High net worth investors in Asia are piling into crypto, adding to a market long dominated by retail users across India, Indonesia, Vietnam and beyond.
Nate Kostar
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Wealthy Asian investors target 5% of portfolios in crypto as adoption broadens - News
Kraken acquires Capitalise.ai as crypto companies buy AI startups Kraken’s acquisition will add natural-language trading automation to its Pro platform, as exchanges, miners and analytics companies move aggressively into AI.
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Blockchain native protocols get creative in crypto treasury arms race The latest wave of crypto treasuries shows protocols exploring creative strategies to sustain token growth.
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Early Bitcoin web domains from 2010 head to auction The portfolio includes names registered just after Bitcoin's launch and spans wallets, exchanges and payments.
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SEC pushes back decisions on Truth Social, Solana, XRP crypto ETFs The SEC has pushed back decisions on Truth Social’s Bitcoin-Ethereum ETF, Solana products from 21Shares and Bitwise and 21Shares’ Core XRP Trust — all now set for October deadlines.
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Circle’s Arc blockchain to debut with institutional access via Fireblocks Circle’s new layer-1 blockchain will debut with Fireblocks support as the stablecoin sector expands, with Circle and Tether vying for market dominance.
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Wellgistics debuts XRP payments for independent US pharmacies Wellgistics is bringing Ripple’s XRP Ledger to 6,500 US pharmacies, one of the first large-scale blockchain payment systems in healthcare.
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Bitpanda launches in UK, sets two-year growth target Bitpanda enters the UK with 600+ crypto assets, an Arsenal FC partnership and B2B white-label services, but faces stiff competition in a market stalled by slow regulation.
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Altcoin, Ethereum Google searches hit multi-year highs on ETF momentum Google searches for “altcoin” and “Ethereum” are surging to multi-year highs, coinciding with a wave of altcoin ETF filings and a shift in corporate treasury strategies beyond Bitcoin.
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Crypto crime unit with $250M in seizures expands with Binance Tron, Tether, and TRM Labs expand their crime-fighting unit with Binance as the first T3+ partner, as industry data shows crypto hacks are getting faster and harder to stop.
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Ex-Binance dealmaker joins Hilbert Group to launch tokenized funds platform Former Binance executive Ryan Horn joins Hilbert Group to advise on Syntetika, an onchain platform for tokenized funds, as global finance races to bring traditional assets to blockchain.
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Paxos renews push for US bank license as stablecoin rules take shape Paxos has reapplied for a US national trust bank charter after its 2021 conditional approval lapsed, seeking OCC oversight as new stablecoin rules emerge.
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Space tourism meets crypto as Blue Origin accepts Bitcoin, Ether, USDt Blue Origin’s new crypto payment option joins a wave of blockchain ventures in aerospace, from NFTs minted in orbit to satellites running decentralized networks.
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DeFi soars with tokenized stocks, but user activity shifts to NFTs: Report NFT DApps drew slightly more active users than DeFi in July, even as DeFi liquidity hit a record $270B.
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UK’s Union Jack Oil to turn stranded gas into Bitcoin Union Jack Oil’s new Bitcoin mining plan could turn stalled gas wells into early cash flow, potentially paving the way for one of the UK’s first corporate Bitcoin treasuries.
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Number of salaries paid in crypto tripled in 2024: Report Circle’s USDC accounted for 63% of salaries paid in crypto in 2024, outpacing USDt despite its trading dominance, according to Pantera’s global compensation survey.
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Nomura’s Laser Digital to launch regulated crypto options desk in Dubai Nomura’s crypto arm gains regulatory green light in Dubai to offer institutional OTC crypto options, expanding the UAE’s footprint in global digital derivatives.
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Judge pushes jury to end Storm trial after days of gridlock Judge issues Allen charge after jury deadlocks in Tornado Cash trial, keeping the case alive as questions mount over crypto developer liability.
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US SEC commissioner slams agency statement on liquid staking: ‘Muddies the waters’ Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw warns that the SEC’s statement offers little clarity for liquid staking providers.
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Ethereum proposes unified fee market to simplify transaction costs The move follows significant gas fee reductions after the Dencun upgrade, and comes amid intensifying competition across blockchains.
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James Howells pivots from landfill dig to tokenization in lost Bitcoin saga After failing to retrieve a hard drive with 8,000 BTC, James Howells is turning the lost coins into the basis of a new DeFi project.
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Grayscale adds Wall Street veterans as founder Barry Silbert returns to chair Grayscale reappoints founder Barry Silbert as chairman and hires top Wall Street talent as it looks to defend its ETF revenue lead and sharpen its institutional edge.
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Verb stock soars 200% after announcing TON treasury plan Verb Technology is raising $558 million and rebranding as TON Strategy Co., becoming the first public company to hold Toncoin as a treasury asset.
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SEC Chair Aktins calls to ‘reshore crypto’ as companies move back to the US With officials urging companies to “reshore crypto,” global companies are expanding US operations as the Trump administration rolls out pro-crypto reforms.
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OpenAI raises $8.3B at $300B valuation OpenAI’s latest funding round, which values the company at $300 billion, was five times oversubscribed amid surging investor demand for AI, according to The New York Times.
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From skeptic to supporter: JPMorgan CEO now a 'believer' in stablecoins, blockchain Once one of crypto’s loudest critics, Jamie Dimon now says he’s a “believer” in stablecoins as JPMorgan deepens its push into digital assets.
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SEC crypto ETFs ruling brings structural fix, not retail shakeup: Analysts Bitwise is the first to act on the SEC’s rule change, though analysts say it’s a backend fix, not a retail breakthrough.
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Kraken's Q2 earnings dip as exchange expands beyond crypto As Kraken eyes a $15 billion valuation and potential IPO, its Q2 report reveals growth and a shift toward TradFi products.
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eToro to tokenize 100 most popular US stocks on Ethereum The company plans to offer the most popular US stocks as ERC-20 tokens on the Ethereum network, enabling 24/5 trading and DeFi integration.
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BitMine’s $1B repurchase plan favors shares over more ETH — for now With its stock trading below net asset value, BitMine has chosen to focus on buybacks instead of further growing its ETH reserve.