Bitdeer’s Bitcoin Output Nearly Quintuples, but Expansion Deepens the Loss
Second-quarter revenue rose 47% and mining output reached 2,694 bitcoin, while financing costs and infrastructure investment kept the company in the red.
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X Pulse: Positioning Turns Bullish as Policy and Bank Funding Stay Complicated
Three widely discussed posts captured a market split between stronger Bitcoin positioning, a delayed U.S. crypto bill and fresh capital for a startup-focused bank.
• Markets
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Erebor Seeks $1.5 Billion as Investors Rebuild the Startup-Bank Model
The newly approved U.S. bank is in talks for funding at an $8 billion pre-money valuation, according to people familiar with the process.
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Revolut Wins French Banking Licence and Builds a Second EU Hub
The ECB-backed authorisation gives Revolut a Paris base for local lending and savings as it commits more than €1 billion to Western Europe.
• EU Regulation
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H100 Completes Bitcoin-for-Share Deal and Becomes Europe’s Second-Largest Listed Treasury
The Nordic company acquired 2,455.37 bitcoin without cash or debt, lifting holdings to 3,506.4 bitcoin but diluting shareholders by about 70%.
• Blockchain
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Oil Climbs as Hormuz Uncertainty Interrupts the Global Equity Rally
Brent advanced above $86 while European and U.S. shares softened, forcing investors to weigh energy risk against strong earnings and rate expectations.
• Markets
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EU's MiCA Regulation Enters Full Force: What Europe's New Crypto Rules Mean for Asset Managers
The Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation is now fully operative across all 27 EU member states, imposing licensing, reserve, and disclosure obligations on every crypto-asset service provider operating in Europe.
• EU Regulation
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Physical Crypto Theft Is Rising, With France the Main Hotspot
Chainalysis has tracked more than $30 million stolen in violent crypto attacks this year, with kidnappings and home invasions dominating cases.
• Blockchain
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Tokenized Assets Gain Ground as RWA Use Outruns the DeFi Cycle
A year of on-chain data shows tokenized real-world assets expanding in lending and trading even as the broader DeFi market contracted.
• RWA
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BlackRock's Tokenized Treasury Fund Surpasses $2B in Assets Under Management
The asset manager's on-chain money market fund, launched on a permissioned blockchain network, has attracted institutional capital at a pace that has outpaced every comparable tokenized fund product.
• RWA
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Coinbase Blends Stocks and Crypto With 24/5 UK Equity Trading
Eligible UK customers can now trade nearly 4,000 US shares in the same app as their crypto holdings, with tokenized equities still to come.
• Fintech
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Bitcoin ETF Inflows Reach $626mn in Three Sessions
US spot Bitcoin funds attracted $244.4 million on Wednesday, extending a three-day inflow streak as Ether and XRP products diverged.
• Markets
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AI-Led Bitcoin Audit Floods Maintainers With Thousands of Security Findings
A volunteer review says it found 85 critical issues across Bitcoin-related software, shifting the bottleneck from scanning code to validating reports.
• Blockchain
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Private Credit Valuation Dispute Shrinks Ares Vehicle From €1bn to €400mn
Investors demanded steeper discounts on loans moved from an older fund, forcing Ares to scale back a planned European continuation vehicle.
• Markets
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MiCA Transition Opens a New Attack Surface for Impersonation Scams
Fraudsters are posing as exchanges and regulators while EU customers move accounts after the bloc's crypto licensing deadline.
• EU Regulation
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ECB Advances Digital Euro Pilot to Retail Phase, Targeting 2028 Launch
The European Central Bank has moved its digital euro project into the preparation phase focused on retail distribution infrastructure, with a conditional issuance decision expected by mid-2027.
• Fintech
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European Shares Touch a Record as AI and Oil Signals Split Global Markets
The STOXX 600 reached an intraday high while Nasdaq futures fell and oil rebounded, leaving investors between strong earnings and macro uncertainty.
• Markets
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X Pulse: Security, Regulation and a Split Market Define the Conversation
Three high-impact posts focused attention on Bitcoin software risk, Russia's new crypto framework and diverging equity-market signals.
• Markets
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SEC Creates Specialist Unit for Accounting and Reporting Fraud
The US securities regulator has formed a dedicated enforcement team for financial reporting fraud and auditor misconduct.
• Markets
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Accell Insolvency Wipes Out KKR's €1.1bn Equity Bet
The Dutch owner of Raleigh and Babboe has filed for insolvency four years after a €1.8 billion leveraged buyout.
• Markets