Donald Trump Jr. joined Polymarket’s advisory board as his venture capital firm 1789 Capital made a strategic investment in the prediction market platform, according to an Aug. 26 announcement. Polymarket did not disclose the financial terms of the investment from 1789 Capital, which describes itself as dedicated to funding American exceptionalism. The announcement stated that […]
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Trump Media Group has reached a deal with Yorkville Acquisition Corp., a Nasdaq-listed blank check company, to form a new entity focused on acquiring and holding Cronos’s CRO token, according to an Aug. 26 statement. The proposed company, Trump Media Group CRO Strategy, will be capitalized with around $6.42 billion, which is a mix of […]
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More companies worldwide are rushing to add digital assets to their treasuries even as the market retraces. $1.75 billion will be allocated across BNB, Solana, and Ethereum to public companies in the United States, Hong Kong, and China. China Renaissance Holdings said it will allocate about $100 million to BNB as part of a strategic […]
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Investment advisors drove institutional Bitcoin (BTC) exposure via exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to $33.6 billion during the second quarter of 2025. Data shared by Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart on Aug. 25 revealed that institutions added 57,375 BTC across all tracked categories. Bloomberg Intelligence data shows advisors now hold $17.4 billion in Bitcoin ETF positions, nearly […]
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Digital asset investment products recorded their most significant withdrawal in months last week, with outflows totaling $1.43 billion, CoinShares‘ latest weekly report revealed. CoinShares reported that the sell-off marked the third-largest outflow of the year and the biggest since March. According to the firm, trading activity also intensified last week, with exchange-traded products (ETPs) generating $38 […]
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In April 2023, a Bitcoiner going by the name of Breadman purchased a property for $496,000, which was equivalent to 22.5 BTC at the time. Fast forward to August 2025, and the property is now valued at $570,000, a respectable 15% gain in dollar terms. But here’s the kicker: priced in Bitcoin, his home is […]
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Bitcoin and crypto seem to be on the verge of mainstream adoption, with US spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) shattering inflow records, Goldman Sachs holding more crypto ETF shares issued by BlackRock than any other institution, and corporate treasuries from Strategy to Bitmine embracing digital assets. However, a recent survey from Bank of America showed three-quarters […]
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Top Win International changed its corporate name to AsiaStrategy on Aug. 22 in Hong Kong, kept its Nasdaq ticker SORA, and began accepting Bitcoin for watch sales, the company said. The move follows a months-long restructuring that brought Sora Ventures into Top Win’s public company structure in May, a path that avoided a separate listing […]
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Crypto venture funding declined 59% quarter-over-quarter to $1.976 billion in the second quarter across 378 deals. According to a Galaxy report, last quarter was the second-smallest investment quarter since the fourth quarter of 2020. Later-stage deals captured 52% of total capital invested, representing only the second time since the first quarter of 2021 that mature […]
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BTCS will distribute a dividend in Ethereum to shareholders later this year, marking the first instance of a public company paying a corporate dividend in ETH. The company said investors will receive a payment equal to $0.05 per share in Ethereum in September. A second component, described as a loyalty dividend, will distribute an additional […]
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Figure Technology has filed for an initial public offering on Nasdaq, reporting $191 million in revenue for the first half of 2025 and a net income of $29 million. The filing, made public on August 18, marks one of the first cases of a blockchain-based lender reaching the U.S. public markets. Per Reuters, the company […]
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Michael Saylor revealed on Aug. 18 that Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) has revised its stock issuance policy amid the financial instrument’s current downward trend. The company had previously limited stock sales below 2.5x market-to-net asset value (mNAV) strictly to cover debt interest or preferred share dividends. Under the new rules, the firm can now issue stock […]
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A recent Bank of America survey shows that most global fund managers are still hesitant to invest in crypto despite the recent bullish momentum observed in the sector. The study, which included 211 fund managers overseeing $504 billion in assets, found that about three-quarters of respondents have no crypto holdings at all. Meanwhile, crypto allocations […]
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Digital asset investment products pulled in $3.75 billion in net inflows last week, marking one of the largest weekly gains in history, according to CoinShares latest weekly report. The renewed appetite follows several weeks of tepid market sentiment and coincides with a recent crypto price rally. Notably, these inflows lifted total assets under management (AuM) […]
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Sequans Communications has accelerated the build-out of its newly launched Bitcoin treasury, acquiring more than 3,000 BTC in less than a month as part of a plan to hold 100,000 BTC by 2030. The Paris-based, government-backed Internet of Things semiconductor company began executing the strategy in July, following a $384 million capital raise announced in […]
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Digital Asset and a consortium of major financial institutions have completed an on-chain U.S. Treasury repo transaction on the Canton Network, involving USDC as the cash leg and tokenized Treasuries as collateral. The trade, executed on Tradeweb during the weekend, is being positioned as an industry first for enabling atomic settlement of both legs entirely […]
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Metaplanet has reported its most profitable quarter to date, with second-quarter (Q2) 2025 earnings boosted by strong Bitcoin performance and strategic treasury expansion. According to the company’s Aug. 13 financial disclosure, net income for the quarter reached ¥11.1 billion (approximately $75.1 million), reversing a ¥5 billion loss recorded in the same period last year. The […]
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VivoPower International PLC has outlined a strategy to acquire $100 million Ripple shares as part of a broader initiative to integrate XRP into its corporate treasury, according to an Aug. 11 statement. According to the statement, the $100 million investment will expose VivoPower to 211 million XRP tokens, currently valued at around $696 million. VivoPower […]
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Strategy, the world’s largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, has expanded its treasury with the purchase of 155 BTC for $18 million. The acquisition, announced on Aug. 11, came at an average price of $116,401 per coin, marking a 25% year-to-date yield on the company’s Bitcoin position in 2025. Notably, this is Strategy’s second-smallest purchase of […]
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Digital asset exchange-traded products (ETPs) staged a sharp turnaround last week, securing approximately $572 million in net inflows, according to CoinShares’ latest report. The rebound came after the market initially suffered $1 billion in outflows earlier in the week, which CoinShares linked to weak US payroll data. Later, a surge of $1.57 billion in inflows […]
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Crypto projects captured $2.67 billion in investments last month and is equivalent to 85% of money raised during the entire second quarter. DefiLlama data shows that the funding amount in July is 6% larger than June, when crypto startups surpassed $2.5 billion by a small margin. Additionally, July was the second-largest month in funding, bested […]
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Ripple is doubling down on its ambitions in the stablecoin payments space with the acquisition of Rail, a global settlement platform known for its speed and enterprise-grade automation. The deal, valued at $200 million, was announced on Aug. 7 and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025. Meanwhile, it is still subject […]
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Parataxis Capital is set to go public through a merger with SilverBox Corp IV in a deal that could deliver up to $640 million in capital, according to a definitive agreement announced August 7. The transaction combines $240 million in trust capital with a $400 million equity facility, and it positions the Bitcoin-focused asset manager […]
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Bullish, the institutional crypto exchange backed by tech billionaire Peter Thiel, is targeting a valuation of up to $4.23 billion in its U.S. initial public offering, according to a regulatory filing submitted on Aug. 4. The company is offering 20.3 million shares priced between $28 and $31, potentially raising as much as $629.3 million, Reuters […]
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Crypto investment products saw a $223 million outflow last week, ending a 15-week period of consistent inflows, according to CoinShares’ latest weekly report. This marked a significant shift from the trend earlier in the week, which started with $883 million in inflows. James Butterfill, Head of Research at CoinShares, explained that broader macroeconomic conditions in […]
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Michael Saylor, Executive Chairman of Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), has dismissed concerns that the firm holds too much Bitcoin. In an Aug. 1 interview with CNBC, Saylor argued that owning 3% to 7% of the total Bitcoin supply is not excessive. Instead, he called it a balanced position that allows other institutions and individuals to participate. […]
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Bitcoin-focused firm Strategy posted $10 billion in net income for the second quarter of 2025, its strongest financial performance to date. Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan pointed out that Strategy’s profits were nearly three times higher than Goldman Sachs, which reported $3.7 billion over the same period. Strategy also outperformed Bank of America, which earned $6.8 […]
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Tether has minted over $20 billion worth of USDT since the start of 2025, pushing the stablecoin’s total circulation beyond $157 billion, according to its quarterly attestation report released on July 31. The company noted that over $13.4 billion in USDT was issued during the second quarter alone, reflecting strong demand for the dollar-pegged token […]
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World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the DeFi initiative tied to President Donald Trump, has made substantial investments of over $11 million into Ethereum and a new stablecoin project this week. These moves reflect WLFI’s growing ambition to build out core blockchain infrastructure and deepen its presence across the digital asset ecosystem. Falcon Finance On July 30, […]
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Strategy closed a $2.521 billion initial public offering of its Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock (STRC) and immediately used the proceeds to expand its Bitcoin (BTC) reserve. The company said it purchased 21,021 BTC at an average $117,256 apiece, lifting holdings to about 628,791 BTC as of July 29. The aggregate cost […]
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