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The XRP Ledger aims to have banks cover the network costs for their users. If validators approve, it will be possible to use the ledger without needing to acquire XRP.
Jazzi Cooper, head of product at RippleX, stated that the xrpld 3.3.0 update should be released next week. The package includes five proposed changes. One of them is called Sponsored Fees and Reserves.
Why does using the XRP Ledger currently cost XRP?
Each account in the ledger locks up 1 XRP, an amount that cannot be spent or transferred. For each additional item kept by the account, such as a trustline, an additional 0.2 XRP is locked.

Apple shares (AAPL) opened sharply lower this Friday at US$ 304, down more than 9%. Weak guidance for the fiscal fourth quarter overshadowed a record June quarter, which beat revenue and profit estimates.
Shares closed on Thursday at US$ 333.43, down 1.41%, just a few days after Apple briefly reached a market value of US$ 5 trillion.
The cautious guidance made the last quarter stand out
Apple reported revenue of US$ 109.42 billion in the June quarter, above the consensus of US$ 108.65 billion. Earnings per share were US$ 2.02, well ahead of the US$ 1.89 estimate. Full results showed 16% year-over-year growth in revenue, a new record for the June quarter.

Tom Lee, from Fundstrat, says that the negotiation involving artificial intelligence (AI) is not over yet. He argues that the next step involves crypto payment systems developed for software agents, not for people.
Experienced macro investor Jordi Visser argued the opposite this week. Lee is also president of the largest corporate holder of ether, which gives his position a direct financial stake.
Why does Lee claim that chips were only the first step?

Roblox shares fell nearly 14% in after-hours trading this Thursday (30), nearing US$41.80. The gaming platform came in below Wall Street’s revenue projections and issued a weak outlook for the third quarter.
The drop erased the optimism sparked by a 36% increase in annual revenue. Investors refocused on the slower pace of user growth and a guidance for bookings far below consensus.
Child safety rules slow Roblox’s growth engine

Tether reported a strong second quarter in 2026, generating approximately $1.5 billion in net operating profit and raising its reserve surplus to more than $4.11 billion.
The stablecoin issuer also expanded its gold reserves, reduced exposure to secured loans, and maintained its position as one of the world’s largest holders of U.S. Treasury securities.
Tether’s profit in the second quarter reaches $1.5 billion as the USDT reserve tops $4.1 billion

Zoomex’s global cryptocurrency trading platform today announced the official launch of its global onboarding initiative, the “August Summer Airdrop”. Held from July 31 to August 31, the campaign aims to simplify the onboarding journey for new crypto investors through facilitated participation steps and transparent reward structures, offering eligible new users a package of benefits that can reach up to US$ 1,500.
Focused on optimizing the contract experience, Zoomex designed this summer campaign to reduce barriers to entry by splitting the initiative into three main modules:

Elon Musk dismissed rumors that Tesla plans to sell the Gigafactory Shanghai, calling the claims fake news today (31).
Musk’s denial came after a Wall Street Journal report about a possible split of Tesla’s business in China. The publication also linked the move to a possible merger between Tesla and SpaceX.
What is Musk really denying?
The boat started after an X user directly suggested to Musk that Tesla would be preparing to get rid of the factory. Musk’s response, published this morning (31), classified the report as an absurd fake news and asked people to assume that breaking news is false until proven otherwise.

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said that quantum computing will have, in a measurable way, an impact on the company’s revenue and profits by 2028 or 2029. He projected $1 trillion in value from the technology by the end of the 2030s.
The forecast indicates that quantum hardware is advancing commercially faster than many Bitcoin (BTC) investors expected. About one-third of the supply remains exposed to potential future quantum attacks.
Quantum gets forecast of profit impact

XRP advanced more than 3.8% in July, ending a two-month streak of declines. The asset, however, underperformed other major market players: Bitcoin (BTC) rose by about 9% and Ethereum (ETH) climbed by approximately 20%.
With the start of August, two on-chain indicators signal a decline in selling pressure. Even so, the month has historically been unfavorable for XRP, and institutional demand via ETFs remains limited.
Exchange data points to sellers withdrawing from XRP

Coinbase reported second-quarter results that fell short of expectations, coming below Wall Street revenue estimates and posting a net loss, which led shares to drop by more than 5% in trading after the market closed.
Despite the negative figures, the crypto exchange achieved a record market share in trading volume and continued expanding its areas of subscriptions, stablecoins, and services, highlighting the company’s transition beyond Bitcoin trading.

Apple reported third-quarter fiscal results above expectations, beating Wall Street estimates for both revenue and earnings per share.
However, the shares fell in the after-market, as investors looked beyond the main performance, focusing especially on weaker Services revenue and Greater China, in addition to specific tariff refunds that boosted profitability.
Apple posts record quarter, but shares fall
Apple reported revenue of $109.42 billion in the third fiscal quarter, beating analysts' expectations of $108.65 billion. Diluted earnings per share came in at $2.02, above the consensus estimate of $1.89.

A Strategy recorded a net loss of US$8.22 billion in the second quarter of 2026, but this result reveals only part of the situation.
The world’s largest corporate holder of Bitcoin increased its BTC position, strengthened its balance sheet, and raised its cash reserves despite the drop in the price of Bitcoin during the quarter.
Strategy records a US$8.2 billion loss with losses impacted by Bitcoin’s decline in profits
A Strategy reported a net loss of US$8.22 billion in the second quarter of 2026, due almost entirely to unrealized losses from the fair value measurement of Bitcoin assets, as crypto prices declined during the period.

Amazon shares surged strongly in after-hours trading last night after the company released impressive results for the second quarter, beating Wall Street expectations on revenue, AWS sales, operating profit, and earnings per share.
The results reinforced investors' confidence that Amazon's large volume of investment in AI infrastructure is translating into cloud growth acceleration and higher profitability.
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Veteran macro investor Jordi Visser says that easy money in artificial intelligence (AI) is already behind us. He believes that Bitcoin (BTC) is where the next big gains will come from.
New company filings help explain why. The biggest AI investors today are spending money at a faster pace than they can raise.
Big Tech burns cash to build AI
Google spent more money in the last quarter than it brought in. This has never happened since the company went public in 2004.

A Shiba Inu (SHIB) recorded a 28% rise over the last week, but sellers halted the move at US$ 0,00000548. Now, the Shiba Inu price forecast for August 2026 depends on support at US$ 0,00000446.
Delays in Shibarium updates give the token a rare set of catalysts for the coming month. Meanwhile, the weekly momentum indicators have started rising again for the first time since the March 2024 peak.
Could delayed Shibarium updates influence August?

The founder of Telegram, Pavel Durov, broke his silence after being accused by Russia of facilitating terrorist activities, saying the Kremlin labeled him a “terrorist” because he refused to comply with demands for mass surveillance and censorship on Telegram.
Durov claimed the allegations are the result of Telegram’s stance on privacy, not evidence of wrongdoing. The statements mark his first public comment since Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced criminal charges against him and said it had issued an international arrest warrant.

Nokia (NOK) shares were trading at US$ 8.44 on Wednesday, down 5.54% for the day, after sellers pressured the price down to the 0.786 Fibonacci retracement level at US$ 8.50. This is the latest relevant support level above the January low, at US$ 6.06.
The broad sell-off extends the 5.6% pullback seen on Tuesday and deepens the move that began at the top of June, to US$ 17.45. The NOK has already lost about 52% of its value in less than two months.
Why are Nokia shares falling again this week?

Silver is traded near US$60, about 50% below the peak recorded at the end of January. The market is debating whether this move resembles 1980 or 2011, a sudden top that triggers a long bear market. Silver’s own history is the most direct tool for answering this question.
Every silver rally cycle ends in a sharp decline; what changes is the origin of that decline, which determines both the magnitude and the duration of the move;
The 2025–26 peak was driven by a physical constraint in the face of a several-year deficit—an underlying cause tied to demand and distinct from the highly leveraged concentration of 1980. The 2011 top was monetary; it occurred during the QE2 era, and the end of that stimulus—combined with the eurozone debt crisis—drained liquidity support and expectations for industrial demand.

Samsung Electronics reported a record operating profit in the second quarter of 89.5 trillion won (US$ 62 billion), representing a 1,814% increase over the previous year, as demand for artificial intelligence (AI) for memory chips boosted sales to an unprecedented level.
Revenue rose 28% from the previous quarter, reaching 171.5 trillion won, setting a new company record. Although profit beat expectations, revenue was slightly below analysts’ projections.

Microsoft’s Xbox division added more than 200 million new players in fiscal year 2026. Game revenue fell 7% year over year, the company said in its fourth-quarter earnings report.
The decline in console hardware sales was the main factor behind the downturn. Xbox’s new CEO, Asha Sharma, is responding with cost cuts and price increases across the operation. The Xbox gaming segment includes console hardware, sales of its own games, and subscription services such as Xbox Game Pass.