The Block - 2026-08-12 ​
3 items collected.
1. Hyperliquid treasury Hyperion triples quarterly profits as HYPE holdings rise in value ​
Author: RT Watson
Published: 8/12/2026, 9:19:33 PM
Categories: Companies, Equities, Markets, Earnings
The company's HYPE holdings increased to $133 million during the second quarter, up from $71 million at the end of Q1.
2. SEC clears Franklin Templeton funds to use onchain BENJI system for cash management ​
Author: Daniel Kuhn
Published: 8/12/2026, 9:04:46 PM
Categories: Companies, Crypto Ecosystems, Deals, DeFi, Institutional Investors, Policy, Regulation, Web3, Asset Managers, SEC, Tokenization
Franklin Templeton received a no-action letter from the SEC enabling its traditional registered funds to invest in its BENJI/FOBXX fund.
3. Ethereum staking climbs to 34% as proposal targets validator rewards and ETH treasury firm yields ​
Author: Ivan Wu and Bryan Samsoedin
Published: 8/12/2026, 7:16:02 PM
Categories: Companies, Crypto Ecosystems, Crypto Infrastructure, DeFi, Funds, Layer 1s, Markets, Token Projects, Ethereum, Staking, Staking Firms
Researchers recently filed EIP-8361, a "tapered issuance burn" that destroys a growing share of validator rewards as the staking ratio rises.