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Spot Bitcoin funds recorded $201.9 million of outflows on August 28, ending nine consecutive inflow sessions. Ether funds extended their own positive run to ten days with additional subscriptions.
Bitcoin's move toward $79,000 lifted Strategy's 840,447 BTC position to roughly $2.8 billion above its cost basis. A message from Michael Saylor prompted speculation about renewed corporate purchases.
Bitmine added 53,500 ETH and now controls about 4.9% of Ether's supply. The company has accumulated for 65 consecutive weeks despite a prolonged downturn and $5.1 billion in unrealized losses.
Strive purchased 1,800 Bitcoin for $143 million, increasing its holdings to 23,156 BTC. The transaction moved the company into fifth place among publicly traded corporate holders.
Russia's largest bank estimates regulated cryptocurrency venues could handle more than $46 billion during the first year after legalization. The projection offers an early measure of potential demand under the new framework.
Japan's Financial Services Agency has requested that trust-type stablecoins be exempted from mandatory tax filings beginning in fiscal 2027. The regulator argues the change would support their use in transactions.
Strategy acquired $370 million of Bitcoin in its first corporate purchase since June. The company also continued adding cash reserves and repurchasing its perpetual STRC preferred shares.
Crypto projects spent a record $638 million on token repurchases during 2026, with Hyperliquid and Pump.fun accounting for nearly 90% of the total. More protocols are directing revenue toward buybacks.
Spot XRP exchange-traded funds recorded inflows for nine straight sessions, bringing cumulative net subscriptions since launch to $1.6 billion even as the token's price softened.
Sberbank estimates that regulated Russian exchanges could process about 4 trillion rubles, or $46 billion, of crypto trading in the first year. The bank also plans broader crypto-backed lending after regulatory approval.
Former SEC and CFTC officials are urging a lighter regulatory approach to US crypto perpetual futures. They argue that overly burdensome requirements could leave a market estimated at $90 trillion concentrated offshore.
Bitmine bought $131 million of Ether, its largest acquisition since June. The purchase lifted its reported holdings to 5.9 million ETH, equivalent to about 4.9% of supply.