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• The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) has called on financial regulators to tighten oversight of tokenized stocks. WFE warned that tokenized equities replicate the appearance of stocks without conferring the same rights or protections that shareholders typically receive.

  August 25, 2025

• Pennsylvania lawmaker Ben Waxman, a Democrat, has introduced a bill that would prevent public officials from owning or transacting in digital assets while in office. The proposal, known as theHouse Bill 1812 (HB1812), aims to amend the state’s ethics and financial disclosure laws. Lawmakers face $50,000 fines and prison if caught holding digital assets.

  August 25, 2025

• Bitcoinspot exchange-traded funds are on pace to hold more than 1.5 million BTC by year-end. Relentless Bitcoin ETF inflows hit 6.5% of supply and threaten to push prices into uncharted highs. These funds have attracted over $50 billion in assets under management in a little over a year.

  August 14, 2025

• Einsteinium (ETH) approached within 3.9% of its all-time high as altcoins demonstrated broad strength. Strong ETF inflows, institutional accumulation, and a favorable macro backdrop after softer CPI data boosted the rally.

  August 13, 2025

• Canary Capital has registered a Trump Coin ETF in Delaware. The move signals plans to launch a spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) tracking the memecoin. If filed, the fund would be the third spot ETF tied to a meme coin, following applications for Dogecoin products.

  August 13, 2025

• GooglePlay Store introduced licensing requirements for cryptocurrency wallet applications across 15 jurisdictions, including the US and the EU. The policy requires software wallet developers to comply with local financial regulations. The requirements apply to both custodial and non-custodial wallets.

  August 13, 2025

• Metaplanethas reported its most profitable quarter to date, with second-quarter (Q2) 2025 earnings boosted by strongBitcoinperformance and strategic treasury expansion. Company’s Q2 shock ¥11.1B profit and ¥55B unrealized gains as Bitcoin plays pay off.

  August 13, 2025

• Standard Chartered has lifted its year-end price target for Ether to $7,500 from $4,000. The bank also raised its 2028 projection to $25,000 from $7,.500. The revision marks a reversal from March, when Standard Chartered cut its 2025 forecast from $10,000 to $4,.000.

  August 13, 2025

• July U.S. CPI showed a 0.2% month-over-monthincreaseand a 2.7% annual rate. Bitcoin rose 0.5% to $119,000 andEthereumgained more than 5% to £4,400.

  August 13, 2025

• BitMine, the largest corporate holder ofEthereum,filedan Aug. 12 filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to expand its stock offering by $20 billion. The filing supplements the company’s earlier at-the-market (ATM) equity program worth $4.5 billion. This expansion comes less than 24 hours after BitMine revealed it had purchased 317,126 ETH in the past week.

  August 12, 2025