Author: John Smith

BlackRock Canada has launched an exchange-traded fund that combines global equities with a 3% Bitcoin allocation, giving Canadian investors both exposures through one TSX-listed product. Summary IBQT targets 97% equities and 3% Bitcoin through underlying iShares ETFs. The fund began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange with a 0.22% management fee. BlackRock also launched XINT, covering more than 5,000 companies outside North America. BlackRock’s U.S. Bitcoin ETF attracted about $693 million last week. IBQT combines global stocks with Bitcoin The iShares Equity + Bitcoin ETF Portfolio, trading under the ticker IBQT, began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Aug.…

Bitmine Chairman Tom Lee believes Robinhood Chain could become one of 2026’s biggest crypto success stories by connecting the brokerage’s 27 million customers with Ethereum-based financial services. Summary Lee called Robinhood Chain one of crypto’s biggest success stories of 2026 after its July 1 launch. Robinhood’s customer base gives the network a potential market of more than 27 million funded accounts. Robinhood Chain has recorded nearly $9 billion in cumulative DEX volume, although memecoins drove most early trading. The Ethereum Layer 2 uses ETH for transaction fees and settles activity on the Ethereum mainnet. Tom Lee sees Robinhood Chain accelerating…

Solana price rallied nearly 7% from its Aug. 7 low, breaking a five-week descending channel as proposed supply changes and institutional adoption renewed demand for SOL. Summary Solana price rose from $72.49 to $77.36, breaking above a five-week descending channel. 4-hour Supertrend support flipped bullish at $75.02, strengthening the breakout structure. Liquidation clusters at $78 and $80 could accelerate gains if buyers maintain control. Daily momentum remains mixed, leaving $74–$75 as the main breakout invalidation zone. Solana price breaks its five-week downtrend According to data from crypto.news, Solana (SOL) price traded around $76.93 on Aug. 10, up nearly 7% from…

Revolut has secured a full banking licence in France, creating its second banking entity in the European Union as the fintech prepares to move more than 30 million Western European customers onto a Paris-based operation. Summary Revolut has secured a French banking licence, creating its second full banking entity in the EU. The French unit will initially serve France before expanding to Germany, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain. The licence allows Revolut to add lending, mortgages and regulated savings products in France. Revolut has invested more than €1 billion in France and plans to open its Western Europe headquarters in…

Bitcoin hovered near $65,000 on Aug. 10 as veteran trader Peter Brandt leaned toward another decline, pointing to a large head and shoulders structure that broke down earlier this summer.  Summary Bitcoin trades near $65,000 while Peter Brandt says he would currently bet on another decline. Brandt’s head and shoulders chart points toward $58,000 if Bitcoin fails to reclaim resistance soon. Bitcoin’s daily chart shows ADX near 11.16, signaling weak trend strength during current consolidation conditions. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded more than $850 million in net inflows across five sessions. Lookonchain tracked one whale selling 7,513 BTC worth roughly…

Cysic’s CYS token surged before South Korean exchange Upbit announced new BTC and USDT trading pairs on Aug. 10, drawing attention to the timing of one of the token’s largest intraday moves.  Summary CYS rose sharply before Upbit announced new BTC and USDT markets for the Cysic token. Upbit twice delayed trading, moving CYS support from 14:00 KST ultimately to 20:00 KST Monday. CoinGecko recorded CYS near $0.93, up 11% daily and more than 220% across seven days. CoinGecko lists CYS’s all-time high at $1.23, below the $1.30 peak. Upbit will initially restrict buy orders and allow only limit orders…

The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority is discussing standards for tokenized gold with major banks and other market participants, according to an Aug. 10 Financial Times report.  Summary FCA is discussing tokenized gold standards with major banks, according to the Financial Times report. UK regulators are considering tokenized gold for collateral in uncleared over the counter derivatives markets. Regulators plan further policy this year while developing industry standards for tokenized collateral use cases. Sixteen firms are already working through Britain’s Digital Securities Sandbox on live tokenized asset infrastructure. London handles roughly 70% of global gold trading, according to the Financial Times…

Most traders assume depegs are slow. They are not. Inside the 30 second window where arbitrage bots, liquidation cascades, and oracle lag collide to turn a minor price slip into a systemic event. Summary A stablecoin depeg lasting fewer than 60 seconds can trigger hundreds of millions of dollars in DeFi liquidations because lending protocols rely on price oracles that update on fixed intervals, not in real time, creating windows where collateral ratios become stale. Arbitrage bots can detect and exploit a depeg within two to three blocks on Ethereum, roughly 24 to 36 seconds, buying discounted stablecoins on one…

Michael Saylor put Strategy’s Bitcoin activity back under scrutiny on Sunday, Aug. 9, with a two word X post: “Doing ₿usiness.”  Summary Strategy sold 1,638 BTC for $104.73 million between July 27 and August 2, filings show. Saylor’s Sunday “Doing ₿usiness” post did not specify whether Strategy bought, sold, or moved Bitcoin. Lookonchain linked a 1,030 BTC transfer to Strategy, but no company filing confirms any sale. Strategy’s holdings remain 842,138 BTC acquired for $63.51 billion at an average cost of $75,419. STRC closed Friday near $94.60, still below the $100 stated amount Strategy management currently targets. The company’s executive…

Coinbase has pulled trading support for five cryptocurrencies after giving holders a month to prepare. Summary Coinbase disabled trading for IDEX, LRC, OMNI, PIRATE and FIS across major trading platforms Friday. Customers can still access and withdraw affected tokens, while Coinbase has not announced conversions yet. Coinbase first announced the five suspensions July 7, giving holders one month of advance notice. Six non-dollar pairs were separately suspended August 6, but their underlying tokens remain supported elsewhere. Coinbase says routine reviews determine whether listed assets continue meeting its standards across trading services. On Aug. 7, the exchange confirmed that trading had…