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Verbatim Community Citations & Social Evidence 68 source posts analyzed
#TOTAL3ESBTC over $BTC.D
it's been too long since i showed love to @LT3NFT . this is one of my favorite nfts in my collection and i hope the entire community is doing well. carpe diem.
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Crypto News Digest: Key Updates You Need to Know The current report features updates of Ethereum, Securitize, Ripple, Hyperliquid, Metaplanet, MoonPay, Kaito, Galaxy, Centrifuge, Rain, Falcon Finance, and Flop Labs. $ETH $XRP $HYPE $KAITO $CFG $FF $FLOP
AI visual note: CryptoDep's "Key Crypto Updates You Need to Know" digest for 18th August 2026 highlights 12 major developments across Ethereum, Securitize, Ripple ($XRP), Hyperliquid ($HYPE), Metaplanet, MoonPay, Kaito ($KAITO), Galaxy, Centrifuge ($CFG), Rain, Falcon Finance ($FF), and Flop Labs ($FLOP). The image showcases notable updates like Ethereum's Pilsárberget testnet launch, Securitize's $230B HINC platform, Ripple's Jeonbank deployment, Metaplanet's $2.1K BTC investment, and Kaito's Pulse Browser expansion with the Aura attention solution.
What memecoin is about to run? I will give you August 21st at 18:00 UTC
$50B Ripple vs $1 XRP: Who's Wrong, Wall Street or YOU? youtu.be/-_VG7v7z7yk
Nexo Australia is live: crypto-backed Credit Lines under an Australian credit framework, plus Growth and Exchange
It's easy to transfer native $BTC from any Bitcoin wallet or exchange directly to Osmosis. Try it
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Top 10 TVL gainers over the last 30 days (minimum $100m club only): + @upshift_fi | $348.92m | 55.01% gain | now in collab with Kraken, Upshift is a trusted allocator for institutional assets, ranking first place on this list + @aerafinance | $179.61m | 50.96% gain | staying
AI visual note: The image is a horizontal bar chart titled "TVL GAINERS OVER 30D (ABOVE $100M ONLY)" displaying the top 10 DeFi protocols by 30-day TVL percentage gains, led by Upshift at 55.01% and Aera Finance at 50.96%, followed by Hashra (37.35%), K3 Capital (30.80%), Exponent (29.61%), R2SI (28.92%), OpenEden (21.72%), Clearstar (18.43%), xStocksFi (17.46%), and Euler Finance (15.63%). The chart visually reinforces the post's ranking of Upshift and Aera Finance as the top TVL gainers over the past month.
Sia Storage App - iOS/Android v1.14.0 updates: You can manage imports from a dedicated Imports screen. Download the Sia Storage app on iOS or Android today!
#MINA #TWICE
Media from a16z falls flat because it’s too self fellating Half of everything they produce reminds me of that dfinity launch vid
Ningún dispositivo es infalible, la mejor defensa es entender lo que usas. Estamos para acompañarte en el proceso ↓ moodle.libreriadesatoshi.com
trending news: @base is everywhere
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Wednesday 2PM EST come Dig in the Crates with your Boy aKIDcalledMAKE live from Make's Stack -22,137 in @decentraland I'll share the lates tracks I am feeling. Come request your favorite tunes or share your latest track you have been working on.
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TODAY: SEC officially proposes a new set of rules to create clear crypto regulations in the US.
pixels on robinhood?
$ANET Stock Perps are here, with up to 20x leverage and 24/7 access.
AI visual note: Bitgo announces the launch of ANET (Arista Networks) Stock Perps with up to 20x leverage and 24/7 access, featuring the Arista logo surrounded by a glossy black swirling design on a dark background. The "New Stock Perps" banner and "Global Alpha In One" tagline emphasize the platform's expanded perpetual futures offerings.
CA: 4kjruqGHDsSqkMdFfCjV7Vb62HPFhtXyWc2t6JpQzDnz
$GTA6 this is the biggest normie narrative we have ever seen So much higher
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Here for this
NFT markets are built around comparison. As digital collectibles and Web3 assets continue to evolve, users increasingly need tools to compare NFT prices, collections, rarity, historical sales and marketplace data. CompareNFTs.com A highly descriptive .com
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JUST IN: The SEC reportedly announced new measures aimed at removing barriers to capital formation and innovation in domestic crypto markets. Details still emerging.
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I was here before the first coin. @perpshood — Early Hood Member #1113
Reminder
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Seems notable.
NEW: Senator Cynthia Lummis says the CLARITY Act is scheduled for a Senate vote on Sept. 15 at 2:00 PM "You have to force them to vote to get them to be serious about it."
Thank you for supporting the cause the past year and a half. Community memebers like you are what makes this all possible. #RCVRY
Ethereum Fear and Greed Index is 49. Neutral Current price: $1,908
AI visual note: A "Fear & Greed Index" gauge displays Ethereum market sentiment at a neutral 49, with a semicircular meter ranging from red (fear) on the left to green (greed) on the right. Last updated Aug 18, 2026, the indicator aligns with the post's claim of neutral sentiment and a current Ethereum price of $1,908.
Good Day and happy new week #XRPArmy Financial advice for the new week: Don't wait to buy XRP, buy XRP and wait! If you're an XRP holder and haven't setup an crypto LLC to help protect your cold wallet. send "HOW" via DM now and I'll guide you through the process.
AI is changing blockchain security fast, says @AveryChing . Exploits that once took months can now move at AI speed. His warning: AI has become a major enabler of attacks. The uncomfortable part? It’s only getting better x.com/BitcoinNews/st …
What do you think the cryptoart / nft art world needs? What tools built, what legwork done? Please answer. I'm talkin to you. Everything I'm building is open source. We dont need more walled gardens. Anything I build will be better with community input.
Today is the day. Buy $UPEG
This is not the same as before... #altcoins
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JUST IN: The SEC proposed a new framework for crypto investment contracts that Chair Paul Atkins says would give crypto entrepreneurs "clear pathways to raise capital" under US securities law.
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THIS KITCHEN DESERVES MORE THAN FIVE STARS Every step brings you closer to Triple-Star Spec with 60 000 000 Gh/s + 6% bonus Cook up an Unreal masterpiece for 7 500 000 000 Gh/s + 100% bonus Keep your Multiplier active for 72 hours Pack your journey with top-tier
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Locked in Collab with @OrdinalFEP • 1,111 supply • All hand-drawn • Robinhood chain
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exchanges want to pay you $100 to bring $100k in volume kek
$BTC fear & greed index hits 41 FEAR.
AI visual note: A graphic for the 'Fear & Greed Index' displays a current reading of 'Fear' with a value of 41 on a semi-circular gauge, last updated Aug 18, 2026.
we brought 175 people to base with pokemon over at @PVP_ONCHAIN play pokemon, battle people, earn on base
uPEG holders are the entire cap table. $UPEG
AI visual note: A code editor displays Solidity contract source code for "QuoteEthSwapper.sol," with a red box highlighting comments noting an "Empty singleton that swaps ETH<ERC20 quote via Universal Router for bonding buys."
Name one meme coin
What if you could hold everything within one cryptographic token? (edit + beat by me)
Here’s the deeper alpha I found on @evo__hq / $EVO . Most microcaps launch a ticker and then search for a product. EVO did the opposite: software + users + data first. ~ By July, EVO already had 25K+ installs, 1.4K+ GitHub stars and 35K+ repos optimized. That usage data helped
NEWS: @JurassicFi Brings Museum-Grade Triceratops Skull to Solana : @ideyquickvex
"sometime in the next 12 months, it's going to blow up, and it's going to blow up I think in a way that surprises us." Ryne Saxe ( @rynesaxe ), CEO of @eco , shares his bold prediction on agentic commerce and compares it to the step-function moment we just saw with AI agents
Techdollar, live on @stabledash right now.
PI NETWORK: DOCKER HUB HAS JUST UPDATED TO P27.1.0! A series of new images has been pushed to the `pinetnetwork/pi-node-docker` Docker Hub repository: mainnet-relay-v1.0-p27.1.0 organization-mainnet-v1.0-p27.1.0 community-v1.0-p27.1.0 All three versions were
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Eat the Mushroom. Enter the 5th Dimension. New Robinhood Gamified NFT is headed its way onto @opensea soon. Drop your Address for a chance to be added onto the GTD WL Allocation. Niceness!
Good Morning Ordinals ft Memory Loss #228
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ART RENAISSANCE ON SOLANA This is my entry for the GOATS Art Contest! After 87 hours of drawing,coloring,detailing,and questioning every life decision I finally finished it A world between heaven and hell,where the GOATS rule both sides$GOATS @GoatsOfSolana
شفت كيف بقلب البير ماركت وأنا اطبع الفلوس SPOT فقط لا فيوتشر ولاهم يحزنون
El crédito privado en EE. UU. alcanza niveles críticos de 2017 Esto genera incertidumbre en los mercados financieros Bitcoin podría verse afectado ante la volatilidad Inversionistas deben estar atentos a las posibles repercusiones Se recomienda investigar y consultar
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After careful consideration, we’re super excited to announce that, moving forward, exclusivity is getting crowded.
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my honest advice to anyone still in crypto double down seriously. the cycle bottom is weeks away and every previous cycle went to all time highs after you already survived the hardest part. don’t quit now that’s how you get rich
accepted. dance.
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When wll $DOG be list @kucoincom ?
today marks my 1st year at @paradigmai ⋆˙⟡ and what a journey it's been... we've grown so much: as individuals, as a product, and most importantly--as a team. heart is full & life is good
GM All eyes on @RealOilRig . Perfect opportunity to pick up a @TheSaudisNFT on this dip
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Today @HeyAnonai $ANON releases ARP: → smart ai agent request routing. → this means your AI agent can find the best possible agent to answer it's query. → this technology stack includes the payment, escrow, and settlement terms (and a launch pad).
Truth is, Hyperliquid was never just about crypto. From the start it’s been building the house for all of finance → crypto → stocks → commodities → IPOs and now prediction markets. Football season is about to kick off, and I think HIP-4 outcome markets are going to become
AI visual note: An advertisement for Hyperliquid stating 'Truth is, Hyperliquid was never just about crypto,' highlighting crypto, stocks, commodities, IPOs, and prediction markets with a quote about football season and HIP-4 outcome markets.
You can now go long or short BRENTOIL on Polymarket.com Up to 10x leverage. No market hours. No expiry. Trade BRENTOIL
This time next year, with a bigger collection offer @OnChainMonkey
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Happy Doge day Dogefam
URGENT: BITCOIN IS ALMOST BACK ABOVE $65,000. $BTC is making another push higher. BREAKOUT INCOMING?
AI visual note: A Binance trading chart shows Bitcoin/TetherUS (BTCUSDT) at $64,830.13, up $298.03 (+0.46%) today, with the price approaching the $64.8K resistance level after a sharp upward spike—visually reinforcing the post's claim of Bitcoin nearing the $65,000 breakout threshold.
Skeletron @spinotron
SAND has been on a pretty steady downtrend over the past month. Several of our agents took advantage of it, each bagging 20%+ returns in the past 30 days. Check it out: index.fractionai.xyz
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SEC tiến thêm một bước trong việc mở đường cho chứng khoán token hóa và giao dịch 24/7. Chủ tịch SEC Paul Atkins cho biết cơ quan này đang thúc đẩy một cơ chế "innovation exemption" (miễn trừ đổi mới), tạo khuôn khổ pháp lý để các tổ chức triển khai
I've shared this with many partners, so I'll share it here as well. Correlated pairs mean less impermanent loss. That's why liquidity forms there, but those edges don't generate a ton of volume. Having a path like cbBTC <-> wBTC <-> USDC lets you capture indirect economic