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XRP Ledger plans to reintroduce five new features in software version 'xrpld 3.3.0,' which is scheduled for release next week, CoinDesk reported. Some of the features were previously withdrawn over a critical security flaw, but they have been improved and are now back under review. Jaazi Cooper, head of product at RippleX, said the release will include five amendments: confidential MPT, batch, permission delegation, fee sponsorship and reserves, and dynamic MPT. Cooper added, "XRPL has already proven it can handle asset tokenization at scale. Going forward, the focus will be on expanding real-world use cases such as global remittances, trading, collateral use, and payments."

Nasdaq-listed TRON said it bought an additional 152,136 TRX, bringing its total TRX holdings to more than 700.78 million. The company added that it plans to continue increasing its TRX holdings.

SushiSwap announced the launch of Sushi Launch, a platform on Robinhood Chain that lets users create and deploy tokens paired for trading with real-world asset tokens. Users can create and issue tokens linked to tokenized real-world assets such as stock tokens, and a Sushi V3-based liquidity pool is opened automatically once a token goes live.

Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin miner Bitdeer (BTDR) said on its official X account that it mined 271.3 BTC this week and sold the entire amount. The company has maintained a zero-BTC treasury strategy since February, under which it has sold all BTC it mined. Bitdeer reduced its Bitcoin holdings to zero as of Feb. 20 and has since immediately converted newly mined BTC into cash.

U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs recorded about $9 million in net inflows on July 31, according to Farside Investors, marking a second straight trading day of net inflows. - BlackRock Staking ETHB: +$15.4 million - Fidelity FETH: -$1.9 million - Bitwise ETHW: -$2.5 million - Grayscale Mini ETH: -$2.0 million

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw net outflows of about $265.4 million on July 31, according to Farside Investors, reversing after two straight trading days of net inflows. - BlackRock IBIT: -$122.7 million - Fidelity FBTC: -$54.8 million - Bitwise BITB: -$17.8 million - ARK Invest ARKB: -$17.5 million - Grayscale GBTC: -$52.6 million

Crypto-related hacking incidents caused $210.3 million in losses across 30 cases in July, up 177% from June’s $75.87 million. Major hacking cases in July were as follows: - Coldcard Wallet: around $70 million lost in what was the third-largest incident this year after wallet security was compromised - AFX: around $24 million lost in an attack exploiting a vulnerability in the Arbitrum-based protocol - Ostium: around $24 million lost in an exploit targeting the decentralized derivatives platform - Bonk: around $21.2 million lost in a hack involving a memecoin-related system - Wanchain Bridge: around $13 million lost in a cross-chain bridge attack - TripleA: around $10 million lost after its payment gateway system was compromised - Bonzo Land: around $9.05 million lost in an attack exploiting a lending protocol vulnerability - Verus Coin: around $7.5 million lost in a hack targeting its Ethereum-connected bridge - WEMIX, Wemade’s in-game cryptocurrency: around $6.25 million lost in asset theft from its blockchain ecosystem - Summer.fi: around $6 million lost in an exploit targeting the DeFi platform

Two newly created wallets accumulated a combined 18,914.13 ETH worth about $35.2 million over the past 10 hours at an average price of $1,861, BlockBeats reported. The media outlet said FalconX-linked transactions appeared similar to moves by ETH treasury company Bitmine, but noted Bitmine had not previously bought holdings through Coinbase and suggested the activity may have come from another institutional trade.

Bitcoin has posted an average August return of 1.12% since 2013, closing the month lower nine times and higher four times. The median return for the month stands at -7.49%. Bitcoin’s biggest August gain on record was 65.32% in August 2017, while its steepest August decline was -18.67% in August 2015. BTC posted a 7.51% monthly return in July.

A CoinNess analysis, citing Investing.com data, found Strategy could theoretically liquidate as much as $5 billion worth of Bitcoin to fund reserves, dividends and share buybacks. According to the analysis, under Strategy’s capital management framework, the company could sell up to about $5 billion in BTC to build as much as $1.25 billion in U.S. dollar reserves, cover roughly $1.76 billion a year in preferred stock dividends and interest payments, and repurchase as much as $2 billion in common stock and digital credit securities. The media outlet added that Strategy has sold about $218.4 million worth of Bitcoin so far this year to pay preferred stock dividends. As of July 26, the company held 843,775 BTC purchased at an average price of $75,476.

Pons, the launchpad on Robinhood Chain, has officially launched its V2 version. According to previously disclosed information, the V2 version strengthens integration with Uniswap V4, allowing tokens issued on the platform to be paired directly not only with ETH but also with tokenized stocks.

Russia will ban cryptocurrency mining in Moscow, the Moscow region, and eight areas of the Kursk region from Aug. 15 through Dec. 31, 2032, according to Bits.media. The restrictions also cover residents engaged in related activities, including participation in mining pools, and apply to eight municipalities in the Kursk region as well as the city of Lgov. The decree was formally published after being signed by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. In April, the Moscow region’s energy ministry asked the central government to ban cryptocurrency mining. The region’s energy minister said power consumed by crypto mining in the Moscow region had exceeded 1 GW, while the activity was not having a positive impact on the local economy. Russia had already banned mining in multiple regions, including Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Cherkessia, North Ossetia, Chechnya, and southern Irkutsk, starting Jan. 1, 2025.

A new Minnesota state law banning the operation of cryptocurrency ATMs officially takes effect today, requiring crypto ATMs across the state to shut down by today and be physically removed from retail stores and other installation sites by the end of this year. At the time the bill was passed, Minnesota had around 350 licensed crypto ATMs operated by eight companies. Minnesota’s Department of Commerce said regulators investigated 134 complaints related to crypto ATMs between 2023 and 2025, with resident losses totaling nearly $1 million. Law enforcement authorities said the funds from those transactions were largely sent overseas, making them difficult to trace.

Strategy said the August Stretch Dividend Rate for its STRC preferred stock will remain at 12.00%.

Crypto in America host Eleanor Terrett said on social media that this weekend could be a pivotal waiting period for supporters of the Clarity Act as the White House reviews proposed revisions to the bill’s ethics provisions with state attorneys general.

U.S. CFTC sues to block New York state bid to shut down Kalshi

Whale Alert reported that 257,200,761 USDC has been transferred from Coinbase Institutional to Coinbase. The transaction is valued at about $257 million.

Bitfinex said in a report that Bitcoin has continued to trade sideways above bear-market lows despite several headwinds, including rising expectations for interest rate hikes, higher bond yields and a sell-off in AI-related stocks, according to CoinDesk. The report said many had feared a steeper decline, but Bitcoin has remained range-bound, which it attributed to positioning. It added that the crypto market fell less than leveraged equity themes as capital tied to forced selling had already been exhausted. A large share of leveraged positions was liquidated in late June, the report said, limiting forced selling during the recent spike in volatility. Investors are now watching U.S. employment data and clearer Federal Reserve policy guidance, while also focusing on whether inflows into Bitcoin ETFs resume, it added.

Chainalysis said in a report that hackers behind the Coldcard incident prioritized wallets holding large balances, with about $30 million stolen in the first 10 minutes and funds drained from 500 wallets over the following 25 minutes.

Strategy founder Michael Saylor voiced support for the CLARITY bill, saying on X he backs bipartisan efforts to advance the legislation to build clear and sustainable rules, protect property rights, foster innovation and strengthen U.S. capital markets. Saylor added that Bitcoin will succeed regardless of whether the bill is enacted, but the U.S. needs greater clarity on crypto.

Losses tied to an attack exploiting a key-generation flaw in Coldcard hardware wallets have risen to more than $70 million, according to Galaxy Research. The Block reported about 1,000 BTC was drained from roughly 1,200 addresses in the attack.

A Normington Petts poll found 84% of Democratic voters in the U.S. hold negative views of candidates backed by the crypto industry, according to U.Today. The report said Democratic voters view crypto more negatively than oil companies, Wall Street banks, and data centers.

A paper posted on arXiv analyzed seven past large-scale Bitcoin liquidation events and found it is difficult to predict any individual crash in advance, according to CryptoSlate. The paper said no data on price, leverage, or order flow provided advance warning of the liquidation events. In six of the seven cases, lower volatility in market orders was commonly observed, but the researchers interpreted that only as a weak sign of markets turning quiet just before a sell-off and said it was insufficient as a reliable signal for predicting the timing of the next crash. On price action, five of the seven cases showed warning signs of slowing upward momentum, while the other two were triggered by sudden external events such as tariff shocks, with no such signals appearing. The paper added that while certain market patterns do recur before sharp Bitcoin declines, accurately forecasting the next liquidation-driven plunge using any single indicator remains very difficult. It also said conventional price- or leverage-based warning signals may offer little help when liquidation events are driven by unexpected external shocks such as macroeconomic news or policy announcements.

The three major U.S. stock indices closed higher today. - S&P 500: +0.70% - Nasdaq: +1.00% - Dow Jones: +0.53%

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission reached a settlement with former Rep. George Santos over allegations of market manipulation on Kalshi, The Block reported. Regulators had previously sued Santos, alleging he bet on whether he would attend the State of the Union address and manipulated the market outcome. Santos is known to have made more than $17,500 from the trade.