Crypto Pulse—Industry Perspectives

Key TakeawaysUS nonfarm payrolls fell by 23,000 in July against forecasts for a gain of roughly 80,000, the first negative month since the pandemic recovery, while revisions erased a combined 103,000 jobs from May and June.Bitcoin (BTC) jumped nearly 2% to month to date highs above $65,200 on the report and enters the new week trading near $64,800, as traders sharply cut the odds of a September Federal Reserve rate hike.CME FedWatch hike odds for September fell to about 40% from 55%, with hold o

Key TakeawaysBitcoin briefly split into two chains on Saturday, August 8, 2026 at block 961,632, when nodes enforcing the BIP-110 soft fork rejected an AntPool block that did not carry the required signal and began following a competing version of the chain.The minority chain mined just two blocks in roughly eight hours, both produced by a miner using OCEAN's DATUM system, and then froze. By Sunday it sat 111 blocks behind the main chain, with no new block in 17 hours.Support was never close: on

When most people hear the name Tether, they immediately think of USDT, the world’s largest stablecoin. However, the company has been expanding far beyond digital dollars. Its latest move into Saudi Arabia shows that Tether wants to become a major player in one of blockchain’s fastest-growing sectors: real-world asset (RWA) tokenization.Rather than launching a new cryptocurrency, Tether is bringing blockchain technology to traditional assets such as real estate. The initiative marks another step

Social media is central to modern life, letting billions create content and connect with audiences worldwide. Yet despite generating the content that keeps these platforms running, most users earn little while centralized companies control the platform, user data, and advertising revenue. This is where SocialFi comes in. Short for Social Finance, SocialFi combines blockchain technology with social networking to create platforms where users own their content, control their digital identities, and

Since Robinhood Chain officially launched its mainnet on July 1, 2026, it has quickly attracted significant attention across the crypto community. Although the network is positioned as a blockchain focused on Real World Asset (RWA) tokenization, much of its early momentum has been driven by the rapid emergence of meme coins. A wave of new meme projects appeared within a short period, attracting speculative capital and contributing to a sharp increase in on-chain activity.While meme coins remain

BlackRock has expanded its tokenized asset strategy with two new products, BSTBL OnChain Shares and BRSRV, designed to serve the liquidity management and reserve needs of institutions operating in the stablecoin sector.Notably, both products focus on highly secure and liquid assets such as short-term U.S. Treasuries, cash, and Treasury-backed repurchase agreements. BlackRock says the products are structured with the goal of meeting the criteria necessary to potentially serve as reserve assets fo

Hyperliquid is witnessing a notable shift in its trading mix, with perpetual markets linked to real-world assets and traditional finance (RWA/TradFi) reportedly accounting for approximately 32.2% of total trading volume in Q2 2026, up sharply from 20.7% in the previous quarter. Total trading volume for this market segment reached approximately $213 billion.This growth comes as the broader onchain RWA market continues to expand. Data cited from RWA.xyz shows that the number of RWA holders has ris

Bitcoin could enter an entirely different phase of growth over the next decade as more traditional financial institutions begin treating the asset as an official part of their investment portfolios.Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer at Bitwise, believes Bitcoin adoption could expand from financial advisers and family offices to much larger pools of capital, including pension funds, insurance companies, and sovereign wealth funds. These institutions collectively control tens to hundreds of tri

The past few months have marked a major milestone for Real World Assets (RWA). While many sectors of the crypto market continue to fluctuate around short term speculative narratives such as meme coins and AI tokens, smart money has clearly shifted toward products backed by real world assets that offer more stable returns and greater transparency. The total value of real world assets on blockchain reached approximately $34.29 billion by the end of July, up more than 12% from the beginning of the

OverviewNigeria has formalized how it will tax digital assets. The Nigeria Revenue Service, the renamed successor to the Federal Inland Revenue Service, published its Guidelines on the Taxation of Virtual Assets on July 31, 2026 and announced the framework publicly on August 3, setting out how the Nigeria Tax Act 2025 and Nigeria Tax Administration Act 2025 apply to crypto. The rules emerged from a Virtual Asset Council established under a presidential executive order, and they close gaps that h