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Bitmine Immersion Technologies has expanded its Ethereum treasury to 5.85 million ETH, worth about $14.3 billion. The company now controls roughly 4.8% of Ethereum’s circulating supply. Additionally, Bitmine added 32,447 ETH during the past week, extending its weekly buying streak. The company’s broader holdings reached $14.9 billion, including Bitcoin, cash, marketable securities, and strategic investments.

CME Group has expanded institutional pricing infrastructure for Ethena’s ENA token with three regional dollar benchmarks. The new rates begin publishing daily on August 24 through CF Benchmarks, CME’s benchmark administrator. The suite covers London, New York, and Asia-Pacific market closes. Each benchmark publishes at 4 p.m. local time, giving institutions valuation points suited to different operating regions. Moreover, the benchmarks run every day, including weekends and public holidays.

Strive has expanded its Bitcoin treasury with another major purchase as corporate demand for scarce digital assets continues gaining momentum. The company bought 1,110 BTC for roughly $81.5 million between August 17 and August 21. Consequently, its total Bitcoin holdings climbed to 21,356 BTC. Strive paid an average of $73,409 per coin, including fees and expenses. The latest purchase increased Strive’s Bitcoin reserves by about 5.5% from 20,246 BTC earlier this month.

Hyperliquid Policy Center is pressing U.S. regulators to establish clearer rules for equity perpetual contracts. The group wants the SEC and CFTC to treat qualifying products as security futures. Its proposal could give U.S. exchanges a clearer path to list these rapidly growing derivatives. Perpetual contracts have expanded rapidly, yet U.S. rules still create uncertainty around their legal classification.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor said Bitcoin has moved beyond its original role as a peer-to-peer payment network, arguing that the cryptocurrency is becoming a broader financial asset. In a post titled “The Bitcoin Reformation,” Saylor said individuals, companies, banks, exchanges, funds and governments now use Bitcoin. His comments came as Bitcoin traded above $79,000 following a strong weekly rally.

Coinbase launched tokenized versions of US stocks on its Base blockchain Monday, giving eligible investors outside the US a way to trade shares onchain. The initial offering includes Apple, Nvidia, Meta and Alphabet. Each token is backed 1-to-1 by the corresponding stock held by regulated broker and custodian Alpaca, according to Coinbase. The move adds to a growing effort by financial firms to bring traditional assets onto blockchains.

Stand With Crypto has endorsed 32 congressional incumbents for November’s US midterm elections, backing lawmakers who supported crypto legislation as the CLARITY Act faces hurdles in the Senate. As first reported by Reuters, the Coinbase-backed group is targeting members who voted for the bill in the House last year. The endorsements aim to help return those lawmakers to Congress as senators debate rules for digital assets.

Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has linked the M1llionz handle to about $667,000 in cryptocurrency stolen during two home invasions in France. The attackers stole about 7.2 Bitcoin, worth roughly $557,000 at the time, from one victim on April 17 before taking another $110,000 in crypto from a second victim. ZachXBT’s investigation also prompted Tether to freeze 93,507.51 USDT tied to the case.

PI trades at $0.08838 down 2.41%, slipping back below the 20-day EMA and last week’s reclaimed trendline Pi Network joined RoboPay as a payment partner, letting Pi holders eventually pay for real-world robot services Protocol 27 remains on track on testnet, still targeting a September 15, 2026 mainnet rollout The PI price prediction turns more cautious to start the week, giving back a chunk of last Saturday’s breakout as price slips below both the 20-day EMA and the trendline that had briefly...

The Indian government holds zero disclosed Bitcoin as per BitcoinTreasuries. The country hasn’t embraced a Bitcoin treasury, unlike many other large economies. India’s cautious approach to crypto is the main reason behind this move. India is the world’s largest country in terms of crypto usage. Yet, as per BitcoinTreasuries, the Indian government currently has zero disclosed Bitcoin holdings.