In a newly published report, BitMEX Research and its analysts say BRC-20 activity, not image inscriptions, is the greater strain on many Bitcoin node operators. UTXO Explosion Traced to BRC-20 Transfers, BitMEX Research Finds In the report, the researchers argue that small BRC-20 transfers expand the UTXO set and raise validation load more than large […] Original
Corporate and institutional bitcoin treasuries expanded in August 2025 as tracked entities added 47,718 BTC, lifting total disclosed holdings to about 3.68 million BTC, according to bitcointreasuries.net. Net additions came entirely from public and private firms only. Bitcointreasuries.net Report Logs 17 New Entities in August The August additions were valued at $5.2 billion at Aug. […] Original
US lawmakers have introduced a bill directing the US Treasury to examine and produce a report on the feasibility and technical considerations of the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and US digital asset stockpile that President Donald Trump has ordered created. The House appropriations bill, introduced on Friday by Representative David P. Joyce, contains two sections that direct the Treasury Department to present a report on the feasibility, custody, legal authority and cybersecurity measures for digital assets held by the federal government within 90 days of the bill’s enactment. The House bill…
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Stablecoin issuer Tether, the creator of USDt (USDT), has begun discussions with mining and investment groups about deploying capital across the gold supply chain, according to the Financial Times. The move would further diversify Tether’s portfolio risk. According to the report, Tether has been exploring deploying capital across several sectors in the gold business, including gold mining, refining, trading and royalty companies. The company has accumulated $8.7 billion worth of physical gold, which is stored in a vault in Zurich, Switzerland. The reserves back Tether Gold (XAUT), the firm’s gold-pegged…
Private businesses and public companies are absorbing Bitcoin (BTC) nearly four times faster than the rate at which miners are producing new coins, according to Bitcoin financial services company River. These businesses included publicly traded Bitcoin treasury companies and conventional or private businesses, which collectively purchased 1,755 BTC per day on average in 2025, according to River. Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and other investment vehicles also bought an additional 1,430 BTC per day on average in 2025, and governments purchased about 39 BTC per day, River’s data shows. Businesses, governments, and…
A new divide in crypto liquidity is taking shape as stablecoin exchange reserves climb to unprecedented levels even while market capitalization growth cools, according to a new report from Cryptoquant’s analysts. Stablecoin Exchange Reserves Climb to $68B Onchain analytics firm, Cryptoquant, and data from cryptoquant.com, highlight that stablecoin exchange reserves have hit a record $68 […] Source
Paying interest on stablecoin deposits could spark a wave of bank outflows similar to the money market fund boom of the 1980s, Citi’s Future of Finance head Ronit Ghose warned in a report published Monday. According to the Financial Times, Ghose compared the potential outflows caused by paying interest on stablecoins to the rise of money market funds in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Those funds ballooned from about $4 billion in 1975 to $235 billion in 1982, outpacing banks whose deposit rates were tightly regulated, Federal Reserve data…
The European Union is reportedly exploring major public blockchain networks like Ethereum and Solana for its digital euro design. The European Central Bank (ECB) is considering running a digital euro on a public blockchain like Ethereum rather than a private one, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Unlike a private blockchain, where data is strictly limited to authorized entities, public blockchains like Ethereum or Solana are open to everyone. If confirmed, the EU’s exploration of public blockchains would represent a significant milestone in the…
On Aug. 18, 2025, ETF and mutual fund manager VanEck released a new report studying Bitcoin price trends between mid-July and mid-August. VanEck analyst Nathan Frankovitz and Head of Digital Assets Research Matthew Sigel predict that BTC will reach $180,000 by the end of the year, while noting discrepancies in Bitcoin mining companies’ market performance and declining mNAV of Digital Asset Treasuries. Summary VanEck report suggests that Bitcoin price will reach $180,000 by the end of 2025. The report attributes the decline in Bitcoin treasury companies’ mNAV to lower Bitcoin…