Laser Digital, the digital asset subsidiary of Nomura Group, has secured authorization to operate as a crypto asset exchange service provider under Japan’s Payment Services Act.

Bitcoin broke out of its multi-week consolidation range, surging 6.2% to $77,393 as over $865 million in positions were liquidated.

Curve DAO [CRV] experienced a 14% price rally over a 24-hour period, supported by spot market inflows and increased volume, even as derivatives traders leaned toward bearish positions.

Seoul-based blockchain infrastructure firm Flowra has introduced an open block-building framework for Solana aimed at increasing MEV market competition and validator revenue.

A federal judge has kept Justin Sun's individual claims against World Liberty Financial in open court, coinciding with the preliminary conditional approval of the World Liberty Trust Company.

Nasdaq-listed Sharplink Gaming has added 39,319 staked ETH to its corporate treasury, building on a massive ether holding strategy led by Chairman Joseph Lubin and co-CEO Joseph Chalom.

Laser Digital Japan has become the first new firm to receive crypto asset exchange registration in Japan in four years, following a rigorous regulatory review process.

Ubiquiti shares advanced in pre-market trading following strong fiscal fourth-quarter results, driven by enterprise segment growth, an extended share repurchase program, and a new dividend declaration.

MANTRA halted its blockchain following an incident affecting its Cosmos EVM module on August 21, causing its native token to hit a new all-time low.

Standard Chartered's Geoff Kendrick stated that Bitcoin's year-end forecast could be too low, with the cryptocurrency potentially moving toward its all-time high.