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Grayscale's Zcash Trust converted to the first ZEC spot ETF on August 25, beginning trading on NYSE Arca. The conversion marks the latest expansion of cryptocurrency ETF offerings following recent approvals for Bitcoin and Ethereum products.

According to Coinglass data, if Bitcoin falls below $75,106, aggregate liquidations of long positions on major centralized exchanges will reach $919 million. Conversely, if Bitcoin breaks above $82,576, short liquidations on major CEX are projected to hit $667 million.

At the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium, BIS Chief Pablo Hernández de Cos criticized stablecoins for lacking foundational monetary properties. De Cos identified four deficiencies: par redeemability, elasticity, interoperability, and financial integrity. He stated that stablecoins do not yet uphold the properties of money and cannot guarantee one-to-one cash redemptions like bank deposits, nor can their supply expand with real economic activity. Global stablecoin supply has reached $308 billion as

According to CME's Fedwatch Tool, as of Aug. 30, federal funds rate hike odds for September 16 jumped to 57%, up from just 39.9% on Aug. 21 following Fed official Warsh's Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium keynote. The probability of rates holding steady dropped to 43%. Warsh emphasized the Fed's 2% PCE inflation target remains fixed, noting the 12-month gauge is running at 3.7% and the six-month reading at 4.1%. Prediction markets show narrower odds: Polymarket traders price a hold at 52% a

U.S. President Donald Trump today called on all Canadian companies with business operations in the U.S. to relocate immediately to American soil. Trump stated that companies relocating to the U.S. would qualify for full tariff exemptions.

According to Trump's statement on social media on August 31, the U.S. president claimed the country does not need Canadian automotive products or parts, accusing Canada of taking advantage of the U.S. for decades. Trump attributed his administration's success in reviving the American auto industry to tariff measures and cited Ford's Detroit factory, which he said is now operating around the clock and among the most profitable globally. Trump stated this situation should have been addressed by pr

According to Government Resolution No. 05/2025/NQ-CP signed on September 9, 2025, Vietnam launched a five-year pilot program for tokenized assets running through 2030. The framework requires all tokenized assets to be backed by real-world assets issued by Vietnamese entities. Five exchanges are progressing toward approval: VIX Crypto Assets Exchange JSC, Loc Phat Vietnam Crypto Assets Exchange (LPEX/SCEX), Vietnam Prosperity Crypto Assets Exchange (CAEX), Techcom Crypto Assets Exchange (TCEX), a

According to The Energy Mag, Northern Data AG and HIVE Digital subsidiaries faced Swedish Tax Agency VAT decisions in September 2025 and December 2022 respectively, with proposals to deny input-VAT deductions totaling €48 million for Northern Data and confirmed liabilities of €76.6 million for HIVE. The agency asserted that certain computing activities constituted cryptocurrency mining outside the VAT system, dismissing company arguments that they provided infrastructure services to third partie

On Sunday morning, President Trump called into a NASA post-launch news conference at Kennedy Space Center to congratulate officials on the successful launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman stepped away from the live broadcast to take the call, returning to inform attendees that Trump wished to address the gathered reporters and agency officials. "I just want to thank everybody and congratulate you. It looked beautiful on television," Trump said. "Jared

According to Korea Exchange, the KOSPI index fell 124.07 points (1.79%) to 6,788.88 during the week of August 24-28, as foreign investors sold a net 8.3 trillion won and institutional investors net-sold 361.5 billion won. Individual investors purchased 634.4 billion won during the same period. The index faces uncertainty this week as the U.S. Federal Reserve's September meeting approaches. Markets will react to U.S. jobs data on September 4 and CPI figures on September 11, both of which could in

According to the UK Maritime Trade Operations office, a tanker came under attack from unidentified projectiles on August 30 while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, approximately 22 kilometers north of Oman's Salalah. No casualties or environmental damage have been reported. The authority advised vessels in the area to exercise caution.

According to Lookonchain, Real Trump Coins disowned the Trump Digital GOLD token that appeared on its X account and website Saturday, denying authorization and blaming third-party bad actors. The Solana-based token briefly appeared on RealTrumpCoins.com before crashing. Blockchain analytics showed the developer and newly created wallets controlled 82.45% of GOLD supply; 15 team-linked wallets sold holdings for roughly $330,000, netting an estimated $312,000 profit. Real Trump Coins said it is in

According to former and current Meta workers, Meta is testing robots from multiple vendors, including Kinova, ABB, and Watney Robotics, to automate tasks in its data centers such as plugging in cables, resetting servers, and power cycling. One of the robotic arms under evaluation is a Kinova Gen3 unit being tested for power cycling and cable management. A Meta data center worker estimates that if successful, the robot could replace up to 80 percent of certain employees' workloads. Meta declined

According to CNBC, Meta this week agreed to pay approximately $16.9 billion in a landmark settlement with a coalition of state attorneys general over allegations that Facebook and Instagram misrepresented harms to children's mental health. The agreement represents the largest social media litigation settlement to date. Under the settlement, Meta must implement daily usage limits and "nighttime blocks" for teenagers, enhance age verification measures, and create additional parental control tools.

According to The Information and CNBC, on August 30, the Trump administration is drafting new rules to extend U.S. AI chip controls beyond export restrictions to include remote rental of advanced chips through overseas data centers. The policy targets Chinese AI companies including Moonshot AI, ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent that are renting Nvidia GB300 chips from cloud service providers in Thailand, Malaysia, and Japan. White House official Michael Kratsios previously named Moonshot AI specif

According to the week's developments, BlackRock completed $5 billion in tax-deferred bitcoin-to-ETF swaps, available for minimums as low as $1 million, citing custody security and kidnapping risks as key selling points. Meanwhile, Grayscale's Zcash Trust converted to the first ZEC spot ETF on August 25, and Solana's spot ETF saw inflows of approximately $45 million in the first two days of the week, approaching $1 billion in assets under management and posting the fund's highest-volume trading d

According to The Block, Chainalysis Government Solutions accused U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Friday of improperly awarding a $94.66 million sole-source blockchain analytics contract to rival TRM Labs. In a complaint filed with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Chainalysis alleged ICE tailored contract requirements to TRM's existing capabilities and withheld key criteria from competing vendors during the evaluation process. The contract, effective from July 1, 2026 through J

According to crypto analyst Ali Martinez, Bitcoin's current price structure mirrors the bottoming pattern that formed in 2022-2023, suggesting a potential major rally ahead. The asset is approaching the May 2026 high near $83,000, equivalent to the August 2022 high in the prior fractal. Martinez flagged that $83,000-$84,569 represents a major resistance zone where 975,000 BTC were previously acquired, which could create a wall of sellers at breakeven. Additionally, on-chain trader profit margins

According to Bitcoin News, the U.S. Senate plans to hold a procedural vote on the CLARITY Act on September 15. The motion to end debate requires 60 votes; if passed, the Senate will proceed to formal consideration of the bill, though this does not guarantee final passage. The CLARITY Act aims to establish a comprehensive federal regulatory framework for digital asset markets.

According to Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's Jackson Hole speech on August 28, spot gold fell 3.2% to roughly $4,456 per ounce as he signaled underlying inflation has not meaningfully improved and the Fed may still have work to do. Warsh noted the six-month PCE inflation rate stands at 4.1%, above the twelve-month rate of 3.7%, indicating acceleration rather than decay. This marks the second major gold repricing tied to a single Warsh event in seven months; on January 30 when he was nominate