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- Hong Kong enacted the Stablecoins Ordinance (Cap. 656) on August 1, 2025, establishing a legal framework for fiat-referenced stablecoins to position the city as a global digital asset hub. - The ordinance mandates HKMA licensing for stablecoin issuers, requiring HK$25 million minimum capital and full backing by high-quality liquid assets like government bonds. - Strict AML/cybersecurity protocols and market reactions, including BitMart withdrawing VASP applications, highlight the regulatory rigor balanci
- U.S. Department of Commerce partners with Chainlink and Pyth to publish macroeconomic data on blockchain networks, enhancing transparency and tamper-proof integrity. - Key indicators like GDP and PCE are now accessible via onchain feeds, enabling DeFi applications to integrate real-time economic metrics for dynamic financial tools. - The initiative drives institutional blockchain adoption, with Pyth and Chainlink tokens surging post-announcement, reflecting growing trust in decentralized data infrastruct
- Gryphon's stock jumped 42.1% to $1.75 as merger with American Bitcoin nears, with shares up 231% since May. - Post-merger entity retains ABTC ticker, controlled by Trump family (98%) and Hut 8, with Winklevoss brothers as anchor investors. - Strategic move aligns with 2025 crypto IPO surge, including Circle and Bullish, amid U.S. policy shifts like the GENIUS Act. - Merged entity aims to expand BTC reserves through Asian acquisitions, leveraging $5B securities filing for growth-focused capitalization.
- EU explores Ethereum/Solana for digital euro, diverging from China's private blockchain model. - Public chains offer interoperability with DeFi but raise governance risks and state influence concerns. - ECB aims to reduce U.S. stablecoin dominance while balancing innovation and sovereignty. - Final decision pending until 2025, with no formal network selected yet.
- MoreMarkets and Flare launch XRP Earn Account, enabling non-custodial yield generation for XRP holders via Flare’s FAssets and DeFi strategies. - Users retain asset control while earning returns through liquid staking and lending, with FXRP representing XRP on Flare’s network. - Partnership aligns with Flare’s institutional-grade DeFi goals, supported by custodian integrations and regulatory clarity post-Ripple-SEC settlement. - XRP’s market cap exceeds $176B as adoption grows in cross-border payments an
- Tether integrates USDT on Bitcoin via RGB protocol, addressing scalability and privacy issues to enable mass adoption. - RGB protocol anchors stablecoin ownership to Bitcoin’s blockchain while processing transactions off-chain, ensuring trustless, censorship-resistant transfers. - Tether’s $86B USDT market cap now supports Bitcoin-based DeFi and tokenized assets, strengthening its role as decentralized finance’s foundation. - Challenges include RGB wallet adoption and regulatory scrutiny, though Tether’s
- Pump.fun’s buyback program uses 30% of fees to repurchase and burn PUMP tokens, with 60% destroyed and 40% as staking rewards. - The platform dominates 77.4% of Solana memecoin trading volume, leveraging buybacks to stabilize prices amid market volatility. - Aggressive buybacks reduced PUMP’s supply by 0.766% since July 2025, creating algorithmic scarcity but facing risks from declining revenue and lawsuits. - Strategic initiatives like the Glass Full Foundation aim to sustain growth, though financial st
- India extends cotton import duty exemption until 2025 to counter U.S. 50% tariffs on Indian exports, boosting textile competitiveness through cheaper global inputs. - Policy triggered mixed market reactions: textile stocks surged 9% while export-oriented firms faced 12% selloff amid U.S. trade tensions and volatile cotton futures. - Long-term gains favor U.S. cotton producers (e.g., 10% price premium in India) and diversified investors in ETFs like COTN, despite 64.84% historical drawdown risks. - Strate
- U.S. 30-year mortgage rates averaged 6.548% on Aug. 29, 2025, showing minor daily fluctuations amid broader stability. - Despite Fed rate cuts since late 2024, rates remain elevated due to inflation, national debt, and Fed balance sheet reductions. - Homebuyers face challenges from "golden handcuffs" and high rates, requiring strong credit (740+) and DTI ratios under 36%. - Analysts predict short-term volatility but no return to pandemic-era sub-3% rates, with policy responses to inflation as key drivers.
- 07:48An Ethereum ICO participant transfers 0.01 ETH for testing after more than 10 years of inactivity.According to Jinse Finance, Lookonchain monitoring shows that an Ethereum ICO participant, "0x42D3", just transferred 0.01 ETH for testing after being inactive for over 10 years. He initially invested only $49 in the ICO and received 158 ETH—now worth about $694,000, yielding a return of 14,177 times.
- 07:40Data: In the past hour, total liquidations across the network reached $64.56 million, with long positions accounting for $62.48 million.According to ChainCatcher, citing Coinglass data, the total liquidations across the network reached $64.56 million, with long positions accounting for $62.48 million of the liquidations.
- 07:39A dormant pre-mined address containing 158 ETH was activated after 10.1 years.Jinse Finance reported that, according to Whale Alert monitoring, at 15:30 (UTC+8), a dormant pre-mined address containing 158 ETH (worth $693,197) was just activated after 10.1 years (it was worth $48 in 2015)!