Live updates: Bitcoin holds $78,000 as yen breaks 160 and rate-hike bets lift the dollar
Bitcoin is holding just under $78,000 as August closes. The dollar strength that pushed the yen past its intervention line is the same force capping crypto.…
Cronos halts network after Tectonic exploit involving estimated $75M
Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek said the company’s app and exchange were unaffected by the Tectonic breach and continued operating normally. Source：Cointelegraph
Crypto market makers are cashing in on bitcoin's rally - without betting on direction
As bitcoin surges back above $80,000, sophisticated trading firms are quietly collecting yield rather than making directional bet. Source：CoinDesk
Swift’s $1.5 quadrillion network faces a blockchain test
Crypto executives say new blockchain payment infrastructure could make Swift obsolete. Bankers say its 11,500institution network gives it the power to absorb…
The next trillion-dollar currency may not be a stablecoin — it might not even have a name yet
AI agents are coming. They will need to pay each other. Crypto executives agree on the problem but disagree sharply on the solution, and one thinks the answer…
Bullish provides USD.AI $100M stablecoin facility for GPU-backed lending
The institutional crypto exchange is providing $100 million in stablecoin liquidity to support loans backed by AI computing infrastructure. Source：Cointelegraph
Crypto Biz: Bitcoin pumps, Wall Street does the paperwork
Bitcoin’s $80,000 rebound lifts crypto stocks as Circle, Strategy and Solana show how capital markets, stablecoins and onchain growth are driving crypto’s…
Polish Olympic chief charged in Zondacrypto probe, justice minister says
Polish Olympic Committee president Radosław Piesiewicz faces charges as prosecutors investigate his ties to collapsed cryptocurrency exchange Zondacrypto.…
Bitcoin bear market ‘over’ as price metric copies 2023 recovery: CryptoQuant CEO
Bitcoin profitability data produced a bearmarket reversal signal that was also present at the start of 2023. Source：Cointelegraph
Bullish backs USD.AI with $100 million in financing to drive GPU-backed loans
Cryptocurrency platform Bullish is extending a $100 million debt facility to USD.AI to finance GPUbacked loans for artificial intelligence infrastructure.…
Visa doubles down on South Korea with Upbit operator Dunamu on stablecoin payments
Following a deal with Shinhan Financial, the global payments giant is widening its footprint in Asia’s major crypto hub through South Korea's largest exchange.…
BitGo buys NYDIG trading arm to deepen institutional crypto push
BitGo completed its acquisition of NYDIG’s institutional trading business, adding about 30 employees and expanding its derivatives and financing capabilities.…