Monthly Archives: August 2026

Fasset raised $68 million in a Series C led by SBI Group as the companies plan a digital bank in Malaysia and to expand stablecoin payments. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/sbi-fasset-round-1b-valuation?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bitcoin closed a weekly candle above its 50-week EMA for the first time since late 2025 as markets prepared for the Jackson Hole symposium. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/markets/first-bear-market-trend-line-reclaim-since-2025-five-things-to-know-in-bitcoin-this-week?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Piero Cipollone said the Eurosystem would not identify digital euro users as central bank digital currencies face privacy concerns worldwide. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/ecb-digital-euro-privacy-cbdcs-global-scrutiny?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Germany expands its lead in EU MiCA authorizations with 79 crypto asset service providers, ahead of France and the Netherlands. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/germany-mica-lead-licensing-update-6-banks?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

US spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $1.92 billion last week, their strongest weekly inflow since October 2025, as Bitcoin briefly climbed above $78,000 on Friday. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/markets/bitcoin-etf-inflows-billion-strongest-week-october?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Participating banks will test post-quantum wallets and onchain transfers while regulators from Abu Dhabi, Bhutan and Malta initially observe. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/banks-regulators-quantum-resistant-crypto-pilot?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Existing virtual asset providers must apply for an NOC by Sept. 5 or cease operations under Pakistan’s new regulatory framework. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/pakistan-crypto-licensing-portal-september-5-deadline?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Term permanently closed its Meta Vaults after an attack reportedly removed nearly all of their Ethereum deposits. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/term-finance-8-5m-vault-governance-exploit?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The US may face a debt crisis within three years according to Ray Dalio, and debt-related issues helped fuel a rally in Bitcoin that could mark the beginning of a new cycle. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/we-are-back-bitcoins-23-rally-on-us-debt-policy-hodlers-digest?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

A Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland study finds crypto investors hold sharply different views on returns and risk, while information about Bitcoin’s past gains can increase both desired allocations and actual crypto purchases. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/fed-study-finds-crypto-investors-driven-by-beliefs-easily-swayed-by-returns?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound