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Charles Schwab (SCHW) plans to add Solana (SOL), Avalanche (AVAX), and Chainlink (LINK) to its crypto trading platform in the coming months, charging a 0.75% fee per trade. SOL was at $106.4, AVAX at $7.43, and LINK at $11.84 as of the announcement. Schwab manages $13.04 trillion in client assets across 39.9 million accounts, with Q2 2026 revenue of $7.1 billion and net income of $2.8 billion.

Charles Schwab plans to add Solana (SOL), Avalanche (AVAX), and Chainlink (LINK) to its Schwab Crypto platform. SOL, LINK, and AVAX prices rose 13%, 6%, and 4% respectively following the announcement. Schwab Crypto already supports Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) trading. The firm charges 75 basis points per trade, among the lowest in the industry.

Charles Schwab Corp (SCHW) added Solana, Avalanche, and ChainLink to its crypto platform, expanding its digital asset offerings. The stock is trading at $108.05, 1.3% below its GF Value™ of $109.49, indicating slight undervaluation. SCHW's GF Score™ is 75/100, with strengths in valuation and momentum but weaker financial strength. Insiders have sold $361.5M in shares over the past year.

Charles Schwab plans to add Solana (SOL), Avalanche (AVAX), and Chainlink (LINK) to its Schwab Crypto platform, expanding beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum. The service, offered by Schwab Premier Bank, is available in most U.S. states and charges 75 basis points per trade. The move aligns with client demand, according to the company. Additional cryptocurrencies may be added in the future, subject to market and regulatory conditions.

Avalanche (AVAX) rose 8.57% to $7.17 after Bitwise launched an ETF and plans to stake AVAX. Solana (SOL) climbed 5.99% to $87.51 as tokenized equities on its network reached $465M. Apeing, a crypto project, is building its community and Whitelist ahead of a rumored September presale, with a potential 100x return if prices meet projections.

The Rain Agentic Payments Alliance launched on August 18, 2026, with 26 charter members including Visa, Mastercard, Circle, and the Solana Foundation. The group aims to guide AI agent payments for goods and services as autonomous commerce grows. Charter members will collaborate on research, testing, and regulatory questions. McKinsey projects the sector to reach $3 trillion to $5 trillion globally by 2030.

Bitcoin was up about 0.30% since midnight UTC near $63,600, while total crypto market cap fell 0.54% to $2.18T, according to CoinMarketCap. Altcoins HYPE (+2.7%) and XMR (+3.2%) outperformed. U.S. July CPI matched forecasts at 3.4% YoY; core eased to 2.5%.

Bitcoin held steady ahead of the July U.S. CPI release, up about 0.23% to around $63,979, with total crypto market cap near $2.19T. Harmony confirmed an exploit where an attacker minted about 4B ONE tokens via empty blocks, about 26% of supply, sending ~2.8B to exchanges. ONE fell up to 40% to a record low.

The article compares token unlocks and network security for SUI, Avalanche (AVAX), and BlockDAG (BDAG). It cites SUI trading near $0.68 after a 13.72M token unlock, and AVAX around $6.59 to $6.60 with 41.5% staked. It says BlockDAG shipped 22,800 miners, targeting 2,400 units weekly, and mentions a $0.025 buyback plan.

Bitwise reports that Ethereum, Solana, and Avalanche saw higher transaction activity while token prices fell. Ethereum transactions rose from 121M to nearly 240M, but revenue fell 41% as block space became cheaper. Solana processed near-record volume with declining network revenue. Avalanche C-Chain transactions rose to 236M while revenue fell to about $330k. ETH, SOL, and AVAX each dropped ~50%+ over the past year.