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Bitcoin’s Coinbase premium indicator has turned positive for the first time since May, CoinDesk reported, as BTC seeks to hold above $80,000. The shift highlights a change in Bitcoin’s market position.
Bitcoin fell below $80,000 while Solana led major crypto assets higher ahead of Warsh’s Jackson Hole debut. Most majors gained over 24 hours; bitcoin rose 9% and Solana 20% over the week.
A Sheikh Tahnoon-linked group is reportedly backing a 49% stake in the holding company behind World Liberty’s conditionally approved US trust bank, The Wall Street Journal reported, linking Abu Dhabi capital to the Trump-associated crypto venture.
StarkWare says Bitcoin has completed its first experimental quantum-safe transaction. The test used Bitcoin’s existing rules to protect funds from a potential future quantum attack without requiring a network upgrade.
Virtu and Tradeweb completed a full onchain repo cycle in under 10 minutes on the Canton Network, using the Marshall Islands-issued USDM1 digital bond as collateral, Cointelegraph reported.
About $6.4 billion in Bitcoin options are due to expire in Deribit’s Friday settlement, representing nearly one-fifth of the exchange’s BTC open interest. Max pain is well below Bitcoin’s current trading level.
The Japanese Bitcoin Industry has unveiled Aurora, a Bitcoin and Lightning-focused initiative designed to improve cross-border payments for global fans of Japan’s anime and games market, valued at 2 trillion yen.
Bitcoin is again nearing $81,000 ahead of Kevin Warsh’s first major speech as Federal Reserve chairman at the Jackson Hole meeting, Bitcoin Magazine reported.
Public Citizen estimates investors lost $4.7 billion through Trump-linked crypto ventures, while saying USD1 stablecoin holders have not suffered major losses. The claims draw attention to WLFI, USD1 and TRUMP.
Zcash has climbed roughly 19-fold in a year, while Grayscale says its market cap remains below 1% of Bitcoin’s. The firm sees potential for ZEC to challenge Bitcoin’s network effects as privacy demand grows.
Bitcoin’s first post-quantum transaction was broadcast this week, Bitcoin Magazine reported. The Sharknet Foundation explained the process at Bitcoin Asia, where it discussed how the transaction was completed without a Bitcoin fork.
Connecticut’s new lawsuit against Kalshi adds to a growing prediction-market legal battle in state and federal courts. With rulings roughly split, the dispute could ultimately reach the U.S. Supreme Court.
