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Bitcoin ETFs have received billions in new money over the past couple of days, Bitcoin Magazine reports, as Bitcoin’s rally continues after last week’s major advance. The report questions whether the inflow momentum can last.
Bitcoin’s powerful rally has reached its first major test, according to Decrypt. Traders are now focused on the catalysts that could shape the cryptocurrency’s next move and influence whether its recent momentum continues.
Better and Coinbase launched a mortgage product allowing US homebuyers to pledge Bitcoin as down-payment collateral without selling their holdings, connecting BTC ownership with home financing.
Bitcoin briefly moved above $80,000, restoring Strategy’s treasury to profit. MSTR outperformed the cryptocurrency during the rebound, while STRC advanced toward $100 as Treasury buyback plans eased yield pressure and weakened the dollar.
VanEck’s Matthew Sigel says Bitcoin does not need a Republican president to perform well, challenging the idea that the cryptocurrency’s prospects rely on a Trump-linked political boost.
Jesse Myers has left his role overseeing Bitcoin strategy implementation, analytics, and investor-facing duties at a 2,712 BTC treasury company. No successor has been named, while directors retain overall strategy and risk authority.
Six Bitcoin wallets inactive for more than a decade moved about $40 million in BTC between Aug. 16 and Aug. 26, Decrypt reported. The wallets had remained dormant through Bitcoin’s entire boom.
Chainalysis estimates $457 billion in taxable crypto activity but says just 14% of the onchain activity it identified is covered by the OECD’s CARF international tax-reporting framework.
Research cited by CryptoSlate links wider fee gaps between adjacent Bitcoin blocks to more block races and slower immediate next-block arrivals, highlighting a potential short-term security concern for BTC’s chain extension.
Coinbase and Better Mortgage announced the general availability of Bitcoin-backed mortgages after debuting their first Bitcoin-backed loan in June, according to Bitcoin Magazine.
A GrapheneOS user facing up to five years over a wiped phone said he was secretly placed on a suspected-terrorist watch list, Decrypt reported. The case highlights ongoing concerns about government access to personal device data.
Banks are developing tokenized deposits to offer stablecoin-like payment features while keeping funds on their balance sheets. Falcon Finance’s Artem Tolkachev said the central issue is preserving deposits that support bank lending.
A Cointelegraph-reported survey finds that 77% of Americans consider crypto in workplace retirement plans risky, even as US policymakers move toward wider access to alternative assets.
Bitcoin fell below $78,000 after July US PCE inflation data exceeded expectations slightly. Stocks and gold also declined, while the cryptocurrency stayed below the $80,000 mark.
CryptoSlate examines why an XRP ETF may diverge from XRP’s price, citing fees, trading costs and the added pricing and legal structure of another listed product.
