MARA sold 23,093 BTC for about $1.63 billion in the first half of 2026, using the proceeds to cut debt and fund expansion. The move underscores its shift from simple Bitcoin stacking to a more aggressive BTC-backed financing strategy, with plenty of upside and risk.
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Uzbekistan is cracking down on unlicensed crypto while carving out tightly controlled lanes for stablecoins, tokenized securities, and mining. The country wants crypto growth, but only through licensed domestic players, heavy oversight, and state-approved rails.
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Crypto startup funding cooled sharply in early August, with investors putting just $76.35 million into disclosed rounds and leaning hard toward payments, APIs, stablecoins, and other infrastructure plays. The message is clear: less hype, more rails.
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The Philippines is making real progress in fintech, but its digital economy still accounts for just 2.5% of GDP. Strong wallet and payment adoption is helping, yet weak infrastructure, fragmented regulation, and skills gaps are still holding back broader transformation.
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Claims that NYSE is building an onchain settlement platform for tokenized securities remain unverified, while the SEC makes one thing clear: tokenized assets are still securities and still have to play by securities-law rules.
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Bitcoin options traders are still leaning bullish, with call-heavy positioning clustered around key strikes at $60,000, $70,000 and $80,000. The setup is constructive, but not euphoric: downside hedges remain in play, suggesting traders want upside without ignoring Bitcoin’s usual volatility.
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NYSE and DTCC are pushing tokenized securities from crypto talking point into Wall Street’s core infrastructure, with live tests already underway and 24/7 trading on the roadmap. The catch: regulatory approval still stands between the vision and a live market overhaul.
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Bitcoin briefly topped $65,000 as softer jobs data and strong spot ETF inflows lifted risk appetite, but the real test comes with Wednesday’s U.S. CPI report. Traders are watching $65,800 resistance closely — and a hot inflation print could knock BTC right back down.
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Orla has given AI agents stablecoin wallets with hard spending caps, using the wallet deposit as the maximum possible loss. The setup separates machine spending from human spending, adds approval limits, and lets agents pay USDC invoices over x402 without turning autonomy into a blank check.
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AlphaPepe’s presale is leaning hard on a $1 dream, with Stage 20 priced at $0.02551, $2.26 million raised, and a FINAL30 bonus to keep buyers piling in. The pitch has utility claims and a big update due August 19 — but hype is not the same as real demand.
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