
Strive’s stock price is close to the warrant execution price, and the CEO declares that it will become the second largest Bitcoin holding in 2026
Strive's stock code ASST hit a new high of $26.84 this year on Thursday, less than 1% away from the company's warrant execution price. The CEO also predicted that the company has the opportunity to become the second largest Bitcoin holding listed company in the US stock market by the end of 2026.

Revolut says it has received conditional approval from the U.S. OCC and is one step closer to establishing a bank in the U.S.
Revolut said it has obtained preliminary approval from the OCC, a key U.S. banking regulator, describing this as an important step toward establishing a bank in the United States. The specific conditions and timetable have not been made public.

Bitcoin returns to US$80,000, Zcash leads the rally, the total market value of the crypto market reaches US$2.82 trillion
Bitcoin reached the US$80,000 mark, driving the total market value of cryptocurrencies to US$2.82 trillion. The privacy coin Zcash performed most prominently in this wave of gains. Related stocks such as Strategy rose simultaneously, but the market still has different views on the path of the Federal Reserve's interest rates.

Coinbase applied to the SEC to list stock perpetual contracts, aiming to provide round-the-clock trading
Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States, seeks approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to list stock-based perpetual contract products that can be traded 24 hours a day.

StarkWare Completes First Quantum-Resistant Bitcoin Transaction—But Admits It's Not Enough
StarkWare announced the successful execution of the first Bitcoin transaction featuring quantum-resistant properties, while stating that a protocol-level upgrade is still needed for the Bitcoin network to be truly safe from the threat of quantum computing.

Dunamu and Visa form alliance for stablecoin and AI business, OUSD included in potential cooperation options
Dunamu and Visa announced their cooperation in the fields of stable currency and artificial intelligence, and stated that they may evaluate the use of Open USD (OUSD) in the future. Details have not been further disclosed.

240 people in the UK declared crypto capital gains exceeding one million pounds, HMRC tax tracing fully upgraded
The latest data from HMRC shows that 240 people each declared more than £1 million in cryptocurrency capital gains in the 2024-25 tax year. At the same time, the number of warning letters has surged by 25% in a year, and the tax investigation network is tightening.

Circle puts USDC on the front of Chelsea’s jersey, and the stablecoin grabs the most expensive advertising space in football
Circle has reached a front-of-shirt sponsorship agreement with Premier League club Chelsea. The USDC logo will appear on the men's, women's and youth team jerseys, which will take effect this season.

Fogo mainnet was hacked and called out of service: the attacker took away 400 million tokens, accounting for 10% of the circulating supply
Layer 1 public chain Fogo urgently suspended its mainnet after an attacker obtained 400 million FOGO tokens. This batch of tokens accounted for approximately 10% of the circulating supply and 4% of the genesis supply. The market value at the time of the incident was approximately US$3 million.

Trump’s crypto business has bipolar numbers: I made $1.4 billion, but investors lost $4.7 billion
A report by the watchdog group Public Citizen pointed out that Trump’s cryptocurrency-related businesses caused investors a total loss of at least US$4.7 billion, while Trump himself made a profit of US$1.4 billion.

IREN spends US$25 billion to US$30 billion to expand AI computing power, Bernstein: Investors are scared
Analyst agency Bernstein pointed out that IREN's AI construction plans with a scale of US$25 billion to US$30 billion have made investors react conservatively, but the company already has US$4 billion in annual cloud contract revenue in 2026.

SBI Holdings spends US$270 million to acquire 20% stake in Indonesian Ajaib
SBI Holdings exchanged US$270 million for a 20% stake in Indonesian digital broker Ajaib. This platform also provides cryptocurrency, stable currency and institutional-grade OTC settlement services. The details of the transaction are still to be further announced by the official.

Bybit launches round-the-clock options trading, SpaceX and Nvidia become the first targets
Bybit announced that it will open SPCX and NVDA stock perpetual contract options starting from September 17, supporting all-weather trading, odd-lot unit and USDT settlement. The exchange continues to move traditional stock assets into the crypto market.

Bitwise Solana Staking ETF BSOL exceeds US$1 billion in scale
Less than a year after its listing, Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (codename BSOL) took the lead in exceeding US$1 billion in asset management, becoming the first Solana spot ETF to reach this scale.

Kalshi Nevada lawsuit suffers another setback as Ninth Circuit upholds verdict
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld the district court's ruling, finding that Kalshi failed to prove that the federal government had priority over Nevada's gaming regulatory authority, and the CFTC's assertion of exclusive jurisdiction encountered another obstacle.

白宫提词机操作员遭罚17.2万美元 CFTC锁定Kalshi内幕交易
A former White House teleprompter operator was fined $172,000 by the U.S. CFTC for trading in Kalshi's mention markets. This is the second event contracts insider trading settlement against federal employees in four weeks.

Cosmos Labs admits it misjudged vulnerability, MANTRA Chain questions patch content after losing $3.6 million
Cosmos Labs admitted that it mistakenly cleared the vulnerability that caused the $5.7 million six-chain attack. MANTRA Chain, which lost $3.6 million, pointed out that the patch was only online 20 hours before the attack, and did not specify which vulnerability was repaired.

Chainalysis files suit against ICE over $95 million in blockchain contracts that benefited TRM Labs
Chainalysis filed a lawsuit in federal court, accusing the U.S. ICE of handing a $95 million blockchain analysis contract to competitor TRM Labs without public bidding, asking the court to suspend the contract and restart public bidding.

Cronos network was shut down due to Tectonic hacker, causing estimated damage of US$75 million
Cronos, a public chain owned by Crypto.com, suspended operations after the lending protocol Tectonic was suspected of being exploited. The attack method was said to be the same as the Mango Markets incident, with losses estimated at US$75 million.

Kalshi won the exclusive prediction market cooperation with the US Open, and rival advertisements were blocked from the court
According to reports, Kalshi has reached an exclusive agreement with the U.S. Tennis Open to become the only prediction market partner of the event. Other similar platforms are not allowed to be exposed on site and in ESPN broadcast advertisements.

Strategy enters the market again: 4,603 Bitcoins are in the bag, and the position reaches 845,050
Strategy bought 4,603 Bitcoins for US$369.7 million, bringing its total holdings to 845,050, with a market value of more than US$66 billion. This company added another Bitcoin record to its balance sheet.

Russia’s largest bank predicts $46 billion in cryptocurrency trading volume in first year of new law
Sberbank predicts that after Russia’s new cryptocurrency regulations take effect on September 1, 2026, exchange trading volume will reach $46 billion in the first year. This figure comes from the bank’s internal forecast.

Bitmine, owned by Tom Lee, added 53,500 ETH in a week, with inventory reaching 5.9 million
Bitmine, run by Tom Lee, bought an additional 53,501 ether coins in the past week, raising the company’s inventory to 5.9 million. The Block reported that he described Ethereum as “the best-performing macro asset.”

Kalshi issues first permanent ban, former Rep. George Santos stumbles over State of the Union deal
The prediction market platform Kalshi imposed the first permanent trading ban on former U.S. Representative George Santos since the platform was established. The cause was related to prediction market activities related to the State of the Union Address.