Today's Crypto and Bitcoin News

Odaily Planet Daily report: According to MSX.COM data, at the opening of U.S. markets, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.13%, the S&P 500 increased 0.4%, the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.26%, and the VIX volatility index rose 0.06%. AI-related stocks generally declined, with ARM down 7.5%, Astera

South Africa proposed its first framework for cross-border crypto transfer reporting.Transfers to offshore platforms and non-custodial wallets would require authorized processing and reporting.Public comments on the draft rules are open until September 30.South Africa’s National Treasury and South A

MSTR stock has fallen by 4.34% to $93.32 after Strategy sold roughly $105 million of Bitcoin, raised new cash through common stock sales, and increased its USD reserve to $4 billion.Strategy Sells Bitcoin and Raises CashStrategy sold 1,638 Bitcoin last week for about $104.73 million, reducing total

IOTA just shipped one of its most consequential upgrades to date. The Starfish consensus engine is now live on the IOTA mainnet, replacing the previous Mysticeti engine with a fundamentally different approach to how the network reaches agreement on transactions.The upgrade, activated via protocol ve

DeepX, a South Korean AI semiconductor startup, has reportedly secured new funding at roughly four times its previous valuation, according to Bloomberg. The deal underscores a broader trend that should have crypto investors paying close attention: the AI chip market is absorbing capital at a pace th

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission slapped UBS AG and its subsidiaries with a $5 million civil monetary penalty on September 4, 2025, for what amounts to nearly a decade of failing to properly watch its own trades. UBS Financial Services Inc. and UBS Securities LLC were named alongside the par

While crypto Twitter debates which AI token will 10x next, KKR just quietly raised $19.2 billion to buy the actual buildings where artificial intelligence lives. The firm closed KKR Global Infrastructure Investors V, its largest infrastructure fund ever, with a laser focus on data centers and the di

ChainCatcher report, according to Wall St Engine, Morgan Stanley analyst James Faucette downgraded Circle (CRCL) from Equalweight to Underweight, reducing the price target from $106 to $38. Faucette noted that the contraction in USDC’s scale has exposed Circle’s reserve income sensitivity, implying

BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, has expanded its tokenized cash platform, introducing a couple of new tokenized money market products, the firm said on Monday.Back in May of this year, BlackRock filed for the new products with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). BlackRoc

BlockBeats news, on August 3, crypto KOL Ansem recently posted that this cycle will be “very, very wild.” He noted that in the previous cycle, approximately 90% of retail investors became exit liquidity for smart money, due to centralized exchanges listing meme coins only after they reached billions

According to Securitize’s blog on August 3 (UTC+8), BlackRock has launched two tokenized money market products—BlackRock Select Treasury Based Liquidity Fund On-Chain Shares (BSTBL) and BlackRock Daily Reinvestment Stablecoin Reserve Vehicle (BRSRV)—to expand its cash management offerings. BSTBL is

Ripple invests in ZILO and Licuido to expand regulated institutional finance infrastructure across the XRP Ledger ecosystem through strategic partnerships.ZILO provides regulated transfer agency technology while Licuido enables tokenized asset issuance, distribution, and collateral mobility for fina

American Bitcoin said its corporate treasury has moved above 8,000 BTC, a milestone the company tied to record Bitcoin mining production during the second quarter of 2026, according to its latest quarterly results.American Bitcoin Treasury Crosses 8,000 BTCThe company disclosed that its self-held re

Something significant is happening in equity markets, and it has nothing to do with a meme coin or a celebrity NFT drop. Technology stocks just recorded their largest five-week inflow in history, according to market data provider Barchart, as investors continue betting heavily on artificial intellig

ChainCatcher report: Asset management giant BlackRock has announced the launch of two tokenized money market products, further expanding its blockchain-based cash management offerings, including the BlackRock Select Treasury Based Liquidity Fund (BSTBL) and the BlackRock Daily Reinvestment Stablecoi