Michael Saylor hints at first bitcoin purchase in two months as bitcoin nears $79,000

Bitcoin rebounds from Friday’s low as Strategy’s valuation expands and bitcoin dominance climbs above 60%.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/30/bitcoin-nears-usd79-000-as-michael-saylor-hints-at-first-bitcoin-purchase-in-two-months

From Hawala to Swift: Inside the 1,000-year battle to move money safely

Finance has spent centuries decoupling wealth from physical transport, but constantly erasing friction creates vectors for increasingly high-tech exploits.

source https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/08/30/from-hawala-to-swift-inside-the-1-000-year-battle-to-move-money-safely

Crypto market makers are cashing in on bitcoin's rally - without betting on direction

As bitcoin surges back above $80,000, sophisticated trading firms are quietly collecting yield rather than making directional bet.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/28/crypto-market-makers-are-cashing-in-on-bitcoin-s-rally-without-betting-on-direction

A $1.1 million crypto card hack crashed a neobank's token 49%

The exploit caused the neobank's AVICI token to drop 49% from a 24-hour high, hitting a record low before paring some of the losses.

source https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2026/08/29/a-usd1-1-million-crypto-card-hack-crashed-a-neobank-s-token-49

Tokenized assets are busier than the data shows

When you strip out what was never mobile, correct for who's holding what and why, add back what works off-contract, the utilization of tokenized assets looks close to 20%, argues Katana’s Matthew Fisher.

source https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2026/08/29/tokenized-assets-are-busier-than-the-data-shows

Bitcoin wallets untouched for 10 years moved $40 million. Most avoided exchanges

Six decade-old wallets moved $40 million this month, but Galaxy's data shows dormant coin activity at its lowest since 2022 and 2026 on pace for under half of last year's total.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/28/bitcoin-wallets-untouched-for-10-years-moved-usd40-million-most-avoided-exchanges

Ripple is preparing XRP Ledger for quantum computers before ‘Q-Day’ arrives

An Anthropic model cut the work needed to break a leading post-quantum signature candidate by a factor of 67 million last month, while Bitcoin and Ethereum published their own migration plans this week.

source https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/08/28/ripple-is-preparing-xrp-ledger-for-quantum-computers-before-q-day-arrives