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Brazilian banks are expanding their cryptocurrency services for customers. According to Folha de S.Paulo, Brazil's largest asset management bank, Itaú, now offers 15 types of cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the US dollar stablecoin USDC, through its investment app. Brazil's largest fintech company, Nubank, has listed 28 types, and Banco do Brasil, the most profitable state-owned bank in Brazil, has seen transaction volumes exceed 11 million reais (approximately 2.1 million USD) since launching direct purchase services for Bitcoin and Ethereum in January of this year.However, customer cryptocurrency transactions have not entered the banks' balance sheets. A document from the central bank dated March 2026 shows that Brazilian banks hold zero virtual assets on their books. Over the past year, Itaú, Bradesco, Santander, Banco do Brasil, and Nubank have all expanded their cryptocurrency product lines, while the Brazilian cryptocurrency market has also reached record sizes. According to data from the Brazilian Federal Revenue Service, Receita Federal, Brazilians transferred 505.5 billion reais (approximately 98.7 billion USD) through cryptocurrencies in 2025, more than five times that of 2020, with corporate transactions accounting for 98.3%.This move by banks coincides with the implementation of regulations. In 2022, Brazil passed the "Virtual Asset Legal Framework," granting regulatory authority to the central bank. Three resolutions issued in November 2025 require any institution allowing customers to trade, hold, or send cryptocurrencies to obtain a license, meet minimum capital requirements, and segregate customer accounts, with a compliance deadline of October 30, 2026.

The latest report from the Bitcoin Policy Institute shows that due to the Iran conflict, the annual blockchain transaction volume in the Middle East and North Africa is expected to reach $350 billion in 2025-2026, more than three times the approximately $100 billion in 2022. The report points out that regional conflicts typically accelerate capital outflows, but the Iran conflict presents a different dynamic: an increasing amount of capital is shifting towards digital assets, highlighting the growing role of cryptocurrencies (especially Bitcoin) as a hedge against economic and geopolitical uncertainty.The report states that after the outbreak of the conflict, Bitcoin initially fell in sync with other risk assets, but then investors shifted from higher-risk cryptocurrencies to Bitcoin, raising its market capitalization share to a one-month high of 64.8%. In countries like Egypt, Turkey, Lebanon, and Iran, due to currency devaluation, more people are increasingly using Bitcoin and dollar-pegged stablecoins to preserve value. Meanwhile, Gulf countries like the UAE and Bahrain are attracting crypto firms and institutional investors by establishing regulatory frameworks.Chainalysis data also shows that after the US-Israel airstrikes from February 28 to March 2, approximately $10.3 million left Iranian crypto exchanges. The report believes that in countries suffering from sanctions, conflict, or currency instability, cryptocurrencies have become tools for preserving and transferring value outside the traditional financial system, while regulated Gulf markets continue to attract institutional capital.

According to CoinDesk, the Polish prosecutor's office has charged Roman Ż., a former business partner of the missing BitBay/Zondacrypto founder Sylwester Suszek, with two counts, including fraud.Roman Ż. was arrested last Saturday in the Silesia region of Poland, and his lawyer stated that he had assisted in managing the exchange before BitBay was renamed Zonda. Roman Ż. denies the charges and has provided a detailed statement to investigators, with police seizing valuable watches and documents related to Zondacrypto during the search.The prosecutor's office stated that the arrest was ordered due to concerns that Roman Ż. would flee upon learning of plans to travel to China, with his lawyer describing the trip as a business trip and stating that he held a return ticket for September 13. The court will decide whether to continue detaining Roman Ż. during the investigation.Previously, BitBay was renamed Zondacrypto in 2021, and the exchange ceased trading in April, following customer withdrawal freezes, with estimated losses of at least 35 million zlotys (approximately 9.4 million USD). The Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit partially suspended the license of the brand entity BB Trade Estonia OÜ. The Polish prosecutor's office has launched an investigation into suspected large-scale fraud and money laundering, receiving over 3,600 complaints as of June.The case is also related to Suszek's disappearance in March 2022, with the prosecutor's office merging the Zondacrypto investigation with the Suszek missing person case in August.

According to Decrypt, Michael Gubbins, the head of the Criminal Assets Bureau in Ireland, revealed to the Sunday Independent that organized crime gangs are renting private vaults to store cryptocurrency wallet private keys and mnemonic phrases along with cash, luxury watches, passports, and other valuables. This situation has been reported to the government's Anti-Money Laundering Steering Committee, which is preparing to implement new EU anti-money laundering rules in Ireland.The new EU regulations will take effect next summer, prohibiting cash transactions over 10,000 euros and requiring businesses to identify individuals for cash expenditures of 3,000 euros and above. Gubbins stated that crime gangs believe cryptocurrency offers anonymity, but the use of cryptocurrency in Ireland is still quite primitive, with cash remaining the primary form of payment for criminal activities such as drug trafficking.The bureau is handling its largest cryptocurrency seizure in history, involving 6,000 bitcoins confiscated from a cannabis grower in 2019, with the private keys written on paper and hidden in a tackle box, which was later lost. With the assistance of Europol, the bureau has cracked the first of 12 wallets in March, with over 130 million euros already liquidated from assets totaling 360 million euros.

Binance Research's monthly market report shows that the total market capitalization of the cryptocurrency market increased by 17.6% to $2.7 trillion in August, with ETF inflows achieving the strongest performance since 2026.BTC rose by 24.8% within 7 days, ranking as the top weekly increase since 2020. In terms of user asset allocation, the proportion of cryptocurrency allocation among stockholders increased from 64% to 72%, while the allocation to stablecoins decreased by 22%; the proportion of TradFi perpetual contract trading volume dropped from 40% to 20%, with funds and trading activities clearly flowing back into cryptocurrency assets.

According to Coinglass data, the cryptocurrency Fear and Greed Index is currently at 70, down 4 points from yesterday. The average for the past 7 days is 69, and the average for the past 30 days is 55.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) tracked and seized over $560,000 in cryptocurrency originally intended for Hamas by combining blockchain analysis, human intelligence, and court orders. The investigation involved shared wallets, cross-chain bridges, exchanges, and stablecoin accounts. Three seizure operations occurred in March, June, and October 2025.Investigators found that multiple donation addresses associated with Hamas's military wing, Al Qassam Brigades, used the same Gas wallet to pay transaction fees, and visualized funds flowing from donation wallets to operational wallets and related infrastructure through Reactor. In the June 2025 case, funds circulated through new addresses, accounts, over-the-counter brokers, and suspected money mule accounts; in October, the network switched to one-time donation wallets and cross-chain bridges. Court orders required Tether to destroy USDT from specified addresses and to reissue equivalent assets to law enforcement wallets, while Binance was instructed to transfer the balances of three accounts.

According to BBX data, global listed companies disclosed the latest updates on digital asset treasury increases and platform operations over the weekend, with key information as follows:UK listed company B HODL increased its holdings by 1 Bitcoin: UK listed company B HODL announced that it has once again increased its holdings by 1 Bitcoin in the secondary market. Following this routine increase, the company's total Bitcoin holdings have steadily risen to 167.487 BTC.OSL Exchange retains its position as Hong Kong's largest digital asset trading platform, leading in stablecoin trading volume: According to the latest official statistics, as of September 4, 2026, the trading platform OSL Exchange, under the Hong Kong listed company OSL Group, remains the highest-ranked and largest digital asset trading platform in Hong Kong by trading volume. At the same time, its stablecoin trading volume ranks first among all licensed and operational digital asset platforms in Hong Kong, continuously solidifying its dominant position in institutional-level digital asset circulation and fiat currency channels.

The Ukrainian police and the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) recently dismantled a scam network that used a fake investment platform to steal cryptocurrency. This network disguised itself as an investment platform website, luring users to connect their main cryptocurrency wallets and approve a small test transaction when withdrawing funds. Subsequently, it used a "wallet stealer" hidden within the website to automatically transfer user funds to wallets controlled by the operators, kicking victims off the platform. Investigators have currently confirmed 62 victims, with over 46 Ukrainian citizens involved, and the network could steal up to $1 million per month.The police stated that the false profits displayed on the platform are part of the scam, with operators manually creating transactions and adjusting user account balances to create the illusion of investment growth. In addition to cryptocurrency, the platform also collected victims' passport information, phone numbers, email addresses, login credentials, and photos during the registration and identity verification process. The main organizer of the network is a 25-year-old IT expert who recruited over 46 Ukrainian citizens and operated multiple offices in Kyiv and surrounding areas, with members responsible for building and maintaining fake websites, contacting potential victims, and providing security.Victims come from multiple countries, including Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Spain, France, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Israel. The police traced the gang's server equipment located in the Netherlands and obtained a database stored there, which included a list of victims, cryptocurrency wallet addresses, suspected stolen amounts, internal communications, and platform operation information. The Ukrainian police and SBU subsequently executed 34 searches in Kyiv and surrounding areas, seizing over 100 computers, more than 100 mobile phones, 79 SIM cards, documents, cash, and 15 vehicles.

According to Coinglass data, the cryptocurrency Fear and Greed Index is currently at 74, up 2 points from yesterday. The average over the past 7 days is 68, and the average over the past 30 days is 54.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) seized over $560,000 in cryptocurrency through court-authorized actions and took control of domains and servers allegedly used by Hamas for fundraising and recruiting supporters. The related actions involved three seizures on March 25, June 25, and October 10, 2025.Investigators identified a crypto chat group that directed supporters to fundraising websites and tracked the rotating cryptocurrency addresses. The operation also obtained information on thousands of individuals who had contacted Hamas online, attempting to donate via cryptocurrency or traditional means. This operation expanded upon the $200,000 cryptocurrency seizure announced in March 2025. At least 17 related addresses had transferred over $1.5 million since October 2024, with funds having passed through exchanges, over-the-counter brokers, and accounts in Turkey.

According to Gate market information, the cryptocurrency market rebounded slightly on Sunday, with the total market capitalization rising to $2.781 trillion. Bitcoin broke through $80,000, and Ethereum surpassed $2,500.Driven by the hot trading in the BNB Chain ecosystem, BNB surged past $780, currently reported at $764. SOL is currently reported at $104, and HYPE is currently reported at $85.8. ZEC showed strong performance, rising over 5%, currently reported at $1,070.ARB leads the gainers list, soaring 48.8% in a single day, currently reported at $0.197. SUSHI rose over 40% in 24 hours, breaking through $0.267. Some tokens in the BNB Chain ecosystem saw significant gains, including MARSCOIN, 1000CAT, TUT, CAKE, all ranking high on the gainers list.

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao stated that he attended the third official meeting of the National Crypto Committee chaired by Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov.The meeting focused on topics such as crypto regulation, compliance and anti-money laundering and anti-fraud measures, stablecoins, and tokenization pilots.

CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost stated that as BTC returns to around $82,000, the open interest of Binance Bitcoin contracts has increased by nearly 8% in the past 24 hours, surpassing $10 billion, and reaching a new high in nearly 6 months.The open interest measured in BTC has also risen to 125,830 coins.

Cryptocurrency KOL XXAntiWar posted on platform X again after nearly a year, stating: "Believe that the bull will come, and the bull will come; believe that you will get rich, and money will come into your pocket."Subsequently, XXAntiWar wrote "Come Wealth" continuously and added the text "With gratitude, I receive. Money loves me and I believe."

Crypto KOL Qwerty (@Quanterty) stated today on platform X: "Bull is so special. This is the first truly community-driven Meme on BSC that has swept the globe."It is worth noting that Binance co-founder He Yi has just followed the @Quanterty account on platform X.According to market data, possibly influenced by this, the Meme coin Bull has seen a significant rebound, with its market value returning to 120 million dollars, rising over 42% in 24 hours.

According to Polish Radio, the Polish House of Representatives failed to overturn President Karol Nawrocki's veto of the cryptocurrency market regulation bill. In the vote, 241 of the 442 attending members supported overturning the veto, 198 opposed it, and 3 abstained, falling 25 votes short of the required 266. This is the third time Karol Nawrocki has vetoed the bill. The bill proposes that the Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) be responsible for regulating the cryptocurrency market. The president believes the bill is overly regulatory and could force Polish businesses to relocate. Prime Minister Donald Tusk called for support of the bill before the vote and mentioned the investigation into the defunct Zondacrypto exchange.

ARK Invest researcher Lorenzo Valente stated that after analyzing the contract-level data of Robinhood Chain, he believes that most of the trading activity on the chain may not be contributed by the newly introduced crypto users from Robinhood.Valente noted that the only wallet activity that can be clearly confirmed as coming from Robinhood users is the Swap transactions conducted by Robinhood Wallet through the 0x Settler contract, but this portion of transactions accounts for less than 1%; even if some unidentifiable long-tail transactions are included, the proportion of transactions related to Robinhood users may only be about 5%. The remaining trading activities mainly come from trading terminals like GMGN and OKX, which are basically consistent with the Degen trading behavior of these platforms on other public chains.Valente concluded that the current situation presented by Robinhood Chain resembles "the same group of Degen, just on a new chain." Robinhood Chain itself is an open, permissionless Layer 2 network, and any EVM-compatible wallets and applications can connect, so on-chain trading activity does not necessarily equate to new users from Robinhood.

PeckShield data shows that in August 2026, the cryptocurrency industry experienced 50 major hacking attacks, an increase of 67% compared to July; losses decreased to $136.3 million, a drop of 49.5%. Among them, Tectonicfi lost approximately $74 million, and after Cronos suspended its network, only about $6 million was transferred out.Digital asset security company AEREDIUM launched AERSeal, which aims to replace the single private key controlling privileged smart contract functions with a multi-party authorized threshold signature. This product stores key shares in hardware-certified secure isolated environments and supports Ethereum Virtual Machine and compatible chains. AERSeal does not reconstruct the complete private key but generates signatures through the CGGMP24 threshold signature protocol. AEREDIUM founder and CEO Albert Dadon stated that the product can delegate permissions for minting, upgrading, and other functions to the threshold key, and confirm the transfer completion through on-chain verification; customers can also independently verify the allocated threshold key.