Fast-moving coverage across crypto markets, regulation, ETFs, macro spillovers, and digital-asset infrastructure.
Bitcoin
The International Monetary Fund has clarified that El Salvador's recent $100 million Bitcoin acquisition, reported after June 2025, was financed through private donations, not public funds, addressing previous concerns.
Markets
A key on-chain indicator for Bitcoin's apparent demand has dipped back into negative territory, signaling potential headwinds for BTC price action as it struggles to maintain momentum below the $77,000 mark amidst broader market sell-offs.
Markets
Japanese firm Remixpoint has divested its entire altcoin portfolio, including ETH, SOL, XRP, and DOGE, to consolidate its crypto holdings into a single bet on Bitcoin, netting a $736,000 profit.
Markets
A consortium of 21 major financial institutions, including Bank of America, Citigroup, and Goldman Sachs, is set to launch a new stablecoin initiative, beginning with a USD-pegged offering before expanding to other G7 currencies like the Euro.
Regulation
A group of Thai businessmen, implicated in a $61 million 'pig butchering' cryptocurrency scam, are suing Tether for freezing $42 million of their assets, arguing the stablecoin issuer overstepped its authority.
Markets
Bitcoin faces a turbulent end to the month, caught between the rising tide of US bond yields nearing two-decade highs and the underlying strength demonstrated by record-breaking ETF performance in August 2026.
Markets
Bitcoin spot ETFs saw a significant reversal in outflows, driven primarily by a $217 million influx into BlackRock's IBIT, while Ether, XRP, and Solana funds extended their impressive streaks of positive inflows, signaling broad institutional interest.
Regulation
Wallets linked to North Korea's OFAC-sanctioned Lazarus Group have transacted approximately $30 million in digital assets via the Hyperliquid decentralized exchange, raising significant questions just weeks after Hyperliquid expressed intentions to enter US markets.