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Granola showcases decentralized order book for Cashu atomic swaps

Crypto August 28, 2026

A new trading layer built on Cashu ecash and Nostr aims to let users swap BTC and USD tokens without giving up custody A decentralized order book called Granola just got its first public demo, and it�...

GlobalFoundries secures $1.5B credit facility led by JPMorgan, maturing in 2031

Crypto August 28, 2026

The chipmaker's new revolving credit line bolsters an already strong liquidity position as the semiconductor industry navigates a turbulent macro environment GlobalFoundries has locked in a new $1.5 �...

Strive raises $50M to acquire 429 Bitcoin in largest single-day purchase this week

Crypto August 28, 2026

Strive's preferred stock instrument fuels one of the company's most aggressive Bitcoin accumulation weeks, pushing total holdings past 21,000 BTC Strive, the asset management firm trading on NASDAQ u�...

Virtu and Tradeweb pull off first onchain repo trade using Marshall Islands digital bond

Crypto August 28, 2026

The full repo cycle settled atomically on the Canton Network in under 10 minutes, bypassing traditional prime broker intermediation entirely. A repo trade that normally takes a full business day to s�...

Affirm Holdings reports $1B+ revenue in Q4 2026 as BNPL momentum accelerates

Crypto August 28, 2026

The buy-now-pay-later giant posted $1.62B in net income for the quarter and raised its forward revenue guidance, capping a year of steady profitability gains. Affirm Holdings reported Q4 2026 net inc�...

Marvell CEO projects 45% revenue growth to $12B in FY27 as AI demand accelerates

Crypto August 28, 2026

The chipmaker's data center business is doing the heavy lifting, with custom silicon and interconnect products riding an AI infrastructure wave that shows no signs of cresting. Marvell Technology is �...

BofA Securities’ Savita Subramanian warns investors that cash is quietly losing them money

Crypto August 28, 2026

The bank's top equity strategist says large-cap value stocks are a 'beautiful story' while real returns on cash sit near zero. Savita Subramanian, who runs US equity and quantitative strategy at BofA�...

Cardano reveals Bitcoin Lightning payment channel system in developer session

Crypto August 28, 2026

The Cardano Lightning system borrows from Bitcoin's playbook to enable fast, near-zero-fee payments using a forked Lightning Development Kit and custom smart contracts Cardano’s development team pul...

Dune updates free plan to view-only access, cites high costs

Crypto August 28, 2026

The blockchain analytics platform is cutting off free query access for legacy users, ending an era of open onchain data exploration. Dune Analytics, the go-to platform for querying onchain data, is p�...

Touchstone joins Morpho as curator for gold-backed credit markets

Crypto August 28, 2026

XAUE's treasury layer for Tether Gold brings gold-denominated lending expertise to Morpho's modular DeFi protocol Touchstone, the credit arm operating under the XAUE brand, has joined Morpho’s lendi...