Strategy held off on new Bitcoin buying, maintaining holdings at 840,447 BTC as it launched a $1.59 billion cash pool after raising $2 billion from MSTR stock sales. Strategy, the world’s largest public company holding Bitcoin, raised about $2 billion through common stock sales last week while making no new Bitcoin purchases. The Bitcoin treasury...Continue Reading

Piero Cipollone said the Eurosystem would not identify digital euro users as central bank digital currencies face privacy concerns worldwide. The European Central Bank (ECB) is defending the privacy design of its planned central bank digital currency (CBDC). In an Aug. 10 interview published Monday, ECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone said the digital euro’s...Continue Reading

Bitcoin closed a weekly candle above its 50-week EMA for the first time since late 2025 as markets prepared for the Jackson Hole symposium. Bitcoin (BTC) starts the final week of August near its highest levels since mid-May as its bear-market recovery reaches a critical stage. Key points: Read moreContinue Reading

Fasset raised $68 million in a Series C led by SBI Group as the companies plan a digital bank in Malaysia and to expand stablecoin payments. Stablecoin neobanking platform Fasset has raised $68 million in a Series C funding round led by Japan’s SBI Group at a $1 billion valuation. The financing follows Fasset’s $51...Continue Reading

Germany expands its lead in EU MiCA authorizations with 79 crypto asset service providers, ahead of France and the Netherlands. Germany widened its lead in the number of providers licensed under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), with six of its cooperative banks added in the latest register update. The European Securities and...Continue Reading

US spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $1.92 billion last week, their strongest weekly inflow since October 2025, as Bitcoin briefly climbed above $78,000 on Friday. US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) inflows surged last week after months of uneven flows, with investors pouring nearly $2 billion into the products amid a surge in Bitcoin’s price. Bitcoin...Continue Reading

Existing virtual asset providers must apply for an NOC by Sept. 5 or cease operations under Pakistan’s new regulatory framework. Pakistan’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) has opened its licensing portal after notifying regulations governing crypto exchanges and other virtual asset service providers (VASPs) operating in the country.  Companies providing virtual asset services on or...Continue Reading

Participating banks will test post-quantum wallets and onchain transfers while regulators from Abu Dhabi, Bhutan and Malta initially observe. Banks and financial regulators across Europe, the Middle East and Asia have joined a pilot testing quantum-resistant infrastructure for digital asset wallets and onchain transfers.  The Responsible Fintech Institute (RFI) and crypto custody infrastructure provider Safeheron...Continue Reading

Term permanently closed its Meta Vaults after an attack reportedly removed nearly all of their Ethereum deposits. Decentralized lending protocol Term Finance lost an estimated $8.5 million after an attacker exploited governance control of its strategy vaults, according to blockchain security firms.  On Sunday, PeckShield said the attacker drained about 2,843 Ether (ETH), valued at...Continue Reading

The US may face a debt crisis within three years according to Ray Dalio, and debt-related issues helped fuel a rally in Bitcoin that could mark the beginning of a new cycle. Confidence has returned to crypto markets after Bitcoin saw a sudden rally to gain more than 23% this week to trade around $77,559...Continue Reading