

By Mickele Macon How AI-assisted music gave Gryph an executable path forward without abandoning its larger mission of creator ownership If you have followed Gryph over the past five years, you may have wondered where we have been. Some people assumed we disappeared. Others thought we had abandoned Web3. The truth is simpler. We never

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Binance Says $300 Million Annual Compliance Spend Helped Stop $10.53 Billion in Fraud

Key Takeaways Binance spends $300M yearly on compliance, with 1,500 staff focused on oversight. Binance blocked $10.53B in potential fraud, showing tighter crypto risk controls Binance handled 313,653 law-enforcement requests as regulation drives more oversight. Binance Compliance Team of 1,500 Has Handled 313,000 Law Enforcement Requests Binance says it is spending about $300 million a

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BSP Sees Wholesale CBDC for Securities Settlement, Cross-Border Payments

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has identified the settlement of financial securities and large-value cross-border payments as potential applications for wholesale central bank digital currency (wCBDC). This was highlighted in the central bank’s “Project Agila” report, which aims to assist the BSP and participating financial institutions in exploring potential central bank digital currency use

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Sharplink Adds 10,000 ETH as Corporate Treasury Grows to 886,725 Ether

Key Takeaways Sharplink bought 10,000 ETH, raising its holdings to 886,725 ETH by June 28, 2026. Sharplink repurchased 2.13M shares, boosting its ETH-per-share capital strategy. Sharplink’s $75M raise supports more ETH buys as corporate ether treasuries expand. Sharplink Ties Share Buybacks to ETH Treasury in Long-Term Capital Strategy Sharplink has added 10,000 ETH to its

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[Op-Ed] Paul Soliman: A New Funding Engine for the Philippines might be RWA

The Philippines does not lack ambition. It has entrepreneurs, builders, overseas workers, infrastructure plans, real estate demand, energy needs, and a young digital population. What it often lacks is efficient access to capital. This is where Real-World Assets, or RWAs, can become more than another blockchain trend. Done properly, RWA tokenization can help the Philippines

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