Strategy held off on new Bitcoin buying, maintaining holdings at 840,447 BTC as it launched a $1.59 billion cash pool after raising $2 billion from MSTR stock sales. Strategy, the world’s largest public company holding Bitcoin, raised about $2 billion through common stock sales last week while making no new Bitcoin purchases. The Bitcoin treasury …
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Fasset raised $68 million in a Series C led by SBI Group as the companies plan a digital bank in Malaysia and to expand stablecoin payments. Stablecoin neobanking platform Fasset has raised $68 million in a Series C funding round led by Japan’s SBI Group at a $1 billion valuation. The financing follows Fasset’s $51 …
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Piero Cipollone said the Eurosystem would not identify digital euro users as central bank digital currencies face privacy concerns worldwide. The European Central Bank (ECB) is defending the privacy design of its planned central bank digital currency (CBDC). In an Aug. 10 interview published Monday, ECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone said the digital euro’s …
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Bitcoin closed a weekly candle above its 50-week EMA for the first time since late 2025 as markets prepared for the Jackson Hole symposium. Bitcoin (BTC) starts the final week of August near its highest levels since mid-May as its bear-market recovery reaches a critical stage. Key points: Read more Go to Source
A new study shows crypto holders form unusually optimistic beliefs that set them apart from investors in stocks, bonds or gold. The Cleveland Fed says cryptocurrency ownership among US households rose from about 3% in 2021 to 11-12% later, fluctuating with Bitcoin prices. Holders tend to be young, male, higher-income and libertarian or politically independent. …
UK tax authorities are nearly tripling warnings sent to cryptocurrency investors suspected of owing unpaid capital gains tax. The tax office says it issued 81,172 letters, emails and text messages in the 2025-26 financial year, reports the BBC. That figure almost tripled the 27,714 warnings sent in 2023 through 2024. Warnings target profits from selling …
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US spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $1.92 billion last week, their strongest weekly inflow since October 2025, as Bitcoin briefly climbed above $78,000 on Friday. US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) inflows surged last week after months of uneven flows, with investors pouring nearly $2 billion into the products amid a surge in Bitcoin’s price. Bitcoin …
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The US may face a debt crisis within three years according to Ray Dalio, and debt-related issues helped fuel a rally in Bitcoin that could mark the beginning of a new cycle. Confidence has returned to crypto markets after Bitcoin saw a sudden rally to gain more than 23% this week to trade around $77,559 …
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An analyst known for making timely crypto calls is revealing his bullish price targets for Ethereum (ETH), including a potential move to five figures. The pseudonymous analyst DonAlt tells his 788,700 followers on X that it is within the realm of possibility for Ethereum to surge to five figures. “Target for ETH is $4,000. If …
A North Carolina woman lost nearly $6,000 after scammers allegedly impersonated her credit union and convinced her to hand over access to her bank account. Durham resident Mindy Songer said she received a call that appeared to come from State Employees’ Credit Union, leading her to believe she was speaking with legitimate bank representatives, reports …
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A Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland study finds crypto investors hold sharply different views on returns and risk, while information about Bitcoin’s past gains can increase both desired allocations and actual crypto purchases. A new Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland working paper offers a provocative explanation for why cryptocurrency behaves so differently from traditional financial …
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Ernst & Young and Bank of America have agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit stemming from a 2023 data breach involving the MOVEit file transfer service. The settlement resolves allegations that the companies failed to adequately protect consumers’ personal information after a vulnerability in MOVEit Transfer was exploited. The security incident …
A Massachusetts woman lost $56,000 after scammers allegedly posed as employees of her bank and convinced her to transfer her savings into a supposed “safe account.” The 43-year-old Hingham resident told police that the scheme began around 6 p.m. when she received an unexpected call from someone claiming to work in her bank’s fraud department, …
A prominent investor is urging people to shift away from bonds and toward gold and Bitcoin (BTC) to shield against a potential major US debt problem. Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, made the comments in a LinkedIn post published Friday, August 21st, 2026. He linked recent Treasury actions, including Secretary Scott Bessent’s announcement of …
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A Dallas businessman has been accused of using falsified financial records to obtain more than $40 million in loans, with prosecutors alleging the scheme defrauded banks and lenders of more than $20 million. Garrett Douglas Johnson, 41, was charged August 19th after a federal grand jury returned a six-count indictment accusing him of five counts …
