Bitcoin reached $72,500 following Wall Street's open as stocks dipped and US bond yields rebounded amid rising geopolitical tensions.

Combined trading volume for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP reached $46.6 billion on August 19, marking the highest level since June as Bitcoin broke above $71,500.

US authorities have brought Edward Zimbardi back from Fiji to face charges over an alleged $165 million crypto investment scheme.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong stated that Bitcoin could reach between $300,000 and $400,000 by 2030, following a White House meeting regarding crypto legislation.

Recent US market interventions have elicited contrasting reactions from Bitcoin, with bond market measures prompting a significant rally while yen support operations saw prices slip.

Ripple, Clearpool, and Cicada Partners are collaborating to integrate institutional credit markets onto the XRP Ledger using the RLUSD stablecoin.

XRP has climbed to around $1.15 after a 16% 24-hour surge, breaking a descending trendline that had capped its price since July 2025.

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Franklin Templeton has received SEC staff relief to invest conventional funds into its blockchain-based money market fund, opening the door for tokenized assets in traditional portfolios.

Canada is funneling millions into domestic rocket startups and spaceport infrastructure to address its status as the only G7 nation unable to launch satellites into orbit independently.