Crypto News Aggregator

This week's Asia Express covers BitMart's founder denying fund rumors, Binance bStocks growth, and major crypto developments across Asia.

While Wall Street dismisses the impact of 5% Treasury yields on record-high stocks, Bitcoin struggles to attract capital amid high interest rates.

Solana treasury firm SOLAI approved a 700-for-1 share consolidation, establishing a ceiling of 100 billion authorized shares following its NYSE suspension.

MarketWatch analysis shows the Dow's three-year winning streak does not increase crash risks, maintaining a 49% historical chance of double-digit gains.

Robinhood Chain's total value locked surpassed $540 million in August, growing much faster than its tokenized real-world assets.

Nike shares plunged to a 12-year low, dropping 78% from its 2021 peak and raising questions about whether it is now riskier than Bitcoin.

Kraken parent Payward has joined Anthropic’s Project Glasswing to use the Claude Mythos 5 AI model for finding and fixing software vulnerabilities.

Vulcan faces potential bankruptcy as a crucial $39.4 million financing deal remains unclosed ahead of maturing senior notes.

Galaxy Research reports that losses from the Coldcard hardware wallet hack have exceeded $115 million based on historical bitcoin prices.

The OCC granted conditional approval for a national trust bank to World Liberty Financial, drawing scrutiny from lawmakers over potential conflicts of interest.

Tokenized stock market share has tripled to 15%, reaching a $2.8 billion market cap with Ondo, Binance, and xStocks leading.

Quantitative trading giant Jane Street disclosed a nearly $1 billion Bitcoin position held through major U.S. exchange-traded funds.

Bybit gives notified Brazilian business users until August 21 to complete verification, warning of restrictions and September 21 forced liquidations.

YouTube is changing how it counts video views, which will inflate public metrics without increasing creator payouts.

Bitcoin miner-turned-AI infrastructure provider IREN delivered the first of four AI cloud deployments to Microsoft under a $9.7 billion contract.

Bitcoin recently surpassed $64,000, escaping its previous range, driven by favorable macroeconomic factors and reduced selling pressure.

Solana's Agave 4.2 target date arrived, but major feature gates like rent cuts and faster slot times remain pending on mainnet.

Executive Chairman Michael Saylor stated that Strategy is prioritizing cash reserves and its preferred stock over share buybacks.

Binance is reportedly planning to apply for an FCA license to relaunch services in the UK by 2027.

Peter Schiff argues that the 1971 U.S. decision to abandon the gold standard is driving today's dollar crisis and global de-dollarization.

Elon Musk legally controls 48.4% of SpaceX on paper, but his outright and vested stake is closer to 36%.

American investors recently withdrew over $385 million from spot Bitcoin ETFs amid escalating geopolitical tensions, yet Bitcoin's price remained stable around $64,066.

Bits of Gold temporarily halted Bitcoin purchases following a data breach that potentially exposed personal and financial information of 250,000 users.

Public bitcoin miners CleanSpark, BitFuFu, and Canaan reported lower bitcoin production in July for the second consecutive month.

The CFTC is seeking public comment on AI compute futures contracts as major exchanges like CME plan an October launch.

Rising distress in the US private credit market poses short-term liquidation risks to Bitcoin, but could prompt monetary easing later.

The U.S. Treasury has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to gather public feedback on implementing Section 3 of the GENIUS Act.

BitMart founder Sheldon Lee dismissed calls for financial audits and claimed a critical social media post was hacked.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury is seeking public comments on proposed rules for stablecoin licensing under the landmark GENIUS Act.

Bitcoin Core approaches its v32 feature freeze on August 20, with several proposals facing integration hurdles and rebase issues ahead of the October release.

Despite exiting Russia in 2023, Binance continues to provide user data to Russian law enforcement in compliance with lawful information requests.

The US Treasury has issued proposed rules for the GENIUS Act, inviting public comment ahead of its January 2027 implementation.

Bitcoin rebounded to $64,000 as US equities declined, gold gained amid strong ETF inflows, and oil markets remained stable despite geopolitical tensions.

The final major dispute in the FTX bankruptcy centers on a claimant seeking a second chance after missing a strict verification deadline.

Bitmine Immersion Technologies has accumulated 4.8% of Ethereum's supply, pushing toward its 5% goal despite facing $8.4 billion in unrealized losses.

The US Treasury's new stablecoin rules under the GENIUS Act could benefit six altcoins whose networks rely heavily on licensed dollar tokens.

Ethereum's Glamsterdam upgrade has been delayed to late 2026, prompting developers to quickly narrow down proposals for the subsequent Hegotá upgrade in 2027.

Compound Finance has appointed a new leadership team and approved a $52 million budget to pivot toward institutional DeFi clients.

Harmony is rolling back its blockchain to undo an exploit where attackers forged over 3 trillion ONE tokens.

Surging AI corporate borrowing has driven US Treasury yields to 5.27%, creating tough competition that challenges Bitcoin's performance.

The U.S. Treasury Department has proposed a rule to establish core definitions and jurisdictions for stablecoins under the GENIUS Act.

Strategy spent another week without buying or selling Bitcoin, opting instead to build up its cash reserves through stock sales.

The US dollar hit a three-month low due to weak economic data, yet Bitcoin barely moved while gold surged.

Bitstamp is reportedly implementing a rule to automatically reject crypto deposits over €1,000 from third-party self-custody wallets starting August 18.

The recent Coldcard wallet exploit reveals the dangers of a crypto community trusting reputations instead of verifying code.

Binance plans to apply for a UK regulatory license under the Financial Conduct Authority's upcoming framework.

Tom Lee's crypto treasury company Bitmine acquired another 9,926 ETH, bringing its total holdings to 4.8% of Ethereum's supply.

A critical seed-generation bug in Coldcard hardware wallets went unnoticed for years, resulting in over $100 million in stolen bitcoin.

Bitmine Immersion Technologies added 9,926 ETH, bringing its total Ethereum treasury to approximately $11 billion and 4.8% of the cryptocurrency's supply.

OneMedNet depleted its entire Bitcoin treasury to fund operations, leaving the Nasdaq-listed healthcare company facing a severe working-capital deficit and relying on equity financing.

Austria's financial regulator fined crypto broker Bitpanda €70,000 for violating the EU's MiCA regulations in the country's first published penalty.

Binance data reveals that rising short positioning and declining whale deposits are preventing XRP from holding the $1 mark.

Strategy raised $333.7 million through stock sales last week but made no Bitcoin purchases, keeping its holdings at 840,447 BTC.

Harmony is rolling back its blockchain to August 11 to address a forged ONE token exploit, discarding over 109,000 transactions.

Strategy kept its bitcoin holdings unchanged at 840,447 BTC last week while raising $333.7 million to boost its dollar reserves and repurchase STRC.

Strategy sold $334 million in MSTR shares while maintaining its bitcoin holdings and boosting its USD reserves to $4.8 billion.

Cardano faces a Sept. 1 deadline to renew four Constitutional Committee seats, or risk a freeze in major on-chain governance actions.

Ethereum developers are weighing 66 proposals for the 2027 Hegotá upgrade, which includes major privacy and transaction changes.

Bits of Gold reported a data breach at a third-party provider exposing personal information for roughly 200,000 customers.

Despite a quiet summer trading range, Bitcoin options remain unusually expensive due to a wide gap between realized and implied volatility.

Bitcoin hovers around $63,000 while repeating 2022 bear-market patterns after losing its key 200-week moving average.

According to a report, Binance provided Russian authorities with client data used as evidence in a terrorism financing case.

TRON has entered a deflationary era as its flagship assets—JST, SUN, BTT, and WIN—implement comprehensive buyback-and-burn programs fueled by protocol revenue.

Major corporate bitcoin holders Strategy and Metaplanet emphasize bitcoin's fixed supply over short-term price fluctuations amid expanding global money supplies.

Austria’s FMA fined Bitpanda €70,000 for MiCA breaches, marking the regulator's first penalty under the EU’s new crypto asset rules.

Bitfinex has set an August 31 deadline for users to withdraw 13 delisted tokens before facing manual recovery fees and uncertain success.

The crypto market will release tokens worth over $556.7 million in the third week of August 2026, featuring major unlocks from LayerZero, Kaito, and Soon.

Bitcoin miner HIVE Digital Technologies has secured a five-year, $350 million AI cloud contract through its BUZZ HPC subsidiary.

An AI-driven copper supply squeeze is positioning mining stock Freeport-McMoRan as a top market performer, potentially outpacing tech giants like Nvidia.

BitMart CEO Sheldon Lee dismissed online accusations as fabricated rumors while users continue to report frozen withdrawals and unpaid salaries following the platform's wind-down announcement.