Strategy buys 1,665 bitcoin for $142.7M, holdings reach 847,666 BTC
Strategy's second straight weekly purchase lifts its treasury to roughly 4% of bitcoin's 21 million supply cap, funded partly by selling MSTR shares.
Theblock · +14 outlets
Bitget attacker laundered $387.5M haul; withdrawals resume as 5,000 BTC exits
The exchange reopened phased withdrawals after patching the exploited vulnerability, while Near Intents blocked $50M in swaps and THORChain refused to block the
Cryptoslate · +2 outlets
Bitmine tops 6 million ETH, closing in on 5% of ether supply
Tom Lee's Bitmine bought another 17,362 ether, taking its crypto and cash holdings to about $17.2 billion.
Theblock · +14 outlets
Strive adds $94.5M of bitcoin, holdings climb above 27,400 BTC
Preferred stock supplied 85% of the capital for Vivek Ramaswamy's bitcoin treasury company, which now holds about 27,462 BTC.
Theblock · +10 outlets
Senate Democrats: Tether's USDT is a lifeline for Iran's shadow banking
A Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations report alleges the stablecoin has become central to Iranian sanctions evasion.
Theblock · +8 outlets
Bitcoin Standard Treasury halts $4B SPAC merger, stays private
The bitcoin treasury firm scrapped its planned Cantor-backed SPAC listing, citing tough market conditions.
pluang.com · +1 outlets
Coinbase wins CFTC DCO approval, completing in-house derivatives stack
The designation lets Coinbase list, broker and clear fully collateralized derivatives products under one roof.
Theblock · +10 outlets
Goldman Sachs brings $100B Treasury fund into crypto's institutional plumbing
The bank is extending its roughly $100 billion Treasury fund to institutional crypto firms without issuing a tokenized version.
Coindesk · +4 outlets
Citi expands Coinbase partnership to power stablecoin payments for businesses
Coinbase Virtual Accounts gain automatic fiat conversion through Citi infrastructure, connecting traditional payments and stablecoins.
Theblock · +14 outlets
Solana ETFs post record $188M weekly inflow, Bitwise takes two-thirds
All seven Solana funds attracted money, with Friday's $87 million intake setting a single-day record.
Coindesk · +9 outlets
California's Newsom signs ban on public officials launching memecoins
AB 2409 is part of an anti-corruption package that Newsom framed as a response to President Trump's $TRUMP token.
Theblock · +14 outlets
Chainlink launches CCIP 2.0 with custom security controls after $292M bridge hack
The new software lets companies add custom verifier checks, though an optional required verifier can delay delivery after a cross-chain transfer starts.
Coindesk · +5 outlets
Blockchain.com targets $500M IPO at up to $6B valuation
The London-based crypto services company confidentially filed with the SEC earlier this year.
Coindesk · +12 outlets
Compound DAO spent $52M of protocol reserves on COMP, delegates call it a mandate breach
Bitquery data shows the purchases pushed supporters above half of delegated voting power, while the Foundation says the move fit its DAO mandate.
Cryptoslate · +1 outlets
Franklin Templeton brings tokenized collateral service to Bybit
Tokenized money market shares can back USDT or USDC trading credit lines on Bybit while earning yield on the underlying assets.
Coindesk · +14 outlets
Bitcoin rebounds above $84K as ETFs draw $30M and Treasury yields steady
Ether led a modest recovery among major tokens, while ZEC extended its slide and its US fund posted the only crypto ETF outflow on Monday.
Coindesk
RedotPay completes financial audit as it presses ahead with US IPO plans
The stablecoin payments company disputed an August report that its listing had been put on hold.
Coindesk · +1 outlets
Bitcoin holds $83K as ZEC drops 12%, oil climbs on Iran and rate-hike bets
Global stocks fell to a one-week low as traders added to Fed rate-hike bets ahead of Wednesday's PCE inflation data.
Coindesk · +2 outlets