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The balance of power between centralized and decentralized platforms has reached a new milestone. In July 2026, DEX spot volume equaled nearly 24% of CEX volume, the highest since tracking began in 2019. The number is real. Its interpretation deserves a closer look: this record owes as much to the retreat of centralized platforms as to the strength of DEXs, and it lands at the worst possible time for European traders, in the middle of a regulatory shift.

Bitcoin treasury companies face a new debate around inclusion criteria in major indices. Saylor and Strategy contest an MSCI proposal targeting certain companies considered nonoperational. The group believes this filter could exclude several digital asset-related stocks. However, the cost of this decision goes beyond the companies concerned, as billions of dollars in capital could be affected. The MSCI consultation remains open until September 30 before a decision is expected in October.

The exchange Binance recorded 15.7 billion dollars in net asset inflows during August. This is a record according to Binance Research. Indeed, the exchange platform attracted more than 75% of the positive flows recorded by the main centralized exchanges. This trend coincides with a monthly increase of over 20% in bitcoin. However, it does not mean that 15.7 billion dollars were automatically used to acquire BTC. Deposits consider various cryptos and correspond to different strategies.

The number of addresses holding at least one million dollars in bitcoins increased by 10.4% during the month of August. According to available statistics, it rose from 111846 to 123482. This increase accompanies the monthly rebound of more than 20% of BTC. However, it does not mean that 11636 people became millionaires, because an address does not necessarily equate to a single investor.

OpenSea puts Solana NFTs back at the center of its crypto strategy more than four years after a first failed attempt. The marketplace will again allow buying, selling and trading Solana collections. The launch was not yet active at the August 31 announcement, but OpenSea plans to open it this week. Mad Lads, Claynosaurz and several other collections should be available from the start.

Strive steps up a gear. The Nasdaq-listed asset manager (ASST) has just acquired 1,800 additional bitcoins for a total bill of around 143 million dollars. This operation was announced on Monday on X by its CEO, Matt Cole. Paid at an average price of 79,431 dollars each, this new batch raises the company's total reserve to 23,156 BTC, or nearly 1.76 billion dollars according to its latest 8-K report.

Historically, the month of September represents the least favorable period for U.S. stocks. The S&P 500 undergoes an average correction of 0.7% and closes higher in only 44% of cases since 1950. This seasonality is associated with high bond yields, U.S. public debt exceeding 40 trillion dollars, and questions about the profitability of investments in artificial intelligence this year. However, history does not directly predict a decline.

A crypto vote is imminent in the Senate, but the CLARITY Act falls to a 13% chance. Is the market already anticipating failure? Analysis.

Bitmine never lets up. Tom Lee's company has just added 131 million dollars worth of ETH to its treasury, its biggest weekly purchase since June, bringing its holdings to 4.9% of the total supply. And Tom Lee doesn't intend to stop there... He already sees further for Ethereum.

Eric Trump is bragging about fat margins and machines that never clock out, while Forbes claims the real numbers look a lot uglier, leaving the president’s son and his critics in a full-blown Texas-sized brawl over the true cost of mined bitcoin.

Michael Saylor's company has just resumed its bitcoin acquisitions, but at a price that raises questions. Strategy has just bought 4603 BTC at 80318 each for 369.7 million dollars after about two months of absence. However, the company had sold several thousand bitcoins a few weeks earlier at a significantly lower price. Thus, this market return is not a simple resumption of accumulation, but it provides insight into the financial arrangements that now mark this group's bitcoin strategy, between capital raises, liquidity management, and share buybacks.

Stablecoins are at the heart of a debate on digital currency. Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether, contrasts their model with tokenized bank deposits. According to him, these two forms of money do not rely on the same guarantees. He believes that reserves in U.S. Treasury bonds offer more solid coverage. This position responds to criticism from the Bank for International Settlements, which advocates tokenized deposits. The debate concerns the reserves and the future of finance.

On August 19, 2026, the Belgian Department for Combating Online Harm (BAPO) issued five decisions requiring four registrars and one registry to provide a complete file on operators of illicit sports streaming sites: identity, IBAN, bank cards, crypto wallets, and transaction identifiers, plus twelve months of connection logs. All under seal of secrecy. The cross-border scope of the injunction remains, in practice, to be tested.

The Fed could raise its rates in September. The scenario is already worrying Bitcoin, gold, and bond markets since Kevin Warsh's firm speech at Jackson Hole. However, Fed Funds contracts still assign only a 58% probability to a hike. This is far from the 90% generally associated with an almost certain decision.

Brazil is one of the world's most active markets for cryptocurrency adoption. For travelers, digital nomads, and expats moving to or visiting the country, digital assets offer a practical way to move money across borders, manage living expenses, and navigate local financial needs smoothly.

DeFi is rapidly recovering. The SoSoValue crypto index $DEFI.ssi has gained nearly 38% since August 17, rising from 0.3616 to around 0.498 after peaking at 0.511. The rebound of Bitcoin and Ethereum helped. But investors are also eyeing Washington: the new rules being considered in the United States could allow DeFi protocols to better redistribute their revenues to their tokens.

The largest Russian bank Sber is preparing a new step in its crypto services. The institution wants to accept three assets as loan collateral while Russia prepares to enter a regulated framework. Bitcoin, Ether, and USDT are to join the existing collaterals. This development depends on the central bank's authorization for their listing. Meanwhile, Sber notes limited demand for the digital ruble before its wider deployment as part of this transformation of the current national financial sector.

Strategy reportedly acquired bitcoin for the first time since June 22 according to Michael Saylor's statements. The company president broadcast a brief message as BTC was close to 79,000 dollars. No acquisition, amount, or average price has yet been published. This announcement follows four consecutive sales that reduced Strategy's reserves by 6916 BTC since their last peak.

ECB official Isabel Schnabel urges central banks to embrace blockchain. Explore what this shift means for crypto.

In August, Dogecoin temporarily rose by 21.4%, its best monthly performance since January 2026. During the second half of this month, DOGE benefited from a strong increase to reach 0.10 dollar. However, the crypto lost part of its gains. This rebound does not, however, end its annual downward trend. The crypto still suffers a decline of nearly 27% since January and remains significantly below its 2025 peak.

Zcash has just experienced a strange week. ZEC climbed about 72% between August 18 and 23, reaching 878 dollars. Discussions on social media exploded even faster. Then almost everything fell back before the launch of Grayscale's ETF on August 25. The price has since corrected by about 10%.

A tech conference where as many deals are signed on the surfboard as in the networking space. This is the bet of the SHAKA Festival, returning to the Cité de l'Océan in Biarritz from September 24 to 26, 2026. Founders, CTOs, and investors come for a format that embraces its "anti-conference" side and for a lineup mixing crypto, AI, and French institutions. Cointribune is a partner of the edition, with a code included.

What if the bitcoin bull run no longer played out on Wall Street? While Ki Young Ju points internationally, Russia is already preparing to accept bitcoin as loan collateral. Two signals, one direction: adoption is scaling up, and the United States is no longer the only player at the table.

The acquisition of Cursor by SpaceX is already starting to change the AI market. OpenAI wants to withdraw its models from the code editor starting November 12. Anthropic takes the opposite direction: Claude will remain available and will even benefit from more computing capacity. Cursor thus finds itself in the middle of the old battle between Elon Musk and Sam Altman.

Grayscale believes that the evolution of US debt would favor Bitcoin, Ether, and Zcash. These three cryptos could benefit from significant demand for assets independent of fiat currencies. Indeed, this theory arises as federal debt has just exceeded 40 trillion dollars. However, it does not represent a current projection. A rate increase triggered by the US financing needs would also penalize the crypto ecosystem in the short term.

Polygon has finally explained what its Austin and Kyoto hard forks were hiding. The two updates fixed several security vulnerabilities kept private during their deployment. Some could slow down the network, crash nodes, or force validators to perform very costly computational work. Polygon claims no exploitation was observed on the mainnet.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has sanctioned Gabriel Perez, former teleprompter operator at the White House. He will have to pay 172,539.02 dollars after using non-public information to trade on the predictive markets platform Kalshi, notably on contracts related to Donald Trump's interventions.

Security remains a top priority across crypto, yet losses keep climbing, with over $3.63 billion stolen since 2025. CEXes are most exposed through private key compromise, while DEXes face smart contract exploits, increasingly compounded by fake UIs and malicious integrations. The actors have evolved just as fast. Rogue individuals have given way to organized cartels and state-sponsored groups, including North Korean hackers, who now use mixers, bridges, and staggered withdrawals to stay untraceable. This report examines the shifting threat landscape, from auditing and insurance protocols to the security infrastructure CEXes like Toobit deploy to protect users. We’ve summarized the key highlights, but be sure to dig into the full 15 slides in the full report here.