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Bitcoin held $77,291 and Ethereum gained 2.82% over the weekend, with total crypto market cap at $2.61T. BTC dominance at 59.2% suggests any broader rally still depends on Bitcoin leadership.
Pakistan's PVARA sets Sept 5 deadline for crypto exchanges to apply for NOC or cease operations. Binance and HTX already have preliminary approvals.
The stablecoin banking platform hit a $1B valuation after a $68M round led by Japan's SBI Group. Revenue has grown six-fold, the CEO said, and the firm is profitable.
Russia's central bank will accept domestic certificates for qualified investor status from Aug. 31, widening access to higher crypto purchase limits as the regulated market opens.
Cleveland Fed study finds crypto holders expect 22% annual returns, far above non-holders' 7% estimate, and are unusually responsive to historical price data.
Banks and regulators test post-quantum security for crypto wallets with NIST-approved signatures. The pilot could shape adoption before quantum computers.
Trump gathered crypto executives and regulators to push the CLARITY Act. The September 15 Senate cloture vote requires 60 votes. BTC surged 12% on the news. CFTC funding gaps threaten the bill's execution.
Pakistan's crypto regulator opens licensing, requires existing VASPs to apply for a no-objection certificate by Sept. 5 or face penalties under the Virtual Assets Act.
An attacker seized control of Term Finance vaults via governance voting, draining $8.5M in ETH and USDC. The protocol has frozen the affected product and is working on recovery.
Pakistan's PVARA opened its crypto licensing portal Aug. 22. Existing firms must apply by Sept. 5 or face criminal penalties. Binance and HTX already hold preliminary approvals.
A cross-regional pilot is stress-testing post-quantum cryptography for digital asset transfers. Banks, regulators from three jurisdictions, and Safeheron are participating on NEAR's testnet.
Lawrence Lepard said stablecoin-backed Treasuries cover 3% of the U.S. debt rollover. Even passage of the CLARITY Act won't close the gap anytime soon.
GRVT's first airdrop tranche expires ~Aug 29; Propr TGE set for Aug 24. Grass and Midnight extend to 2027. Claim details for Plume and dappOS remain unpublished.
Pakistan's crypto regulator opened its licensing portal Monday. Existing exchanges have until Sept. 5 to apply for a no-objection certificate or shut down. The framework covers exchanges, custody, lending and mining services.
Bitcoin fell to $75,600 before recovering above $77,000 after a 20% weekly rally. The pullback tests whether the breakout can consolidate. Traders watch ETF flows and support near $74,000.
Cleveland Fed: return beliefs, not demographics, drive crypto ownership. Bitcoin info lifted desired allocations 2 points; researchers say information shocks move demand.
Fasset's $51M Series B values the stablecoin neobank at $1.05B. SBI Group led the round as the firm processes $32B in cross-border volume across 125 countries.
CEO Kral claimed 4,500 BTC in cold storage, but on-chain data shows the hot wallet held 0.086 BTC by April 1. Estonia revoked the license on June 29, two days before the MiCA deadline.
Nomura's Laser Digital Japan secured Japan's first new crypto exchange license in four years, targeting institutional liquidity and trading services under the Payment Services Act.
A London court wound up Key Coin Assets Ltd after nine investors lost over £300,000. The Insolvency Service said it showed hallmarks of a Ponzi scheme. The effective date for full U.K. crypto regulation is Oct. 25, 2027.
Bitwise pulled in $1.8B through H1 2026 as yield-bearing products like staking and vaults attracted capital, while its non-yield BITW ETF lost 34% of assets.
Economists expect July PCE to rise 0.1% monthly, core at 3.3% YoY. GDP growth seen at 1.5%. Fed Chair Warsh speaks Friday. Bitcoin's rally hinges on the data.
USDC and USDT fuel over 70% of $1B in crypto card transactions as tracked spending triples in a year, but regulatory uncertainty looms over future growth.
Russia's new financial knowledge test lets ordinary citizens earn qualified investor status and unlock crypto purchase limits 10x higher than the 300,000-ruble cap.
Yuval Noah Harari warns that AI could take over financial decision-making within a decade, comparing humans to livestock. Crypto's rise already showed trust in algorithms over humans.
Stablecoins powered 70% of crypto card spending hitting $1.04B in July. Binance exec says the surge shows digital assets becoming 'useful in everyday life.'
PUMP and ENA ripped 99% this week, but Zcash hit a fresh ATH. Most altcoins remain buried 80-96% below their peaks. Google Trends scores 26.
Saturday's crypto session lacked a catalyst, leaving traders focused on AI trading tools. The easy hype phase is fading as transparency becomes the real differentiator.
Bitcoin faces a heavy week of US data with July PCE inflation, revised Q2 GDP, and jobless claims all due. The prints will test whether the recent rally can hold.
HMRC sent 81,000 warning letters to UK crypto holders in 2025-26, targeting bull run gains. Penalties can reach 100% of tax owed. New 2027 powers could raise £315 million.