September 4th, 2026 – Chicago, United States Liquid Mercury today announced that ACQUA1, LLC completed the initial closing of its MERC exchange offering on September 1, 2026. ACQUA1 is a Liquid Mercury subsidiary that operates Liquid Mercury’s Lab Company program, licensing Liquid Mercury technology to companies primarily tokenizing real-world assets and receiving fees plus a …
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Revolut and OpenReserve received preliminary OCC approval to form US national banks, with both planning cryptocurrency and stablecoin-related services. Revolut and Andreessen Horowitz-backed crypto banking startup OpenReserve have received preliminary US regulatory approval to establish national banks, with both companies planning to offer cryptocurrency and stablecoin-related services. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency …
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Crypto projects are spending hundreds of millions buying their own tokens. But are buybacks creating lasting value — or just making tokens look more valuable than they really are? As the industry matures and borrows more pages out of TradiFi’s playbook, crypto projects are starting to adopt some of the behaviors of public companies. The …
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Traders betting against Bitcoin are getting liquidated as BTC’s price pushes through $81,000. CoinGlass shows $544.85 million in leveraged crypto bets closed out in the last 24 hours, says CoinGlass. Most of that is shorts. Long liquidations hit $88.42 million, with short liquidations at $456.44 million. Bitcoin’s rally coincides with a sharp decline in the …
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The Dutch central bank is shifting dozens of tonnes of its gold reserves to London from the US and Canada to improve tradability and crisis readiness. De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) says the operation moved about 86 tonnes between March and August 2026 through a combination of sales and physical transfers. The bank sold roughly 59 …
US Bitcoin ETFs drew $730.9 million on Thursday as Bitcoin reclaimed $80,000, though CryptoQuant flagged weak fresh demand and a key $83,000 test. US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) notched their biggest inflows in nearly eight months as BTC reclaimed $80,000. Bitcoin ETFs recorded $730.9 million in net inflows on Thursday, the largest daily haul …
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Tether reported $1.3 billion in Q2 net operating profit in its latest BDO attestation statement, while excess reserves rose to $5.2 billion above full USDT backing. The figures keep Tether at the center of the stablecoin market’s profitability and reserve debate. USDT remains the largest dollar stablecoin in crypto, and Tether’s reserve earnings have become …
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The European Central Bank has released a progress report on the digital euro preparation phase, outlining work on offline functionality, privacy mechanisms, and holding limits. The update keeps Europe’s central bank digital currency project moving, but it does not amount to final political approval for issuance. That distinction is essential. The ECB can study, design, …
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The SEC has approved a Cboe Options Exchange rule amendment allowing listed options on the WisdomTree Bitcoin Fund, opening another regulated derivatives route around a U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF. The approval applies to options on BTCW, not to the underlying spot Bitcoin ETF itself. That difference matters because the fund already exists; the new development …
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Marathon Digital reported August production of 670 Bitcoin, while its corporate treasury balance reached 25,000 BTC under its full HODL strategy. The update gives investors a fresh look at one of the largest public Bitcoin miners at a time when mining companies are being judged on more than production alone. Hashrate, power costs, treasury strategy, …
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Circle has issued its latest monthly reserve attestation for USDC, with Deloitte’s review showing reserve assets above total circulating token supply. The attestation states that USDC reserves stood at $34.5 billion and were backed primarily by short-term U.S. Treasury bills and overnight repurchase agreements. That kind of reserve disclosure matters because stablecoins depend on confidence. …
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Thai businessmen sue Tether over $42M frozen USDT tied to pig butchering scam, Aussie crypto firms face big fines unless they meet licensing deadline. THAILAND Two Thai businessmen have sued stablecoin issuer Tether in a New York district court, claiming it illegally froze $42.4 million in Tether USDt (USDT) in October, as part of a …
Britain’s sanctions regulator is imposing a multimillion-pound penalty on Citibank’s London branch after the bank processed payments that breached Russia sanctions rules. The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) says it levied a $6.39 million fine on Citibank N.A. (CBNA) London Branch after the bank processed 970 payments totaling £19.7 million that breached Russia sanctions …
Federal authorities have charged two finance executives in California’s Bay Area with running a Ponzi-like scheme that allegedly took in more than $100 million from investors. The pair raised money by promising returns from mortgage loans backed by real estate, says the SEC. Mark Hanf, 66, was CEO of Pacific Private Money in Novato. Nam Phan, 58, …
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Two Thai businessmen are suing Tether for freezing their USDT holdings worth tens of millions of dollars based solely on an informal US government request without any warrant or legal authority. The complaint filed in federal court details how the stablecoin issuer targeted their Ethereum (ETH) addresses using its blacklist capability. The plaintiffs had no …
