Plume Joins DTCC Digital Assets Solutions Industry Working Group @PlumeNetwork has joined the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (@The_DTCC) Digital Assets Solutions Industry Working Group. The collaboration aims to accelerate the integration of tokenized assets into legacy post-trade infrastructure. The RWA-native network joins a cohort of institutional giants, including @CharlesSchwab, @Nasdaq, and @AlpacaHQ, to provide technical feedback on the DTCC Tokenization Service.

BlackRock Bitcoin ETF is on a huge streak... @BlackRock’s iShares $BTC Trust (IBIT) maintains a perfect streak of net inflows every trading day this week. Participants in the world’s largest spot ETF acquired a cumulative $478.5M worth of $BTC, signaling sustained institutional appetite for digital gold despite localized market volatility.

MoonPay just unlocked stablecoin-powered commerce @MoonPay introduces Enterprise, a comprehensive infrastructure suite that provides banks, fintechs, and merchants with a unified platform for stablecoin-powered commerce. Built on the "Iron" architecture acquired in 2025, the system integrates fiat on-ramps, OTC conversion, and global payouts into a single API. This launch allows enterprises to bypass the fragmented "vendor stack" by automating the transition between traditional rails, such as SWIFT, and high-velocity digital asset wallets with T+0 finality. The platform currently services over 50 enterprise partners, including Deel for global payroll and Paysafe to power crypto-native checkouts for a network processing $167B in annual volume.

What is happening to Polkadot? DOT would need a 66x surge to reclaim its All-time High @Polkadot's $DOT token currently trades at $0.8244, down 98% from its all-time high almost 5 years ago. Despite carrying a market cap of nearly $1.4 billion, the asset has been on a downtrend. This has also been evident in the network's usage. Per Defillama, Polkadot has recorded $0 in DeFi TVL. What is happening to the chain?

Grayscale is prioritizing BNB Grayscale Investments (@Grayscale) completes its Q2 2026 portfolio rebalancing across three thematic funds, effective as of the August 3 close. The firm’s Smart Contract Fund (GSC) initiates a major structural shift by adding $BNB, which now commands the fund's largest weighting at 30.6%, officially surpassing both $ETH (29.47%) and $SOL (29.15%). The DeFi Fund (DEFG) proportionally redistributed $UNI proceeds into newer yield-focused assets, setting $ONDO at 25.44% and $ENA at 12.19% to capture the growth of on-chain treasuries.

PENGU, PI, and CASHCAT assert dominance in the crypto sector Per @Coingecko, $PENGU (@pudgypenguins), $PI (@PiCoreTeam), and $CASHCAT (@cashcat_token) are trending in the past 24 hours. All three assets have experienced a decent surge within the past 7 days, with $HEI (@heimaNetwork) also performing well. In the past 7 days: - Cashcat is up over 180% - Heima has surged 351% - Pengu has increased 6% - Pi is up 8.3%

CLARITY Act Hits New Roadblock as GOP Support Cracks Sen. Josh Hawley said he will oppose the CLARITY Act unless stronger protections for community banks are added. He warned stablecoin driven deposit flight could hurt small banks and agricultural lending. The bill needs 60 Senate votes to advance, making every Republican vote critical. Majority Leader John Thune still hopes to hold a floor vote before recess. Source: Politico

Crypto(.)com Adds XRP Into Its Investment Product @Cryptocom has added $XRP into its Dual Invest product suite, enabling retail and institutional users to capture triple-digit reward rates on the asset. The structured investment tool allows participants to lock in fixed returns by selecting specific target prices and terms. The product provides a hedge against market volatility alongside existing assets like $BTC, $ETH, and $SOL.

So What Actually is Ethereum's Proposal to Burn Staking Rewards? On Aug. 4, six Ethereum (@ethereum) researchers and developers including Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake, formally submitted a draft Ethereum Improvement Proposal that could fundamentally change how staking rewards work. Here's what it means: (1) Validator rewards would gradually be burned Ethereum currently rewards validators with newly issued ethereum:native for securing the network. Under the proposal, a growing percentage of those rewards would be permanently burned instead of being paid to validators. The burn would happen every epoch, roughly every 6.4 minutes. (2) The more ETH that gets staked, the bigger the burn The proposal uses a sliding scale. As total staked ETH rises, the percentage of rewards burned also increases. If Ethereum staking eventually reaches about 60.25 million ETH, roughly half of the total ETH supply, 100% of newly issued staking rewards would be burned, reducing net staking issuance to zero. (3) At today's staking levels, the effect would already be significant Ethereum has crossed one-third of its total supply in staking. Based on the proposal's formula, around 56% of validator rewards would already be burned if the mechanism were active today. Importantly, this does not confiscate existing ETH. Only newly created rewards are affected. (4) This isn't Ethereum's first burn mechanism Ethereum already burns part of every transaction fee through EIP-1559. This proposal applies a similar concept to staking rewards instead of transaction fees. The goal is to slow issuance as staking participation grows. Why are researchers proposing this? The authors argue that Ethereum's current model keeps offering positive staking yields regardless of how much ETH is already staked. That creates incentives for even more ETH to move into staking. They believe this could eventually lead to: • Greater concentration among large staking providers. • More influence for exchanges and custodians. • Ongoing dilution for ETH holders who choose not to stake. • Tougher economics for solo validators competing against larger operators. Who could be affected most? - Large staking providers may not feel the impact immediately. Analysis suggests Lido would continue growing rewards until total network staking approaches roughly 49 million ETH. - Solo validators face a different challenge. Because downtime penalties remain unchanged while rewards shrink, recovering from temporary outages could take significantly longer than it does today. What about MEV? The proposal only affects newly issued staking rewards. It does not reduce Maximal Extractable Value (MEV), the additional income validators can earn by ordering transactions inside blocks. That revenue stream would remain unchanged. Nothing changes yet The proposal is still in draft form and remains under public discussion. Its EIP number has not even been finalized, and no Ethereum client has committed to implementing it. For now, the proposal marks the beginning of what is likely to be one of Ethereum's biggest monetary policy debates since EIP-1559.

Japan Stablecoin Race Just Got a Major Boost JPYC Inc., behind the the yen-pegged stablecoin ethereum:0xe7c3d8c9a439fede00d2600032d5db0be71c3c29, has raised $38 million in an extended Series B round to expand its yen stablecoin ecosystem. The company plans to accelerate JPYC adoption across payments and Web3 services. Logistics giant AZ-COM Maruwa plans to use JPYC for contractor fees and salaries. Japan's stablecoin market is also seeing growing interest from major financial institutions.

Coinbase Brings Wall Street Closer To UK Crypto Users Coinbase (@coinbase) has begun rolling out 24/5 trading for nearly 4,000 U.S. stocks to eligible UK users. The launch lets customers trade stocks alongside crypto and fiat from one app. Users can fund trades instantly with GBP or USDC and buy fractional shares from £1. According to Coinbase, survey data shows UK retail investors lag behind their U.S. counterparts in stock investing. The company argues broader access through its app could help close that gap, with shares custodied by Apex Clearing. The move builds on the company's recent savings accounts and crypto backed borrowing products already available to UK users.

MiCA Licensing Chaos Attracts Crypto Scammers Across Europe Fraudsters are impersonating both crypto companies and their regulators as customers scramble to find licensed providers under the EU's new MiCA regime. French watchdog AMF says the transition period has become a prime opportunity for scammers. Per reports. fraudsters use fake regulator identities and forged documents. Customers of unlicensed exchanges face higher phishing risks. Authorities warn investors not to rush asset transfers. Data provider VASPnet estimates more than 1,700 unlicensed crypto companies must cease EU operations after missing the MiCA licensing deadline. Only 323 firms have secured approval so far, according to ESMA's updated list. Source: Financial Times

Arthur Hayes is Still Buying Ethena as Accumulation Continues Arthur Hayes (@CryptoHayes) has purchased another 10.9 million $ENA worth about $985,000, according to Lookonchain. His total accumulation now stands at 22.64 million ENA, valued at roughly $2 million. The purchases were made over the past five days.

What separates a good founder from a bad one...? Here's what years of professional investing has taught @etherealvc investor @bees_neeth about the best crypto entrepreneurs - Clipped from an exclusive interview with the @dealflowpodcast's @RealMissAI ⬇️

Dormant Bitcoin Is Moving Again, But Not To Exchanges Roughly 119,000 bitcoin:native that sat dormant for over a year moved within three days after the Coldcard wallet vulnerability was exposed, Glassnode said. That figure is about 200 times the 594 BTC actually stolen in the hack. Just a small portion was sent to exchanges, reducing fears of a major sell off. Glassnode said the activity points to security driven wallet migration.

Ethereum Whales Are Not Slowing Down... An OTC whale (0x8c58) purchased another 10,000 ethereum:native worth about $19.1 million, according to Lookonchain. The same wallet bought 27,000 ETH, valued at about $52 million, two weeks earlier. Separately, another whale (0x2684) added 3,960 ETH on Aug. 5 after accumulating more than 79,000 ETH since late June.

Is Robinhood Chain's Memecoin Boom Just Getting Started? Cashcat (@cashcat_token) $CASHCAT jumped another 33% as Uniswap launched its new Pools token platform on Robinhood Chain. The memecoin is now up about 150% over the past week. Robinhood Chain memecoins Pipedog and Tendies also posted strong weekly gains. Uniswap's launchpad lets users launch, discover and trade tokens with permanently locked liquidity.