XRP slips below $1 even as Korean regional bank adopts Ripple Payments
CoinDesk
crypto
18 Aug 2026 • 07:34
Jeonbuk Bank will use Ripple’s 24/7 cross-border payment service for business remittances, but it is unknown whether the flows will use XRP or Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin....
Monad, an Ethereum rival, offered early investors up to $60 million to cash out. Almost all said no
CoinDesk
crypto
18 Aug 2026 • 07:18
The program came three months before investor unlocks begin, with MON trading below its public-sale price and most of the token supply still outside circulation....
Bitcoin climbs above $64,000 while most majors slip
CoinDesk
crypto
18 Aug 2026 • 06:32
Miners have cut their computing power by a fifth over three quarters to make room for AI, and Venice's token jumped 10% after the company said it crossed $100 million in annualised revenue....
Compound bets $52 million, new leadership team in switch to institutional focus
CoinDesk
crypto
17 Aug 2026 • 17:32
The protocol pioneered decentralized finance lending, but assets locked have tumbled from a peak five years ago. Now it's looking to attract institutions after retail traders lost interest....