Approximately 519,000 ETH, valued at over $1.9 billion, is currently pending withdrawal from staking, the highest level since January 2024, amid a surge in validator exits following a 160% rally. coindesk

Whale Transactions:

1. A new wallet acquired 32,640 ETH ($122.18 million) via OTC trades, bringing total purchases in the past four days to 43,787 ETH ($163 million).

2. Wallet Wlfi spent $13 million to purchase 3,473 ETH at a $3,743 price, accumulating 73,616 ETH ($275 million) at an average of $3,272, with unrealized gains exceeding $33 million.

3. A new wallet bought 33,644 ETH ($125.73 million) through FalconX, increasing total ETH purchased over the last four days to 105,977 ETH ($397 million).

4. Wallet 0XACEF sold all 5,420 MKR ($11.4 million), realizing a profit of $4.8 million (+74%) over five days.

5. Three wallets, likely belonging to the same whale, withdrew 10,606 BTC ($1.26 billion) after 3-5 years of inactivity. All three wallets received BTC on December 13, 2020, when the price was $18,807.

The Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index stands at 74, indicating a heightened level of market greed.

Binance Futures to Launch USDⓢ-Margined Perpetual Contracts for Penguusdc, CVXUSDT, and SLPUSDT on July 23, 2025. More details are available on Binance’s support page.

The Bank of England is considering halting its central bank digital currency (CBDC) project, according to reports. cointelegraph.com

The volume of tokenized shares from Backed Finance has increased to $300 million. coindesk

Arthur Hayes predicts Bitcoin (BTC) could reach $250,000 by the end of the year, with Ethereum (ETH) potentially hitting $10,000.

Ethereum has recently experienced notable growth, indicating a potential short-term correction. However, amid broader market dynamics, this upward movement remains modest compared to the overheating observed in the futures market in March and projected for November 2024. Any correction, should it occur, is expected to be limited and short-lived.

Kit 0x3e38 acquired 475 WBTC for $56 million at an average price of $115,733, funded by AAVE. He also established a long position on 434.6 BTC, totaling $51.6 million, with 10x leverage on Hyperlique.

Three new wallets were identified today, collectively receiving 10,703 ETH valued at approximately $39.6 million from Kraken. More details are available here.

Upbit Announces Termination of QuizTalk (QtCon) Transaction Support

Upbit has announced the discontinuation of transaction support for QuizTalk (QtCon). The decision was made on August 25 at 15:00. For more details, visit the official notice.

CoinShares secures MiCA license across the EU. coindesk

Tether Launches New Investment Portfolio, Holds Equity in Over 120 Companies

Zora saw a substantial rally, posting gains of over 100%. As of 19:50 Moscow time yesterday, it led in spot trading volume among digital assets. By 00:40 today, it also ranked first in futures trading across all centralized exchanges and on Hyperlique. Later, at 01:06, Zora continued to lead in open interest growth metrics.
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Mara Holdings secures $850 million in funding to acquire Bitcoin. The company currently holds over 50,000 BTC.

Goldman Sachs and Bank of New York Mellon are providing institutional investors the opportunity to allocate capital to tokenized cash market funds. [CNBC]

Hong Kong-based Privasea AI is partnering with telecommunications provider Hong Kong Telecom (HKT) to develop eSIM cards for Web3 applications. More details are available here.

Upexxi acquires 83,000 SOL.

Brazilian management firm VERT has launched a tokenized private credit platform on the Sendchane XRP Ledger and EVM. More details are available at Coindesk.

Russia's central government has enacted legislation to facilitate the phased deployment of a digital ruble, with implementation scheduled to commence on September 1, 2026.

World Liberty Financial (WLFI) has partnered with Vaulta. Vaulta tokens will be integrated into WLFI reserves, and $1 will be allocated toward Vaulta's infrastructure development.