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MENA's annual onchain crypto volume has risen to roughly $350 billion. Turkey remains the largest regional market, approaching $200 billion annually. Saudi Arabia leads growth at 154% year over year, followed by Qatar at 120%. The UAE processed approximat

Hyperliquid and Payward are discussing regulated US access to selected perpetual futures. Bitnomial already holds the exchange, clearing and brokerage licenses needed for a domestic derivatives stack. A US product would likely offer fewer markets and tigh

The NSA officially changed its CLARITY Act position from opposition to neutral. The group said important details of the legislation are still under consideration. Its previous opposition had complicated efforts to secure Democratic support. Restrictions o

Publicly funded Bitcoin purchases stopped in June 2025. Subsequent BTC additions came from private donations. The IMF expects further accumulation to end. El Salvador could unlock another $140 million from the IMF. El Salvador's Bitcoin balance has contin

Thailand's SEC finalized a Crypto Travel Rule taking effect February 27, 2027 Exchanges must verify wallet ownership on incoming transfers above 30,000 Baht from self-custody wallets Operators face a roughly six-month window to build compliant data-sharin

Kraken institutional clients gain access to 24/7 USD settlement through SoFi. Kraken Prime becomes an additional liquidity source for SoFi crypto trades. Kraken will list SoFiUSD for retail, professional and institutional clients. The partnership puts SoF

BTC and ETH trading is available through Standard Chartered DIFC. Orders can use infrastructure already familiar to institutional FX desks. Clients can settle with Standard Chartered or another supported custodian. Standard Chartered has launched delivera

Summary Bitcoin closed August at $78,571, its strongest August since 2017. Spot ETFs took in a net $2.77 billion over 13 sessions. Crowd sentiment stayed weaker during the rally than in flat July. Price is compressing above the $75,880 Fibonacci floor. Bi

Primavera is targeting the Boca, Guico and Guara oil fields. Ehrsam's Venezuela strategy also extends to fintech and digital payments. The fields remain under another operator, so no takeover is complete. Fred Ehrsam made his fortune building crypto infra

ETH produced the largest realized gain at ¥60.2 million. DOGE was the only position sold at a loss. Remixpoint is keeping its roughly 1,506 BTC position. Japanese-listed Remixpoint has eliminated every altcoin from its corporate treasury, selling approxim