CoinDesk - 2026-08-29 ​
5 items collected.
1. A $1.1 million crypto card hack crashed a neobank's token 49% ​
Author: Francisco Rodrigues,AI Boost
Published: 8/29/2026, 11:49:17 PM
Categories: Web3, Solana News, News
The exploit caused the neobank's AVICI token to drop 49% from a 24-hour high, hitting a record low before paring some of the losses.
2. Ditching 'digital gold': BPI study suggests everyday Americans prefer control and micro-investing ​
Author: Jamie Crawley,AI Boost
Published: 8/29/2026, 3:00:00 PM
Categories: Finance, Bitcoin News, News
A new survey suggests some of bitcoin's most familiar sales pitches of changing the world may be poorly suited to a majority of prospective buyers.
3. Inside the high-stakes battle between digital dollars and Swift's massive money engine ​
Author: Olivier Acuna
Published: 8/29/2026, 3:00:00 PM
Categories: Finance, Stablecoins, Trade Finance, News
Crypto executives say new blockchain payment infrastructure could make Swift obsolete. Bankers say its 11,500-institution network gives it the power to absorb the technology instead.
4. The next trillion-dollar currency may not be a stablecoin — it might not even have a name yet ​
Author: Olivier Acuna
Published: 8/29/2026, 3:00:00 PM
Categories: Finance, Artificial Intelligence, Cryptocurrency, Stablecoins, News
AI agents are coming. They will need to pay each other. Crypto executives agree on the problem but disagree sharply on the solution, and one thinks the answer has not been invented yet.
5. Tokenized assets are busier than the data shows ​
Author: Matthew Fisher
Published: 8/29/2026, 1:00:00 PM
Categories: Opinion, Opinion
When you strip out what was never mobile, correct for who's holding what and why, add back what works off-contract, the utilization of tokenized assets looks close to 20%, argues Katana’s Matthew Fisher.