Bullish, the institutional crypto exchange backed by tech billionaire Peter Thiel, is targeting a valuation of up to $4.23 billion in its U.S. initial public offering, according to a regulatory filing submitted on Aug. 4. The company is offering 20.3 million shares priced between $28 and $31, potentially raising as much as $629.3 million, Reuters […]
Ethereum ETFs 20-day inflow streak ends with $152M outflow
Spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) available in the US saw $152.3 million in outflows on Aug. 1, ending their longest streak of inflows. According to Farside Investors’ data, the outflow amount was the largest since Jan. 8. It ended the 20-day streak of positive netflows for Ethereum ETFs, which have accumulated nearly $5.4 billion during […]
Verb secures $558M to become first TON treasury vehicle, plans TON Strategy rebrand
Verb Technology has priced an oversubscribed $558 million private placement to pivot into a Toncoin (TON)-focused treasury vehicle in partnership with Kingsway Capital. According to an Aug. 4 statement, Verb plans to rebrand to TON Strategy Co. (TSC) post-close and become the first publicly traded treasury reserve for Toncoin (TON), expected on or around August […]
Coinbase seeks privacy overhaul in US finance laws
Coinbase has urged US lawmakers to modernize the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) by incorporating Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs) into the country’s financial compliance framework. In an Aug. 4 statement, Coinbase’s Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal argued that ZKPs could enhance financial transparency while simultaneously protecting consumer privacy. Why Zero-Knowledge Proofs? According to him, the existing Know-Your-Customer […]
Gold legally barred from what BTC, XRP, TON, ETH are now doing to Wall Street
No public company in the United States merely holds gold as its corporate purpose, but a firm listing itself around its TON holdings is entirely viable (and in the works). While gold ETFs have existed for years, the Strategy-style (formerly MicroStrategy) treasury play isn’t viable for gold. As token-backed narratives gain traction, a new class […]
Aave repurchases 70,000 tokens, boosting DeFi lead
Aave DAO has repurchased 70,000 AAVE tokens, or 0.5% of its total supply, in less than six months of its token buyback initiative. In an Aug. 4 post on X, DeFi analysis platform Token Logic stated that the platform acquired these tokens for $15.7 million at an average purchase price of $223.33 per token. The […]
Bitcoin futures shed $3B in leverage as traders trims risk
Bitcoin futures began August with a significant recalibration in positioning. In the first four days of the month, aggregate futures open interest (OI) fell from $83.63 billion to $79 .85 billion, a $3.78 billion drop in notional terms. This followed Bitcoin’s price dropping around 2.8%, indicating that most of the decline stemmed from position closures […]
Ethena’s $9.5B USDe could now challenge USDC’s number 2 spot by 2027
USDe’s market cap surged from approximately $5.33 billion on July 17 to over $9.3 billion by August 4, marking a nearly 75% increase and propelling it into the number three slot among all stablecoins, behind only USDT and USDC. The sudden rise has positioned Ethena’s synthetic dollar among top-tier stablecoins while also raising questions about […]
BitMine adds 833K Ethereum in 35 days
BitMine Immersion Technologies, the largest corporate holder of Ethereum, revealed that its total holdings are now at 833,137 ETH valued at over $2.9 billion, according to an Aug. 4 statement. This development places BitMine far ahead of previous frontrunner SharpLink, which reportedly holds 438,000 ETH. With this latest acquisition, BitMine has also climbed to third […]
Bitcoin bleeds $404M in a week investors pivoted to Ethereum
Crypto investment products saw a $223 million outflow last week, ending a 15-week period of consistent inflows, according to CoinShares’ latest weekly report. This marked a significant shift from the trend earlier in the week, which started with $883 million in inflows. James Butterfill, Head of Research at CoinShares, explained that broader macroeconomic conditions in […]