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Crypto Regulation News: Singapore’s QCP Expands to Abu Dhabi With Full ADGM Regulatory Approval

Crypto Regulation News: Singapore’s QCP Expands to Abu Dhabi With Full ADGM Regulatory Approval

Singapore-based crypto trading firm QCP Group has received regulatory approval to operate in Abu Dhabi, marking an important step in its global expansion. The license, granted by the Abu Dhabi Global Market’s (ADGM) Financial Services Regulatory Authority, allows QCP to offer spot and derivatives tr…

Why ETH Beats BTC for Treasury Strategy: SharpLink CEO Says

Why ETH Beats BTC for Treasury Strategy: SharpLink CEO Says

SharpLink has become one of the most aggressive Ethereum treasury companies of 2025. In May, it raised $425 million in a private placement led by Consensys, and in July, it appointed former BlackRock executive Joseph Chalom as co-CEO. By August 24, SharpLink disclosed holdings of 797,704 ETH and mor…

Eric Trump-advised Japanese bitcoin firm Metaplanet to vote on capital-raising plan

Eric Trump-advised Japanese bitcoin firm Metaplanet to vote on capital-raising plan

Eric Trump is expected to attend a shareholder meeting of Japanese bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet in Tokyo on Monday, as the U.S. president's family expands its crypto ventures internationally.Eric Trump, the second son of President Donald Trump, was named in March as an adviser to Metapla…

XRP ‘cycle target’ is $20, Strategy Bitcoin lawsuit dismissed: Hodler’s Digest, Aug. 24 – 30

XRP ‘cycle target’ is $20, Strategy Bitcoin lawsuit dismissed: Hodler’s Digest, Aug. 24 – 30

Top Stories of The WeekEther ETFs hit $13.7B as inflows surge and corporate treasuries growEther spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have seen steady growth since their US debut in July 2024, while corporate treasuries tied to the token are also on the rise.Inflows into Ether funds climbed 44% this mo…

The Daily: Google Cloud’s blockchain for payments, Bitcoin’s downside risk amid leverage build-up and ‘huge’ Ethereum rotation, plus more

The Daily: Google Cloud’s blockchain for payments, Bitcoin’s downside risk amid leverage build-up and ‘huge’ Ethereum rotation, plus more

The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.Happy Wednesday! I'm back in the newsletter hot seat again after a little traveling. While I was away, The Block OG Yogita Khatri stepped in — and she also writes The Funding, a biweekly ru…

Circle pushes USDC deeper into global payments with Mastercard, Finastra deals

Circle pushes USDC deeper into global payments with Mastercard, Finastra deals

Circle has unveiled two partnerships to embed stablecoins settlement into mainstream finance. New deals with Mastercard and Finastra aim to expand USD Coin's role to merchants and banks worldwide.Mastercard said on Wednesday that it will enable acquirers and merchants in Eastern Europe, the Middle E…

Global Markets Largely Flat Ahead of Powell's Jackson Hole Speech

Global Markets Largely Flat Ahead of Powell's Jackson Hole Speech

By Dow Jones Newswires StaffLargely rangebound trading across stock markets continued early Friday, with investors jittery ahead of Federal Chair Jerome Powell's Jackson Hole speech at 10:00 ET.With a month still to run until the September Fed rate decision, August jobs, CPI and PPI reports are due …

Eric Trump plans to visit Japan in September, Bloomberg News reports

Eric Trump plans to visit Japan in September, Bloomberg News reports

U.S President 's son, Eric Trump, plans to visit Tokyo and will attend a shareholder meeting of Japanese Bitcoin treasury firm Metaplanet on September 1, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.Reuters could not immediately verify the report.The Trump Organisat…

Shanghai stock benchmark closes at decade high as fintech, stablecoin shares surge

Shanghai stock benchmark closes at decade high as fintech, stablecoin shares surge

Mainland China stocks advanced on Thursday, with the Shanghai benchmark closing at a decade high level, driven by hefty gains in fintech and stablecoin-concept shares after a Reuters report signalled a major shift in Beijing's stance on digital assets.** At the close, the Shanghai Composite inde…

Shanghai share benchmark hits decade high as fintech, stablecoin shares surge

Shanghai share benchmark hits decade high as fintech, stablecoin shares surge

Mainland China stocks advanced on Thursday, with the Shanghai benchmark hitting its highest in a decade, driven by heavy gains in fintech and stablecoin-concept shares after a Reuters report signalled a major shift in Beijing's stance on digital assets.** At the midday break, the benchmark Shang…

Gold has crushed stocks, bonds and even bitcoin in 2025. This banking giant just got more bullish.

Gold has crushed stocks, bonds and even bitcoin in 2025. This banking giant just got more bullish.

By Barbara KollmeyerUBS Wealth sees global gold demand reaching highest since 2011All that's glittering is still gold, says UBS Global Wealth Management, whose strategists have a shiny new price target.Stocks may be in for a struggle until Jay Powell steps up to the Jackson Hole podium on Friday. Al…

Bitcoin Eases Further as Part of Market Correction — Market Talk

Bitcoin Eases Further as Part of Market Correction — Market Talk

0709 GMT - Bitcoin continues to ease from last week's all-time high as part of a broader market correction that aligns with fluctuations in risky assets, Deusxpay trader James Madden says in a note. Bitcoin's pullback isn't anything out of the ordinary for crypto assets, he says. "What's more tellin…