crypto markets

OKX

2026-08-28 04:41:37

OKX executive Lennix discusses financial super apps and tokenized equities at Bitcoin Asia 2026

On Aug. 28, OKX Director Lennix spoke at the Bitcoin Asia 2026 roundtable, “The Rise of Financial Super Apps,” where he outlined his view on the convergence of traditional finance and crypto markets, the infrastructure needed to support financial super apps, and the outlook for tokenized equities. He said financial products are moving toward a unified account structure, with users increasingly expecting to trade and manage different classes of assets under the same pool of funds, account system, margin framework, and risk controls. Lennix argued that the visible part of a financial super app is the ability to trade crypto, traditional equities, foreign exchange, and commodities in one application, but the harder task is connecting the underlying systems, including banking rails, wallets, trading accounts, shared margin, and coordinated risk-control and compliance back ends. He also said tokenized stocks and the tokenization of traditional financial assets amount to an upgrade of conventional markets, allowing longer trading hours, broader risk management, and price signals outside regular market sessions once those assets are connected to a crypto exchange’s matching, margin, risk, and compliance systems. Lennix added that Intercontinental Exchange’s strategic investment in OKX Group reflects a move toward tokenization and around-the-clock trading.

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XRP

2026-08-26 15:29:49

XRP Leads Crypto Pullback as Leverage Unwind Puts $1.40 Support in Focus

Crypto traders are moving into a more cautious stretch after Bitcoin briefly climbed above $80,000 for the first time in months before easing back toward the $78,000 area. Attention is now centered on two scheduled events cited by Decrypt: the upcoming core PCE inflation reading and Nvidia’s earnings, both seen as potential market-moving catalysts ahead of Jackson Hole. Within that broader pause, XRP has turned into the weakest performer among the 10 largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization. CoinMarketCap data cited in the report shows XRP fell 6.23% over the past 24 hours to around $1.38. Even so, the token still holds a 35.55% gain over the past seven days, second only to Hyperliquid’s 38.65% increase among the top 10, and ahead of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other major coins. Decrypt argues the retreat looks more like a leverage flush than institutional selling. The report notes that XRP-linked ETFs have posted nine consecutive days of net inflows, even as the token gives back part of a rally that carried it from about $1.00 on Aug. 18 to an intraday high near $1.69 four days later. Traders are now watching whether XRP can hold the $1.40 zone, a level that shifted from resistance to support during last week’s breakout.

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LayerZero

2026-08-25 16:22:47

LayerZero Debuts Trading Infrastructure for Crypto and Tokenized Markets as ZRO Rises

LayerZero has unveiled a trading infrastructure for crypto and tokenized markets, with the system running on its Zero blockchain. The project is backed by Citadel Securities, while DTCC and ICE are exploring institutional market applications. Following the announcement, ZRO moved higher. No additional details on terms, timelines or rollout were disclosed in the source summary.

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Circle

2026-08-24 20:00:39

Bernstein sees a new USDC growth cycle and raises Circle target to $140

Bernstein said USDC is showing signs of a new growth cycle after supply rose by about $2 billion in seven days, reversing six months of stagnant or declining growth. The firm kept its Outperform rating on Circle and maintained a $140 price target, which it said implies roughly 60% upside from current levels. In the note, Bernstein pointed to stronger crypto markets, clearer U.S. regulation, tokenized capital markets and broader stablecoin use in payments as possible drivers of the next leg higher. The firm also said USDC’s share of adjusted stablecoin transaction volume climbed from about 40% in 2025 to more than 60% so far in 2026, overtaking USDt on that measure. Circle has also been volatile since its June 2025 IPO, when it priced shares at $31 and raised about $1.1 billion. In its latest quarter, the company reported $701 million in revenue and $48 million in net income, both above year-earlier levels.

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crypto market

2026-08-24 08:16:29

Crypto week ahead puts focus on Jackson Hole, U.S. PCE and IREN earnings

CoinDesk’s preview for the week starting Aug. 24 points traders to three items on the calendar: the Jackson Hole symposium, U.S. PCE price data, and IREN earnings. The source material is brief and frames the piece as a look at what is coming up over the week, without adding further detail in the summary provided. For crypto markets, those events stand out as the named catalysts to watch in the days ahead. The item functions as a weekly outlook rather than a report on a new market move, and it highlights the macro and corporate releases that may draw attention across digital-asset trading desks.

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CoinGlass

2026-08-22 05:21:57

CoinGlass: $514 Million Liquidated Across Crypto Markets in the Past Hour

CoinGlass data showed that crypto markets saw $514 million in liquidations over the past hour. Long positions accounted for $441 million of that total, while short positions made up $72.823 million. Long liquidations represented more than 85% of the hour’s total. The update was reported by ChainCatcher.

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Ray Dalio

2026-08-21 20:00:47

Ray Dalio says investors should buy a little Bitcoin as debt worries build

Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio said investors should put money into gold and "a bit of Bitcoin" as a potential debt crisis looms. In a Friday LinkedIn post, he suggested holding 10% to 15% of a portfolio in gold to help reduce risk, and said gold and Bitcoin should be overweight relative to debt assets such as bonds. Dalio said the risks come from internal political and external geopolitical conflicts, and added that a U.S. debt crisis could arrive in about three years, give or take two, if the current path does not change. The billionaire investor also noted that he has previously said Bitcoin cannot replace gold as a store of value, while warning about privacy and quantum-computing risks. He echoed comments from July 2025 saying he held some, but not much, Bitcoin, and had recommended holding up to 15% in gold and cryptocurrency. In 2022, he said holding 1% to 2% of BTC in a portfolio was reasonable.

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ENA

2026-08-21 06:19:51

ENA Briefly Breaks Above $0.13 USDT, Up 40.61% in 24 Hours

ENA briefly traded above $0.13 USDT, rising 40.61% over the past 24 hours. In the same ForesightNews update, Bitcoin was said to have climbed to $75,000, while crypto analysts shifted from caution to a short-term bullish stance and also warned about overbought conditions. The update was published on Aug. 21, 2026 at 14:09.

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