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Vietnam’s new crypto-market penalties take effect Sept. 1.
No crypto asset exchange has yet received a license.
Five applicants passed an initial assessment but still face security and capital requirements.
Investors only have to move to licensed platforms six months after the first lic

Sberbank is preparing Bitcoin-backed lending as Russia’s new crypto framework takes effect Sept. 1.
Ethereum and USDT are expected to follow once cleared for public circulation.
The bank has already tested crypto collateral through a corporate loan to mining company Intelion Data.
The m

BitMine added 32,447 ETH and moved closer to controlling 5% of Ethereum’s supply.
Strive bought another 1,110 BTC, expanding its Bitcoin holdings by roughly 5.5%.
Strategy raised $2.01 billion but made no Bitcoin

Evernorth’s Form S-4 registration statement became effective on Aug. 27.
Armada Acquisition Corp. II shareholders will vote on the transaction Sept. 30.
The combined company plans to trade on Nasdaq as XRPN after closing.
Investors will need to track XRP per share, not simply Evernorth’

Charles Schwab plans to add Solana, Avalanche and Chainlink to Schwab Crypto.
The platform currently provides direct spot trading in Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Schwab charges 0.75% of trade value with zero spread.
Future plans include more crypto assets and in-kind deposits and

Isabel Schnabel wants central-bank reserves available directly on programmable financial infrastructure.
Pontes starts the operational transition in September, while Appia will define the longer-term European architecture.
Onchain reserves could automate collateral, liquidity provision

Chainalysis estimates at least $457 billion in potentially taxable onchain crypto activity during 2025.
The United States accounted for $112.6 billion, followed by Germany at $24.1 billion and China at $21 billion.
Only about 14% of the onchain activity analyzed falls within CARF’s

Bitcoin has pulled back below $79,000 after briefly trading above $80,000.
New whales recorded their largest realized-profit event on record.
BTC remains above its short-term moving averages despite cooling momentum.
The market now faces a test of whether fresh demand can absorb whale s

Roman Storm’s retrial has been postponed from October 2026 to April 26, 2027.
His motion for acquittal remains unresolved after arguments earlier this year.
Prosecutors plan to retry two charges on which the first jury deadlocked.
The delay gives both sides additional time to address post

Existing crypto firms must submit an NOC application by September 5 or cease operations.
Pakistan has opened applications for NOCs, its regulatory sandbox and full VASP licenses.
The regime covers multiple virtual asset activities rather than exchanges alone.
Pakistan’s approach moves c

BitMine added 32,447 ETH and moved closer to controlling 5% of Ethereum’s supply.
Strive bought another 1,110 BTC, expanding its Bitcoin holdings by roughly 5.5%.
Strategy raised $2.01 billion but made no Bitcoin

Evernorth’s Form S-4 registration statement became effective on Aug. 27.
Armada Acquisition Corp. II shareholders will vote on the transaction Sept. 30.
The combined company plans to trade on Nasdaq as XRPN after closing.
Investors will need to track XRP per share, not simply Evernorth’

Charles Schwab plans to add Solana, Avalanche and Chainlink to Schwab Crypto.
The platform currently provides direct spot trading in Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Schwab charges 0.75% of trade value with zero spread.
Future plans include more crypto assets and in-kind deposits and

Tether’s two Uruguay mining sites cost an estimated $120 million.
A dispute with state utility UTE centered on how much electricity the sites could draw.
UTE disconnected both facilities in July 2025 after bills went unpaid.
Tether has continued pursuing Bitcoin mining elsewhere in

Nearly 12,000 small transfers reached Kraken-linked addresses over eight days.
Kraken says the activity appears designed to weaponize sanctions screening.
Customer access has been restored while the flagged funds remain frozen.
HTX denies sending the transfers and is investigating the w

Pump.fun has added full support for HyperEVM tokens to its trading app.
Users can trade HyperEVM assets directly against USDC.
HyperEVM trades carry a 0.1% fee, while Solana trading remains free.
The expansion moves Pump.fun further beyond its original Solana launchpad model.
Pump.fun

Chainalysis estimates at least $457 billion in potentially taxable onchain crypto activity during 2025.
The United States accounted for $112.6 billion, followed by Germany at $24.1 billion and China at $21 billion.
Only about 14% of the onchain activity analyzed falls within CARF’s

Bitcoin has pulled back below $79,000 after briefly trading above $80,000.
New whales recorded their largest realized-profit event on record.
BTC remains above its short-term moving averages despite cooling momentum.
The market now faces a test of whether fresh demand can absorb whale s