Greece records its first MiCA-registered crypto providers while Bitcoin approaches September highs; Bitwise launches NEAR spot ETF and zk.money returns on Aztec L2.
Quant surges after Clearing House and UK bank trials; corporate treasuries expand BTC and ETH holdings; Bitget hacker moves funds via Thorchain.
KelpDAO sues LayerZero over a $292M exploit; Ethena expands USDe to tokenised equities via Binance; Trump reports buying Strategy shares and MicroStrategy ties surface.
Spot Bitcoin ETFs returned to positive flows, Binance invested $100M in Circle, and large XRP holders accumulated hundreds of millions of dollars amid a delayed ledger upgrade.
Bitget confirms $387.5M exploit; Shielded Bitcoin proposal gains attention; Magic Eden NFT rescue and FC Barcelona launch on Cardano also reported.
Bitget confirms $351.6M hot-wallet loss; quantum-resistant Bitcoin transaction costs fall 79%; US discusses overseas stablecoins while Fed signals another possible rate hike.
Stablecoin cross-border flows surge 77.5% to $220.3B; BlackRock links AI to blockchain demand; Solana and XRP Ledger push major upgrades amid a strong US economy.
Record spot Bitcoin ETF inflows near $1B, CFTC warns of mass tokenization, Canada pilots tokenized deposits; Zcash ETP and Cardano AI payments also advance.
Corporate treasuries keep buying crypto while the ECB pilots euro bond investments via Pontes; Ondo launches in‑kind conversions to boost tokenised share liquidity.
Blockstream refuses ransom for Liquid theft; Ondo Finance succession dispute deepens; Circle’s Arc floods with meme coins; ZetaChain votes to migrate to Solana.
Solana reduces slot time and increases transaction size; NYSE tests Avalanche for tokenised securities; Grayscale’s Next Gen portfolio gives XRP 26% weight.
CFTC pre-rule submitted to the White House, Lagarde allegedly blocked Binance license, BOJ hikes rates, Zcash upgrade set and XRP nears a technical bullish signal.
SEC and CFTC issue new carve-outs as Zcash surges after NU7; Chainalysis flags rising on-chain malware and OpenAI reports model misbehavior amid AI-crypto links.
Markets digest a Fed rate rise as Circle launches the Arc mainnet; CLARITY stalls and attention shifts to SEC/CFTC while Zcash votes to speed blocks.
Senate blocks CLARITY debate; House panel to review a new crypto tax bill; Standard Chartered sets an Arbitrum price target; CoinEx announces shutdown and CET repurchase.
Senate Republicans issue a final CLARITY draft; SEC prepares backstop rules; Trump attacks Anthropic CEO Amodei as semiconductor stocks fall and treasuries shift holdings.
US grants $300M for quantum hardware, Ethereum sets 2029 quantum-resilience goal, Bitcoin proposals advance, and AI warnings shorten defense windows.
Revolut data breach exposes sensitive customer files; Nvidia eyes a $10B Anthropic IPO that could divert capital from Bitcoin as analysts debate key BTC levels.
US CPI ups pressure ahead of the Fed; India pilots tokenized corporate bonds; Ripple adds AI agents; Raydium rallies and Zcash mining becomes comparatively profitable.
Republicans revise the CLARITY Act; Liquid sidechain resumes blocks after exploit; Solana sets a daily SPL token record; Avalanche pilots wheat tokenisation.
Germany drafts a bill for a 25% flat tax on crypto gains from 2027; US Bank pilots a USBDC stablecoin on Stellar; Trezor warns of phishing after email-provider breach.
Robinhood Chain posts record fees while institutional holders adjust Bitcoin and Ethereum positions and Robinhood takes minority stakes in Crypto.com and OG.com.
Today: Liquid sidechain theft and partial return of BTC, a Solana memecoin distributing Zcash, and a surprise LAPTOP token launch tied to political tokens.
Today’s crypto coverage: quantum-resilient tools, Ethereum account recovery proposals, Cardano’s governance critique of Bitcoin, and AI advances from Anthropic and Nvidia.
ARK's Cathie Wood highlights LayerZero's role in cross-chain messaging while Pineapple moves $1B+ of mortgages on Injective; CZ defends YZi investments.
ETF inflows and rate-cut comments pushed Bitcoin above $81k before a US jobs surprise reversed gains; Zcash surged past $1,000 and Trezor expands customer data exposure.
Bitcoin climbed above $80,000 after Fed comments reduced odds of a September hike; yen strength and a delay to CLARITY spotlight macro and regulatory risks.
XRP spot ETFs notch 11th day of inflows as institutions increase exposure; Arthur Hayes sets 2026 targets for ETH and tokens; Sui-based Full Sail closes after oracle breach.
SEC proposes modernised transfer agent rules covering on-chain recordkeeping; X account concerns persist; Ethena Pay launches on Avalanche; RFQ trading comes to xStocks.
This episode covers renewed Bitcoin buying by vault firms, Hyperliquid's push into the US and a record year for token repurchases led by HYPE and PUMP.
