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El Salvador has not used public funds to accumulate bitcoin since June 2025, IMF says

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4 September 2026 at 14:28
By: Brian Danga
IMF says El Salvador used no public funds for bitcoin accumulation since June 2025, with purchases coming from private donations.

Andreessen Horowitz-backed OpenReserve secures preliminary OCC approval for national bank charter

✇ The Block
4 September 2026 at 13:18
By: Brian Danga
OpenReserve Holdings received preliminary OCC approval for a national bank focused on onchain settlement, following a $25 million seed round.

SoFi, Payward agree to link banking network with Kraken infrastructure

✇ The Block
3 September 2026 at 15:52
By: Brian Danga
SoFi Technologies partnered with Payward to connect its banking settlement network with Kraken's digital-asset infrastructure.

Adam Back invests another $8.8 million in Capital B as bitcoin treasury firm targets 3,521 BTC

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2 September 2026 at 15:31
By: Brian Danga
Capital B raised $8.8 million from Adam Back in a private placement as the French bitcoin treasury firm targets 3,521 BTC.

Strategy CEO says selling bitcoin at $60,000 before buying at $80,000 was the ‘right trade’

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2 September 2026 at 13:26
By: Brian Danga
Strategy CEO Phong Le defended selling bitcoin at $60,000 before buying at $80,000, citing corporate capital costs.

Silhouette debuts RFQ trading for xStocks on Hyperliquid

✇ The Block
1 September 2026 at 16:30
By: Brian Danga
Silhouette launched RFQ trading for xStocks on Hyperliquid, allowing market makers to compete for tokenized equity trades settled onchain.

Kraken parent Payward to tokenize 100 London-listed stocks, with LSE 24 trading planned

✇ The Block
1 September 2026 at 12:39
By: Brian Danga
Payward will tokenize 100 London-listed stocks as xStocks, with LSE 24 to support trading, subject to regulatory approval.

Tom Lee says ether is ‘best performing macro asset’ as Bitmine adds 53,501 ETH

✇ The Block
31 August 2026 at 17:17
By: Brian Danga
Tom Lee's Bitmine acquired 53,501 ETH over the past week, expanding its corporate treasury to 5.9 million ether tokens.

‘We’re back’: Strategy buys another 4,603 bitcoin for $369.7 million as holdings hit 845,050 BTC

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31 August 2026 at 16:11
By: Brian Danga
Strategy bought 4,603 BTC for $369.7 million, raising total holdings to 845,050 BTC worth over $66 billion.

Investors at least $4.7 billion underwater across Trump crypto ventures, Public Citizen says

✇ The Block
28 August 2026 at 14:26
By: Brian Danga
Investors are $4.7 billion underwater across Trump crypto ventures while Trump earned $1.4 billion, Public Citizen reported.

Latest annual UK tax data shows 240 people reported more than £1 million in crypto capital gains

✇ The Block
28 August 2026 at 12:37
By: Brian Danga
HMRC data shows 240 people reported more than £1 million ($1.36 million) each in crypto gains as UK tax scrutiny intensifies.

Chainalysis says global crypto taxable activity topped $457 billion in 2025

✇ The Block
27 August 2026 at 16:54
By: Brian Danga
Chainalysis estimates at least $457 billion in onchain taxable crypto activity in 2025, with CARF covering only 14%.

Binance co-founder Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao says bitcoin could surpass gold in next bull market

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27 August 2026 at 14:54
By: Brian Danga
Zhao told Bitcoin Asia 2026 that bitcoin could surpass gold in the next bull market, with stablecoins leading AI integration.

Mirae Asset maps out $109 billion digital asset push with Digital X: report

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27 August 2026 at 11:21
By: Brian Danga
South Korea's Mirae Asset targets a $109 billion digital asset business around Digital X, aiming for profitability by 2027.

Coinbase, Better make token-backed mortgages generally available

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26 August 2026 at 18:00
By: Brian Danga
Coinbase and Better expand token-backed mortgage access to Coinbase One members, with a 1% closing-cost credit now available.

Revolut begins phased EURR stablecoin rollout in Denmark, Poland and Portugal

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26 August 2026 at 12:12
By: Brian Danga
Revolut began rolling out EURR, its first euro-pegged stablecoin, to customers in Denmark, Poland, and Portugal.

Las Vegas businessman faces 280 years in prison after $24 million crypto fraud conviction

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25 August 2026 at 10:53
By: Brian Danga
A federal jury convicted Las Vegas businessman Brent Kovar in a $24 million cryptocurrency scheme involving at least 400 investors.

Strive acquires 1,110 bitcoin for $81.5 million as total holdings reach 21,356 BTC

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24 August 2026 at 18:39
By: Brian Danga
Strive purchased 1,110 bitcoin for $81.5 million, raising its total holdings to 21,356 BTC as the seventh-largest public company holder.

Bernstein says Circle’s growth cycle can continue without the Clarity Act, sees 59% upside

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24 August 2026 at 13:08
By: Brian Danga
Bernstein says Circle can sustain growth without the Clarity Act as USDC supply rebounds and stablecoin volumes continue expanding.

Fasset reaches unicorn status after $68 million raise led by SBI Group

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24 August 2026 at 10:56
By: Brian Danga
Fasset raised $68 million in Series C funding at a $1 billion valuation, expanding its cross-border stablecoin infrastructure.

Crypto is still in ‘winter’ price-wise but it’s an ‘institutional summer,’ STS Digital CEO says

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21 August 2026 at 14:58
By: Brian Danga
STS Digital CEO Maxime Seiler says token prices have lagged institutional adoption as bitcoin futures basis converges toward risk-free rates.

Avalanche’s Nahas: Token prices are down, but ‘I’ve never seen more opportunities’ in crypto

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21 August 2026 at 12:00
By: Brian Danga
Ava Labs CBO John Nahas says crypto prices are down, but real-world adoption is creating more opportunities across the sector.

OpenLedger’s Ram Kumar sees agentic payments as crypto’s first AI ‘killer app’

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20 August 2026 at 14:34
By: Brian Danga
OpenLedger core contributor Ram Kumar sees agentic payments as a major crypto use case as AI agents lack traditional banking access.

Securitize’s Redfearn says SEC held back crypto innovation exemption over Clarity Act politics

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20 August 2026 at 13:06
By: Brian Danga
Securitize says the SEC delayed its crypto trading exemption to avoid complicating Senate votes on the Clarity Act.

Ex-Signature Bank chair warns big banks could use blockchain to take market share from smaller rivals as N3XT goes global

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19 August 2026 at 16:08
By: Brian Danga
Scott Shay said big banks could use blockchain payments to take market share from smaller rivals as N3XT expands globally.

Rain CEO says stablecoin payments reach more than 100,000 merchants without them knowing it

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19 August 2026 at 13:09
By: Brian Danga
Rain CEO Farooq Malik said more than 100,000 merchants accept stablecoins unknowingly, with transactions settling through Visa in three days.

‘The Crypto Program’ promoter deported from Fiji over alleged $165 million Ponzi scheme

✇ The Block
18 August 2026 at 13:49
By: Brian Danga
Fiji deported Edward Zimbardi to the U.S. to face charges over an alleged $165 million crypto Ponzi scheme involving thousands of investors.

Curve founder says FATF pressure could make DeFi safer and more decentralized

✇ The Block
18 August 2026 at 13:34
By: Brian Danga
Curve founder Michael Egorov said FATF pressure could push DeFi protocols toward greater decentralization and stronger security.

‘The Crypto Program’ promoter deported from Fiji over alleged $165 million Ponzi scheme

✇ The Block
18 August 2026 at 13:49
By: Brian Danga
Fiji deported Edward Zimbardi to the U.S. to face charges over an alleged $165 million crypto Ponzi scheme involving thousands of investors.

Curve founder says FATF pressure could make DeFi safer and more decentralized

✇ The Block
18 August 2026 at 13:34
By: Brian Danga
Curve founder Michael Egorov said FATF pressure could push DeFi protocols toward greater decentralization and stronger security.

Bitmine adds 9,926 ETH, taking total holdings to roughly $11 billion

✇ The Block
17 August 2026 at 16:53
By: Brian Danga
Bitmine added 9,926 ETH last week, taking holdings to 5.82 million tokens while buybacks reached 20.8 million shares since July.

Austria’s FMA fines crypto broker Bitpanda $81,000 in first published MiCA penalty

✇ The Block
17 August 2026 at 16:03
By: Brian Danga
Austria's FMA fined Bitpanda €70,000 in its first published MiCA penalty, citing white paper and marketing disclosure failures.

Hyperscale Data sells 685 bitcoin for $43 million to fund Michigan data center

✇ The Block
14 August 2026 at 15:59
By: Brian Danga
Hyperscale Data sold 685 bitcoin for approximately $43 million as it reduced debt and funded its Michigan AI data center.

Strategy, Metaplanet could face MSCI index removal under new proposal

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14 August 2026 at 13:57
By: Brian Danga
An MSCI proposal could see Strategy and Metaplanet removed from its global indexes under a new non-operating company screen.

Peter Thiel-backed Bullish posts $280 million Q2 net loss as digital asset sales fall 44%

✇ The Block
13 August 2026 at 16:10
By: Brian Danga
Peter Thiel-backed crypto exchange Bullish reported a $280 million Q2 net loss as digital asset sales fell 44% and adjusted revenue rose 62%.

Bitwise CIO sees market repricing as crypto embraces ‘revenue fever’

✇ The Block
13 August 2026 at 11:34
By: Brian Danga
Bitwise CIO sees crypto valuations doubling as decentralized finance apps and protocols adopt revenue-driven token buybacks.

Standard Chartered-backed Anchorpoint begins HKDAP stablecoin rollout

✇ The Block
12 August 2026 at 15:16
By: Brian Danga
Standard Chartered-backed Anchorpoint began an institutional rollout of its Hong Kong dollar stablecoin, HKDAP, following licensing approval.

Australian regulator takes down Yepbit websites as investors report blocked withdrawals

✇ The Block
12 August 2026 at 11:26
By: Brian Danga
Australia's ASIC took down Yepbit websites and denied the platform's false claims that the regulator had frozen investor funds.

Benchmark sees over 150% upside for Bitdeer on bitcoin mining, AI outlook

✇ The Block
11 August 2026 at 17:25
By: Brian Danga
Benchmark sees over 150% upside for Bitdeer as bitcoin mining operations fund its $4.7 billion AI data-center buildout.

Trump Media records $360.6 million unrealized loss on digital assets in first half of the year

✇ The Block
11 August 2026 at 14:34
By: Brian Danga
Trump Media recorded a $360.6M unrealized digital-asset loss in H1. Its directly held BTC and CRO were worth $597.7M at June 30.

Coinbase rolls out derivatives for UK professional investors

✇ The Block
11 August 2026 at 11:00
By: Brian Danga
Coinbase launches perpetuals, futures and options to UK professional clients after obtaining its MiFID license.

Crypto lost $110 million to hacks in July amid rising bug bounty activity: Immunefi

✇ The Block
10 August 2026 at 17:00
By: Brian Danga
Crypto lost roughly $110 million to hacks in July as Immunefi said its audit competitions outperformed tier-1 audits.

Bitmine adds 7,391 ether in a week, bringing total Ethereum holdings to 5.81 million ETH

✇ The Block
10 August 2026 at 16:53
By: Brian Danga
Bitmine bought 7,391 ether last week, lifting its total Ethereum treasury to 5.81 million ETH, worth roughly $11 billion.

Crypto lost $110 million to hacks in July amid rising bug bounty activity: Immunefi

✇ The Block
10 August 2026 at 17:00
By: Brian Danga

Crypto lost roughly $110 million to hacks in July as Immunefi said its audit competitions outperformed tier-1 audits.

Bitmine adds 7,391 ether in a week, bringing total Ethereum holdings to 5.81 million ETH

✇ The Block
10 August 2026 at 16:53
By: Brian Danga

Bitmine bought 7,391 ether last week, lifting its total Ethereum treasury to 5.81 million ETH, worth roughly $11 billion.

Mastercard expands stablecoin push with Crypto Credential pilot

✇ The Block
5 August 2026 at 16:00
By: Brian Danga

Mastercard and Borderless.xyz are piloting Crypto Credential to support trusted cross-border stablecoin payment flows.

Former LAPD officer gets life sentence for kidnapping teen in $350,000 bitcoin robbery: report

✇ The Block
5 August 2026 at 11:37
By: Brian Danga

Former LAPD officer Eric Halem was sentenced to life plus 15 years for kidnapping teen and stealing $350,000 in bitcoin.

BlackRock debuts tokenized share classes for select European money market funds with $311 billion in assets

✇ The Block
4 August 2026 at 12:31
By: Brian Danga

BlackRock launched Ethereum-based tokenized share classes for select European money market funds using JPMorgan's Kinexys.

Tom Lee says ether outperformed Nasdaq 100 in July as Bitmine adds 10,399 ETH

✇ The Block
3 August 2026 at 16:48
By: Brian Danga

Bitmine expanded its ether treasury to 5.8 million ETH tokens as Tom Lee highlighted July's outperformance against the Nasdaq 100.

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