August 16, 2026

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Final Shakeout to $0.87 Now Beginning?

A plunge below $0.90 or the start of a new bull run: what is next for XRP? Ripple’s cross-border token remains one of the most talked-about topics in the crypto space, but analysts have recently split into two distinct camps. On one side, we have people calling for the end of the bear market

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Chainlink price jumps 5% as Mantle’s $2.5B CCIP migration boosts LINK demand

Chainlink price has jumped more than 5% after Mantle completed the migration of its $2.5 billion Super Portal to Chainlink’s cross-chain infrastructure, extending a crypto market rally driven by softer U.S. inflation data. Summary Chainlink price rose over 5% after Mantle migrated its $2.5 billion Super Portal to Chainlink’s CCIP. Whale accumulation, rising open interest,

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FLEOA Endorses CLARITY Act With Demands to Tighten DeFi Rules

The Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA) has endorsed the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, commonly called the CLARITY Act, marking the second major law-enforcement backing for the crypto-regulation bill in under two weeks. The endorsement lands less than four weeks before the Senate’s August 8 recess, a deadline that bill champion Senator Cynthia Lummis

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Whales Keep Loading Up on Cardano While Retail Dumps ADA

Heavy whale accumulation was spotted in Cardano as retail investors reduced their holdings amid persistent FUD and ecosystem setbacks. Cardano’s largest holders have been increasing their exposure even as smaller investors reduce theirs, according to Santiment’s latest supply distribution data. Wallets holding between 100,000 and 100 million ADA now collectively own more than 25.6

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Bitcoin rebounds towards $65K as cooling CPI slashes July Fed hike odds

Bitcoin has climbed back toward the $65,000 level after softer-than-expected U.S. inflation data sharply reduced market expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike at the July policy meeting. Summary Bitcoin climbed toward $65K after June U.S. inflation came in below expectations. Cooling CPI data pushed July Fed rate hike odds sharply lower across major markets.

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Van Rossem Upgrade, SBI Fallout, and a DRep Deadlock Define Cardano’s Pivotal Week

Cardano is experiencing one of its most significant weeks in months, and not all of the news is positive. The van Rossem upgrade is progressing through Cardano’s governance process. Meanwhile, Charles Hoskinson has defended EMURGO after Solana announced a high-profile partnership with SBI Holdings, which the Cardano community believes should have belonged to them. UPDATE

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Will ETH Finally Break the $1.85K Barrier?

Ethereum has stabilized after its sharp correction from the $2.4K May highs, with the price attempting to build momentum beneath major resistance. Both the daily and 4-hour charts suggest buyers are gradually regaining control, although confirmation will require a decisive breakout above the current supply zone. The futures market’s aggressive positioning is also pointing to

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Why the July 17 hearing decides crypto’s 2026

The United States Senate returned from its holiday recess on July 13 with one piece of paper waiting on its desk that matters more to crypto markets than any price chart. The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, the market structure bill the industry has chased for the better part of two years, sits on the

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Global Banks Score 32% on Strategy’s Bitcoin Adoption Index: Fidelity Leads at 71%

Microstrategy published its Bitcoin Banking Adoption Index on July 13, 2026, scoring 25 of the world’s largest banks on how deeply they have wired Bitcoin into their business. The headline number is 32%, meaning the biggest institutions on the planet are, by Strategy’s own measure, roughly one-third of the way toward full institutional Bitcoin adoption.

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Bitcoin Price Rockets as US CPI for June Comes in Well Below Expectations

BTC had stalled below $63,000 before the CPI numbers went out. Although most experts anticipated slightly lower US Consumer Price Index numbers for June due to the ongoing ceasefire at the time in the Middle East, the actual data is more promising, showing an even larger decline. The month-over-month drop is 0.4%, which breaks

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