Crypto

Metaplanet, Japan’s largest Bitcoin treasury firm, bought 1,009 BTC to reach 20,000 BTC in holdings while issuing millions of new shares. Japan’s top Bitcoin treasury firm, Metaplanet, just acquired 1,009 BTC, reaching 20,000 BTC of holdings just as the firm issues millions of new shares. According to a Monday Metaplanet announcement, the firm acquired 1,009 BTC and reached 20,000 BTC for 16.479 billion yen (nearly $112 million). On the same day, the firm announced the issuance of 11.5 million new shares last week, following an investor’s exercise of warrants to acquire stock. According to BitcoinTreasuries.net data, Metaplanet is currently the sixth biggest and top Japanese Bitcoin treasury. The firm paid an average price of $102,607 per Bitcoin, which results in a 6.75% profit compared to Bitcoin’s price at the time of writing. Read more

The prison terms reflect executive responsibility in crypto fraud cases, with sentences based on “cooperation and leadership hierarchy.”

A mysterious mega-whale is rotating billions from Bitcoin into Ether, signaling a broader shift as corporate and institutional investors boost ETH holdings. A Bitcoin whale has been accumulating billions of dollars’ worth of Ether, surpassing the second-largest corporate treasury firm, signaling a growing rotation among large investors seeking cryptocurrencies with more upside potential. A Bitcoin whale worth over $11 billion sold another $215 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) to buy $216 million worth of spot Ether (ETH) on the decentralized exchange Hyperliquid. Following the latest buy, the whale now holds 886,371 Ether worth more than $4 billion, Lookonchain reported on Monday in an X post. Read more

After a record Q2 with $10 billion net income and a growing bitcoin balance, Strategy meets all index criteria as the S&P committee prepares its September announcement.

Bitcoin is overshadowed by gold again in 2025 as BTC price action sees new multi-week lows to start a traditionally "red" September. Bitcoin (BTC) starts the weakest month of the year with new local lows and predictions of more BTC price downside. Bitcoin drops to $107,270 after the weekly open before rebounding as volatility ramps up. The US Labor Day holiday keeps traders guessing over how markets will react to fresh US tariff chaos. Read more

Crypto ETPs logged nearly $2.5 billion in inflows last week, reversing prior outflows, as investors poured into Ether, Bitcoin, Solana and XRP products. Cryptocurrency investment products attracted renewed inflows last week, offsetting the prior week’s $1.4 billion outflows. Crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) logged $2.48 billion in inflows last week, data from CoinShares showed Monday. Despite inflows, Bitcoin (BTC) struggled in terms of market price, slipping under $108,000 after briefly trading above $113,000 earlier in the week, according to CoinGecko data. Read more

World Liberty Financial published a blog post saying that the initial circulating supply for WLFI is 24.6 billion tokens. Update Sept. 1, 12:40 pm UTC: This article has been updated to add information from a WLFI blog post on Medium. World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the decentralized finance (DeFi) platform backed by the Trump family, will unlock 24.6 billion WLFI tokens at launch, according to data confirmed by CoinMarketCap.  On Monday, WLFI clarified that the initial circulating supply for its token will be 24.6 billion tokens. Read more

Bitcoin’s MVRV metric signals weaker momentum as BTC price shows signs of exhaustion and a potential cycle top, yet not all indicators are bearish. Key takeaways: Bitcoin's MVRV death cross signals bearish momentum, historically preceding big price corrections. However, the MVRV Z-Score remains well below historical peak levels. Read more

Sonic Labs pitched the proposal as a necessary break from its “2018 tokenomics,” which involved Fantom giving away most of its supply to the community.

The SolvBTC-BTC Secure Exchange Rate feed combines exchange rate calculations with real-time proof of reserves, offering a robust on-chain redemption rate.

1,009 BTC purchase worth $112M is biggest since July, shares drop 5.5%

DOGE led losses among major tokens with a 4.5% slide in the past 24 hours ahead of the Labor Day holiday in the U.S.

Token falls from $2.85 to $2.75 in Aug. 31–Sept. 1 session, with heavy selling at $2.80 offset by long-term holders adding 340M tokens.

Gold prices have surged to their highest level since April, nearing the record high of $3,499.

Real Vision CEO Raoul Pal also predicted that total crypto market capitalization could reach $100 trillion within the next decade. The total number of crypto users could hit the 4 billion mark by 2030, according to former hedge fund manager and crypto bull Raoul Pal. In an X post on Sunday, Pal shared data comparing the adoption rate of crypto users to internet users after each innovation hit 5 million users. Pal did this by looking at the number of crypto wallets compared to the number of IP addresses. Read more

The settlement ends a three-year legal battle over sneaker NFTs designed to track ownership and counterfeit claims.

Experts say the timing is strategic as Binance Australia faces an 18-day deadline to comply with the AUSTRAC audit order over AML failures.

Bitcoin’s outlook remains highly uncertain heading into September, with key macroeconomic data points that could shape Fed policy.

The exchange will open WLFI spot pairs against USDT and USDC, marking the token’s shift from a non-transferable presale to full tradability.

Michael Samadi claims his AI collaborator “Maya” fears deletion like death. As lawmakers move to ban AI personhood, his group UFAIR insists machines deserve continuity—and a voice in the debate.