Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking public comment on drafted regulations concerning bitcoin and ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs). This week, the country’s securities regulator disclosed two specific feedback exercises for draft rules and amended eligibility criteria for foreign custodians. Thailand’s Securities Authority Seeks Public Comments Thailand is looking to forward new policy on […]

The price of bitcoin (BTC) has once again started rising, not because something changed about this most popular cryptocurrency and/or its underlying network, but mostly for external reasons that turned attention back to this multi-purpose asset. In other words, bitcoin has once again been at the right place at the right time. Being at the […]

Bitcoin treasury Metaplanet moved 1,000 BTC, worth $79.77 million, into Coinbase Prime earlier today, days after Bitcoin.com News reported the company’s holdings had reached 43,000 BTC. A Milestone Stack, Built Fast Japanese bitcoin treasury giant Metaplanet once again moved 1,000 BTC, worth roughly $79.77 million, into Coinbase Prime on Aug. 25. The transfer followed Bitcoin.com […]

Geneva, Switzerland, August 25, 2026 — TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), announced today that the number of total accounts on the TRON blockchain has exceeded 400 million. The milestone reflects sustained activity across the network and reinforces TRON’s position as […]

Bitdeer Technologies Group is dropping roughly 1.93 exahash per second (EH/s) of bitcoin mining capacity into a 28-megawatt co-mining deal with Soluna Holdings at a wind-powered data center in South Texas. Bitdeer Sends Its Own Mining Fleet Into Soluna’s Texas Wind Farm Under the deal announced Aug. 25, Bitdeer subsidiary Dory Creek will install company-owned […]

Bitcoin and ether ETFs extended their inflow streaks to six sessions on Monday, drawing $337.56 million and $115.57 million, respectively. Solana, XRP and HYPE funds also finished firmly in the green as institutional demand carried over from last week. Bitcoin Assets Close in on $100 Billion The new week opened with the same force that […]

Bitcoin experienced a sharp pullback on Tuesday, sliding below $79,000 to a mid-morning low of $78,600. Despite the drop, the Crypto Fear and Greed Index remained strong at 74, signaling that traders view the move as consolidation rather than a correction. Bitcoin’s price faced fresh volatility on Tuesday, nearly wiping out earlier gains as it […]

Zcash mining is suddenly running like an industrial business again as ZEC trades near multi-year highs and specialized mining machines push network computing power into record territory. ZEC’s Price Run Drags More Machines Back Online ZEC’s price traded around $820 to $871 between Aug. 23 and Aug. 25, while estimates put Zcash’s network hashrate in […]

The U.S. Treasury is pushing back against punishing long-term government borrowing costs, dragging a decades-old yield control debate back onto Wall Street just as bitcoin’s price rallies and traders start asking how much pain Washington will tolerate before escalating its bond-market fight. Treasury Goes After the Long End Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s latest maneuver is […]

Grayscale’s Zcash ETF has begun trading on NYSE Arca under ticker ZCSH, expanding investor access to ZEC. The listing moves a nine-year-old fund off over-the-counter quotes, where its shares have traded at discounts as steep as 55%. ZCSH Moves From Over-the-Counter Quotes to NYSE Arca Zcash exposure reached a national stock exchange on Aug. 25 […]

Sui’s onchain stablecoin supply is holding near $500 million, per Defillama, even as the network’s zero-fee transfer rails keep processing tens of billions of dollars in monthly settlement volume. Slow And Steady Onchain SUI trackers revealed recently that the network’s total stablecoin supply had “reached $500 million again,” with Defillama corroborating the same and even […]

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes argued in a new research note that the U.S. Treasury’s expanded bond buyback program marks the start of a fresh bitcoin bull market, as BTC trades above $80,000 for the second day running. Buybacks, Yields and Bitcoin Price’s Rally Arthur Hayes, the BitMEX co-founder and Maelstrom Chief Investment Officer, released a […]

Zcash’s rally to a record of about $890 has sharply widened its existing mining revenue advantage over bitcoin and AI high-performance computing, highlighting how quickly the relative value of electricity can change across competing compute markets. This article first appeared in The Energy Mag. The original article can be viewed here. The Energy Mag (formerly […]

Two bitcoin wallets, possibly controlled by the same trader, closed a long position held for nearly two months earlier today, resulting in a $11.6 million profit as bitcoin traded near $81,000. Two Months, One Exit Blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain identified two addresses (0x5FA and 0x237) that may belong to the same trader. Both wallets closed […]

Michael Saylor’s Strategy swung from a roughly $9.5 billion unrealized loss to a $4.7 billion profit in about a week, as bitcoin price rally lifted BTC above the company’s $75,385 average cost basis. A Volatile Week for the Bitcoin Price Bellwether Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR), the largest corporate holder of bitcoin by a big margin, […]

Bitcoin surged past $81,000, lifting its market cap to $1.62 trillion. The move wiped out $282 million in short positions over 24 hours—representing 62% of all crypto short liquidations. Short Sellers Squeezed for $282 Million in Liquidations Bitcoin continued its rally, breaching $81,000 as optimism grows over a broader bull market. The digital currency’s latest […]

Draper University, in partnership with the Cardano Foundation and Orion Fund, has launched a 10-week, fully in-person residency program in Silicon Valley. Prioritizing Infrastructure Over Consumer Apps Draper University has announced the Apex Growth Accelerator, a 10-week Silicon Valley residency program created in partnership with the Cardano Foundation and Orion Fund to scale early-stage Web3 […]

Franklin Templeton plans to use tokenized money-market assets inside conventional ETFs and mutual funds after receiving what it describes as a first-of-its-kind U.S. regulatory clearance. The move could bring blockchain-based holdings into portfolios without requiring investors to buy tokenized products directly. Franklin Wins SEC Clearance to Put BENJI Inside Traditional Funds Franklin Templeton is preparing […]

Tether abandoned a roughly $120 million Bitcoin mining investment in Uruguay after a dispute with the state power company escalated into unpaid bills, an electricity cutoff and layoffs, according to a Reuters investigation. This article first appeared in The Energy Mag. The original article can be viewed here. The Energy Mag (formerly The Miner Mag) […]

Benjamin Mann, an Anthropic co-founder who previously worked at OpenAI, argues that AI is eroding the career advantage of elite credentials and top test scores. He points instead to traits like curiosity, empathy, and creativity, even choosing a Montessori-style education for his daughter, echoing similar signals from OpenAI’s Sam Altman and research leader Mark Chen. […]

U.S. debt has crossed $40 trillion, intensifying concerns about interest costs and long-term borrowing pressure. Devere Group CEO Nigel Green warns that the resulting feedback loop could affect bonds, equities, currencies, and household financing worldwide. US Debt Creates a Costly Feedback Loop Rising federal interest costs could intensify financial-market pressure without an economic downturn or […]

Coinbase has launched tokenized U.S. stocks on Base for eligible users outside the United States. The 1:1-backed securities support continuous trading and decentralized finance applications, with Chainlink supplying market data. Coinbase Brings Major US Stocks Onchain Eligible investors outside the United States gained onchain access to tokenized shares in several major U.S. companies on Aug. […]

Trading volume in Bitwise’s XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF) exceeded $200 million across three consecutive sessions. Each session established a new high for the fund, culminating in more than $80 million on Aug. 24. Bitwise XRP ETF Sets Three Consecutive Volume Records Trading activity in the Bitwise XRP ETF accelerated sharply during the three sessions ending […]

As part of Operation Economic Outcast, the U.S. Department of the Treasury defined digital assets as a critical sector that can be targeted by secondary sanctions in the future, alongside technology, gold, aviation, and shipping. The Treasury Department stressed any nation or person can be sanctioned, regardless of location, following Executive Order (E.O.) 13902. U.S. […]

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan finds crypto’s bullish case easier to make in 2026 than during earlier cycles. His outlook reflects structural changes he believes have made optimism easier to sustain. Five Factors Reshape the Crypto Bull Case Five structural factors now give crypto investors more fundamental reasons to support a bullish outlook than […]

While even the oldest Bitcoiners disagree on what the Bitcoin network and its asset, bitcoin (BTC), are, a new survey showed that the existing knowledge gap among the general public might be turned into a major boost for this market. However, the same ignorance and misunderstanding of the asset is also among the factors contributing […]

Paolo Ardoino, CEO of top stablecoin issuer Tether, said USDT’s dollar-proxy function has scaled globally, giving developing countries access to foreign currency for domestic and cross-border commerce. Ardoino stressed that the company’s mission was more important than ever. Tether Highlights Developing Countries’ Heavy Reliance on USDT Stablecoins have become a key part of the economic […]

Ceffu, Binance’s institutional custody partner, deposited 136.54 million USDC onto Binance and then withdrew 1,524 BTC and 59,484 ETH worth a combined $263.8 million in a single 30-minute window on Aug. 24. A Familiar Custody Pattern Repeats Onchain sleuths reported that Ceffu deposited 136.54 million USDC into Binance before pulling 1,524 BTC (worth $117.89 million) […]

Jon Atack, a longtime Bitcoin Core contributor, commented on the declining level of adoption of bitcoin payments in El Salvador. During a lunch in El Zonte, AKA Bitcoin Beach, Atack, who has lived in the zone since 2022, was told his payment was the first made in BTC in a whole month. ‘Pretty Depressing’: Bitcoin […]