Day: 18 August 2025

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Capital B has raised approximately €2.2 million through a reserved capital increase fully subscribed by Blockstream CEO and Bitcoin pioneer Adam Back. The operation, priced at €2.238 per share, was approved by the company’s board on August 15. The issue of one million new shares represents an 8.9% premium over ...

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The non-fungible token (NFT) market has lost more than $1.2 billion in value in under a week as Ether’s (ETH) recent rally showed signs of slowing, according to sector data. NFT Price Floor reports showed total NFT market capitalization dropped to $8.1 billion on Monday, a 12% decline from Wednesday’s ...

KuCoin, a leading global cryptocurrency exchange, has announced the launch of its latest Spotlight token sale for AKEDO (AKE), a Web3 gaming platform that integrates artificial intelligence into blockchain gaming. Founded in 2024 and headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, AKEDO has developed a multi-agent AI framework that embeds autonomous AI agents ...

Digital asset investment products recorded $3.75 billion in inflows last week, the fourth-largest on record, pushing total assets under management (AuM) to an all-time high of $244 billion, according to new data from CoinShares. Ethereum dominated the surge, attracting $2.87 billion, or 77% of total inflows, marking its strongest week ...

CMB International Securities, a wholly owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank, has launched cryptocurrency trading services on its mobile app, becoming the first Chinese state-owned brokerage to do so under Hong Kong’s regulatory framework. The platform, which went live on August 18, supports trading in Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and ...

Solana’s blockchain network reached a technical milestone this weekend by achieving over 100,000 transactions per second (TPS) during a high-volume stress test, confirming its capability as one of the fastest blockchains in operation. The test, coordinated by Mert Mumtaz, co-founder of Solana tooling firm Helius, saw the network handle 107,540 ...

Thailand has formally launched the TouristDigiPay initiative, allowing foreign visitors to seamlessly convert cryptocurrency into Thai baht for electronic payments in an ambitious bid to revitalize its struggling tourism sector amid dwindling international arrivals. Announced by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira, the program went live on August ...

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