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CRYPTO IS STILL TINY COMPARED TO TRADITIONAL ASSETS

The entire crypto market is worth around $2.7T

For comparison:
Real Estate - $370T
Bonds - $350T
Equities - $168T
Gold - $33T

Crypto is still just a fraction of the global asset market
The room to grow is massive

BINANCE GOES BIG ON US STOCKS

Binance now offers options linked to 1,000+ US stocks and ETFs

Its equity-linked perpetual volume jumped from $410M in January to $342.9B in August - an 800x surge

TOKEN BUYBACKS ARE HEATING UP IN CRYPTO

Crypto projects have already spent $638M on token buybacks this year

That’s up from $545M last year, with Hyperliquid and Pumpfun driving almost 90% of the total

→ Hyperliquid alone has burned $1.3B in $HYPE since launch

Buybacks are becoming a serious token value strategy

📈 RWAs ARE TAKING A BIGGER SHARE OF DEFI

Real-world assets now have $7.4B deposited across DeFi lending markets and DEXs - more than 3x higher YoY

Their share of DeFi deposits has jumped from around 1% to 6% since early 2025

RWAs are quietly becoming a major part of DeFi 👀

TRUMP’S CRYPTO VENTURES: $4.7B IN INVESTOR LOSSES

A Public Citizen report estimates Trump-linked crypto ventures have cost investors at least $4.7B since 2022

→ $TRUMP memecoin: $3.2B
→ WLFI governance token: $1B
→ Digital-asset treasury: $450M
→ Trading cards: $9.3M

The $TRUMP memecoin alone accounts for the biggest share of the reported losses

AI UNCOVERS CRITICAL BITCOIN LIGHTNING VULNERABILITIES

Core Lightning developers confirmed multiple vulnerabilities after reviewing AI-generated security reports

Node operators are urged to update immediately. Those unable to upgrade should restart with --offline to block payment routing while keeping the node monitoring the Bitcoin blockchain

Check your Lightning node

🔥 BNB CHAIN JUST HIT A MAJOR NETWORK UPGRADE

BNB Chain has activated its Pasteur hard fork, improving bridge and validator security

The upgrade also targets higher transaction capacity

Another step toward scaling BNB Chain

🇬🇧 UK IS CRACKING DOWN HARDER ON CRYPTO TAXES

HMRC reportedly sent 81,000+ warning letters to crypto holders during 2025/26

That’s nearly 3× the number sent the previous year

The message is clear: crypto profits are firmly on HMRC’s radar

🇮🇳INDIA JUST BECAME ASIA’S LEAST-PREFERRED STOCK MARKET

BofA’s August survey shows 32% are net underweight on Indian equities

Top concerns:
• Limited AI exposure
• Weak growth
• High valuations
• Slow reforms

India replaced Indonesia as the least-preferred market

⚡️ $8.41B+ RAISED, BUT ONLY $6,695 IN DAILY REVENUE

25 crypto projects have raised a combined $8.41B+

ANTHROPIC COULD TARGET A $2T+ IPO

Investors expect Anthropic to seek a valuation of at least $2T

An IPO could come as early as October, per FT

Annualized revenue could reach $100B–$120B by year-end

Anthropic has not set an official IPO valuation

TRUMP’S CRYPTO VENTURE GETS U.S. BANK APPROVAL

World Liberty Financial gets conditional OCC approval

The charter could allow it to:

→ Issue and redeem $USD1
→ Manage reserves
→ Provide custody
→ Handle settlement

The approval covers its $4B USD1 stablecoin

CZ REVEALS BINANCE’S GROWTH SECRET

According to CZ, Binance’s growing market share comes down to one thing:

Protecting users and keeping them on the platform

BYBIT TAKES NORTH KOREA TO COURT

Bybit is suing over the $1.5B Lazarus Group crypto hack

A U.S. federal court has already frozen identified assets linked to the stolen funds as the case moves forward

North Korea’s crypto trail just got a lot harder to hide

BINANCE LAUNCHES BTC-BACKED LITE LOAN

Binance now lets users borrow up to 1,000 USDT against BTC

• 30-day fixed loan term
• No price-triggered liquidation during the first 30 days
• 0.5% promo fee until Sept 3

After 30 days, normal liquidation rules apply

🚨Samsung Enters Crypto! 📱

Samsung has showcased USDC Stablecoin support in Samsung Wallet in Galaxy Unpacked 2026.

✅ No extra crypto app needed
✅ Direct USDC payments & transfers
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😮 SAYLOR RESPONDS: “I HAVE NEVER SOLD MY BITCOIN”

Michael Saylor says he has never sold a single satoshi of his personal $BTC

“Strategy is a public company, not my wallet.”

He says Strategy’s corporate Bitcoin decisions are separate from his personal holdings

Strategy sells another 1,638 $BTC worth $104.7M

The sale was made to:
> Fund preferred stock dividends
> Repurchase STRC preferred shares

Current holdings:
• 842,138 BTC
• Worth approximately $53B

$APE another trying to go down maybe this time it will go down ..🥲
.#trade
.#bearishmomentum
.#APE #ShortSelling
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