CMC Crypto News

The ECB says its digital euro will offer the highest available privacy while Revolut rolls out EURR, a euro-backed stablecoin on Ethereum, to users in Denmark, Poland, and Portugal.

IMF chief Georgieva said at Jackson Hole that stablecoins could cut cross-border costs but risk currency substitution, capital flow instability, and fiscal pressure in developing economies.

Strategy's Michael Saylor posted "We're Back" on X Aug. 30, hinting at the firm's first BTC after 2 months rebuilding reserves and buying back preferred stock STRC.

Russia's Sber plans to add USDT and ETH as loan collateral once regulators approve them for exchange trading, while its CFO publicly questions demand for the digital ruble.

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh struck a hawkish tone at Jackson Hole, lifting expectations of rate hikes and pressuring Bitcoin, which briefly slipped below $77,000.

BitGo has completed its acquisition of NYDIG's institutional trading unit, adding ~30 employees and expanding into derivatives, structured products, and financing for institutions.

Evernorth's S-4 registration with the SEC is now effective, clearing the path for its Nasdaq listing via a SPAC merger expected to close in late Q3 or early Q4 2026.

Visa and South Korean crypto exchange Upbit's parent Dunamu have partnered to explore stablecoin payments, cross-border remittances, and AI-powered commerce.

Grayscale Research says Zcash has "second mover advantages" over Bitcoin, with ZEC up ~19x in a year but still valued at under 1% of BTC's market cap, leaving room for upside.

Ethena Foundation proposed using 95% of net revenue for ENA buybacks, bought out seed investors' locked tokens, and will end monthly VC unlocks starting Oct. 5.

Ripple Prime launched a Delta One business offering total return swaps across US equities, indices, and digital assets, backed by $1B+ in regulatory net capital.

Binance co-founder CZ told Bitcoin Asia 2026 that BTC could overtake gold in the next bull run, with gold's market cap still ~10x larger, as BTC gained 25%+ last week.

Charles Schwab will add Solana, Avalanche, and Chainlink to its crypto platform in the coming months, expanding beyond BTC and ETH for its 39.9M brokerage account holders.

A Chainalysis report estimates crypto produced more than $457 billion in potentially taxable activity in 2025, most of it beyond the reach of new tax rules.

South Korea's Mirae Asset plans a 150T won ($109B) digital asset business via Digital X, covering crypto, stablecoins, RWAs, and tokenized gold, silver, and electricity.

Glassnode says BTC's rally, fueled by a record short squeeze and $2.8B in ETF inflows, faces a critical supply wall between $81K and $86K where long-term holders break even.

StarkWare researcher Avihu Levy completed a quantum-resistant Bitcoin transaction on mainnet, costing $150-$200 and bypassing standard relay rules via MARA's Slipstream.

DeFi Development Corp launched State of Solana, a free public dashboard tracking SOL network metrics, as the Nasdaq-listed treasury firm holds ~2.3M SOL worth $208M amid falling share prices.