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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.
Tokenized U.S. Treasury funds now hold $16B. Most assets sit idle. The next phase is using them as collateral in DeFi, a shift that requires new design work around the token rather than inside it.
Bitcoin nears $69K, HYPE rallies on leveraged demand, and the SEC proposes a permanent crypto framework. Experts weigh in on AI governance, banking access, and housing market links.
Sandmark tests show Binance still verifies EU accounts and accepts deposits after missing the MiCA deadline. ESMA lists neither the exchange nor its affiliates as authorized.
Bitcoin surged 22% as the crypto market added $500B to hit $2.74T, the highest since May. Zcash rose 70%, XRP 51%, and HYPE hit a record $82.
Altcoin market cap surged $215B (24%) Aug 19-22, pushing Total2 above $1T. 56% of Binance altcoins reclaimed their 200-day MA after Trump's crypto-friendly announcements.
Everything Protocol's whitepaper outlines a single liquidity reserve handling swaps, lending, and orders. The design removes external oracles and pools idle capital. Junior LPs absorb first losses.
World Liberty Trust Co. received OCC approval to issue and custody the Trump family's USD1 stablecoin. Sen. Elizabeth Warren flagged a conflict of interest, citing the president's family running a federal regulated entity.
2,843 ETH and 1.6M DAI drained from Term Finance vaults via governance takeover, not a code exploit. Voting rights bought with Tornado Cash seed capital. No timelock details published.
South Korea's five major exchanges hold 566,352 foreign crypto accounts. Only 90 recorded activity in July. Bithumb has 484,846 with zero active. The 2021 banking rules are the barrier.
The SEC's Reg Crypto proposal opens a 60-day comment period, seeking input from crypto platforms, investors, and the public on new disclosure and reporting rules.
Only 90 of 566,352 foreign accounts on South Korean exchanges were active in March. The 2021 real-name banking rule left 99.9% of accounts dormant, with $21.9 million in assets locked.
Fresh capital inflows and the 2028 halving are key signals for a crypto bull market. A sustained rally requires alignment of price and demand.
SEC's 401-page Regulation Crypto Assets proposal offers startup and fundraising exemptions plus a decentralization safe harbor for token issuers. Comment period open until Oct 20.
Robinhood added $11.7B in market value Friday as Bitcoin's 6.4% surge amplified through crypto brokers. The revenue question remains whether trading volumes will follow.
ECB, BIS, and IMF warn dollar-pegged stablecoins like USDT erode monetary sovereignty. CBDCs aren't the fix. GENIUS Act prioritizes private stablecoins.
BounceBit's blockchain halted after an exploit. The snapshot at block 20,697,260 determines who gets the new tokens on BNB Chain. Activity after that block is lost.
Governance attack on Term Finance stole 2,843 ETH and 1.68M USDC, draining 70% of protocol TVL. Attacker used Tornado Cash. April oracle exploit hit same team.
Foreign investors sold $29B in short-term Treasuries in June. Stablecoin supply lags. New GENIUS Act rules aim to make digital dollars a structural buyer of US debt.
Crypto platforms serving Pakistan must apply for a no-objection certificate by Sept. 5 or stop operations. PVARA's licensing regime replaces a regulatory vacuum.
Crypto card spending hit $759M in July, with USDC and USDT funding 84% of transactions. Operators report rising everyday use in groceries and ride-hailing across multiple markets.
YouTube's crackdown on public crypto chart livestreams pushes creators behind paywalls, reshaping retail traders' access to live market data. MartyParty pivots to paid memberships.
ZK International received $20M in AWA tokens yet has not sold them. Cash stands at $83K. Illiquid tokens and outstanding receivables heighten going concern risk.
A Cleveland Fed survey of 25,000 households shows return expectations explain more crypto ownership than demographics. An experiment found past Bitcoin gains boosted purchases by 2.5 percentage points.
Bitcoin's 22% weekly gain left most altcoins behind. With the Altcoin Season Index at 33, five tokens outside the top 10 have catalysts that could close the gap.
TRUMP memecoin surged 80% after rumors of a new Trump crypto project on Robinhood Chain, liquidating $30M in shorts. Unconfirmed trigger leaves rally fragile.
Treasury yield volatility is driving sharp swings in the dollar index, with Bitcoin moving in the opposite direction as traders struggle to price the Fed's next move before September's meeting.