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Tue, Aug 25, 7:17 AM ET
Bitcoin posts record weekly dollar gain, nearing $80K as short squeeze and ETF inflows fuel rally
Bitcoin surged roughly 23% last week, its best week since 2023 and largest dollar gain ever, driven by Treasury buyback announcements and $1.9B in ETF inflows.
The Block · +3 outlets
US spot Bitcoin ETFs see $1.92B inflow, strongest week since October 2025
Combined spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs recorded their best weekly inflows of 2026 as the rally pulled investors back into crypto funds.
Cointelegraph.com News · +2 outlets
Strategy raises $2B through MSTR share sales, creates $1.6B cash pool, pauses Bitcoin buys
Strategy sold 18.26 million MSTR shares raising $2 billion, launched a USD cash pool, and repurchased STRC but made no new Bitcoin purchases, maintaining 840,44
CoinDesk · +3 outlets
Strive acquires 1,110 BTC for $81.5M, raising total holdings to 21,356
Strive increased its Bitcoin holdings by 5.5% through a share issuance, paying an average of $73,409 per BTC and becoming the seventh-largest public company hol
The Block · +3 outlets
US escalates Iran sanctions targeting crypto, aviation, shipping and gold
The US Treasury Department announced new sanctions targeting digital assets used to bolster Iran's economy, with Treasury Secretary Bessent threatening to cut e
The Block · +1 outlets
Fidelity grants ETFs power to stake 100% of crypto assets, outlines exit delay risks
Fidelity updated its ETF prospectus to allow full staking of crypto holdings, warning that Ethereum's unstaking timeline is not guaranteed.
CryptoSlate · +1 outlets
Coinbase debuts tokenized Apple, Nvidia, Meta and Alphabet stocks on Base network
Coinbase launched tokenized equities on its Base layer-2 under a new Abu Dhabi regulatory framework, starting with the four largest tech stocks.
CoinDesk
Term Finance loses $8.5M in governance exploit on Ethereum lending protocol
Attacker bought voting power to compromise Term Finance's governance, draining $8.5 million from the lending protocol despite vault veto controls.
The Block · +1 outlets
Zilliqa reports $683M ZIL theft linked to hardware wallet entropy flaw
A post-mortem revealed that 683 million ZIL was stolen due to a hardware wallet flaw discarding entropy during key generation, exposing private keys.
CryptoSlate
Standard Chartered becomes first bank to distribute Hong Kong dollar stablecoin
The London-based bank with $850B in assets will distribute Anchorpoint's HKDAP stablecoin to eligible clients and partners in Hong Kong.
CoinDesk
Tom Lee's Bitmine buys $81M in ETH, calls upside move overdue
Bitmine acquired 32,447 ETH in its largest weekly haul since July as Tom Lee said Ethereum's 30% rally could signal further gains ahead.
The Block · +2 outlets
Tether's $120M Uruguay bitcoin mining project collapsed over power contract dispute
Reuters reported that UTE cut power to Tether's mining sites in July 2025 after representatives missed a revised contract signing, ending the project.
The Block · +1 outlets
Stand With Crypto endorses 32 House incumbents for midterm elections
The crypto advocacy group backed 32 House candidates, rating politicians on crypto friendliness as it expands political influence ahead of the midterms.
The Block · +2 outlets
Crypto exchange trading volumes double in five days amid market rebound
Monthly volumes reached $490B in August, up from July's pace, as the Bitcoin-led rally reignited trading activity across exchanges.
finance.yahoo · +2 outlets
Ray Dalio says investors should own 'a bit of Bitcoin' amid US debt risks
Bridgewater founder said recent Treasury market stress fits his debt-crisis framework, recommending Bitcoin as a small holding while still preferring gold.
CoinDesk · +1 outlets
Solana vote could raise daily SOL burns to $800K and slow token creation
Three proposals seek to reduce SOL supply growth by accelerating inflation decline and raising daily fee burns from about 650 SOL to as much as 9,000 SOL.
CoinDesk · +1 outlets
BounceBit chain shuts down after authorization flaw exposes 286M tokens
BounceBit abandoned its layer-1 blockchain after an exploit compromised 286 million tokens, with a 1:1 reissue preserving units but token utility suspended.
CryptoSlate · +1 outlets
Fed experiment shows Bitcoin rallies attract new crypto investors
A Cleveland Fed study found that participants shown Bitcoin's prior-year returns were 23% more likely to report owning crypto in a follow-up survey.
CoinDesk · +2 outlets

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