Key Takeaways Strategy reaffirmed its goal of becoming the world’s largest company. Management tied bitcoin, digital credit, and equity into one strategy. The company positioned MSTR as amplified bitcoin exposure for investors. Bitcoin Holdings Anchor Strategy’s Corporate Ambition Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) reiterated its ambition to become the world’s largest company by market capitalization in…

Agents Move From Answering to Acting Kenneth Shek is the Project Lead of Moca Network and Director of Projects Management at Animoca Brands. Shek’s argument begins with a simple prediction: Artificial intelligence (AI) agents will stop behaving like passive AI chatbots and start acting as digital representatives. “The way I think about this is very…

Key Takeaways Binance led $41B in BTC futures as CME open interest jumped 6.82% on Aug. 5. Newhedge.io showed BTC futures basis rebounded to 4.3%; watch CME expiries next. Deribit and Binance max pain stayed above $69K; Aug. expiries may test bullish bets. Binance Dominates the Futures Battlefield Binance controls the largest share of bitcoin…

Key Takeaways Bitwise’s Matt Hougan sees Clarity Act odds near a coin flip. Hougan said SEC Chair Paul Atkins’ July 31 vow to bring finance onchain softens the blow if the bill dies. Bitwise says stablecoins and tokenization have hit “escape velocity,” especially with a Senate vote due before Aug. 7. ‘Can’t Thrive in the…

Key Takeaways Strategy will add $250 yearly to eligible employees’ children’s accounts. Strategy will match the Treasury’s $1,000 seed for qualifying newborns. Strategy’s program starts after Treasury finalizes employer guidance. The Tysons Corner, Virginia-based company told the public on Wednesday that it will deposit $250 annually for every eligible child under 18, regardless of the…

Key Takeaways Bill 8722 passed in July after fraudsters stole $70 million from the charity Caritas in 2024. In 2024, Luxembourg police logged 6,382 fraud cases as FIU scam reports surged by 32%. FIU Director Max Braun led training on Aug. 6 prior to the law entering force two days later. Targeting Crypto Loopholes Luxembourg…

Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Most web3 gaming projects maintain strict centralized control over their game economies during early deployments, promising decentralized governance only in far-off roadmaps. GladiatorDEX is taking another approach by handing over its levers and regional growth…

Key Takeaways South Korea’s KOSPI rebounded 18% on July 31, its biggest one-day jump ever, after a 33% crash over the rest of the month. Leopold Aschenbrenner’s AI fund sold to Citadel and a Microsoft earnings beat fueled the July 31 rebound. KOSPI still sits about 22% below its June close, and Four Pillar’s Steve…

Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Western Union is rolling out a dedicated digital wallet and Visa-backed payment card designed to let users store money in U.S. dollar stablecoins and spend it directly at traditional checkout counters. Dubbed Stablecard, the service…

Key Takeaways SpaceX posted $7.8 billion in Q2 revenue, beating the $6.9 billion analysts expected. SPCX fell 6% to $118 after hours as capital spending hit $18.4 billion, above the $13 billion forecast. SpaceX’s bitcoin fell to $1.10 billion by June 30, and a 912 million-share unlock looms on Aug. 6. Revenue Beats, Losses Narrow…