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Your day-ahead look for Aug. 13, 2026

CoinDesk56minutes ago

Express News | Bankr Developer: Pools.fun to Launch Official Protocol Token, with 30% of Fees Allocated for Buyback and Burn

On August 13, Bankr developer deployer posted on X stating that Pools.fun, the token issuance platform launched by Sushi, will release its official protocol token. Thirty percent of all protocol fees will be used for buybacks and burning. Additionally, an airdrop is planned, and a points system will be established, taking into account users' trading volumes as well as trading volumes generated from tokens deployed on the platform. Fee accumulation has already begun and will be utilized for buybacks once the token goes live. Previously, it was reported that Pools.fun was jointly launched by Bankr and Sushi to compete with Uniswap's pools.trade, a Robinhood-chain token issuance platform.

Breakings10:43

Express News | Uniswap founder responds to test tokens on pools.trade: Creator fees waived and automatic buyback-and-burn mechanism implemented

On August 13, Uniswap founder Hayden Adams stated in a post that the team did not anticipate that tokens created during the pools.trade testing phase would be discovered. Today, Uniswap has waived all creator fees generated from employee testing and configured these fees to be automatically used for token buybacks and burning via smart contracts. The team is currently considering making this feature available to other deployers.

Breakings10:04

Fully in line with expectations! Full text of the U.S. July CPI report: Year-on-year growth narrows to 3.4%, with falling energy prices as the main drag

In July, the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.1% month-on-month and 3.4% year-on-year, while core CPI eased to 2.5% on an annual basis. The decline in energy prices was the primary drag, whereas housing costs still accounted for approximately two-thirds of the overall monthly increase. Below is the full text of the CPI report.

Golden10 DataAug 12 20:43

XRP Trading Could Get Spicy After CPI Report as Futures Bets Hit Highest Since October: Crypto Daybook

Wednesday's big story is XRP (XRP), the payments-focused cryptocurrency.

CoinDeskAug 12 19:15

The “anchor of global asset pricing” reaches a critical juncture! A dovish surprise in the U.S. CPI could trigger short covering in U.S. Treasuries, thereby fueling the rally in risk assets.

Wall Street remains divided on whether the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next month, but Wednesday’s inflation report will determine the Fed’s next move. Traders assign roughly a 50% probability to a 25-basis-point rate hike, while stronger-than-expected economic data could increase the likelihood of a rate increase.

Zhitong FinanceAug 12 18:04