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Japan’s FSA, Finance Ministry, BOJ and financial institutions will study blockchain infrastructure for securities cash settlement and aim to produce a development plan by early 2027, according to Cointelegraph.
Bitcoin fell to $79,000 on Wednesday after rising 23% in seven days. August ETF inflows moved above $3 billion, while demand remained steady, according to CoinDesk.
Strategy’s net leverage is near zero as cash almost matches its convertible debt, while the bitcoin treasury company has built nearly four years of preferred-dividend coverage and continues buying STRC below par.
Judge Katherine Polk Failla has postponed Roman Storm’s Tornado Cash retrial until April 2027. His motion for acquittal remains undecided, while TORN is the related crypto asset.
A federal jury convicted Profit Connect owner Brent Kovar on 15 counts in an alleged $24 million AI crypto fraud scheme. Prosecutors said false guarantees and nonexistent reserves attracted at least 400 investors.
Kalshi has sold $1.12 billion of a planned $1.5 billion equity offering, according to a Form D cited by Cointelegraph. The filing lists 71 investors and cites an exemption from SEC registration for certain private offerings.
Revolut is beginning a limited European rollout of its EURR stablecoin, with selected customers in Denmark, Poland and Portugal included in the initial phase, CoinDesk reported.
Bitcoin’s end-of-September options expiry has 130,670 BTC in open interest versus 79,003 BTC for August. Positioning includes hedges near $60,000 and upside exposure above $78,000, leaving the low-$70,000 range less covered.
Japan plans to begin developing stock and bond tokenization this year as regulators modernize national settlement systems and seek to retain institutional investors and foreign capital.
Bitcoin fell to $78,000 after extending its early losses, while markets looked ahead to Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s keynote speech at the Jackson Hole conference on Friday, CoinDesk reported.
Revolut has launched the Bridge-issued EURR euro stablecoin in three European markets. The token will work across multiple blockchains and with external wallets, while broader availability across the EEA is expected later this year.
Trail of Bits identified a Provenance vulnerability that could let empty wallets control 82 assets and put the token supply plus about $500,000 in HASH escrow at risk. No exploitation has been confirmed.
A $6.4 billion bitcoin options expiry is scheduled for Friday after BTC climbed from $62,000 to $80,000. CoinDesk says market makers face increased exposure around several key strike prices, potentially amplifying volatility.
Roman Storm’s Tornado Cash retrial has been delayed until April 2027. Judge Katherine Polk Failla cited Storm’s pending acquittal motion and a related request for a continuance in adjourning the proceedings.
Bitcoin ETFs have posted inflows for seven straight days, cutting their 2026 year-to-date net outflow deficit by more than half. Their inflow total remains $390 million below October 2025’s level, Cointelegraph reported.
The Blockchain Association wants one-off and intermediary-routed stablecoin cash-outs excluded from an account requirement. Regulators would decide when self-custody holders become customers of the issuer.
BlackRock cut the minimum swap size for its bitcoin ETF to $1 million, CoinDesk reported. The change reflects efforts by ETF issuers to make it easier for large self-custody holders to move into ETF shares.
XRP’s 44% rally has brought leverage back to the Binance market, with estimated leverage at its highest since January. Longs outnumber shorts and futures volume exceeds spot trading by more than five times, raising pullback risk.
