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Sell everything now is what a lot of XRP holders are asking themselves today, and the short answer depends on which side of a tight range breaks first. XRP price today is trading close to $1.08, squeezed between support near $1.00 and resistance around $1.12, after the token dropped into some of its deepest XRP oversold levels on record, a setup driving every fresh XRP price prediction this week.Source: CoinGeckoXRP Sell Everything Now: Oversold Levels, Price Today, 2026 ReboundSource: TradingViewXRP Oversold Levels Are Deep, But The Bounce Is Not Confirmed YetAnyone weighing whether to sell all their XRP right now…

Ted Hisokawa Aug 04, 2026 09:01 Hong Kong Monetary Authority announces 5.00% interest rate for the sixth and final payment of the 2026 Silver Bond Series, highlighting inflation-linked returns. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has set the annual interest rate for the sixth and final payment of the Silver Bond Series due 2026 (Issue No. 03GB2608R) at 5.00%. The announcement, made on August 4, 2026, confirms that bondholders will receive the fixed minimum rate over the floating rate, which was calculated at 1.70% based on recent inflation data. The payment is scheduled for August 18, 2026, marking the maturity…

The fight to make the CLARITY Act a law is heating up in Washington. Just days before Congress begins its summer recess, the Blockchain Association has sent a new letter to Senate leaders defending the crypto bill after a national law enforcement group warned it could weaken efforts to fight financial crime.Why Is the Blockchain Association Defending the CLARITY Act?The recent clash began after the National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on July 31.The sheriffs’ group claimed the CLARITY Act creates broad exemptions for decentralized finance (DeFi),…

Key TakeawaysThune says the Senate still expects a CLARITY Act vote before the August 7 recess.Galaxy Research cut CLARITY Act enactment odds from 50% to 30% this week.The bill needs 60 votes to pass; Republicans hold only 53 Senate seats. A Vote “This Week,” Again Thune’s latest comments repeat a promise he has made and walked back before. As recently as July 23, the majority leader told reporters he did not expect the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, the bill’s formal name, to reach the floor before the summer recess, citing insufficient votes. Now days later, he has reversed course,…

OKX vs Bitget pits a full-stack giant against crypto’s copy trading specialist. OKX brings a MiCA license, razor-thin fees, and the best Web3 wallet of any CEX. Bitget answers with the largest copy trading ecosystem in existence and a reward stack to match. Notably, both run exclusive campaigns with AirdropAlert. Therefore, this comparison covers fees, copy trading, Web3 tooling, and which bonus pipeline pays you more.Quick verdict: OKX wins overall — cheaper taker fees, EU licensing, and superior on-chain tooling. Bitget wins decisively wherever copy trading is the strategy. For the deep dives, read our OKX review and Bitget review.OKX…

Strategy Inc., the Bitcoin treasury company tied to Michael Saylor, sold 1,638 BTC in the week from July 27 to August 2, 2026, according to an 8-K filing submitted to the SEC on August 3. The transaction generated approximately $104.73 million, as the company began using Bitcoin to fund preferred stock dividends and buy back STRC under its new capital management program.After years of committing to a BTC accumulation strategy, this new move shows Strategy is expanding how it uses Bitcoin within its capital structure. BTC remains the core reserve asset, but the company now also has a mechanism to…

The U.S. Senate has entered a crucial week for cryptocurrency legislation after the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act was absent from Monday’s official floor schedule, leaving lawmakers with just days to begin advancing the bill before Congress starts its August recess.With senators set to leave Washington on August 10, leadership now has roughly 72 hours to initiate the procedural process if it hopes to move the landmark crypto market structure bill before the break. Missing that window would likely delay consideration until mid-September, extending regulatory uncertainty for the U.S. digital asset industry.CLARITY Act Absent from Monday’s Senate ScheduleSenate Calendar…

A sophisticated attack exploiting a years-old vulnerability in Bitcoin cold wallets has expanded significantly, with blockchain researchers estimating that nearly $89 million worth of BTC has now been stolen from more than 4,500 wallet addresses. The campaign, which targets wallets created using vulnerable COLDCARD firmware released in March 2021, has evolved through multiple attack waves and may still be ongoing.According to Onchain Lens, the exploit does not compromise hardware wallets directly. Instead, attackers are reproducing private keys generated from weak recovery seeds, allowing them to drain wallets that have remained offline for years. The incident highlights a rare but severe…

Key TakeawaysRipple added transfer agency and tokenized asset infrastructure.Zilo supports regulated records for tokenized fund share classes.Licuido enables issuance, trading, and collateral mobility on XRPL. Ripple Expands Institutional Tokenization Infrastructure Ripple announced strategic investments in Zilo and Licuido on Aug. 3, extending the XRP Ledger’s institutional capital markets infrastructure with regulated transfer agency, token issuance, trading, settlement, and collateral capabilities. The announcement positions both companies as core providers supporting the full lifecycle of tokenized financial assets. The investments target persistent capital markets constraints, including idle collateral, slow settlement, and limited options for mobilizing assets securely, confidentially, and compliantly. Nigel Khakoo,…

Boltz, the most dominant Bitcoin atomic swap and bridge protocol, has suspended its swap services indefinitely, citing a wave of sophisticated AI-assisted exploits.Attempted Bitcoin Exploit at BoltzThe halt began at 5.54 a.m ET, with the Lightning and Liquid swap rails cut off from wallets such as Aqua and Bitcoin Bull. In a statement issued about six hours later, the Boltz team explained:“Over the past months we have seen a steady rise in automated, AI-assisted probing of our infrastructure, and we have dealt with several exploits. Each was contained, but the pattern is clear: attackers now iterate faster than a team…