Crypto News. August 12, 2026

Aug 12, 2026

MoneyGram Ramps went live on Solana, giving builders API access to its 60M+ customers and 500,000+ retail locations across 170+ countries

Solana@solana

BREAKING: @MoneyGram Ramps is live on Solana. 60M+ customers, nearly 500,000 retail locations, 170+ countries. One of the world's largest payments networks is now a single API away for every builder on Solana.

1:04 PM · Aug 11, 2026 · 279K Views

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Ethena assets in Coinbase’s DeFi earn product hit a new ATH of $300M+

Ethena@ethena

Ethena assets in the Coinbase DeFi earn product have crossed $300 million, a new all-time high.

12:03 PM · Aug 11, 2026 · 15.5K Views

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EthSystems and 0xUndefined partnered to drive Ethereum adoption among Korean institutions, focusing on privacy, tokenization and infrastructure

EthSystems@eth_systems

Asia will be a major part of Ethereum’s next phase of adoption. Korea is one of the markets where we see strong potential, and that is why we’re excited to work with @0xundefined_. They bring deep local market knowledge and relationships across Korea’s financial and digital

1:01 AM · Aug 11, 2026 · 21.5K Views

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Coinbase named Abu Dhabi (ADGM) its international tokenization hub after securing an FSRA license to offer global securities onchain

Coinbase 🛡️@coinbase

Coinbase has established Abu Dhabi (ADGM) as our international tokenization hub. Our newly acquired FSRA license means that we can now bring global securities to anyone with a wallet. The next frontier of global finance is onchain, and we're building it from the UAE.

10:06 AM · Aug 11, 2026 · 235K Views

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Zama will launch a Learn & Earn campaign inside Revolut later this year, with ZAMA now live for Revolut’s 70M users

Zama@zama

JUST IN: Zama will launch a Learn & Earn campaign inside @Revolut later this year, teaching millions why confidentiality onchain matters for mass adoption. $ZAMA is now live for Revolut's 70 million users.

7:38 AM · Aug 11, 2026 · 56.1K Views

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Lido Earn rolled out instant withdrawals, processing most EarnETH/EarnUSD redemptions in seconds via its new buffer

Lido@LidoFinance

Instant withdrawals are now live on Lido Earn⚡️ Lido Earn withdrawals are now serviced through the Lido Earn buffer, which ensures that the majority of EarnETH/EarnUSD withdrawals are processed in just a few seconds.

3:11 PM · Aug 11, 2026 · 13.2K Views

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River Markets raised an $8.5M seed round led by Haun Ventures to build a prime broker for prediction markets

River Markets@river_markets

Today, River Markets announced an $8.5M seed round led by @HaunVentures . We’re building the prime broker for prediction markets, giving professional trading firms unified execution and risk across venues. Blog post : rivermarkets.com/blog/announcin…

2:08 PM · Aug 11, 2026 · 62.3K Views

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Erebor Bank is reportedly negotiating a $1.5B funding round at a $9.5B valuation

CoinDesk@CoinDesk

LATEST: Crypto-friendly Erebor Bank is negotiating a $1.5 billion funding round at a $9.5 billion valuation, according to the Financial Times.

4:15 PM · Aug 11, 2026 · 43K Views

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Aster launched AOS-2, extending its open listing framework to perpetual futures, requiring a 4-year lockup of 1M ASTER staked before an onchain vote for listing

Aster 🥷@Aster_DEX

AOS-2 enters into force. The Aster Open Standards began with AOS-1, which opened spot listings to projects meeting a published set of criteria. AOS-2 now extends the same principle to perpetual markets, where listing has traditionally depended on private negotiation. Under

2:10 PM · Aug 11, 2026 · 28.7K Views

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Russia’s central bank proposed capping retail crypto purchases at 300,000 rubles (~$3,645/year) per broker, limited to BTC, ETH and USDT for non-qualified investors

Wu Blockchain@WuBlockchain

Russia Proposes $3,645 Annual Crypto Purchase Cap for Retail Investors, Limited to BTC, ETH and USDT The Bank of Russia has proposed rules that would cap crypto purchases by non-qualified investors at 300,000 rubles, or about $3,645, per year through each broker, crypto exchange

4:05 PM · Aug 11, 2026 · 16.6K Views

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KuCoin achieved ISO 22301:2019 certification for business continuity, adding to its existing ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II credentials

KuCoin@kucoincom

🛡️ Built for 24/7 Resilience. KuCoin has officially achieved the ISO 22301:2019 Business Continuity Management Systems certification! In a crypto market that never sleeps, uninterrupted service and quick recovery from disruptions are essential. This milestone expands our Trust

11:00 AM · Aug 11, 2026 · 39.8K Views

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Ravencoin got hit with a consensus bug exploit that let invalid blocks through starting at block height 4,487,776, exchanges were told to pause RVN deposits/withdrawals since a reorg could unwind ~3 days of txs.