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Solid gold Trump holding a bitcoin in front of the Capitol: crypto happening or presidential cult? Between pop culture and monetary policy, Washington becomes the theater of a curious spectacle.

The Bullish crypto exchange creates a surprise. Recently listed in New York, the exchange revealed second-quarter results significantly above expectations. Performances that exceed Wall Street forecasts. Bullish is also among the most publicized crypto IPOs of the year, alongside Circle, Gemini, and eToro.

What will China do if the United States truly start selling gold to embrace bitcoin?

Lawmakers from the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives recently met with crypto industry stakeholders to deliberate on key market structures and codify laws for establishing a strategic Bitcoin reserve.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says he has never been more confident that the Clarity Act will pass, bringing clear rules and growth to the US crypto market.

Ethereum staking promises regular returns. But withdrawals are not instantaneous. Vitalik Buterin reminds why this delay is not a bug, but an essential safeguard for network security.

Barely announced, the Fed's rate cut has reignited crypto market enthusiasm. However, behind this surge lies another driver: the leverage effect of project-specific announcements. Avalanche (AVAX) and Hyperliquid (HYPE), driven by aggressive strategies, captured most of the bullish flows. Between monetary steering and targeted initiatives, token performance depends as much on macroeconomic decisions as on their ability to convince on the ground.

Popular names like the Lazarus Group often make headlines when it comes to crypto scams. But in an interesting twist, market participants were shocked to learn that digital asset fraud has crept into the sacred corridors of religion. A U.S. court has convicted a Denver pastor and his wife of running a fake cryptocurrency scheme following their indictment in July.

The SEC has introduced new rules to speed up approvals for spot cryptocurrency ETFs, allowing faster market access while maintaining oversight.

Decentralized exchanges (DEX) continue their rapid rise. Last week, they generated over $171.26 billion in spot volume, a 21% increase in just seven days. These figures, revealed by Phoenix Group, confirm that decentralized finance continues to attract more traders, at the expense of centralized platforms (CEX).

The spectacular fall of SafeMoon continues to cause ripples. After the conviction of its CEO for fraud, the FBI now opens its doors to victims to try to recover part of the lost funds. But is restitution in the crypto universe as complex as hoped?

Solana and XRP arrive in the regulated court of the CME. Altcoins take the microphone… but who will really make institutional markets buzz?

On CNBC, Eric Trump stated that Bitcoin has "taken the role of gold in today’s world," elevating crypto to the status of a strategic safe haven asset. This media appearance coincides with the launch of American Bitcoin, a mining and BTC holding company he is close to. Far from a mere announcement, this statement fits within a dynamic where publicly traded companies are beginning to integrate bitcoin at the heart of their reserve strategy.

Powell cuts timidly, Trump shouts louder than ever, and crypto cheers. In Washington, the FED lowers its arms, while Bitcoin and stablecoins revise their choreography.

The internationalization of the Chinese currency is no longer a fantasy. The growth of international payments in yuan is skyrocketing. Bitcoin is lurking.

Ethereum network stakers are facing record-long exit times, with about 2.5 million ETH ($11.25 billion) pending withdrawal from the validator set, according to dashboard reports. Given this backlog of unsettled transactions, the waiting time for withdrawal has stretched to more than 46 days—the longest in the network's history. For comparison, the last big peak in wait time, which occurred in August, only had an 18-day wait.

Usually September bleeds, this time bitcoin smiles: +8%. But behind the miracle, the Fed pulls the strings and the crypto ecosystem holds its breath.

Metaplanet changes dimension. The former Japanese real estate player, now a pioneer in bitcoin treasury, is now affirmed as a model of institutional adoption. With the simultaneous opening of two subsidiaries in Miami and Tokyo, the company no longer just stores the rare asset: it builds a real income infrastructure around bitcoin.

House Republicans want to make a big move: combine the ban on a digital dollar with a crypto law already supported by some Democrats. A risky strategy that reveals both the urgency to define a regulatory framework and the ideological divides in the U.S. Congress.

American Express is letting travellers collect NFT passport stamps to capture trips digitally and personalise memories securely.

Pump.fun handled over 1 billion in daily trading volume, setting a new milestone for the platform. Meanwhile, the wider memecoin market experienced a broad rally, with trading activity and market capitalisation surging.

Washington dreams of a digital safe: one million bitcoins in the national reserve. But between orange ties, Republican promises, and empty coffers, the crypto political saga unfolds with suspense.

Less than a year after a record $4.3 billion settlement with the US Department of Justice, Binance seeks to turn the page. The platform, a pillar of the global crypto ecosystem, is negotiating the lifting of the monitoring imposed by the authorities under the agreement. This move raises questions about the evolution of the balance of power between regulators and major players in the sector.

Bitcoin and Ethereum are no longer the only ones capturing the attention of large institutional investors. Solana is now positioning itself as a new leading player among this elite. According to the latest data published by the Strategic Solana Reserve, corporate treasuries now hold more than 17 million SOL tokens, a value exceeding 4 billion dollars. 

The most underestimated risk of bitcoin may no longer be its volatility, but its gradual disappearance from the market. A new report from Fidelity Digital Assets warns of an increasingly marked dynamic: a growing share of the BTC stock is accumulating in inactive or institutional wallets, permanently escaping liquidity. By 2032, this concentration could reach a historic threshold, redefining the available supply and market balances.

Banks are screaming disaster, Coinbase responds with numbers: stablecoins do not swallow deposits, but happily crunch the $187 billion in banking fees.

What if your software soon handled your payments without you? Google takes a step closer to this reality by launching an unprecedented protocol: its intelligent agents can now exchange money between themselves via bank cards and dollar-backed stablecoins. This project, supported by Coinbase and other companies, paves the way for an automated economy where AIs no longer just assist you... but act on your behalf.

Nakamoto Holdings becomes the symbol of a fatigue in the Bitcoin treasuries model. Discover all the details here!