Archive 2026

Disagreements between the United States and Iran suddenly take on a new dimension. Washington has launched its "economic D-Day" against Tehran, with a massive strengthening of secondary sanctions on international financial flows. This campaign by the U.S. administration now threatens liquidity circuits. Moreover, it puts pressure on actors using alternative transfer systems. Between sanctions, compliance constraints, and risks of financial disruptions, the crypto universe is directly exposed.

Why do some buy bitcoin while others prefer to stay away? A study by the Cleveland Federal Reserve points less to age or income than to a harder-to-measure factor: what each person thinks about the future return of crypto. And a few figures on past performance can sometimes be enough to tip the undecided.

The increase in ETH was expected for a long time, says Tom Lee, as BitMine buys 32,447 more ethers. This statement comes in a context marked by the recent evolution of the Ethereum market. The operation thus parallels two elements: the accumulation of ETH by BitMine and Tom Lee's analysis. His comment sheds light on this progress. With this acquisition, BitMine directly strengthens its exposure to Ethereum, while Tom Lee highlights an increase he considers expected.

Gold has just climbed to 4,620 dollars an ounce, its highest level in three months. Bitcoin is trading around 78,000 dollars after a rise of about 20% since the U.S. Treasury announcement on August 19. Both assets benefit from the same movement: the dollar falls and investors start looking for alternatives again.

As the U.S. Treasury keeps the money printer spinning, Bitcoin surges 25% in a week and brushes $80,000, leaving bears grinding their teeth while bulls start dreaming big again.

The crypto exchange platform Coinbase aims to bring Wall Street into DeFi. Indeed, the exchange is proceeding with the official deployment of its tokenized shares on Base, its own Layer-2 network. This market is breaking new records. Thus, it reached an amount of 2.3 billion dollars by mid-2026. The main players in the sector aim to make these shares usable tools in decentralized applications.

HYPE has just set a new record at $83.27. The Hyperliquid token then retreated around $77.50, with a capitalization close to 19.5 billion. However, the schedule arrives at a delicate moment. On August 29, an additional 14.17 million HYPE must become available. Current value: about 1.2 billion dollars.

Bitcoin is increasingly embedding itself in the balance sheets of publicly traded companies. Thus, Strive has just expanded its bitcoin treasury strategy through a significant purchase. This acquisition allows it to consolidate its positions at a time when investors watch every capital movement. An unprecedented financial mechanism is illustrated behind this major operation: capital allocation, shareholder exposure, and reserve strategy are at the heart of the equation. What does this bitcoin offensive by Strive really reveal?