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Prices (USD, inline):
BTC $111,006 🟢↑ | ETH $4,612.51 🟢↑ | SOL $204.59 🟢↑ | BNB $858.68 🟢↑ | XRP $3.01 🟢↑ | ADA $0.8660 🟢↑ | AVAX $24.53 🟢↑ | DOGE $0.2207 🟢↑ | DOT $3.88 🟢↑

Quick Index ⚡️
🟠 CRO rockets after Trump Media–Crypto.com treasury JV
🇹🇭 Thailand lists first tokenized government bond; KuCoin to support G-Token
💳 Gemini rolls out an XRP credit card with Ripple in the U.S.
🟡 BTC steadies above $111K as majors rebound
🛠️ THORChain hard fork set for Aug 28—Binance to support
🔗 Mantle L2 ships v1.3.1 to align with Ethereum Prague

Markets
CRO ripped higher after Trump Media & Technology Group and Crypto.com unveiled a joint venture—“Trump Media Group CRO Strategy”—to acquire and manage Cronos (CRO) via a treasury-style program that will list through a SPAC merger with Yorkville Acquisition. The announcement immediately juiced CRO and lent a bid to alt-beta, as traders handicapped fresh corporate demand for exchange-native tokens. For speculators, this is a reminder that token supply sinks tied to treasuries and strategic partnerships can spark sharp, flow-driven moves. (As outlined by Reuters and Barron’s.)

Bitcoin is holding near $111K after a choppy stretch that tagged a ~7-week low, while large-caps flashed green versus yesterday’s close. Macro-policy chatter and rotation back into majors are doing the heavy lifting, but intraday swings remain elevated—so sizing and stop discipline matter. (Coverage from Economic Times and Barron’s.)

Regulation
U.S. crypto lobbyists pressed the Senate to include explicit protections for software developers in the evolving market-structure bill, arguing they can’t back the package without clear safe harbors when code is misused by bad actors. If adopted, the carve-out would reduce legal overhang for open-source teams and could accelerate shipping cycles across DeFi and infrastructure. (Reported by CoinDesk.)

Adoption
Thailand just set a sovereign precedent: the Ministry of Finance’s “G-Token” (a publicly offered tokenized government bond) is moving to digital-asset rails, with KuCoin joining the consortium to support subscription, redemption and listing. Beyond retail access, the playbook signals how RWAs can widen distribution while keeping state-grade safeguards—watch for other ASEAN treasuries to study the template. (Company release.)

Gemini launched an XRP edition of its U.S. credit card in collaboration with Ripple, offering XRP rewards on everyday spend. Payments-native earn mechanics are a practical bridge from fiat plastic to crypto balances, and the branding targets one of the industry’s most mobilized communities. (As reported by Yahoo Finance and confirmed on Gemini’s blog.)

Tech & Innovation
THORChain’s next network upgrade and hard fork lands on Aug 28 (UTC), and Binance says it will support the event—deposits/withdrawals will pause around the fork while trading remains open. The coordination underscores how CEX support smooths UX for users riding major protocol changes. (Binance announcement.)

Mantle Network (an Ethereum L2) is rolling out mainnet v1.3.1, adding compatibility for Ethereum’s forthcoming Prague changes and unlocking new features for developers. Incremental L2 improvements like this reduce friction for dApp teams planning for the next wave of throughput and data-availability upgrades. (Flagged in CoinDesk’s daybook update.)

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