Chainlink Leads Crypto Top Gainers Amid Strategic Treasury Launch, Trump Tariff Relief

Key Notes LINK breaks above 20-day moving average at $17.02, targeting $20 resistance with RSI at comfortable 64.15 levels. The new Chainlink Reserve automatically converts enterprise payments into LINK tokens with over $1 million already accumulated. Chainlink LINK $19.59 24h volatility: 6.3% Market cap: $13.29 B Vol. 24h: $1.38 B emerged as the best-performing mega-cap cryptocurrency on Friday, Aug. 8, posting a 9% daily gain that pushed its price above $18.1 at press time. The surge comes after LINK price emerged as the top gainer among the 50 largest cryptocurrencies…

Standard Chartered and Animoca Launch HK Stablecoin Venture

The Hong Kong subsidiary of major bank Standard Chartered has partnered with Web3 software company Animoca Brands to launch a Hong Kong-dollar stablecoin. According to a Friday announcement from Animoca Brands, the two firms jointly established Anchorpoint Financial Limited in Hong Kong to apply for a local stablecoin issuer license. The new shared subsidiary will be tasked with building a business model focused on issuing and advancing licensed stablecoins. Per the announcement, Anchorpoint Financial already indicated formal interest in obtaining a stablecoin license with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority on…

Succinct (PROVE) Token Surges 34% After Bitget Listing and Mainnet Launch

Succinct, a decentralized prover network revolutionizing zero-knowledge (ZK) infrastructure, has officially launched its mainnet and native token, PROVE. The launch, which took place on August 5, 2025, marks a major milestone in the evolution of cryptographic verifiability and scalability in the Web3 ecosystem. Related Reading Following the mainnet debut, the PROVE token was listed on Bitget, a leading global cryptocurrency exchange. Within 24 hours, the token surged by over 50%, reaching a trading price of $1.50 and generating over $715 million in 24-hour volume. Bitget’s Succinct (PROVE) Listing Fuels Market…

Cardano-based Vector Institutional Blockchain to launch with Instant Finality

Blockchain services firm Apex Fusion is set to launch Vector, a high-performance, Cardano-aligned blockchain designed for institutional users entering the Web3 space. Vector is a peer-reviewed, UTxO-based blockchain testnet with institutional-grade throughput and a claim of instant transaction finality. It will officially launch at the Rare Evo conference on Saturday, Apex Fusion said in a statement shared with Cointelegraph. This makes it the first Cardano-aligned blockchain to achieve independently verified instant finality, which is the assurance that a transaction is irreversible, according to the announcement. Vector’s transaction throughput is 10…

VALR Becomes First African Crypto Exchange to Launch Tokenized US Stock Trading

Key Notes VALR becomes Africa’s first exchange to offer tokenized US stocks including Tesla, NVIDIA, and Coinbase through xStocks platform. The tokens provide 1:1 price exposure to real equities without ownership rights, tradeable against major cryptocurrencies and rand. CEO emphasizes breaking financial barriers for previously excluded African users seeking global investment opportunities. Africa’s largest crypto exchange by trade volume, VALR, has launched xStocks, a tokenized equities product allowing African users to gain exposure to US-listed companies. This landmark move makes VALR the first platform on the continent to integrate tokenized…

Largest Publicly-Listed BNB Treasury To Launch In The US With $500 Million Raise

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Crypto On Deck? Interactive Brokers Explores Stablecoin Launch

Trading company Interactive Brokers is planning to expand its crypto footprint with services that could include a proprietary stablecoin. The move, reported by Reuters on Monday, would allow traders to fund brokerage accounts using the company’s fiat-pegged cryptocurrency. Interactive is also exploring adding support for asset transfers for commonly traded cryptocurrencies. Interactive Brokers is a brokerage firm that provides trading and investment services across global markets. The company recently reported over 3.8 million active accounts at the end of the second quarter of 2025, a 32% increase from a year ago.…