Technology
Stablecoins
Banks found a way to copy stablecoins without losing the money that funds their loans
Stablecoins threaten to pull cheap deposits off bank balance sheets, putting pressure on the funding banks use to support lending.
Market
Bitcoin traders hedged $60k and loaded up above $78k leaving the low $70k exposed
Bitcoin’s September options book leaves the low $70,000 thinly protected as traders crowd into upside exposure and deeper downside hedges.
Taxes
Some Bitcoin holders tax bill is now set when they leave the country instead of when they sell
Leaving Canada or Australia can trigger tax on unrealized Bitcoin gains, making relocation timing worth millions.
Market
A $215 billion altcoin rally rests on Bitcoin holding its reclaimed market structure
Bitcoin’s $75,800 reclaim has opened the door for an altcoin rally as market breadth and risk appetite accelerate.
Market
Bitcoin hits $80,000’s doorstep just as the ETF bid disappears for the weekend
Bitcoin enters the weekend near $80,000 after $1.6 billion in ETF inflows and billions in short liquidations.
Legal
Justin Sun keeps World Liberty fight public as its $4 billion stablecoin bank awaits final approval
Justin Sun’s lawsuit stays public as World Liberty moves its $4 billion USD1 stablecoin toward final federal bank approval.
Derivatives
US rule rewrite looms for $200B on-chain venue Hyperliquid as Trump signals onshore approval
The CFTC is exploring a legal path for Hyperliquid as Trump pushes to bring the $200 billion-a-month on-chain venue into the US.
Interview
SEC’s latest crypto rules only open a few of Wall Street’s ‘million doors’ – Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says Wall Street’s crypto adoption now depends on fixing old trading rules and fragmented market infrastructure.
Market
Sudden 22% XRP rally triggers forced market wide short-buying, driving XRP toward a make-or-break resistance test
XRP’s 22% rally puts $2.2 million in shorts at risk as price pushes toward $1.38 and the $1.40–$1.50 resistance zone.
Exchanges
Nearly 1 in 5 crypto spot trades now happen on DEXs as centralized exchange volume collapses
DEXs captured a record 19.5% of crypto spot volume in July, pushing onchain liquidity closer to the center of price discovery.
Digital Asset Treasuries
Trump wants the US to become a Bitcoin whale, but Congress controls the wallet
The White House can expand how crypto enters federal custody, but a multibillion-dollar buying program still needs lawmakers to unlock funding or purchase authority.
Tokenization
Can tokenized assets continue to scale faster than the revenue models behind them?
Securitize’s $4.3 billion tokenized assets base and $5.3 billion of activity are still producing little recurring transaction revenue.
