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Tether, the company behind the world’s largest stablecoin USDT, is exploring deeper exposure to gold by investing directly across the metal’s global supply chain. The post Stablecoin Giant Tether in Talks to Deepen Gold Investments Beyond $8.7B Reserves appeared first on Cryptonews.

Stablecoin reserves on centralized crypto exchanges have reached an all-time high, climbing to $68 billion in early September, accoridng to latest data from CryptoQuant. The post Stablecoin Reserves on Exchanges Hit Record $68B as Binance Commands 67%: CryptoQuant appeared first on Cryptonews.

Qubic attempted a 51% attack on Monero while training its AI model AIGarth. It's now posting on social media—and the public isn’t impressed.

Implied volatility indexes suggest moderate price swings in major cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ether, with larger changes in XRP and SOL.

Sora Ventures has launched Asia’s $1B Bitcoin Fund with a $200M institutional commitment, aiming to build a centralized treasury pool within six months The post Asia’s $1B Bitcoin Fund Launched by Sora Ventures in Bold Institutional Play appeared first on Cryptonews.

The fund aims to strengthen Asia's network of bitcoin treasury firms and has secured $200 million from investors in the region.

With some real firepower, big backing and huge partners already lined up, this will be a new L1 blockchain to take very seriously.

South Korea’s Financial Services Commission introduced new rules for crypto lending, banning leveraged loans, capping interest at 20% and restricting use to the top coins. South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) set new rules for crypto lending. The FSC said on Friday that interest on crypto lending is now capped at 20% in South Korea, and leveraged lending is not allowed. Crypto lending is restricted to the top 20 tokens by market capitalization or those listed on at least three won-based exchanges. The new rules follow late July reports that South Korea’s financial regulators had plans to release guidelines on cryptocurrency lending services to tighten oversight and protect investors. The move also followed the introduction of leveraged lending services by local crypto exchanges. Read more

Your day-ahead look for Sept. 5, 2025

The blockchain analytics specialist has released a due diligence product for stablecoins that's tailored to banks and compliance departments.

Bullish, whose parent company Bullish Group is also the owner of CoinDesk, began trading on the New York Stock Exchange last month.

Sora Ventures said the fund is backed by an initial capital commitment of $200 million from institutional partners across Asia. Crypto venture capital company Sora Ventures announced a $1 billion Bitcoin treasury fund, and said it plans to acquire the full amount within six months. On Friday at Taipei Blockchain Week, Sora Ventures founder Jason Fang unveiled what he called “Asia’s first $1 billion Bitcoin treasury fund” during a discussion titled, Introducing BTC Strategy into Major Asia Equity Markets. Sora said the fund is backed by a $200 million capital commitment from institutional partners across the region. In an article shared by Fang, the company said it aims to accelerate Bitcoin adoption among corporate treasuries.  Read more

From BitMine’s massive 1.5 million ETH reserve to Coinbase’s dual-purpose holdings, corporate treasuries are rewriting the Ether playbook in 2025. Companies aren’t just holding ETH; they are staking and restaking to generate steady onchain income. Mega-holders like BitMine (1.5 million ETH) can sway liquidity, validator distribution and even upgrade dynamics. Weekly ETH disclosures from firms like SharpLink give investors real-time insight into accumulation and staking rewards. Read more

Sun said his WLFI pre-sale allocation was “unreasonably frozen” in a move that could damage the reputation of the Trump-family-linked decentralized finance platform. Update Sept. 5, 11:20 a.m. UTC: This article has been updated to include insights from Coinbase’s Conor Grogan. Tron founder Justin Sun is urging World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a crypto project linked to the Trump family, to unfreeze his token allocation. His wallets were blacklisted after suspicious transactions flagged by blockchain trackers sparked accusations of selling. Sun’s World Liberty Financial (WLFI) token address was blacklisted on Thursday, after blockchain data from Nansen and Arkham flagged the address for a $9 million transfer, Cointelegraph reported. Read more

The abduction of a Swiss citizen marks the latest in a string of brutal “wrench attacks” targeting cryptocurrency holders.

Company holds 52,477 BTC, advances Texas wind farm and European growth while shares face year-to-date decline.

Bitcoin’s relief bounce above $112,000 liquidated shorts as analysts said BTC price may get an additional boost from the US jobs report. Key takeaways: Bitcoin breaks back above $112,000 on Friday as bulls clinch key support. More crypto market volatility is expected after the release of the US jobs report later on Friday. Read more

Nearly a year of former Chair Gary Gensler’s government texts were erased after a chain of avoidable IT decisions, the OIG said Wednesday.

Ark Invest disclosed a stake in Figma after its first earnings sent shares tumbling, as the firm stressed it’s focused on design, not Bitcoin.

Bitcoin is holding steady as traders await Friday’s U.S. jobs report, seen as pivotal for the Federal Reserve’s September policy decision.