Crypto Organizations Oppose Illinois Digital Asset Tax in Court

The Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI) and Blockchain Association (BA) filed a lawsuit against Illinois officials regarding the state’s 0.2% tax on cryptocurrency, expected to be enforced starting in January…

Strategy Skips Bitcoin Buy, Establishes New Dollar Reserve

Bitcoin treasury Strategy has established a new cash reserve that it will use to buy Bitcoin, according to a Monday filing.  The Nasdaq-listed company said it not only had increased…

Zondacrypto Head Faces Fraud Charge Over Exchange Collapse

Przemysław Kral, the head of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange Zondacrypto, has reportedly been charged with participating in an alleged large-scale fraud and has begun cooperating with Polish prosecutors. Kral is…

Strategy launches $1.6B cash pool after $2B common shares raise, maintains hold on BTC buys

Strategy held off on new Bitcoin buying, maintaining holdings at 840,447 BTC as it launched a $1.59 billion cash pool after raising $2 billion from MSTR stock sales. Source link

Bitcoin Tests Bear-Market Trend but $80,000 Resistance Still In Place

Bitcoin (BTC) starts the final week of August near its highest levels since mid-May as its bear-market recovery reaches a critical stage. Key points: Bitcoin sees a weekly candle close…

Japan’s SBI leads $68M Fasset round at $1B valuation

Fasset raised $68 million in a Series C led by SBI Group as the companies plan a digital bank in Malaysia and to expand stablecoin payments. Source link

Bitcoin ETFs Post Strongest Weekly Inflows Since October 2025

US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) inflows surged last week after months of uneven flows, with investors pouring nearly $2 billion into the products amid a surge in Bitcoin’s price.…

Cross-Regional Pilot Tests Quantum-Resistant Crypto Transfers

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Pakistan Opens Crypto Licensing Portal With Sept. 5 Deadline

Pakistan’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) has opened its licensing portal after notifying regulations governing crypto exchanges and other virtual asset service providers (VASPs) operating in the country.  Companies providing…

Term Finance Vault Governance Exploit Drains Estimated $8.5M

Decentralized lending protocol Term Finance lost an estimated $8.5 million after an attacker exploited governance control of its strategy vaults, according to blockchain security firms.  On Sunday, PeckShield said the…