UAE ‘spy sheikh’ takes 49% stake in Trump family’s bank venture: WSJ
The UAE's national security advisor is playing a major investment role in President Trump's family's bank venture, the WSJ reported.
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Polish Olympic Committee president detained in Zondacrypto bribery probe
Polish Olympic Committee President Radosław Piesiewicz was detained as part of an investigation into digital asset platform ZondaCrypto.
Ethena Foundation proposes fee switch for ENA token buybacks among other updates
Ethena Foundation announced four updates, including buying locked ENA tokens and ending future monthly investor unlocks.
DeFi Development Corp resumes Solana purchases, acquiring nearly 20,000 SOL
DFDV's return has been more than twice that of SOL in the month of August, while quarter-to-date, shares have outperformed SOL by 1.8x.
PURR jumps 15% as Hyperliquid Strategies updates $1.9 billion HYPE treasury and ‘fortress balance sheet’
The company said it has since deployed $773.4 million to acquire about 16.5 million additional HYPE at an average cost of $46.77.
Charles Schwab to add Solana, Avalanche and Chainlink to crypto trading platform
Schwab Crypto began rolling out to clients in May with direct access to BTC and ETH trading and charges 75 basis points per transaction.
Chainalysis says global crypto taxable activity topped $457 billion in 2025
Chainalysis estimates at least $457 billion in onchain taxable crypto activity in 2025, with CARF covering only 14%.
Moonwell investigates lending market issue on Base as security firms flag multimillion-dollar exploit
Security firms CertiK and PeckShield estimate losses of around $8.7 million after an attacker manipulated the collateral price of MAMO.
BlackRock’s Mitchnick says bitcoin’s risk-off narrative is ‘the one to bet on’ long term as rally consolidates near $80,000
Renewed spot ETF inflows and bitcoin's declining correlation with equities are also constructive signs, according to analysts.
Binance co-founder Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao says bitcoin could surpass gold in next bull market
Zhao told Bitcoin Asia 2026 that bitcoin could surpass gold in the next bull market, with stablecoins leading AI integration.
Bithumb wins lawsuit over proceeds from 620,000 BTC fat-finger error: report
In February, the South Korean exchange accidentally credited 620,000 BTC (then worth around $43 billion) internally to hundreds of users.
Mirae Asset maps out $109 billion digital asset push with Digital X: report
South Korea's Mirae Asset targets a $109 billion digital asset business around Digital X, aiming for profitability by 2027.