Ethereum Rally Fuels Crypto Trading Volume to 8-Month Peak
A powerful shift in investor sentiment toward Ethereum was the key catalyst behind the crypto market’s trading surge in August.

A powerful shift in investor sentiment toward Ethereum was the key catalyst behind the crypto market’s trading surge in August.
ECB President Christine Lagarde is urging a preemptive crackdown on regulatory arbitrage in the stablecoin market.
Tuesday’s ETF flow data indicates a significant pivot in institutional sentiment.
If you’ve been wary of buying crypto on unfamiliar websites, a new option may be coming soon.
Coinbase is making a new type of futures trade available: one that combines famous tech companies like Apple, Amazon, and Nvidia with popular Bitcoin and Ethereum funds.
The Trump family-backed World Liberty Financial (WLFI) token debuted on major exchanges, including Binance and Coinbase, at over $0.30.
Crypto investment products roared back with a massive $2.5 billion in weekly inflows, reversing the previous week’s outflows.
Cryptocurrency theft rose significantly in August, with hackers and scammers stealing an estimated $163 million across 16 separate incidents.
Metaplanet disclosed Monday the purchase of an additional 1,009 Bitcoin at an average price of approximately $111,068 per coin, for a total value of ¥16.48 billion ($112 million).
An anti-corruption court in Gujarat has delivered a powerful verdict, sentencing eleven police officials and a former BJP legislator to life imprisonment for using their official positions to commit kidnapping and extortion.
Japan’s shift towards a digital financial ecosystem is accelerating, with banking giant Japan Post Bank placing a major bet on deposit tokens.
Asset manager 21Shares has filed for a spot Sei ETF with the SEC, a proposal that includes a plan to generate staking rewards for investors.
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has clarified a path for foreign cryptocurrency exchanges to provide legal access to American traders.
Hong Kong’s OSL Group saw revenue climb to HK$195.4 million ($25.1M) in the first half of 2025, a 58% year-on-year increase.
Circle is on a tear. Two huge announcements today show USDC is becoming deeply embedded in global finance:

"A purely peer-to-peer version of electronic cash would allow online
payments to be sent directly from one party to another without going through a
financial institution." - Satoshi Nakamoto (Bitcoin White Paper)
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