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Blockchains
Hemi Raises $15 Million for Bitcoin–Ethereum Layer-2 Network
Blockchain start-up Hemi, co-founded by early Bitcoin developer Jeff Garzik, has raised $15 million ahead of the launch of its native token

NFTs & Web3
MetaMask Adds Google and Apple Sign-Ins to Simplify Crypto Wallet Setup
MetaMask, the self-custodial crypto wallet developed by Consensys, introduced a “Social login” feature on 26 August that lets users create, back up and restore wallets with a single Google or Apple sign-in

Blockchains
Sequans Plans $200 Million Equity Offering to Expand Bitcoin Treasury
French semiconductor designer Sequans Communications has filed with the U

CeFi
Binance Opens Final 500 Million-USDT Plasma Yield Batch
Binance said it will open the final tranche of its Plasma USDT Locked Product on 26 August at 11:00 UTC, offering users the chance to stake up to a combined 500 million USDT in the yield programme run through Binance Earn’s On-Chain Yields platform

Blockchains
Offchain Labs Partners With Succinct to Bring ZK Proofs to Arbitrum
Offchain Labs, the developer of the Arbitrum blockchain rollup, unveiled a partnership with Succinct Labs aimed at embedding modular zero-knowledge proving technology into the Arbitrum ecosystem

Regulation & Politics
Canary Funds Seeks SEC Approval for Trump Coin ETF
Canary Funds has submitted an S-1 registration statement to the U

DeFi
deBridge Links TRON to Its Cross-Chain Protocol to Boost Stablecoin Flows
deBridge, a developer of cross-chain infrastructure, said on 26 Aug 2025 that its liquidity transport protocol is now fully compatible with the TRON blockchain, bringing the number of networks supported by the platform to 26

Markets
SharpLink Gaming Lifts Ethereum Holdings to Nearly 800,000 Coins
SharpLink Gaming increased its Ethereum position to about 797,704 coins after buying roughly 56,533 ETH last week for around $250 million, according to a company update dated Aug

TradFi & Fintech
Bitwise Seeks SEC Nod for Spot Chainlink ETF
Bitwise Asset Management has submitted an S-1 registration statement seeking approval for a spot exchange-traded fund that would hold Chainlink’s LINK token.

Markets
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and Tim Draper Endorse Bitcoin as Hedge, Predict $250,000 Target Amid Currency Debasement
Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager with $12 trillion in assets, publicly endorsed Bitcoin as a hedge against currency debasement and a flight to safety amid concerns about the stability of national currencies





