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Strategy Acquires 430 Bitcoin, Bolstering Holdings to 629,376 BTC
18.8.2025
Strategy Inc. said it acquired 430 bitcoin between Aug. 11–17, 2025, spending $51.4 million at an average price of $119,666 per BTC, bringing its total holdings to 629,376 bitcoin worth approximately $46.15 billion. The purchases were funded entirely by net proceeds from recent sales of preferred...
Capital B Announces Over $2.5 Million Capital Increase, Fully Subscribed by Adam Back, to Expand Bitcoin Holdings
18.8.2025
Puteaux, August 18, 2025: Capital B, a European Bitcoin Treasury Company listed on Euronext Growth Paris, has announced a capital increase of approximately $2.57 million (€2.2 million), fully subscribed by Adam Back. This capital infusion is expected to facilitate the acquisition of approximately...
Nebraska Man Sentenced to 1-Year Prison for $3.5M Cryptojacking Scheme
18.8.2025
Charles O. Parks III, also known as “CP3O,” was sentenced today in federal court in Brooklyn by U.S. District Judge Eric Komitee to one year and one day in prison for operating a large-scale illegal cryptojacking scheme in which he defrauded two cloud computing providers of over $3.5 million...
Japan’s FSA to Approve First Yen-Denominated Stablecoin, JPYC, This Autumn
18.8.2025
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) is set to approve the issuance of the country’s first yen-denominated stablecoin, JPYC, this autumn, with the fintech firm JPYC based in Chiyoda, Tokyo, expected to be registered as a funds transfer service by the end of August. The stablecoin...
Metaplanet Adds 775 Bitcoin, Total Holdings Reach 18,888 BTC
18.8.2025
Metaplanet Inc. (Tokyo Stock Exchange: 3350) announced the purchase of an additional 775 bitcoin at an average price of ¥17,720,023 per coin (totaling ¥13.733 billion), bringing its cumulative holdings to 18,888 bitcoin at an overall average cost of ¥15,041,118 (aggregate ¥284.097 billion)....
Thailand to Allow Foreign Visitors to Convert Crypto for Payments
18.8.2025
The Thai government is launching a new initiative called “Touristdigipay” on Aug.18, to boost its tourism sector. The scheme allows foreign tourists to convert their cryptocurrencies into Thai Baht to use for payments. The program is a direct response to a decline in tourism...
EV Startup Faraday Future Launches $10 Billion Crypto Strategy
18.8.2025
Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. announced on August 17, 2025, the launch of its “EAI + Crypto” Dual-Flywheel & Dual-Bridge Ecosystem Strategy, aiming to integrate artificial intelligence (AI)-driven electric vehicles (EVs) with Web3 technologies and cryptocurrency...
Gemini Exchange Files S-1 for Proposed Nasdaq IPO Under Ticker ‘GEMI’
17.8.2025
Gemini Space Station, Inc. (Gemini Exchange) filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on August 15, 2025, for a proposed initial public offering (IPO) of its Class A common stock, with the number of shares and price range yet to be determined...
Canary Capital’s McClurg Sees Bitcoin Soaring to $150K Before Inevitable Downturn
17.8.2025
Bitcoin could reach $150,000 before facing a bear market, Canary Capital CEO Steven McClurg said in a recent interview. The Canary CEO cited a confluence of sustained inflows into spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs)—projected at over $1 billion weekly—a persistently dovish Federal Reserve...
Trump-Backed Miner Seeks Asian Bitcoin Acquisitions
16.8.2025
Financial Times (FT) reports that American Bitcoin, a U.S. cryptocurrency miner backed by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, is actively seeking acquisitions of listed companies in Japan and potentially Hong Kong to amass bitcoin reserves. According to three unnamed sources speaking with FT,...
Strategy Makes It Official—Legal Name Switch Hints at Bigger Moves
15.8.2025
Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR/STRK/STRF/STRD/STRC) announced on Aug. 14 that it has officially changed its legal name from Microstrategy Inc. to Strategy Inc., effective Aug. 11, 2025. This formal transition completes the rebranding initiative first unveiled on Feb. 5, 2025, and solidifies...
Peter Thiel-Backed Bullish Exchange Successfully Debuts on the New York Stock Exchange
14.8.2025
Bullish, a cryptocurrency exchange backed by Peter Thiel, successfully debuted on the New York Stock Exchange on August 13, 2025, raising approximately $1.1 billion in its initial public offering (IPO). The company priced its shares at $37, above the expected range of $32 to $33, and opened at...
Falconx Expands Prime Connect With Copper Clearloop Integration
14.8.2025
Falconx has announced the expansion of its Prime Connect product through an integration with Copper’s Clearloop network, enhancing off-exchange settlement capabilities for its Direct Market Access (DMA) clients trading on Bybit. This integration allows clients to custody their assets...
Bitcoin Breaks $123K as Momentum Builds
14.8.2025
Bitcoin blasted past the $123,000 mark on Wednesday, breaking that barrier for the first time since July 14, 2025. On Aug. 13, bitcoin’s climb added 2.6% against the U.S. dollar, stacking up a 6.2% gain over the past seven days. The world’s largest crypto by market value now boasts a staggering...
Transak Raises $16 Million From Tether and IDG Capital to Expand Stablecoin Payments Infrastructure
13.8.2025
Transak, a fiat-to-crypto infrastructure provider, has raised $16 million in a strategic funding round led by Tether and IDG Capital to enhance its stablecoin payments infrastructure and expand operations into new markets. The funding round also saw participation from several investors, including...
Addressable Launches User Radar to Enhance Web3 Marketing
13.8.2025
Addressable, a Web3 marketing platform, has announced the launch of User Radar, a unified dashboard designed to enhance marketing campaigns by providing insights into user behavior. This new tool, accessible via the Addressable dashboard, analyzes both onchain and offchain activity, transforming...
Nordic Exchange Safello Taps Bitgo to Strengthen Crypto Asset Custody Infrastructure
13.8.2025
Safello has announced an agreement with Bitgo Europe GmbH to enhance its crypto custody infrastructure. This partnership will integrate Bitgo’s advanced custody solutions into Safello’s existing setup, utilizing a three-key multi-signature cold storage architecture combined with...
Fonte Capital Launches Bitcoin ETF on Astana International Exchange in Kazakhstan
13.8.2025
Kazakhstan-based Fonte Capital has announced the listing of the Fonte Bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund OEIC Plc on the Official List of the Astana International Exchange (AIX), under the ticker BETF, quoted in U.S. dollars. The launch will be celebrated during the official Ring the Bell ceremony...
Trump Nominee Wants to Halt Monthly Jobs Reports
12.8.2025
E.J. Antoni has been tapped to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) by U.S. President Donald Trump and now the Heritage Foundation Chief Economist wants to suspend the BLS’s monthly jobs report “until it is corrected.” Antoni made the comments in a Fox interview just days after Trump fired...
Do Kwon to Plead Guilty in $40B Terra Luna Collapse
12.8.2025
Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon plans to plead guilty to U.S. conspiracy and wire fraud charges tied to the $40 billion collapse of his cryptocurrency projects, a judge confirmed Tuesday. Do Kwon, co-founder of Terraform Labs, will plead guilty to two criminal charges of conspiracy to defraud...