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Bitcoin ETFs posted a $217 million rebound led by BlackRock, while Ether ETFs reached 11 consecutive inflow sessions. XRP and Solana funds each recorded a 10th straight positive session, Cointelegraph reported.
Bitcoin held above $78,000 and stayed flat on the week after August’s 24% gain. Ether, Solana, Tron and Dogecoin fell over 24 hours, while Hyperliquid’s HYPE token rose about 4% amid hawkish Fed expectations.
Strategy used $603 million from one week of common-stock sales for three purposes: $369.7 million in Bitcoin purchases, $202.5 million for STRC buybacks and dividends, and a $30 million increase in cash.
CoinDesk reports that wallets tied to North Korea’s Lazarus Group sold more than $30 million in Bitcoin on Hyperliquid over the past three weeks, as Donald Trump pushes to bring the crypto platform onshore.
CryptoSlate says AI data centers are adopting a power-management lesson associated with Bitcoin miners. AI computing relies on electricity, generates substantial heat and requires heavy-duty cooling as services scale to millions of users.
Strategy has challenged MSCI’s proposal to remove it from the Global Investable Market Indexes. Michael Saylor and Phong Le called the plan flawed and accused MSCI of discriminating against digital asset businesses.
CryptoSlate examines how PowerCompute and USBC use collars, options and secured loans around Bitcoin holdings. Such arrangements can turn apparently passive corporate BTC treasuries into assets subject to contractual conditions and potential future supply.
Strive bought $143 million worth of Bitcoin last week, raising its holdings to 23,156 BTC and making it the fifth-largest corporate Bitcoin treasury. The company’s stock rose after the latest purchase, Bitcoin Magazine reported.
CryptoSlate reports a major Bitcoin derivatives imbalance: CME exposure stands at 41,252.1 BTC versus Coinbase’s 151.62 BTC residual. Any associated hedge could offset a squeeze, but the gap raises the risk of a sharp position shakeout.
Bitcoin remains above $78,000 and is on track for its best month since 2017, even as a hawkish Fed, US strikes on Iran and renewed Middle East conflict weigh on stocks and lift crude oil.
Bitcoin made sharp moves within its local range as US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent addressed US bond yields. Yields were approaching a new 20-year high during the volatile monthly close, Cointelegraph reported.
Russia’s Sberbank estimates $46.4 billion in crypto trading volume during the first year of the country’s market buildout. Bitcoin is expected to be popular as Russia accelerates crypto regulation.
Bitcoin is on track for its best August since 2017, CryptoSlate reported, trading near $78,400 as renewed US-Iran hostilities and a hawkish Federal Reserve stance test the digital asset’s recovery.
Strive bought 1,800 Bitcoin for $143 million, lifting its holdings to 23,156 BTC and making it the fifth-largest publicly traded corporate Bitcoin holder as crypto markets recover.
