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The new lending product lets US borrowers use bitcoin holdings to help secure home loans without selling their coins. Coinbase has begun offering bitcoin-backed mortgages in the United States through a partnership with Better Home & Finance.

Tax-deferred swaps let holders move bitcoin directly into BlackRock's ETF without a taxable sale event BlackRock has processed $5 billion in direct conversions of bitcoin into shares of its exchange-traded fund, according to reports from Bitcoin.com News and Finbold.

South Korea's Shinhan Group will integrate Visa's stablecoin infrastructure for payments and settlement projects. Shinhan Financial Group has agreed to use Visa's stablecoin platform, according to reports from The Block and crypto.news. The South Korean banking giant intends to apply the technology across payments and settlement work tied to its broader digital finance strategy.

Major carriers join the central bank's digital currency rollout as crypto payments remain outlawed nationwide Russian telecommunications companies are set to begin accepting the digital ruble as payment starting September 1. The development marks one of the most visible commercial applications yet of the central bank's digital currency project.

The fintech app is introducing its EURR token to users in Denmark, Poland and Portugal as an initial test group. Revolut has begun distributing its euro-denominated stablecoin, EURR, to customers in three European countries. Denmark, Poland and Portugal are the first markets to see the token, according to reports from Cointelegraph and The Block.

Traders are debating whether Ripple's token has lost momentum after failing to hold above $1.70. XRP has drawn renewed attention after price action stalled near the $1.70 mark. The token failed to push convincingly above that level, according to price analysis published this week.

Traders are watching a large weekly options expiry that could shake bitcoin prices in either direction. A large tranche of bitcoin options contracts, valued at roughly $6.4 billion, is scheduled to expire on Friday. Both CoinDesk and crypto.news reported the figure, framing it as a potential source of near-term volatility for the world's largest cryptocurrency.

The asset manager lowered the entry threshold for its bitcoin ETF swap program to $1 million during one of the coin's best Augusts on record. BlackRock has reduced the minimum threshold for swap-based exposure to its iShares Bitcoin Trust, known as IBIT, down to $1 million.

Nine straight days of net inflows into XRP exchange-traded funds have reignited debate over whether the token is still undervalued. Seven spot XRP exchange-traded funds have collectively pulled in a significant amount of investor capital since they began trading, according to crypto.news.

The venture firm is broadening its liquid trading strategies as crypto VCs diversify beyond early-stage bets. RockawayX is raising capital for a new hedge fund with a target of $150 million, according to reports from CryptoBriefing and crypto.news.

Bitcoin.com News and U.Today both cover Draper University's Cardano-backed Apex Growth Accelerator but give different program start dates. Bitcoin.com News and U.Today both cover Draper University's Cardano-backed Apex Growth Accelerator but give different program start dates.

The bank flags a constructive second-half outlook for digital assets while naming two listed stocks as ways to gain exposure. Goldman Sachs has adopted a cautiously optimistic stance on the crypto market heading into the second half of the year, according to reports from CoinGape and crypto.news.

The brokerage reports that trader response in the UAE outpaced reactions to recent Federal Reserve commentary. Capital.com, an online trading platform, has reported a measurable surge in trading activity from users based in the United Arab Emirates. The firm links the increase to a series of public statements made by Donald Trump.

The crypto merchant bank is broadening its lending business beyond institutional clients with a new consumer-facing product. Galaxy Digital has launched a new line of credit aimed at retail crypto holders, allowing them to borrow against holdings of Bitcoin, Ether and Solana.

Sources say the AI company is pitching a total addressable market north of $30 trillion in investor discussions. Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company behind the Claude family of models, is expected to present investors with a total addressable market estimate exceeding $30 trillion, according to sources cited by CryptoBriefing.

Analysts point to bitcoin's outsized gains as a sign that a new bull market phase may be underway, even as altcoins struggle to keep pace. Bitcoin has pulled away from the rest of the digital asset market in recent trading.

The interoperability protocol's new platform targets both crypto and tokenized asset markets, sending its native token higher. LayerZero introduced ATLAS, a new trading infrastructure built to serve both crypto-native markets and tokenized real-world assets. The announcement came on August 25, 2026, according to reports from CoinDesk and CryptoBriefing.

The blockchain's user base and cumulative transaction value continue to climb, underscoring its role in global stablecoin settlement. TRON has crossed 400 million total accounts on its blockchain, according to figures reported by Cryptopolitan and BeInCrypto. The network's cumulative transfer volume is also nearing $30 trillion.