CFTC Bans Bookmaker-Style Odds on Kalshi and Polymarket Event Contracts
Finance News Steven Anderson · August 8, 2026 · 4 min read The CFTC just drew a hard line. The regulator sent a formal letter to exchanges offering event contracts,…
New XRP Ledger proposals target $530 million in tokenized Wall Street assets
There is already money on the chain for the feature to serve. Onchain data aggregator RWA.xyz tracks about $1.38 billion of distributed real-world assets on XRPL, including $845.7 million of…
Local Stablecoins Could Become Gateways to Digital Dollars: IMF
Domestic-currency stablecoins intended to curb reliance on dollar-backed tokens could instead make it easier for users to move funds into digital dollars, according to a senior International Monetary Fund (IMF)…
Bybit Wins Court Support to Trace $1.5B North Korea Hack Funds
United States court records unsealed on Thursday show that a federal judge backed crypto exchange Bybit’s effort to trace assets stolen in the $1.5 billion North Korea-linked hack by granting…
Solana Meme Coin Jimothy Jumps 331% on Elon Musk Raccoon Post
Jimothy The Raccoon (JIMOTHY), a Solana (SOL)-based meme coin, jumped 331% on Saturday after Elon Musk posted a raccoon video to his X account. The surge mirrors past Musk-driven rallies,…
Carbon Launches TradFi-Native On-Chain Derivatives Venue With 950+ Markets in One Account
Road Town, British Virgin Islands, August 7th, 2026, Chainwire 250+ TradFi markets join Carbon’s 530+ crypto perpetuals & 150 24/7 RWAs in one venue. Wall Street depth at listing, stable…
MEXC Lists New Ondo Tokenized Stock Pairs Spanning AI Infrastructure, Semiconductor and Rare Earth Sectors
Mutsamudu, Comoros, August 7th, 2026, Chainwire MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, has listed five new Ondo tokenized stock trading pairs on Spot, expanding user access to stocks…
ORBS) Reports Total Holdings of Approximately $378 Million, Includes OpenAI, Beast Industries, More Than 16,000 ETH and Nearly 302 Million WLD Tokens
Eightco treasury composition as of August 5, 2026: $90M OpenAI equity (indirect), $18M Beast Industries equity, 16,278 ETH, nearly 302 million WLD holdings, and $142M cash and equivalents, totaling approximately…
ChangeNOW Brings Martin Masser Into Its Crypto Super App
Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, August 5th, 2026, Chainwire The former TON executive joins as Director of Strategic Partnerships to form the connections behind ChangeNOW’s next phase. Former TON…
MEXC 0808 debuts as an annual brand event with Stock Season and a $500,000 prize pool
Mutsamudu, Comoros, August 5, 2026 – MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, today unveiled MEXC 0808: Stock Season, the inaugural edition of its annual brand celebration centered on…
