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• Coinbase has launched a second Stablecoin Bootstrap Fund to provide additional liquidity for the DeFi ecosystem viaUSDC. The initiative will target protocols across multiple blockchains, starting with Aave,Morpho,Kamino, and Jupiter. The fund represents Coinbase’s renewed commitment to accelerating stablecoin adoption across mature and emerging protocols.

  August 12, 2025

• Circle has announced plans to launch Arc, its own enterprise-focused Layer 1 blockchain. Arc will serve as a high-performance base for stablecoin payments, foreign exchange (FX), and capital markets applications. Despite boasting 10,000 TPS capability, Arc faces criticism for its consortium chain model.

  August 12, 2025

• Ethereumexchange-traded funds listed in the U.S. attracted over $1 billion in net inflows on Aug. 11. BlackRock’s ETHA product dominated the day’s activity, pulling in nearly $640 million. Cumulatively, these inflows surpassed the previous $726.6 million set on July 14.

  August 12, 2025

• Futures-based exchange-traded funds tied toSolanaandXRPhave accumulated almost $3 billion in volume. The momentum has been fueled by new leveraged products, a surge in inderivativespositioning, and demand for yield-oriented structures.

  August 12, 2025

• Truth Social Bitcoin ETF to be listed on NYSE Arca under ticker B.T. Will hold Bitcoin directly and seek to track the flagship crypto’s market price. Crypto.com will act as the exclusive custodian, prime execution agent and liquidity provider.

  August 11, 2025

• The REX Osprey Solana (SOL) exchange-traded fund (ETF) recorded zero trading activity on four of six trading days through August 8. The main reasons are likely lack of institutional interest and the complicated structure which the ETF is based on.

  August 11, 2025

• Safety Shot announced the creation of a corporateBONKtreasury, receiving $25 million in tokens. The Nasdaq-listed company issued $35 million in convertible preferred shares as consideration for the allocation. The arrangement positions Safety Shot among a growing cohort of public companies adopting altcoin treasury strategies beyond traditional Bitcoin holdings.

  August 11, 2025

• Turkish police detained the developer upon arrival in Izmir, where he planned to meet with local builders and explore decentralized finance project opportunities. Authorities cited a case filed by Turkey’s Minister of Internal Affairs accusing him of helping others misuseEthereumthrough alleged connections to mixers. The developer believed ‘things might have gone sour’ if associates from other countries did not intervene.

  August 11, 2025

• Bitcoin rose by over 3% in the past 24 hours, reaching a high of $122,321 before slightly retracing to $120,749 at the time of writing. Despite the minor pullback, Bitcoin has already reached new all-time highs in several global markets, surpassing previous records in local currencies.

  August 11, 2025

• Digital asset exchange-traded products (ETPs) staged a sharp turnaround last week, securing approximately $572 million in net inflows. The rebound came after the market initially suffered $1 billion in outflows earlier in the week, which CoinShares linked to weak US payroll data.

  August 11, 2025