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The IMF now attributes growth in El Salvador’s Bitcoin holdings to donations, reversing its assessment from a year ago that the reserve total was unchanged and coins were merely moved between government wallets.
Bitcoin ETFs attracted $731 million on Thursday, their largest daily inflow since January. Every fund rose almost 6%, while combined net assets topped $103 billion for the first time. BlackRock’s IBIT took well over half of the inflows.
The IMF said El Salvador’s Bitcoin accumulated since June 2025 came from private donations, not public funds. The clarification follows questions about the country’s reported $100 million Bitcoin acquisition.
Sony has rejected a $508 million tariff refund claim from PS5 buyers as “illogical,” Decrypt reports. The dispute follows a second PlayStation price increase in March, five weeks after the tariffs were struck down.
The DOJ said three 2025 warrants seized more than $560,000 from Hamas-linked crypto fundraising. Access to captured systems later enabled agents to obtain additional donations, according to CryptoSlate.
A TrueUSD defendant in a $456 million court case must submit an affidavit identifying sources of legal funding within days. Any sanctions would require a separate application from Techteryx.
Ukraine reportedly dismantled a Kyiv crypto-drainer ring that used fake Telegram investment ads to direct EU victims to a lookalike exchange. The operation allegedly emptied wallets and moved up to $1 million monthly.
The DOJ said crypto seizures linked to Hamas fundraising reached $560,000. The FBI also took control of domains and servers, including Alqassam.ps, to intercept donations and prevent further fundraising for the Al-Qassam Brigades.
French company Capital B raised €7.6 million from Adam Back to fund another bitcoin purchase, following a bitcoin fundraiser conducted by the company last month, Bitcoin Magazine reported.
Spot XRP funds have attracted $170 million across 11 consecutive sessions. Second-quarter filings list Goldman Sachs, Jane Street and Millennium among the largest professional holders, with Goldman at the top of the cited institutional group.
