🇪🇺 The European Union is actively preparing the digital euro and is considering its launch on the Ethereum or Solana blockchains — Media

🇨🇭 Swiss bank UBS reported that wealthy Chinese families are investing approximately 5% of their funds in cryptocurrency through their investment funds.

, August 18th

🇹🇭 Today, August 18th, Thailand has launched TouristDigiPay — a service for tourists, allowing them to convert cryptocurrency to baht and pay online via QR code.

🇯🇵 Japanese company Metaplanet purchased 775 BTC — now the company owns 18,888 BTC ($2.2 billion).

🍀 Another solo miner mined a Bitcoin block and earned 3.17 BTC ($371,000).

🇷🇺 The launch of the digital ruble (CBDC), which will start in September 2026, could by 2031 bring up to 260 billion rubles yearly to the Russian economy.

📊 Mike Novogratz does NOT want Bitcoin to reach $1 million by 2026 as it would signal a crisis and the collapse of the dollar.

🪙 The total Ethereum balance on exchanges dropped to a 9-year low.

🐃 Bitcoin has been in a "bull market" for 1000 days, indicating a phase of growth and investor confidence — Cryptorank

🐸 A trader turned $125,000 into nearly $30,000,000 in 4 months, simply by longing Ethereum.

📈 Ethereum ETF showed a record weekly inflow — from August 11th to 15th, $2.85 billion was invested in the funds.

🪙 Strategy purchased 430 BTC at an average price of $119,666 per BTC.

🇰🇷 The tax authority of South Korea’s Jeju Province began freezing and seizing crypto from local residents (on CEX exchanges).

⛩ Japan's financial regulator approved the first yen-denominated stablecoin.

🪙 BTCS Inc. announced the first-ever dividends in Ethereum.

🪙 The BNB Network Company has already purchased 325,000 BNB and aims to bring the balance to 1% of the total coin supply this year.

🥃 Scottish distillery Bowmore will release a limited edition whiskey collection with NFTs.

, the issuer of USDC, has acquired the Malachite project from Informal Systems — a consensus engine that will become the foundation of the new Arc payment blockchain.

🪙 BNB Network Company has already purchased 325,000 BNB and aims to reach a balance of 1% of the total coin supply this year.

Currently, the company is the largest corporate holder of BNB in the world.

: shareholders will receive $0.05 in ETH per share, and if they transfer their shares to the transfer agent and hold them until January 26, 2026, they will receive an additional $0.35.

The aim of the initiative is to support long-term investors and limit short-selling. The company's accounts hold 70,140 ETH ($300 million).