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XRP Plunges 4% as ETF Inflows Collapse 93%
XRP has become the laggard of major cryptocurrencies on August 10, 2026, dropping roughly 4% as Bitcoin and Ethereum rally and institutional capital flows decisively away from the token. Weekly net inflows into U.S. spot XRP ETFs collapsed by approximately 93%, plummeting to just $1.01 million for the week ending August 8 from $14.86 million...
Here’s What Happened in Crypto Today
Bitcoin surged past $65,000 following a weaker-than-expected July jobs report that dimmed expectations for near-term Federal Reserve rate hikes, while a critical security vulnerability in Coldcard hardware wallets resulted in the theft of $116 million in Bitcoin from over 5,200 users. The crypto market also grappled with ongoing regulatory uncertainty as the Senate postponed a...
Treasury’s Top Crypto Adviser Exits as CLARITY Act Faces Final August Vote
Tyler Williams, the Treasury Department’s top cryptocurrency adviser and architect of the Trump administration’s digital-assets agenda, has departed his post as the CLARITY Act faces a critical August deadline that could determine whether comprehensive U.S. crypto regulation passes this year. Williams’s exit on Friday removes a key figure just as Senate leadership scrambles to break...