An Argentine who kept the equivalent of $10,000 in peso cash from 2016 to 2026 ended the decade with about $114 in US-dollar value. That nearly 99% loss explains why the dollar has entered everyday financial life across Latin America. Workers receive salaries in stablecoins, while businesses use digital dollars to collect revenue and pay
BeInCrypto•Brian McGleenon17 Aug
Unitree's Superman robot outruns Usain Bolt days before the company's $9 billion Shanghai IPO trading debut.
BeInCrypto•Phil Haunhorst17 Aug
Stablecoins can move across many blockchains, but each network still introduces its own transfer requirements. A USDC balance on Solana and the same asset on Ethereum may look identical to a user while travelling through different systems. COCA has integrated Aurora Intents to reduce this complexity inside its self-custodial banking app. The update allows users
BeInCrypto•Advertorial17 Aug
Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is selling its gaming unit, Lingxi Games, to Asian private equity firm Trustar Capital in a transaction reportedly worth at least $1.5 billion. The sale comes as CEO Eddie Wu makes artificial intelligence and cloud computing key strategic priorities for the company. Why Alibaba Is Letting Go of Gaming Lingxi CEO
BeInCrypto•Kamina Bashir17 Aug
Gold’s correction since January looks very different when viewed relative to equities. Gold is now 21% below its January peak. Over the same period, the S&P 500-to-gold ratio has rebounded from roughly 1.27 to 1.79, a 40% move. That is a substantial relative-value reset. We think the overcrowded gold trade of early 2026 has largely
BeInCrypto•BloFin Research17 Aug
LBank Labs, the venture and ecosystem arm of global cryptocurrency exchange LBank, successfully hosted VIP Saigon Night in Ho Chi Minh City alongside Conviction 2026, Vietnam’s major digital asset and AI economy forum, bringing together founders, investors, builders, ecosystem partners, media, and Web3 community members for an evening of networking, industry exchange, and community engagement.
BeInCrypto•Advertorial17 Aug
Galaxy Research said that Coldcard losses have exceeded $115 million, covering 1,778.58 Bitcoin (BTC) swept from 8,680 addresses since July 30, according to Galaxy data through August 13. One new chart from the firm ranks the 10 largest sweep groups by transaction habits. However, most of the drained addresses still have no named owner. Follow
BeInCrypto•Kamina Bashir17 Aug
Ethereum wants to hyperscale by copying how Bitcoin tracks coins, and Vitalik Buterin credits Bitcoiners for it.
BeInCrypto•Phil Haunhorst17 Aug
Zoomex, a global cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, today officially announced the commencement of its highly anticipated Stock Perpetuals Competition Round 2. Engineered to seamlessly bridge the gap between Traditional Finance (TradFi) and Web3 crypto derivatives, the event showcases Zoomex’s robust derivatives infrastructure while offering global traders 24/7 access to high-demand U.S. equity perpetual contracts backed by
BeInCrypto•Zoomex17 Aug
Basecat (BASECAT) surged 2,034% over the past 24 hours, lifting its market value to $17.2 million and extending its gains since launch to over 12,000%. The token pairs a cartoon cat in a blue construction helmet with no stated utility. Trading activity surged today after two key developments. Where the BASECAT Rally Started Trading in
BeInCrypto•Kamina Bashir17 Aug
Benjamin Cowen puts Bitcoin's cycle bottom 69 to 73 days away, but analysts debate whether BTC still follows old cycles.
BeInCrypto•Darryn Pollock17 Aug
Bitcoin just absorbed a $390 million shock, and a warning JPMorgan issued back in April explains why. Institutions pulled that sum out of spot Bitcoin ETFs last week as oil spiked and the Strait of Hormuz stayed shut. The Bitcoin price is holding near $63,500 despite the exit, yet the selling traces a clean line
BeInCrypto•Ananda Banerjee17 Aug
Kangaroo, panda, and dim sum bond sales hit records in 2026 as foreign borrowers diversify away from the US dollar.
BeInCrypto•Darryn Pollock17 Aug
Higgsfield raised $400 million at a $5.4 billion valuation, with Goldman Sachs and Intel joining as new investors.
BeInCrypto•Darryn Pollock17 Aug
Solana (SOL) spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) drew $10.26 million in the week ending August 14, according to SoSoValue. That total ran roughly 70 times the prior week’s roughly $144,930. The intake marks the strongest week since May 22. Two funds produced almost all of it across two sessions. Bitwise and Morgan Stanley Took the Entire
BeInCrypto•Kamina Bashir17 Aug
More than 53% of registered voters say their finances have deteriorated since Donald Trump returned to the White House, according to a Financial Times poll. The survey arrives less than three months before November’s midterms. Cost of living is now one of the key complaints among voters who trusted Trump on the economy in 2024.
BeInCrypto•Kamina Bashir17 Aug
Goldman Sachs and BNP Paribas explain why Europe's unpopular stock market has quietly outperformed Wall Street.
BeInCrypto•Darryn Pollock17 Aug
Whales pulled Uniswap (UNI) tokens off Binance at the fastest pace in five years, a sign of conviction among the token’s largest holders. The price has moved in the opposite direction, with UNI down 18% over the past week. The withdrawals suggest large holders are looking past the slide rather than joining it. Whales Pull
BeInCrypto•Kamina Bashir17 Aug
SanDisk stock rallied on a $93.9B backlog and an 80% gross margin target through fiscal 2030. Here's the plan behind it.
BeInCrypto•Darryn Pollock17 Aug
Berkshire boosted its Alphabet stake by $17 billion in Q2, but Michael Burry says Greg Abel lacks Buffett's discipline.
BeInCrypto•Darryn Pollock17 Aug