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"Australia Warns Crypto Firms: Unlicensed Operations Could Face 10% Turnover Fines"
Australia’s crypto firms operating under temporary regulatory relief have until Sept. 30 to apply for the required financial services licenses or risk significant penalties. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said firms could face civil and criminal action, including fines of up to 10% of annual turnover, if they fail to comply. ASIC has recorded more than 45 digital asset-related license applications since updating its guidance in October 2025. The regulator extended the temporary relief period in June and broadened its scope to cover certain authorized representatives and intermediaries. The transition period is separate from Australia’s Digital Asset Framework, which is set to take effect on April 9, 2027.

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"Coldcard Hacker Converts Stolen Bitcoin Into Ether Through THORChain"
A hacker linked to the third wave of Coldcard wallet thefts has begun converting stolen Bitcoin into Ether through THORChain. Galaxy Research head Alex Thorn said the attacker moved roughly 10% of the stolen funds, while the remaining 90% has yet to be transferred. Blockchain analysts traced the swapped assets through THORChain to a newly created Ethereum address. The activity marks the first onchain movement from the original hacker addresses across the three Coldcard theft waves. The stolen funds are linked to at least 1,789 BTC taken from 8,865 addresses, valued at around $114.7 million when stolen.

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"Standard Chartered Launches Bitcoin and Ether Spot Trading in the UAE"
Standard Chartered has launched spot Bitcoin and Ether trading for institutional clients in the UAE, becoming the first major global bank to offer such services in the region. The trading service is provided through its DIFC-regulated entity and is available via the bank’s existing electronic trading platforms. The move expands Standard Chartered’s regulated digital asset services, following the launch of crypto custody in the UAE in 2024. The bank has also partnered with CoinMENA to support crypto-related banking and fiat transactions. Meanwhile, other firms, including https://t.co/dkmIWrwgsS and Revolut, are pursuing regulatory approvals to expand their crypto services in the UAE.

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"SEC Moves to Modernize Transfer Agent Rules With Blockchain in Focus"
The US SEC has proposed a broad overhaul of transfer agent rules that have remained largely unchanged since the late 1970s and early 1980s. The update aims to address the growing use of blockchain-based recordkeeping, tokenized securities and automated market infrastructure. The proposal would introduce new requirements for registration, recordkeeping, securities transfers, safeguarding and reporting. The SEC also highlighted emerging risks involving cybersecurity, operational resilience and the protection of investor records. New compliance standards would cover areas such as restrictive legends and the use of third-party service providers. The agency is seeking public feedback, with comments due 60 days after the proposal is published in the Federal Register.

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"Fake Claude Desktop App Used to Deploy Crypto-Stealing Malware"
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered RevStealer, a stealthy malware targeting crypto users and digital assets. The malware was reportedly distributed through GitHub repositories, game-cheat websites and a fake “Claude Opus 5 Free Desktop” app impersonating Anthropic. RevStealer can target more than 50 cryptocurrency wallets, along with browser passwords, cookies, messaging data, VPN settings and selected documents. It also checks system details such as memory, CPU cores and graphics hardware to identify real user devices and evade analysis environments. If the system passes these checks, the malware decrypts and secretly executes its payload while attempting to leave minimal traces.
The discovery comes alongside growing reports of malware targeting cryptocurrency investors and their digital assets.

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"Thailand Tightens Crypto Rules With Self-Custody Wallet Checks"
Thailand is tightening crypto oversight by adopting a new Travel Rule aligned with global AML standards. The SEC will require digital asset operators to verify ownership or control of self-custodial wallets involved in transactions. Operators must also collect transaction-related information and retain the records for at least five years.
The new rules will take effect on February 27, 2027, giving crypto businesses time to update their compliance systems. The move aims to reduce the risk of digital assets being used for money laundering and terrorist financing. It comes as Thailand continues expanding its regulated crypto market with new investment products.

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"Trump Jr.-Backed Firm Leads $1B Polymarket Raise at $21B Valuation"
Donald Trump Jr.’s venture capital firm, 1789 Capital, is reportedly leading a $1 billion funding round that values prediction-market platform Polymarket at $21 billion. The firm is expected to invest around $300 million, following its earlier investment of roughly $200 million, as Polymarket’s valuation has climbed about 40% from $15 billion in recent months. The deal further highlights the Trump family’s growing ties to prediction markets, as the Trump administration supports the industry while challenging
state-level efforts to regulate it.

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"Strategy Resumes Bitcoin Buying With $370M Purchase Since June"
Strategy has resumed Bitcoin accumulation after a two-month pause, purchasing 4,603 BTC for approximately $370 million at an average price of $80,318. The acquisition lifted its total Bitcoin holdings to 845,050 BTC, valued at a cumulative purchase cost of $63.3 billion. The purchase was funded through proceeds from a $602 million MSTR stock sale, with additional funds allocated to cash reserves and STRC preferred-stock buybacks. It marks Strategy’s first Bitcoin purchase since June, when the company acquired 1,587 BTC for roughly $100 million. The move followed Michael Saylor’s “We’re Back” post, signaling the company’s return to its aggressive Bitcoin accumulation strategy.
Strategy also continues to manage its STRC preferred stock as a key financing tool for funding future Bitcoin purchases.

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"Strive Buys 1,800 BTC for $143M, Enters Top Five Corporate Holders"
Strive has added 1,800 Bitcoin for roughly $143 million, bringing its total holdings to 23,156 BTC and making it the fifth-largest publicly traded corporate holder.
The company paid an average of $79,431 per Bitcoin, including fees and expenses, between Aug. 24 and Aug. 28. The latest purchase follows Strive’s acquisition of another 1,110 BTC worth $81.5 million the previous week.
The accelerated buying pushed Strive past crypto exchange Bullish as Bitcoin and broader crypto markets continued their recent recovery.
Meanwhile, Strategy also resumed Bitcoin purchases, acquiring 4,603 BTC for about $370 million at an average price of $80,318. The purchase pushed Strategy’s holdings back above 845,000 BTC, maintaining its position as the largest corporate Bitcoin holder.

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"Real Trump Coins Denies GOLD Token Launch, Blames ‘Bad Actors’"
Trump-linked Real Trump Coins has denied launching, promoting or authorizing the GOLD token, claiming that “third-party bad actors” were behind its promotion.
The Solana-based token was briefly promoted through the project’s X account and https://t.co/pT4ew7TU80 before the posts were deleted and the token collapsed.
The controversy deepened after blockchain data showed the developer and newly created wallets controlled 82.45% of GOLD’s supply.
Lookonchain reported that 15 team-linked wallets sold their holdings for around $330,000, generating an estimated $312,000 profit.
Crypto users also questioned whether the project’s X account and website had been compromised, given conflicting links and promotions.
Real Trump Coins said it is working with authorities to investigate the incident.

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"Bitcoin Faces a September Fed Rate Hike: 5 Key Things to Watch"
Bitcoin enters September under pressure, with the price still struggling to break key resistance below $86,000 as markets turn more hawkish on Federal Reserve policy.
Expectations for a 0.25% September rate hike have climbed to nearly 60%, up from 41.4% last week following the Jackson Hole meeting.
New employment data due this week could play a major role in shaping the Fed’s next policy decision.
Meanwhile, oil markets remain volatile amid geopolitical tensions and shifting global supply dynamics.
Weak labor-market revisions could challenge the case for tighter policy, keeping investors focused on upcoming jobs data.
For Bitcoin, the combination of Fed expectations, economic data and resistance near $86,000 could set the tone for September.

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"Bitcoin Adds Quantum Protection, While 18.9M SOL Is Cancelled"
Bitcoin is moving toward a post-quantum future as researchers make progress in protecting the network from potential quantum attacks. StarkWare researcher Avihu Levy tested a quantum-resistant transaction on Bitcoin’s mainnet, while Blockstream researchers proposed the SHRINCS signature scheme for long-term protection. Although these solutions remain costly and come with trade-offs, they mark important steps toward quantum-resistant Bitcoin. Meanwhile, Solana validators are moving to curb inflation, while Bernstein maintains its bullish outlook, forecasting Bitcoin could peak at $500,000 this cycle.

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BITCOIN COULD HELP YOU BUY A HOUSE WITHOUT SELLING IT
Buying a home usually means converting your Bitcoin into cash for the down payment. Now, Better Mortgage and Coinbase are offering US homebuyers another option: use Bitcoin as collateral instead. The new mortgage product combines a regular Fannie Mae-backed home loan with a separate loan for the down payment that is secured by BTC. This means homeowners can potentially keep their Bitcoin while still using its value to help finance a home. But there’s a catch. Borrowers need to pledge Bitcoin worth at least 250% of the down payment loan, and the BTC is held in custody through Coinbase Prime.

BITCOIN TO $125K AGAIN? BERNSTEIN THINKS SO.
Bitcoin may not be done with its comeback. Wall Street research firm Bernstein expects Bitcoin to reclaim $125,000 by late 2026, following its recent recovery. The firm says Bitcoin has already bounced 28% over a 10-day period after falling roughly 50% from its October 2025 peak. According to Bernstein, the growing role of institutional investors and companies buying Bitcoin could also provide stronger support during market downturns compared with previous cycles. And Bernstein’s forecast goes much further. Its base case sees Bitcoin reaching around $150,000 by mid-2027 before climbing toward a $300,000 cycle peak in 2029.

BITCOIN ETF MONEY IS SLOWING BUT INVESTORS ARE STILL BUYING BITCOIN
Money is still flowing into US spot Bitcoin ETFs, but the pace has cooled. On Wednesday, these ETFs recorded $232.1 million in net inflows, down from $314.4 million the previous day. Even with the slowdown, it marked the eighth straight trading day of inflows, bringing the total money entering Bitcoin ETFs during that streak to roughly $2.8 billion. Bitcoin, meanwhile, struggled to stay above the $80,000 level after briefly crossing it earlier in the week. The bigger picture is still interesting. The latest inflows pushed cumulative net inflows into US spot Bitcoin ETFs to about $54.6 billion, while total net assets reached $98.6 billion.

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"Bitcoin Hits $80K But Shorts Take a $220M Hit!!"
Bitcoin has crossed $80,000 for the first time since May, giving the crypto market another strong boost. BTC climbed more than 3% on Monday as buyers continued the rally that started last week. But the sudden move higher came with another major development: traders who were betting that Bitcoin would fall were caught on the wrong side. More than $220 million worth of crypto short positions were liquidated in just 24 hours, according to CoinGlass.

"Bitcoin ETFs Just Had Their Biggest Week in Months"
US spot Bitcoin ETFs just recorded their strongest weekly inflows since October 2025, attracting a huge $1.92 billion in fresh money last week. The money came in across all five trading sessions, showing that investors were consistently buying rather than the entire inflow coming from one single day. The renewed demand also came as Bitcoin jumped more than 20% during the week and briefly moved above $79,000. BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF, IBIT, was the biggest winner, bringing in around $1.33 billion by itself. Why does this matter? Bitcoin ETFs give traditional investors an easier way to get exposure to Bitcoin without directly buying and storing the cryptocurrency themselves.

"Crypto Groups Take Illinois to Court Over New Crypto Tax"
Illinois is facing a legal challenge over its new 0.2% tax on cryptocurrency transactions. The Crypto Council for Innovation and Blockchain Association have filed a lawsuit against Illinois officials, arguing that the tax is unfair and violates both state and federal laws. The tax is scheduled to begin in January 2027 and is based on the value of digital-asset transactions rather than the profit a person makes. A separate lawsuit was also filed by the Digital Chamber earlier this year. Here's why the crypto industry is pushing back: imagine buying $10,000 worth of crypto but making no profit.

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BITCOIN IS BACK!! BUT THE US DEBT PROBLEM MAY BE PART OF THE REASON
Bitcoin has suddenly made a strong comeback. The price jumped more than 23% in one week, briefly crossing $79,000 and recording its biggest weekly gain in dollar terms. Ethereum also rose 31%, while XRP gained more than 53%. So, what pushed crypto higher? One major factor is growing concern over the United States’ massive debt. The US government’s debt has now crossed $40 trillion, while the cost of paying interest on that debt continues to rise. Investors are increasingly looking at assets such as Bitcoin and gold as possible protection against inflation, government spending and future problems with the US economy.

WHY DO PEOPLE BUY CRYPTO? A FED STUDY HAS AN INTERESTING ANSWER!!
A new study from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland suggests that crypto investors may be driven more by their beliefs about future returns than by factors like age, income or gender. The researchers found a huge difference between crypto owners and non-owners: crypto investors expected an average 22% return over the next year, while people who didn’t own crypto expected only about 7%. In simple terms, people who already believe crypto will make big gains are much more likely to own it. The study also found that crypto investors generally viewed the asset as less risky than non-investors.

ROBOTS COULD HAVE THEIR “CHATGPT MOMENT” BY 2027!!
Humanoid robots can already walk, dance, box and perform impressive demonstrations. But there is still a major problem: making robots intelligent enough to understand unpredictable real-world situations and reliably perform useful tasks. Now, ACE Robotics Chairman Wang Xiaogang believes that could change dramatically by the end of 2027. He predicts that “embodied AI” AI designed to understand and interact with the physical world could have its own ChatGPT moment. Instead of simply following programmed instructions, future robots could use AI models to understand their surroundings, predict what might happen and decide what action to take.

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Trump Wants the US to Finally Set Clear Crypto Rules!!
US President Donald Trump is once again pushing Congress to pass the CLARITY Act, a major crypto regulation bill. The basic idea behind the bill is simple: create clear rules about who regulates crypto and how different digital assets should be treated. Right now, crypto companies in the US often face uncertainty over whether a token should be treated like a security or a commodity and which government agency should oversee it. Trump made the push during a White House meeting with major crypto industry leaders, including executives from Coinbase, Robinhood and Kraken.

Bitcoin Suddenly Jumps as the US Treasury Makes a Big Move!!
Bitcoin has jumped to its highest level in about 11 weeks, climbing above $68,000 as investors reacted to a major move by the US Treasury. The Treasury announced that it would double the size of its buybacks of long-term US government debt, increasing the amount from around $2 billion to at least $4 billion per operation. In simple terms, the US government is buying back some of its older bonds from investors. The goal is to improve liquidity and reduce pressure in the long-term bond market, where yields had recently climbed sharply.

200,000 Fake AI “Victims” Are Now Trapping Scammers
What if scammers thought they had found an easy victim but were actually talking to an AI? That's exactly what a cybersecurity company called Apate is doing. The company has created around 200,000 AI-powered fake personas that pretend to be real people who have fallen for online scams. Instead of immediately blocking scammers, these AI “victims” keep the conversations going, wasting the fraudsters' time and collecting information about how their scams work. Apate reportedly tracks how many scammers its AI agents interact with every month, turning scam-baiting into something that can happen at a huge scale.

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1.7M Exploit Forces Maya Protocol to Hit Pause
Maya Protocol, a decentralized finance (DeFi) network, has been hit by a major security exploit that resulted in nearly $1.7 million in losses. The attack happened on August 18 and involved several bugs that were chained together by the attacker. Around 20.83 Bitcoin, worth roughly $1.34 million, was moved out of the network, while millions of its native CACAO tokens were also involved. As the attacker drained liquidity, the CACAO token crashed by nearly 89%, falling from around $0.115 to about $0.013 before partially recovering. Maya Protocol responded by halting trading across the network to prevent further damage while its team investigated and worked on a fix.

Toyota Is Bringing Tokenized Bonds Straight to Your Phone!!
Toyota Finance is taking another step into blockchain-based finance by offering a tokenized bond that retail investors can buy directly through Toyota Wallet, the company's mobile payment app. The bond is worth ¥1 billion (around $6.8 million) in total and pays 1.72% annual interest over one year. The biggest change isn't just that the bond uses blockchain investors can apply directly through the app without opening a traditional securities account. The minimum investment is ¥100,000, and if applications exceed the available amount, investors will be selected through a lottery.

Cash App Just Got a Crypto Upgrade!!
MoonPay has added Cash App Pay as a new way for eligible US customers to buy cryptocurrency. In simple terms, people can now use the money already sitting in their Cash App balance to purchase crypto through MoonPay, without having to move money to another platform or log in again. The option is available directly through MoonPay’s checkout and also through several crypto platforms that use MoonPay, including MetaMask, Trust Wallet, Ledger, Uniswap, BitPay, Moonshot and others. Why does this matter? Cash App already has a huge user base, with 59 million active users reported in June, and it already allows users to buy and sell Bitcoin. MoonPay’s integration makes it easier for those users to access a wider range of cryptocurrencies, including assets such as Ethereum, Solana and USDT, through MoonPay’s network.

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54,000 Crypto Wallet Users Exposed, Hackers Could Target Them Next
More than 54,000 users of Trezor and SafePal crypto wallets may now be at greater risk after separate data leaks exposed personal information. The important point is that the leaks do not mean the attackers automatically have access to the users’ crypto. Instead, leaked information such as names, email addresses or other contact details can be used for phishing attacks. Scammers could pretend to be the wallet company and send convincing messages asking users to click a link, reveal their recovery phrase or move their funds.

Bitcoin to $1 Million by 2030? Analyst Says the Numbers Don't Add Up
The idea of Bitcoin reaching $1 million by 2030 has been popular among Bitcoin bulls, but analyst Markus Thielen, head of research at 10x Research, says the target is unrealistic. His argument is based on the enormous amount of money that would be required to push Bitcoin's market value to levels consistent with a $1 million price. Bitcoin would need massive new capital inflows and sustained demand, making the prediction extremely difficult to achieve within such a short timeframe. Thielen isn't simply saying Bitcoin can never become extremely valuable.

Bitcoin Longs Face a “Cleanout” as Traders Risk More Liquidations
Bitcoin is facing pressure as traders who were betting on BTC going up are increasingly at risk of being liquidated. On Binance, Bitcoin futures open interest basically the total amount of active futures positions had climbed significantly while Bitcoin traded in a relatively narrow range. As BTC started falling, leveraged long traders became vulnerable. If Bitcoin drops far enough, exchanges automatically close these positions because traders don't have enough funds to cover their losses, This can create a chain reaction. When long positions are liquidated, those positions are closed by selling, which can push Bitcoin's price down further and trigger even more liquidations.

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JPMorgan Cut Banking Ties With Polymarket, But Why?
JPMorgan Chase reportedly ended its banking relationship with prediction-market platform Polymarket in late 2025, citing regulatory concerns. Polymarket allows users to trade contracts based on the outcomes of events such as elections, sports and economic developments. Although the platform has gained significant popularity, regulators and governments have questioned whether some of these markets are effectively a form of gambling. JPMorgan's decision shows that major banks are still cautious about working closely with prediction-market companies while their legal status continues to develop.

Baltimore Takes Kalshi & Polymarket to Court Over Sports Betting
Baltimore has filed lawsuits against Kalshi and Polymarket, accusing both prediction-market platforms of offering illegal and unlicensed sports betting. The platforms allow users to trade contracts based on the outcome of sporting events. Their argument is that these are regulated prediction markets rather than traditional sportsbooks. Baltimore officials, however, argue that when people are essentially putting money on who will win a game, it looks and functions like sports gambling.

$322M Bitcoin Transfer Sparks Panic, Metaplanet Says It Didn’t Sell
Japanese Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet caused a stir after moving 5,014 BTC worth around $322 million between its own custodial addresses. Because such a huge amount of Bitcoin was moved at once, people quickly started speculating that the company was selling a large portion of its Bitcoin holdings. The speculation was especially concerning because a major Bitcoin sale by a large corporate holder could potentially put additional pressure on the market. But Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich quickly denied the rumors, saying the transfer was simply a routine custody operation and that not a single Bitcoin was sold.