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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has formally lifted its 2021 ban on crypto exchange-traded notes (cETNs) for retail investors.
In an Aug. 1 announcement, the regulator confirmed that these products will now be available on UK-regulated markets, marking a significant policy shift to broaden access to digital asset investments.
The original ban was introduced amid concerns over market...
Bitcoin started August on a bearish note, but the downturn appears to have stemmed from spot market activity rather than a wave of forced liquidations in derivatives markets.
Over the past 24 hours, the flagship digital asset dropped by more than 3% to under $115,000, resulting in over $200 million in market liquidation.
Glassnode data reveals that recent sellers in this market condition were...
Michael Saylor, Executive Chairman of Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), has dismissed concerns that the firm holds too much Bitcoin.
In an Aug. 1 interview with CNBC, Saylor argued that owning 3% to 7% of the total Bitcoin supply is not excessive. Instead, he called it a balanced position that allows other institutions and individuals to participate.
Saylor also highlighted the growing interest...
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has outlined a new approach to improve the network’s speed and scalability by rethinking how block finality is structured.
In an August 1 blog post, Buterin proposed separating Ethereum’s fork choice mechanism from its finality process, which he believes could simplify the protocol and enable faster block confirmations.
Ethereum’s consensus currently relies on...
The Czech Ministry of Justice has been heavily criticized after an independent audit revealed it accepted a Bitcoin donation from a convicted criminal without proper due diligence.
According to a July 31 report released by Grant Thornton and shared by the ministry on X, officials failed to assess the legal and reputational risks tied to the donation. The auditors said the ministry ignored red...
El Salvador’s legislature has approved major constitutional reforms that will significantly reshape the country’s political structure and electoral timelines.
The new bill, passed on July 31 by 57 lawmakers, enables indefinite presidential re-election, extends the length of presidential terms from five to six years, and removes the need for second-round runoffs in elections.
Crucially, the...
BlackRock’s tokenized U.S. Treasury fund, BUIDL, recorded approximately $447 million in net outflows over the past 30 days, marking its steepest monthly drawdown since launch, according to data from RWA.xyz.
The redemptions, concentrated in the Ethereum-based BUIDL-I share class, coincide with outflows from other major Treasury-backed products, including Superstate’s USTB and Circle’s USYC, which...
Spot Ethereum ETFs had their 20th straight day of net inflows as of July 31, the longest streak of positive flows since their debut.
According to data from SoSoValue, these funds attracted a combined $17 million in net inflows on the day.
This sustained momentum has pushed total inflows across the nine spot ETH ETFs to nearly $5.4 billion, significantly higher than the cumulative flows seen in...
Coinbase’s second-quarter earnings report for 2025 revealed a surprising shake-up in trading revenue distribution.
Bitwise’s head of research Ryan Rasmussen pointed out that XRP contributed more revenue to the exchange than Ethereum, despite its long absence from the platform.
According to the data, XRP contributed 13% of Coinbase’s Q2 earnings and 16% of its total revenue for the first half of...
Bitcoin-focused firm Strategy posted $10 billion in net income for the second quarter of 2025, its strongest financial performance to date.
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan pointed out that Strategy’s profits were nearly three times higher than Goldman Sachs, which reported $3.7 billion over the same period.
Strategy also outperformed Bank of America, which earned $6.8 billion during Q2, despite having a...