Crypto

The hoped-for U.S.-listed company will hold BNB and invest in the BNB ecosystem.

Crypto ETPs saw their biggest losses since March as outflows totaled $1.43 billion amid investor sentiment becoming "polarized," CoinShares' James Butterfill reported. Cryptocurrency investment products reversed an emerging inflow trend, with significant outflows last week as Bitcoin and Ether prices declined. Global crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) saw $1.43 billion of outflows last week, ending a two-week inflow run that brought in $4.3 billion, CoinShares reported on Monday. The outflows came amid Bitcoin (BTC) dipping from above $116,000 on Aug.18 to $112,000 by the end of the trading week, while Ether (ETH) tumbled below $4,100 on Tuesday after starting the week at around $4,250, according to CoinGecko. Read more

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Crypto is building a new layer, not for money, but for truth. Markets, AI and protocols must fix the broken systems of science and verification. Opinion by: Sasha Shilina, founder of Episteme and researcher at Paradigm Research Institute In 2024, Nature reported a record-breaking number of scientific paper retractions: over 10,000 papers pulled from journals due to fraud, duplication or flawed methodology. Peer review, the long-revered backbone of academic legitimacy, is under siege. It’s too slow, too opaque and too easily gamed. Meanwhile, artificial intelligence models trained on this flawed data set generate confident but nonsensical output. Papers cite nonexistent studies. Research decisions are guided by influence, not inference. The internet, once hailed as a democratizing force for knowledge, is now a battleground of misinformation, clickbait and manipulated metrics. Read more

CBDCs threaten more central bank control over money, including potential expiry dates on personal savings, Bitcoin Policy UK’s CEO said. Global central bank digital currency (CBDC) efforts are threatening to give financial institutions more control over the money supply and personal savings, as the transatlantic divide between the US and Europe widens in terms of financial technology. CBDCs are digital versions of fiat money issued on a permissioned, private blockchain, usually controlled by a central bank, as opposed to decentralized blockchain networks. “Not all digital currencies are the same,” said Susie Violet Ward, financial analyst, co-founder and CEO of think tank Bitcoin Policy UK, warning that CBDCs represent the “weaponization of money in its purest form.” Read more

Filecoin (FIL) joined Uniswap (UNI) as an underperformer, declining 10.6% over the weekend.

Draining volume has dropped from 2024, but a new scam service tool called Vanilla has been turning investigators’ heads with $5 million stolen in three weeks. A blockchain investigator has attributed at least $5.27 million in crypto stolen over three weeks to a rising scam service known as Vanilla Drainer. Drainers are entities that provide scam software to fraudsters, often paired with phishing tactics to access victims’ funds. Vanilla is part of a new generation of these groups and has largely flown under the radar, but recent high-value thefts have drawn attention from blockchain sleuths. Draining scams peaked in 2024, when victims lost almost $500 million to top services, such as Angel, Inferno and Pink, according to Scam Sniffer. Draining still occurs frequently, though volumes have dropped due to new security technologies. However, blockchain investigator Darkbit warns that drainers are adapting. Read more

The company's latest SEC filing would allow the Avalanche Trust to trade as a spot ETF with cash redemptions.

Making preparations to go public, the firm — founded by the Winklevoss twins — is ramping up offerings.

On-chain analysis firm Bubblemaps told Decrypt that it was likely an organized scheme from a group of influencers.

Before investing in any cryptocurrency, it’s crucial to do your homework. That’s where you can use ChatGPT to help break down coins, analyze risks and make smarter decisions. ChatGPT helps simplify complex crypto projects by summarizing white papers, explaining use cases and breaking down tokenomics. Researching the team, partnerships and security risks is crucial before investing in any crypto token. Comparing projects with competitors highlights strengths and weaknesses for better decision-making. Read more

The service supports trading in over 50 tokens, including bitcoin, ether and solana.

The decentralized AI agent, trained on unpublished longevity research from Aubrey de Grey’s lab, uses BIO Protocol's launchpad to fund experiments and tokenize discoveries.

The firm's crypto and cash holdings rose to nearly $9 billion at one point Sunday prior to the plunge in crypto prices.

The purchases last week were made at an average price of $115,829 each and mostly funded via sales of common stock.

Michael Saylor’s Strategy announced a $356.9 million Bitcoin purchase last week, bringing total BTC buys in August to just 3,666 BTC. Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the world’s largest public Bitcoin holder, added more BTC to its balance as the price tumbled to $112,000 last week. Strategy acquired 3,081 Bitcoin (BTC) for $356.9 million during the week ending Sunday, according to a US Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Monday. Saylor’s business intelligence software company purchased its latest Bitcoin batch at an average price of $115,829 per coin, as BTC started the week at around $116,700 and slipped to $112,000 on Thursday, according to CoinGecko. Read more

Japan’s Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said crypto deserves a spot in portfolios, while pledging to build a sound trading environment for the sector. Japan’s Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato recognized that cryptocurrencies deserve a place in diversified investment portfolios. According to a Monday Bloomberg Japan report, Kato acknowledged the role of cryptocurrencies in a diversified investment portfolio during a speech. He was addressing the public from the stage during his keynote at Web3 Conference WebX 2025 in Tokyo. “While crypto assets carry the risk of high volatility, by establishing a proper investment environment, they can become an option for diversified investment,” Kato said. Read more

"Sell of Rally" sentiment weighs on BTC as ETH's futures and options markets hit record highs.

Bitcoin leveraged positions grew over the past 24 hours, and many of these late longs have been wiped out as the BTC price dropped below $112,000. Key takeaways: Bitcoin price is down 11% from its all-time high, dropping to $111,000 on Monday. $108,000 is a short-term target for the bears, with some BTC analysts predicting a drop to $95,000. Read more