August, 2025

August, 2025

Stargate DAO approves LayerZero acquisition, despite last-minute interest from Wormhole, Axelar, and Across
Wormhole had extended a $120 million cash offer for Stargate, but Stargate's DAO declined to interrupt the ongoing LayerZero acquisition vote. ...

Galaxy, Jump and Multicoin Seek $1 Billion Solana Treasury
Galaxy Digital, Jump Crypto and Multicoin Capital are in talks with potential backers to raise about $1 billion for the purchase of Solana’s SOL token, people familiar with the discussions said...

SBI Group Taps Chainlink to Tokenize Assets, Verify Stablecoins
Japanese financial conglomerate SBI Group has formed a strategic partnership with blockchain-infrastructure provider Chainlink to accelerate institutional adoption of digital assets in Japan and the w...

OKX Launches $100 Million X Layer Fund, Introduces DEX Fees
Cryptocurrency exchange OKX has unveiled a $100 million X Layer Ecosystem Fund aimed at financing developers that build applications on the company’s new zkEVM Layer-2 network...

Ethereum Climbs to Record $4,958, Nears $5,000 Threshold
Ethereum’s rally accelerated on Sunday, with the token touching an intraday record of $4,957...

Metaplanet Adds 103 Bitcoin as FTSE Russell Raises Stock to Mid-Cap
Tokyo-listed Metaplanet bought an additional 103 Bitcoin for about ¥1...

SBI Group Taps Chainlink to Tokenize Real-World Assets in Japan
SBI Group, one of Japan’s largest financial conglomerates with assets exceeding $200 billion, has formed a strategic partnership with blockchain oracle provider Chainlink to speed institutional adop...

Bill Miller IV Sees 1% of $60T Retirement Funds Lifting Bitcoin Price by $30K; BlackRock Leads With $2.4B Fund and Largest BTC Holdings
Billionaire investor Bill Miller IV has projected that allocating just 1% of the $60 trillion in global retirement funds to Bitcoin could increase the cryptocurrency's price by $30,000, describing a 2...

Whale Dump Sends Bitcoin to $110,671, Erases $3 Billion in Open Interest
Bitcoin tumbled almost 4% in minutes on 24 August, briefly touching an intraday low of $110,671 before recovering above $112,000...

Bitcoin Whales Move 6,000 BTC to Buy, Stake 275,500 ETH Worth $1.3B as $1.65B-$2.2B ETH Shorts Near Liquidation
Several long-term Bitcoin whales have been reallocating their holdings into Ethereum, signaling a shift in major crypto investment strategies...

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