Brazil to hold first hearing on proposed $19 billion Bitcoin Strategic Reserve

Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies Economic Development Commission will hold its first hearing on Aug. 20 to examine a proposal to establish a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve (RESBit) worth up to $18.6 billion. As Agência Câmara de Notícias reported, the 3 P.M. ET session will gather technical perspectives on Bill 4501/24, which seeks to modernize Brazil’s treasury […]

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Chamath’s “American Exceptionalism” SPAC to target DeFi among four key areas

Key Takeaways Chamath Palihapitiya’s American Exceptionalism Acquisition Corp. is raising $250M to invest in DeFi, AI, defense, and energy production. The SPAC highlights Palihapitiya’s track record in clean energy, AI hardware, early crypto investment, and defense tech. Share this article Chamath Palihapitiya is returning to the SPAC market with a new vehicle focused on decentralized […]

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Circle’s Arc blockchain network to launch with day one access for institutions via Fireblocks

Circle’s upcoming Arc blockchain will debut with direct institutional access through Fireblocks, positioning the stablecoin issuer for a stronger foothold as competition in the sector accelerates. New York–based Fireblocks, which provides custody and tokenization infrastructure to more than 2,400 banks, asset managers, and fintech firms, confirmed it will support Arc from launch. The early integration […]

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Miners, not ETFs, are building the financial backbone of Bitcoin

The following is a guest post and opinion from Armando Aguilar, Head of Capital Formation and Growth at TeraHash. ETFs may dominate the headlines, but the real architects of Bitcoin’s liquidity are the miners quietly building balance sheets. Since the April 2024 halving, the role of miners as a whole has shifted from pure producers […]

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FrontView REIT FVR Q2 2025 Earnings Transcript

Image source: The Motley Fool. Date Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 11 a.m. ET Call participants Chief Executive Officer — Stephen Preston Chief Financial Officer — Pierre Revolt Need a quote from a Motley Fool analyst? Email [email protected] Takeaways Portfolio occupancy— 97.8%, up from approximately 96% in fiscal Q1 2025 (ended March 31, 2025), reflecting […]

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Chainlink establishes LINK reserve backed by enterprise and protocol revenue

Key Takeaways Chainlink has launched an onchain reserve funded by revenue and network usage, accumulating over $1 million in LINK tokens. The Chainlink Reserve leverages Payment Abstraction to collect revenue in any token and convert it to LINK, with no planned withdrawals for multiple years. Share this article Chainlink is building a new on-chain reserve […]

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Coinbase to raise $2 billion through convertible senior notes offering

Coinbase has announced plans to raise $2 billion by issuing convertible senior notes to qualified institutional buyers, according to a statement released on Aug. 5. The offering consists of two separate tranches: $1 billion in notes due 2029 and $1 billion in notes due 2032. These will be sold privately to institutional investors who meet specific […]

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Justin Sun makes history as youngest Chinese commercial astronaut with Blue Origin’s NS-34 spaceflight

Share this article Geneva, Switzerland – August 3, 2025 –  Justin Sun, founder of TRON, successfully completed a historic journey to space aboard Blue Origin’s 14th human spaceflight and the 34th flight for the New Shepard program. With the successful completion of this mission, Sun becomes the youngest Chinese-born commercial astronaut and the first entrepreneur […]

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