Australian June 2026 jobs report, just the numbers here on this post.  Rising unemployment, falling jobs the twin headline.  I’ll have more to come on

Japanese trade data for July 2026. Imports +27.8% y/y expected +26.5%, prior +25.4% Exports +23.2% y/y expected +19.9%, prior +19.3% Trade Balance -634.5bn JPY expected

The scale of the beat, both on exports and the narrower than expected trade deficit, adds to the case that Japan’s growth momentum is broadening

The Wall Street Journal’s (gated) reporting adds important texture to how markets should read the buyback move, framing it less as a routine liquidity operation

A soft jobs print would reinforce the Reserve Bank of Australia’s view that the labour market is gradually cooling, supporting the case for a pause

The integration expands access to USDU, the UAE’s first central bank-registered US dollar stablecoin, as it builds distribution beyond institutional channels.

Bitcoin Magazine Trump Urges Senate to Pass Crypto’s CLARITY Act, Teases More Bitcoin Buys U.S. President Donald Trump urged lawmakers to pass the Clarity Act

FOMC Minutes: Many participants assessed higher rates would likely be necessary if inflation did not fall US Treasury auctions off $18 billion of 20-year bonds

Donald Trump spoke from the White House on Wednesday, urging the Senate to pass a crypto market structure bill to keep the country “ahead of

Australian jobs data and People’s Bank of China rate setting are due today.  I’ll have a preview of the jobs data posted separately soon.  As

High yield: 5.204% WI level at the time of the auction 5.199% Tail 0.5 bps Bid-to-cover ratio 2.53X Direct (domestic buyers) 24.59%  Indirect (international buyers)

A Fairshake spokesperson said that the PAC was “just getting started“ on its expenditures as part of efforts to fill US Congress with lawmakers friendly

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Shortsellers Get Destroyed With $1.7B in Positions Liquidated Following BTC Price Jump  Daily liquidations of Bitcoin positions surged on Wednesday after the

The US banking regulator released a 376‑page proposal in February, calling for public comment on rules to implement the stablecoin bill ahead of its January

The $1 billion facility will deploy assets backing USDe into overcollateralized institutional loans, expanding Ethena’s sources of returns beyond crypto basis strategies.

Trump spoke to reporters at the White House about the tariff deal with Canada, and added a couple of comments on Iran. On Canada, Trump said

Bitcoin’s rebound toward $69,000 is gaining momentum as Geoff Kendrick points to improving liquidity conditions and a potential cycle bottom.

The transaction connected the banks’ separate tokenized deposit systems through Swift’s ledger, marking a step toward interoperable, 24/7 cross-border payments.

Bitcoin Magazine President Trump To Host Crypto Execs at White House  U.S. President Donald Trump is set to host crypto bigwigs at the White House

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin’s Volatility May Be Down But Expect a ‘Meaningful Move’ Soon, Says Fidelity  Bitcoin has been sitting still recently, and the coin’s volatility

Injective’s affiliated entity can now maintain securities ownership records, adding regulated market infrastructure to its growing push into tokenized assets.

Bitcoin joined US stocks in a broad rally after the US Treasury announced that it was at least doubling the amount of its debt buyback

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Blasts Past $68,000 After US Treasury Doubles Debt Buybacks Bitcoin blew past $68,000 on Wednesday, jumping nearly 3% over a 24-hour period

US Treasury Statement The U.S. Treasury announced today that it will at least double the size of its liquidity-support buyback operations for longer-dated Treasury securities,

“Crypto mom” Hester Peirce praised the SEC’s proposed crypto regime, published days after the Senate failed to pass the CLARITY Act, the US’ first comprehensive

Apate’s 200,000 fake AI ‘victims’ are so good at scam baiting, the company has a monthly KPI for how many F-bombs scammers drop at the

Headlines: UK headline inflation picks up in July, core prices hold steady Euro area inflation confirmed to nudge up a little in July FOMC meeting

Sweden’s H100 reported a $26 million loss for the first half of the year, as it completed its acquisitions to become Europe’s second-largest Bitcoin treasury

Symbiotic’s Liquid Lane gives eligible holders immediate USDC liquidity across three Centrifuge funds managed by Janus Henderson and NYLIM.

Bitcoin maintained its appeal as a diversification investment despite dropping more than 50% from all-time high, a BlackRock report stated.

Ripple said the $275 million raised will support its expansion into traditional financial services such as prime brokerage and multi-asset clearing, citing strong demand from

Nexo introduced regulated, cryptocurrency-backed credit lines that allow users to access liquidity in Australian dollars or stablecoins by borrowing against their digital assets.

Hayes revealed his new role as Flop Labs CEO and teased a “massive airdrop” from the AI inference protocol in the fourth quarter of 2026.

July final CPI +2.9% vs +2.9% y/y prelim Prior +2.8% July final core CPI +2.5% vs +2.5% y/y prelim Prior +2.4% This just confirms that

US spot Bitcoin ETFs took in $189 million on Tuesday, lifting August net inflows to $951 million, while Ether ETFs added $71.5 million.

July CPI +2.9% vs +2.9% y/y expected Prior +2.6% July core CPI +2.6% vs +2.5% y/y expected Prior +2.6% The headline figure is in-line with

A preliminary analysis says six chained bugs let a 23-message transaction drain 48.87 million CACAO, sending the token down nearly 89%.

The FASB said secondary-market liquidity alone would not be enough, with holders needing direct issuer redemption rights and one-to-one liquid reserves.

The main focus will be on the UK CPI report though, with that coming in hot and fresh. As for the Eurozone CPI report, it

RBA dep Gov Hauser says inflation is too high, monetary policy needs to bring it down China eases limits on Nvidia H200 chips as AI

Australia Wage Price Index Q2 2026  3.2% y/y expected 3.2%, prior 3.3% 0.8% q/q expected 0.8%, prior 0.8%  Some background here at the preview.  This article

Trump pauses the new tariffs that were due at midnight US Eastern time. Says has a tentative deal.  USD/CAD dropped from around 1.3900 to around

A breakdown in talks and the imposition of new 50% tariffs would hit sectors including lumber, wine, dairy and autos, with knock-on risk to broader

Machinery Orders (YoY) (June 2026) +16.9% expected +10.8%, prior -1.9% Machinery Orders (MoM) +9.7% m/m expected +7.8%, prior -12.4% This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at

New Zealand producer prices rose in the second quarter 2026: input prices +2.9% prior +1.4% output prices +1.6% prior +0.8% This article was written by

Bitcoin Magazine BitBox Warns Bitcoiners After Discovering ‘Severe’ Vulnerability In Firmware  Bitcoin wallet manufacturer BitBox has told users it was able to fix “severe vulnerabilities”

The proposed rules from the US securities regulator would provide companies with a safe harbor from tokens being treated as “investment contracts” and certain exemptions

Australia’s Wage Price Index rose 0.8% in Q1 2026, matching expectations. Private-sector wage growth kept slowing to the softest annual pace this cycle (3.2%), while

The non-custodial cross-chain swap engine connects Canton’s institutional tokenized-asset markets with liquidity and trading activity across major public blockchains.

Full report here Politico is reporting that a potential interim trade deal between the US and Canada is now on President Trump’s desk, according to people

Canadian dollar extends losses as US downplays hopes for trade deal with Canada Canadian and US negotiators are expected to meet again ahead of midnight

The $33.3 million Winklevoss Capital deal expands Cypherpunk’s ZEC strategy as it targets 5% ownership of the cryptocurrency’s circulating supply.

Bitcoin Magazine SEC Proposes Crypto Rulebook as Clarity Act Stalls The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed its own framework for crypto asset offerings, pressing

A Florida representative not running for reelection who voted against the GENIUS and CLARITY Acts has endorsed a Democratic candidate, possibly leading to PAC-funded negative

The outlook for a last-minute US-Canada trade agreement is getting a bit bleaker, with US officials reportedly downplaying hopes of a deal ahead of Tuesday’s

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin as Digital Real Estate: An Excerpt from Leon Wankum’s Digital Real Estate Bitcoin can be understood through an analogy with real estate.16

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin’s Wild Swings Go Quiet, Even as the Bears Won’t Let Go Bitcoin is deep into its bear market, though it’s doing something

Full report here Business executives surveyed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland expect consumer price inflation to ease slightly over the coming year, while

Full report here Canadian and US negotiators are expected to meet again as both sides make a final push to reach an agreement before US’s

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Is Down but Asset’s Role as Global Monetary Alternative Remains, Says Blackrock Bitcoin’s price is down nearly 50% since its October record.

Despite already serving a 12-year sentence in federal prison, Alex Mashinsky continues to explore legal avenues to vacate his conviction related to activities at Celsius.

The multi-asset card lets US customers spend crypto and fiat and earn cashback as Kraken’s parent company expands across financial services.

The $613 billion asset manager will subadvise a high-yield fund tokenized across Ethereum, Solana, Avalanche and Sui.

Bitcoin Magazine DMND Integrates Mempool Accelerator With Miner Revenue Sharing Using StratumV2 Last week on August 14th DMND, the Stratum V2 mining pool, announced an

Bitcoin Magazine Hunting Down the Coldcard Hacker. Wave 1 Thief May Be Known to FBI Law enforcement may already know who emptied more than a

The proposed deal with Nasdaq-listed Super League Enterprise would give the Tokyo-based company a foothold in US capital markets while using existing Bitcoin rather than

Full report here The Atlanta Federal Reserve’s GDPNow model lowered its estimate for US real GDP growth in the third quarter of 2026 to 4.03%,

The Canadian dollar weakened following a tweet from FOX Business White House correspondent Edward Lawrencethat President Donald Trump spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney

Bitcoin Magazine Citi to Debut Bitcoin Custody for Institutional Investors Citi will debut a bitcoin custody service later this year. The top bank said Tuesday

Bitcoin returned to $65,000 for the first time in a week as fresh BTC price volatility accompanied US claims that the Strait of Hormuz was

Full report here The Pentagon is evaluating whether the damage inflicted on US military facilities during the Iran war should lead to a fundamental restructuring

Trump on Truth Social: There are no talks or conversations going on, or scheduled, with the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Naval Blockade remains in

Retail investors can apply to buy the 1 billion yen bond without a securities account and receive perks through Toyota’s payment app.

On this episode of Money Never Sleeps Radio with Louis Velazquez we tackle a controversial topic in World Liberty Financial and the Trump Family, their

Prior import prices +0.3% (revised to -0.3%) Export prices -1.3% vs +0.2% expected Prior export prices -0.6% (revised to -0.7%) US import prices continued to

Bitcoin Magazine The Pack Is the Painting: Evil Biscuit and the Schizocollage Movement Come to Hong Kong In 1956, at an exhibition hall in Tokyo,

Eligible US users can fund MoonPay crypto purchases with Cash App balances as the payments firm expands beyond its core onramp business.

Prior was +0.3%  Industrial production y/y +1.1% vs +1.1% prior Capacity utilization 76.3% vs 76.3% expected Prior was 76.1% (revised to 76.2%) Manufacturing output +0.2%

Qatar says Iran-Oman Hormuz agreement could clear path for broader US-Iran talks ECB policymaker Lane says inflation outlook is highly dependent on US-Iran war Germany

Prior was 8.25K There’s been some softening in private jobs creation in summer but nothing that’s been pointing to deterioration. Taken all the US jobs

Eligible EEA users can trade conventional US shares alongside more than 700 tokenized xStocks through Kraken’s European entity.

Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Majed Al-Ansari, said the Iran-Oman discussions have become a key step toward restarting the wider diplomatic process. The talks between Tehran

If you only got eyes on one asset class this week, there is a good argument that the bond market is one to pay the

August current conmditions -61.1 vs -69.5 expected Prior -77.6 August economic sentiment 34.2 vs 30.0 expected Prior 26.3 A good set of positives there as

Bitcoin derivatives markets created a short squeeze that took BTC price action 3% higher on Monday.

BitBox recommended all users update to firmware version 9.26.5 and said it had received no reports of exploitation or fund losses.

Just a little catch up on things as we had some technical issues for a couple of hours. Apologies on that. Earlier at the start

The Korea Media and Communications Commission said Polymarket’s structure and operations amount to illegal gambling despite its noncustodial design and smart contracts.

The newly authorized lenders will begin offering e-CNY services after completing operational and technical preparations.

Developers have been urged to test on Plataberget before Glamsterdam’s new gas model reaches Ethereum’s other testnets and mainnet.

Prosecutors allege Edward Zimbardi collected crypto from thousands of investors, lost over $34 million on currency trades and spent at least $10 million personally.

Indian rupee intervention returns as USD/INR hovers near all-time high UKMTO report a vessel hit by a projectile while sailing out of the Strait of

Ripple is bringing its cross-border payments platform to Jeonbuk Bank, but key details including its launch status and settlement asset remain undisclosed.

The composition of the gain matters more than the headline 6% rise, since it was concentrated almost entirely among mortgage holders and emerged only after

Binance’s bStocks are the second largest tokenized stock issuer just two months after launch, and BitMart’s internal feud erupts into the spotlight ahead of its

The headline foreign holdings decline, Japan, the UK and China all trimming positions, sits alongside a messier picture on the transaction side, where June showed

The scope of the initiative, spanning market infrastructure, retail licensing, brand penetration, and service parity between urban and rural areas, signals Beijing continuing to lean

The US financial regulator gave conditional approval for World Liberty Financial’s charter bid as ten Democrats signed onto a bill to “prevent corruption in banking

Bitcoin Magazine Losses Top $115M In Coldcard Bitcoin Hack: Galaxy Research New data from Galaxy Research shows that $115 million in bitcoin has been lost

No need to pay much attention to the data agenda for the session here.  Australian data point is unlikely to move financial maekts much at

Canada July CPI 3.0% y/y vs +2.9% expected US Empire Manufacturing index 20.60 vs 11.00 estimate Iran has set a deadline of “a few weeks”

Bitcoin Magazine Jane Street Reveals Nearly $1B Bitcoin Position  Quantitative trading firm and liquidity provider Jane Street has a nearly $1 billion bitcoin position —

Binance’s UK arm has been barred from offering regulated activities in the country since June 2021, but the company will reportedly move to secure licensing

Bitcoin Magazine Investors Cash Out Fast of Bitcoin ETFs but Price Remains Stable American investors have reversed course, cashing out of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds

Bitcoin price strength saw BTC/USD pass $64,000 on 2% daily gains as gold pushed higher while US stocks wobbled on fresh US-Iran rhetoric.

The stablecoin bill signed into law last year is scheduled to go into effect in January 2027, potentially without finalized regulations from US government agencies.

Bitcoin Magazine US Treasury Asks For Public Input on Landmark Genius Act Crypto Legislation  The U.S. Department of the Treasury is moving fast with crypto

The regulatory review could shape an emerging market that lets companies and investors trade and hedge the cost of increasingly scarce AI computing power.

As London/European traders head for the exits, the major European stock indices are closing mostly lower. France’s CAC 40 and Spain’s Ibex led the declines,

Tom Lee’s Ethereum treasury company keeps buying the second-biggest crypto through the downturn, while more than 5 million staked ETH is projected to generate $287

Bitcoin Magazine Strategy Goes Another Week Without Buying — Or Selling — Bitcoin, Builds Up Cash Reserve  Bitcoin treasury Strategy has gone another week without

Prior was 34 Details: Current single family home sales 39 versus 37 in July Home sales over next 6 months 43  versus 43 in July

Prior was +2.8% CPI m/m +0.5% vs +0.4% expected (prior was -0.4%) BOC core +0.2% m/m vs +0.1% prior BOC core +2.3% y/y vs +2.1%

The US Empire Manufacturing surver results shows: Prior month 15.60 NY Fed Manufacturing index 20.60 vs 11.00 estimate.  Details:  New orders 17.3 vs 22.2 last

Harmony said selectively restoring transactions could create inconsistent chain state, as Ravencoin faces a separate rollback dispute after an exploit.

Proceeds funded STRC dividends and repurchases, while $149.1 million was added to Strategy’s US dollar reserve, which reached $4.8 billion.

Some comments from a senior Iranian official (unnamed), cited by Reuters: Iran has decided to shift its policy from defensive to a ‘fully offensive one’

BitMart’s Chinese-language X account demanded an Aug. 19 repayment plan, while Sheldon Xia called its claims of blocked withdrawals and non-payment of salaries “fabricated rumors.”

Headlines: Dollar comes under pressure to start the new week Iran reaffirms that talks have not yet begun with the US China retail sales disappoint

Reuters reported that Binance supplied transaction records and identity documents later used in a terrorism-financing case against Yuri Belenkiy.

Bitcoin confirmed a weekly candle close below its 200-week moving average, copying the 2022 bear-market as traders warn of further BTC price downside next.

The FMA said Bitpanda breached MiCA rules on crypto white papers and marketing communications, with the decision now final.

The spokesperson of China’s statistics bureau is out saying that July economic activity was affected by external uncertainties and also extreme weather conditions, among other

No talks have begun with the US And they won’t because of US violations of memorandum of understanding There is no mention of a 60-day

The slate of July economic data: July retail sales +0.6% vs +1.5% y/y expected Prior +1.0% July industrial output +4.5% vs +4.8% y/y expected Prior

Greenlane recorded a $19.1 million noncash valuation loss as BERA’s price fell nearly 76% year to date.

The week ahead will not feature any major economic data releases in the US. That unless you want to count the Philly Fed manufacturing index

In case you missed it earlier: China delays July economic data release to late afternoon slot The key figures will be for industrial output, retail sales, fixed-asset

The unusual afternoon timing already flagged for Monday’s release means Chinese risk pricing will be concentrated later in the Asian session than usual, leaving European

The sealed complaint leaves Chainalysis’ specific objections and requested remedy undisclosed as briefing continues.

China’s delayed July data looms as markets eye demand and PBOC’s yuan stance Bloomberg says dark trade oil shuttles are the reason Iran war hasn’t

The yen’s modest advance despite a clear GDP miss underscores how currency direction is currently being driven more by shifting Fed expectations than by domestic

Owners of Trezor and SafePal crypto wallets at high risk of phishing attempts after separate data leaks, CLARITY odds at 10% despite White House meeting

Japan Q2 real GDP prelim +0.3% q/q vs. expected +0.5% Japan Q2 GDP annualised +1.1% vs. expected +2.0% Japan Q2 GDP deflator +2.6% y/y Japan

The July print, though a touch below the Reuters poll median, extends a run of exceptionally strong export growth that has already prompted a sharp

The modest cooling in New Zealand’s Performance of Services Index (this is NZ’s Services PMI) offers limited fresh signal for the RBNZ’s rate path, with

NZ electronic card retail sales +1.3% m/m prior -1.4% +3.4% y/y prior +1.3% Electronic cards data covers about 68% percent of core retail sales in

The combination of a sharper than usual seasonal drop in asking prices and employers holding firm on both hiring and firing adds to the case

The unexpected delay of China’s monthly data drop shifts market risk into the Asian afternoon session, while setting up European markets for a volatile opening.

DefiLlama’s founder said Apple removed one fake app within days after the company documented it draining funds from a small crypto wallet.

The Hegotá upgrade aims to introduce more native privacy for Ethereum applications.

The additions come as Bybit’s TradFi perpetuals lineup grows to more than 200 products spanning equities, ETFs, commodities, indices and private companies.

Tokenized equities reached 1.31 million holders over the past month, as monthly transfer volume surged 179% to $23.13 billion and distributed value rose 5.9% to

The trillions required to boost Bitcoin to a price of $1 million per coin is not going to happen by 2030… or perhaps ever, says

Klippsten said Bitcoin could bottom about a year after its previous peak and argued that crypto’s best outcome is to become part of TradFi.

Kalshi must implement initial geofencing by Aug. 19 and a GeoComply multi-source geofencing system by Sept. 2.

Galaxy cited unresolved ethics, stablecoin yield and developer protection issues, along with a narrow Senate window when lawmakers return in September.

Bitcoin Magazine Edelman Financial, Tudor Investment Reveal Significant Bitcoin Holdings  Edelman Financial Engines has disclosed a $34 million position in spot Bitcoin ETFs — a

The proposed policies under Ireland’s AML framework included stricter measures on transfers from private crypto wallets and overseas digital asset companies.

Bitcoin Magazine Abu Dhabi Sovereign Wealth Funds Keep Big Bitcoin Positions  Bitcoin is the most important asset in two of Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth funds,

Why Retail Traders Are Rethinking Traditional Prop Firms US stocks end the week mixed; Russell 2000 closes at a record Trump: Pretty soon will be

Binance data showed Gen Z allocating a growing share of equity activity to ETFs while trading less frequently and using less leverage than older working-age

Bitcoin Magazine Citi CEO Wants ‘Good’ Crypto Clarity Act To Get Passed Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser has said that while some improvements need to be

Trump is speaking and says: Pretty soon he’ll be declaring the Strait of Hormuz territory of the US. Warned that Iranian aggression would be met

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoiners Warned After French Tax Authority Confirms Data Breach Affecting Hundreds of Thousands Bitcoiners have been warned after France’s tax administration confirmed that

Payward grew revenue despite weaker crypto spot activity, as funded accounts jumped 42% and a growing share of revenue came from outside transaction-based activity.

The value of the university endowment’s holdings in the Bitwise Solana staking ETF, Grayscale Ethereum staking ETF and BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin ETF dropped to about

The UK lawmaker declared victory following a by-election, triggering a resumption of an investigation from the parliamentary commissioner for standards into his crypto donations.

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Treasury Strategy Bites Back After MSCI Announces Possible Index Removal Bitcoin treasury Strategy has said it “doesn’t need” Morgan Stanley Capital International

A $116 million Bitcoin wallet exploit puts self-custody under scrutiny as ETF inflows rebound, Strategy eyes more BTC and miners chase billions in AI deals.

Bank Leumi customers will be able to buy, hold and sell three major cryptocurrencies directly through the bank’s investment app beginning in early 2027.

JPMorgan reported a 25% increase in its Bitcoin ETF position and more than quadrupled its Ether ETF position in the second quarter.

Morgan Stanley’s reported IBIT holdings rose to 16.5 million shares in Q2, while Ether ETF positions and several crypto-linked stocks also increased.

Bitcoin falls further toward new August lows, ignoring positive US inflation trends while US stocks continue to circle all-time highs.

Bitcoin Magazine Israeli Bank Leumi to Debut Bitcoin Trading With Galaxy Digital Israel’s biggest bank, Bank Leumi, will become the first lender in the country

Solana’s proposed fee overhaul would make resource-heavy transactions more expensive while cutting costs for simpler activity, and it increases the amount of SOL burned.

Binance said it will stop processing transactions for involving 11 crypto platforms, including HTX, which was recently listed in the EU’s sanctions package targeting Russia.

Prior was 55.2 Conditions 51.8 vs 55.0 expected (prior 54.9) Expectations 50.6 vs 55.2 expected (prior 54.0) 1-year inflation 4.3% vs 4.2% prior 5-year inflation

Prior month 0.3% revised higher to 0.4% Business inventories for June 0.0% vs 0.1% estimate Retail inventories ex autos -0.4% vs -0.2% last month. Sales show

Bitcoin Magazine What the CLARITY Act Actually Does for Bitcoin In July 2025, House Republicans staged a coordinated three-bill blitz they called ‘Crypto Week;, advancing

Credit card and staking revenue drove Gemini’s services growth in Q2 as exchange revenue fell 38% and trading volume dropped by two-thirds.

US stocks hit records, but oil and weaker earnings signals demand more selectivity US stocks remain supported by softer inflation and lower expectations for another

Prior was +0.2% Ex autos -0.3% vs +0.2% exp Ex gas and autos -0.2% vs +0.4% prior Retail control -0.4% vs +0.3% exp Retail sales

Prior month +1.3% Manufacturing Sales +0.1% versus -0.1% estimate Details: Manufacturing sales: +0.1% m/m to $78.8 billion, the fifth consecutive monthly increase. Year over year: Sales

Shinhan Asset Management and Plume will test a tokenized fund using a Korean won-denominated ultra-short-term bond fund as its underlying asset.

Headlines: Dollar nudges lower on the day amid mixed market mood Bitcoin loses key $64,000 level: The important support levels BTC must hold next BOJ

RedotPay’s US IPO has reportedly been delayed as it seeks regulatory approvals, while the company says it secured a US money transmitter license.

Bitcoin futures open interest on Binance fell alongside BTC price as analysis published on CryptoQuant flagged mounting pressure on leveraged longs.

JPMorgan Chase reportedly cut banking ties with Polymarket in October 2025 over regulatory concerns but remains open to an underwriting role if the platform goes

Q2 GDP second estimate +0.4% vs +0.4% q/q prelim Prior (Q1) +0.1%; revised to 0.0% There is no change to the preliminary estimate but there

Well, it’s starting to look like a feature and not a bug anymore. The latest credit data for the month of July sees China new

The SEC canceled a meeting on proposed crypto offering rules after the Senate left for recess without voting on the CLARITY Act.

Crypto acceptance was just 0.2% online and remained below 1% at physical points of sale, while mobile payments gained ground.

July final CPI +2.1% vs +2.1% y/y prelim Prior +1.8% July final HICP +2.4% vs +2.4% y/y prelim Prior +2.0% French headline annual inflation is

Switzerland Q2 flash GDP +1.5% q/q Prior (Q1) +0.4% This is only the provisional estimate and may be revised after when the more detailed report

July wholesale prices +0.2% m/m Prior -0.7% July wholesale prices +5.3% y/y Prior +4.9% German wholesale prices nudged up in July, owing much to another

BA Labs had previously classified a proposed NUSD integration as higher risk because of its counterparty, operational and liquidity exposure.

Trump orders more tariffs, this time up to 100% on drone imports. Cites security. Follow-up: Latvia shoots down drone hours after issuing air threat alert

Figure expects consumer loan marketplace volume to range from $4.8 billion to $5.2 billion in the third quarter.

The scale of this shift is the story: China’s exports have gone from under 600,000 vehicles in 2019 to a forecast of up to 10

This confirms the escalation we flagged as a live possibility in our earlier piece, this wasn’t a stray drone drifting off course, it required a

The tiered structure here matters more than the headline rate: a 100% tariff on militarily sensitive drones and components targets China directly given its dominance

Individually, these alerts rarely move markets, Latvia and Finland have both issued similar drone related warnings repeatedly through 2026 as drones stray off course near

Advances in compact proofs have erased Poseidon’s previous performance advantage, according to researcher Justin Drake.

The pullback from June’s standout reading looks more like a natural correction than a genuine turn in the cycle, with every sub-index still comfortably in

KPMG’s audit covered Tether’s 2025 financial statements and found its reserves exceeded liabilities by $6.8 billion.

The affirmation removes near term downgrade risk from the US sovereign story, but the accompanying commentary leans cautious rather than reassuring. Fitch’s growth downgrade from

The city’s complaint over gambling laws and deceptive trade practices included Robinhood, Webull and Coinbase as partners with prediction market platform Kalshi.

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin’s Bear Cycle Looks Familiar — And That Might Be the Bullish Case Bitcoin has fallen from a record high of roughly $126,080

The calendar lists Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Bullock as speaking today. I have not seen this listed on the RBA website.  This is an

Bitcoin Magazine Tether Finally Completes Independent Audit of Reserves With KPMG Stablecoin giant Tether has announced that KPMG U.S. completed the first independent audit of

US July PPI 4.7% y/y vs 4.9% expected US initial claims for the current week 209K vs 202K estimate Fed’s Barkin: Still an open question

Bitcoin Magazine White House to Host Crypto Industry Execs Next Week: Report Crypto and prediction market bigwigs are set to gather at the White House

Bitcoin Magazine UBS Ups Bitcoin Position, Buys More Shares in BlackRock’s ETF  Switzerland’s largest bank has upped its exposure to Bitcoin, according to regulatory filings. 

More than a year after being indicted on fraud charges related to his activities at crypto company Delio, Jeong Sang-ho faces prison time in South

Standard Chartered said Robinhood’s Uniswap integration could solve a key challenge for new blockchains while accelerating UNI token burns.

The Blockchain Association argues the Fed should not have broad discretion to deny eligible state-chartered banks direct access to its payment system.

The CFTC will hold a meeting for its Innovation Advisory Committee on Aug. 20 to address regulation related to crypto assets, artificial intelligence and prediction

Bitcoin Magazine Chinese AI Beats Restricted OpenAI and Anthropic Cybersecurity Models, Bitcoin Industry Warns Bitcoin company leaders and open-source developers are publicly stating that Chinese

The average 30 year fixed rate mortgage fell to 6.67% from 6.69% last week.   A year ago the 30 year yield was at 6.58%. Mortgage

Bitcoin Magazine Data Breach at Trezor Leaks Info on Nearly 14,000 Bitcoin Wallet Users Hardware wallet manufacturer Trezor has announced a data breach exposing customer

High yield 5.216% WI level at the time of the auction 5.212% Tail 0.4 basis points vs average of -0.2 basis points Bid to cover

Bitcoin joined US stocks in modest gains after July PPI inflation data continued a cooling trend seen over the past month.

The wallet provider warned that thousands of users could potentially be at risk of phishing attempts, while advising that all devices, private keys and backups

The crypto exchange operator’s shares gained around 10% as adjusted EBITDA more than tripled and subscription and services revenue hit a record high.

AI and HPC are reshaping mining economics as operators repurpose power and data centers, while a smaller group of miners continues to expand Bitcoin capacity.

European shares are closing lower on the day, failing to follow the mostly positive tone in U.S. equities. The declines come despite the softer-than-expected U.S.

On this episode of Money Never Sleeps Radio with Louis Velazquez we are putting a full focus on Wash Trading, going over what it actually

Bitcoin Magazine Nakamoto Posts First Positive Adjusted Operating Income, Despite $133M GAAP Net Loss Bitcoin operating company Nakamoto Inc. dropped its first quarterly results on

Headlines: It’s on to Jackson Hole next.. Dollar stays more muted so far today amid lack of any post-CPI momentum Gold fails to find that

MUFG’s experiment plans to bring Japanese government bond repo transactions onchain to achieve 24/7 settlement, as well as improved capital and operational efficiency.

Bitmine’s Ether staking revenue is an important financial buffer that fills financial gaps and provides recurring revenue streams beyond Ether’s price appreciation, analysts told Cointelegraph.

Prior week Initial claims 199K revised to 200K Initial claims 209K vs 202K estimate 4 week MA of initial claims 199K vs 199K prev. Continuing

Flying Tulip founder Andre Cronje contends that DeFi protocols have evolved into a new financial paradigm of “onchain finance,” but have sacrificed some of their

The SEC said it will not pursue enforcement action if Franklin Templeton’s funds start investing cash in the asset manager’s own tokenized money market fund.

Binance bStocks became the second-largest tokenized stock issuer less than two months after launch, narrowly ahead of Kraken’s xStocks.

June industrial production 0.0% vs 0.0% m/m expected Prior -0.2%; revised to +0.3% Euro area industrial output was stable in June, even with a more

Analysts and traders were jolly about the continued AI trade as others were thinking it’s oversold. The bulls were good with AI stocks being in

Bitcoin’s weakness near range highs stems from short-term holders trying to break even on underwater BTC investments, Glassnode says.

An $18.8 million unrealized digital asset loss and weaker trading margins pushed BitGo into the red in the second quarter.

Securitize shares fell 16% from Wednesday’s close after the tokenization platform’s $14.4 million second-quarter revenue missed Wall Street estimates.

EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, the only highlight was the UK GDP report. The monthly estimate for June beat expectations by a big margin amid

July final CPI +3.6% vs +3.5% y/y prelim Prior +3.2% July final HICP +3.9% vs +3.8% y/y prelim Prior +3.6% Spain inflation is confirmed to

Copper Markets US will offer qualified custody, staking, financing and OTC services after securing its regulated US presence.

In case you missed it: US July CPI 3.4% y/y vs 3.4% expected The US CPI report yesterday didn’t offer much of any surprises, with the

June monthly GDP +0.3% vs 0.0% m/m expected Prior +0.1%; revised to 0.0% June services output +0.4% vs 0.0% m/m expected Prior +0.3%; revised to

Q2 preliminary GDP +0.4% vs +0.4% q/q expected Prior +0.6% The UK economy is seen posting modest growth in Q2, matching with expectations. In output terms,

Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich said no Bitcoin was sold after the company moved 5,014 BTC between custodial addresses for about $8 in fees.

Bitwise’s Matt Hougan expects revenue-capture mechanisms to spread across DeFi applications and layer-1 networks over the next 12 to 24 months.

NZD drips lower still on RBNZ inflation expectations survey drop from prior Asia stocks – Nikkei, Topix and Kospi all rally on chip strength and

ASX’s failed blockchain-based CHESS overhaul faces renewed governance scrutiny after the exchange admitted misleading the market.

Qualifying new customers can receive full reimbursement, including fees, if they notify both the operator and law enforcement within 30 days.

Just the data in this post.  Japanese PPI July 2026 will add to the case for a September BOJ rate hike: +7.2% y/y vs. expected

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price May Be Battered, but Structural Adoption Story Still Intact: Grayscale Bitcoin’s price has shown signs of stabilizing after a rough stretch,

Council Speaker Julie Menin sent letters to four companies offering prediction market services to New Yorkers as part of an investigation into their marketing practices.

The deal would add NEOS’ $30 billion ETF business, including Bitcoin- and Ether-linked income funds, to Goldman Sachs Asset Management.

US stocks closed mixed. The Dow is lower. NASDAQ indices lead the upside charge White House Press Secretary Leavitt will be departing her role at

Bitcoin Magazine Goldman Sachs to Acquire NEOS Investments in $2.25B Deal, Adding Bitcoin Income ETFs to Lineup Goldman Sachs has agreed to acquire NEOS Investments

Hawaii will join Minnesota, Tennessee and Indiana in becoming the fourth US state to completely ban the use of cryptocurrency ATMs and kiosks in response

This US fiscal picture isn’t improving but it might not be quite as bad as it looks. The July deficit of $432 billion compared to last

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave her role at the end of the month. Pres. Trump said that she is leaving to spend more

RBNZ data due today. The RBNZ view 2 years as a reasonable time frame for monetary policy changes to impact the economy, hence it’s the 2

Kraken’s funded trading program adds round-the-clock exposure to the US equity benchmark as it builds out its multi-asset offering.

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Flashes Bottom Signals as “Digital Gold” Narrative Returns Bitcoin is sending two notable signals to the market this week: on-chain data suggests

The US CPI data came out earlier but if the Fed and new Fed Chair had a favorite inflation measure it remains the PCE.  The

High yield 4.683% WI 4.682% Tail 0.1 basis points vs average of +0.3 basis points Bid to cover 2.53X vs 6 month average of 2.47X

Crypto companies from including Coinbase, BitGo, Robinhood, Polygon and Pump.fun have announced workforce reductions this year, citing a variety of reasons, including shifting to AI

HashKey has become an authorized distributor for Anchorpoint’s HKDAP, expanding institutional access as Hong Kong’s regulated stablecoin market takes shape.

The Digital Pound Lab is testing a cross-border trade finance flow combining stablecoin payments with simulated digital pound settlement.

Following the initial lawsuit, at least one of Kalshi’s event contracts was changed to list “Primary Source Agency” as the entity behind verifying flight cancellation

Bitcoin Magazine OCC Says It’s ‘Open for Business’ as Crypto Firms Line Up for Bank Charters The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency says

Bitcoin price action did not reflect relief in US CPI inflation numbers matching expectations amid a warning over $63,000 failing as support.

Prior was +0.2% m/m 16% trimmed mean CPI +0.2% vs 0.0% prior On a 12-month basis: Median CPI 2.7% vs 2.7% prior 16% trimmed-mean 2.6%

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Yawns As Fed’s Favorite Inflation Gauge Eases  Bitcoin’s price dipped slightly before remaining mostly steady after data on Wednesday showed that U.S.

Kalshi launched access to its sports and crypto perpetual data feed through DoubleZero’s dedicated fiber network to bolster institutional data access.

Wintermute will reportedly invest $1 billion in AI infrastructure and high-frequency trading as part of its expansion into traditional finance.

Five years after El Salvador made Bitcoin legal tender, the experiment has fallen short of its original promises for locals, but it’s been great for

Slovenia entered the EU’s MiCA stablecoin register through electronic money institution Dinaro, as the update also added two new CASPs.

Headlines: What is the distribution of forecasts for the US CPI? What to expect from the US CPI report later today? Iran reportedly maintains that

Bitcoin Magazine AI Hyperscalers Are Pricing Bitcoin Miners Off the Grid— Here’s Why Its a Massive Win-Win If you’ve scanned headlines over the last year,

Prior was 3.5% CPI m/m +0.1% vs +0.1% exp Prior CPI was -0.4% Unrounded vs -0.349% prior Core readings: Core y/y 2.5% vs 2.5% expected

Prior month -1.7% revised to -3.0% Building permits for June +18.5% vs +0.8% estimate.  Needless to say much stronger than expected.  The growth in construction intentions

Fidelity plans to add staking to its Ether fund, with 85% of rewards retained by FETH and quarterly cash distributions planned for investors.

India’s retail inflation accelerated in July, with the Consumer Price Index rising 4.45% y/y, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme

There are no discussions with the US over extending ceasefire agreement From Iran’s perpsecitve, there is no ceasefire start date and therefore there is nothing

The US inflation data later will cover the month of July and the estimates are as per the following: Headline CPI +0.1% m/m est. (Prior

Bitcoin miners showed a “concerning” trend of pivoting to AI amid a profit squeeze as transaction-fee income barely bounced from 10-year lows of 0.52% of

Amid a $473 million legal dispute, RedotPay says it expects Binance to end its Singapore case, while Binance says its claims remain active.

The Bitcoin Policy Institute and other industry participants urged AI companies to offer early access to their frontier models to aid Bitcoin and open-source developers

Suspected North Koreans IT workers joined a fake crypto startup — without realizing their every move was being tracked to extract valuable intel.

The ranges of estimates are important in terms of market reaction because when the actual data deviates from the expectations, it creates a surprise effect.

July final CPI +2.9% vs +2.8% y/y prelim Prior +3.0% July final HICP +2.9% vs +2.9% y/y prelim Prior +3.0% Italy headline annual inflation is

EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, we don’t have much on the agenda other than the final Italy’s CPI report. The data is not going

July final CPI +2.8% vs +2.8% y/y prelim Prior +2.3% July final HICP +2.8% vs +2.8% y/y prelim Prior +2.4% More to come.. This article

Harmony is working with exchanges to freeze funds and is preparing a patch after claims that 2.8 billion unauthorized ONE hit trading platforms.

The order escalates a jurisdictional fight over whether states may treat federally regulated event contracts as illegal gambling.

The move higher in JGB yields, led by a record high on the five year and the highest two year print since May 1995, reflects

Hatzius’s forecast, a headline print around 0.05% month on month and core near 0.19%, would sit in line with or slightly below consensus and reinforce

The direct macro effect here is likely to be modest but real, and skews inflationary at the margin. A mandated hourly floor of A$31.30, roughly

Australia sets world leading pay floor for 250,000 gig delivery workers Gulf states quietly by-pass choke points as Hormuz risk lingers, Saudi Oman deal fits

Mining pools controlling most of Ravencoin’s hash rate are building a competing chain that could trigger a three-day reorganization.

Mining pools controlling most of Ravencoin’s hash rate are building a competing chain that could trigger a three-day reorganization.

Regulators allege Goliath promised crypto liquidity-pool returns but instead paid earlier investors and funded its founder’s luxury spending.

The improvement in both readings, and particularly the jump in the chemicals and metal and machinery sub-indexes, points to semiconductor supply chain strength continuing to

Bitcoin Magazine Regulators To Push Pro-Crypto Initiatives Following Clarity Act Delay  The long-awaited crypto Clarity Act has stalled and is due a September vote but

The bank will test tokenized fixed-income securities and investment funds as part of an ANBIMA-led industry pilot.

The US securities regulator scheduled a meeting this week with the potential to step up on digital asset policies without congressional action.

U.S. markets are wrapping up Tuesday with stocks mostly lower, Treasury yields modestly lower across most of the curve, and the U.S. dollar little changed

After an August recess, lawmakers in the Senate will have just 36 days in session before the end of the year to pass the CLARITY

Not much of note here. Japanese markets retrun from a holiday Tuesday (that stretched to a long weekend for many in the markets!). This article