Korean bank taps Ripple for payments, Pakistan opens crypto licensing: Asia Express
Asia’s biggest crypto hubs are locked in a tax-cut arms race, while Ripple will help Korea’s Jeonbuk Bank move money...
Tag: 25. August 2026
Coinbase Tokenized Stocks Go Live for Eligible Non-US Users
Coinbase has launched tokenized U.S. stocks on Base for eligible users outside the United States. The 1:1-backed securities support continuous...
$40 Trillion US Debt Spiral Threatens Global Markets, CEO Warns
U.S. debt has crossed $40 trillion, intensifying concerns about interest costs and long-term borrowing pressure. Devere Group CEO Nigel Green...
Bitwise XRP ETF Trading Volume Tops $200M Across Three Sessions
Trading volume in Bitwise’s XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF) exceeded $200 million across three consecutive sessions. Each session established a new...
Bessent Warns Foreign Nations to Sever Iranian Digital Asset Ties
As part of Operation Economic Outcast, the U.S. Department of the Treasury defined digital assets as a critical sector that...
CFTC, US soldier accused of illegal Polymarket bet spar over interpretation of prediction markets
A judge stayed the CFTC’s civil case against a soldier who allegedly used nonpublic information for a Polymarket bet, but...
Gemini plans to distribute crypto prediction markets through Apex brokerages
The proposed deal would make Gemini the exclusive venue for crypto event contracts offered through Apex’s FCM, expanding its prediction-market...
Bernstein sees new USDC growth cycle, sets $140 Circle price target
USDC supply increased by roughly $2 billion in seven days, with Bernstein citing higher transaction activity and several factors that...
Ceffu Pulls $263 Million in Bitcoin and Ethereum off Binance in 30 Minutes
Ceffu, Binance’s institutional custody partner, deposited 136.54 million USDC onto Binance and then withdrew 1,524 BTC and 59,484 ETH worth...
Bitmine Adds 32,447 ETH as Ether Jumps 30% in One Week
Bitmine added another 32,447 ETH to its treasury last week as ether posted its strongest weekly gain since May 2025....
Bitcoin Price Drives Toward $80K as Economist Warns of ‘Massive QE’
Bitcoin rebounded to an August high of $79,989 after briefly dipping below $77,000, recovering from a weekend market slump. Market...
Bitcoin, Ether ETFs Pull In $2.6B in Strongest Week Since October
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs drew $1.92 billion in net inflows during the week of August 17 to August 21, while...
Report: Block Bits Founder Guilty After $960K Crypto Bot Pitch Implodes
A federal jury convicted Block Bits co-founder Japheth Dillman on five fraud-related counts after prosecutors showed how nearly $1 million...
Bitcoin Trader Down $4.56M Opens New $23M Short on 300 BTC
A wallet tracked by onchain analysts opened its 15th bitcoin short in five days on August 24, a 40x leveraged...
Six-Figure Bitcoin Price in Sight as BTC Call Options Go Berserk
Bitcoin derivatives markets are running hot while bitcoin’s price tagged an intraday high of $79,989 Monday, with traders stacking billions...
