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Bitcoin's $14,775 Weekly Surge Is the Biggest in Its History, Powered by ETF Flows
Bitcoin (BTC) gained $14,775 in a single week, the largest one-week dollar increase in its history. Galaxy Research says the rally also drove the strongest US spot Bitcoin ETF inflow week since October 2025.
The weekly close jumped from $62,818 to $77,593, a 23.5% move ranked 41st by percentage increase since 2010. By percentage increase, it was Bitcoin’s best week since March 2023.
What Drove Bitcoin’s Record Week
Galaxy Research linked the rally to two catalysts. The US Treasury said it would double its long-bond buyback operations, used to ease pressure on Treasury yields.
President Trump also urged Congress to pass the CLARITY Act. The bill would set federal rules for classifying digital assets as securities or commodities.
The move also triggered a short squeeze. Traders who had bet against Bitcoin were forced to close positions, accelerating Bitcoin’s fastest bull flip in a year.
Roughly $2.7 billion in short positions were liquidated across crypto markets that week, according to CNBC.
Sentiment also swung sharply. The Crypto Fear and Greed Index reached 74 on August 25, its highest level since October 2025.
ETF Inflows Confirm the Rebound
Spot Bitcoin ETF demand returned at the same time. Weekly inflows reached their strongest level since October 2025, Galaxy Research data shows.
August is on track to post the biggest monthly net inflow since Bitcoin’s prior all-time high. That would reverse months of ETF outflows that left the funds as net sellers in 2026.
ETF holders remain about 6% underwater even after the rebound. Their average cost basis sits at $84,029, against a $78,955 spot price, Galaxy Research data shows.
Bitcoin’s spot price traded above $80,000 on Thursday.
Whether the rebound continues may depend on ETF inflows holding into September. Traders will also watch if last week’s short squeeze proves lasting or temporary.
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The indictor has flipped positive for the first time since May as BTC looks to establish a foothold above $80,000.
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Independent Research Details Liquidity Conditions in Bitget UEX’s Tokenized Equity and Gold Perpetual Markets
[PRESS RELEASE – VICTORIA, SEYCHELLES, August 27th, 2026]
Independent research published by digital-asset analytics firm Block Scholes measured order-book depth, spreads, and slippage across four tokenized real-world-asset (RWA) perpetual futures contracts listed on Bitget’s Universal Exchange (UEX) platform, finding that resting liquidity on the exchange’s Nvidia-tracking contract reached roughly three-quarters of the depth available on Bitget’s own BTC/USDT spot market by mid-May 2026.
The study, published by Block Scholes on June 15, 2026, examined four USDT-margined perpetual contracts that track the price of traditional assets — gold (XAU-USDT), the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY-USDT), Nvidia stock (NVDA-USDT), and the Invesco QQQ Nasdaq-100 ETF (QQQ-USDT). These are derivative contracts that give traders synthetic price exposure to the underlying asset; they do not confer equity ownership, dividends, or voting rights in the referenced companies or funds.
Using order-book snapshots roughly one hour into the U.S. equity session on May 18, 2026, Block Scholes recorded top-of-book spreads of approximately 0.02 basis points on the gold contract, 0.14 basis points on both the SPY and QQQ contracts, and 0.44 basis points on the NVDA contract — meaning less than half a basis point separated the best bid and best ask on three of the four instruments at that point in time. By comparison, the same contracts had quoted noticeably wider spreads three minutes after the U.S. market opened that day, with SPY’s spread narrowing from 1.76 basis points to 0.14 basis points within the hour.
Slippage on larger simulated orders followed a similar pattern of improvement as the session progressed. A modeled $100,000 market buy order on the SPY contract cost 14.88 basis points of slippage at the open, narrowing to 10.66 basis points an hour later; a $500,000 order improved from 46.07 to 24.90 basis points over the same window, according to the report.
Depth held up outside standard trading hours, with some seasonal thinning
Because RWA perpetuals trade continuously while their underlying assets do not, Block Scholes separately measured how liquidity behaves outside the referenced markets’ regular hours. Trading volume on the contracts fell substantially on weekends — by 65 to 90 percent compared with weekday levels, varying by contract — but median bid-ask spreads stayed close to their weekday levels across the full week sampled, at roughly 0.02 basis points for gold, 0.8 for QQQ, 1.0 for NVDA, and 1.3 for SPY.
Spreads widened briefly, then recovered, during acute market stress
The report also examined how the four contracts behaved around the February 28, 2026 announcement of U.S. strikes against Iran. Spreads widened across all four contracts in the immediate aftermath — for example, NVDA’s spread rose from a baseline near 0.6 basis points to a peak of 3.4 — but Block Scholes found the widening was brief, with NVDA’s spread back near its pre-announcement level within minutes and QQQ’s within the hour. Order-book depth thinned more visibly than spreads did on the day of the announcement — QQQ’s resting depth within 1% of the mid-price fell to roughly $109,000 from a typical Saturday median of about $191,000 — but Block Scholes recorded depth returning to that typical range within a week.
Methodology
Block Scholes calculated bid-ask spread as the gap between the best bid and best ask divided by the mid-price, and modeled slippage by walking the visible order book for market orders of specified sizes, using a combination of Bitget’s public API and historical order-book data covering September 2025 through May 2026. The firm’s methodology note states that depth figures reflect visible resting liquidity at a point in time or over a sample period, not guaranteed executable liquidity, and that slippage estimates exclude trading fees, funding payments, and hidden or replenished liquidity.
The full report, including supporting charts and the complete data tables referenced above, is available on Block Scholes’ research site.
About Bitget
Bitget is a global cryptocurrency exchange operating as a Universal Exchange (UEX), offering crypto, tokenized stocks, gold, and other asset classes within a single account. Bitget has published monthly proof-of-reserves disclosures since December 2022.
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Galaxy has partnered with industrial safety provider Total Safety to establish 24-hour fire, rescue and emergency medical coverage at its Helios Data Center Campus in Dickens County, Texas.
Summary
- Galaxy partnered with Total Safety for continuous fire, rescue, paramedic, and EMT coverage at Helios.
- The nearest trauma center is approximately 60 miles away in Lubbock, according to Galaxy’s announcement.
- On-site responders may support Dickens County during grass fires, severe weather, and other major incidents.
- Galaxy disclosed no contract value, staffing numbers, equipment inventory, response targets, or activation date publicly.
- Helios already delivers 133 megawatts of critical computing load to CoreWeave under long-term leasing arrangements.
The agreement places paramedics, emergency medical technicians and rescue personnel at the campus as Galaxy expands Helios from a former Bitcoin mining facility into an artificial intelligence and high-performance computing center.
Galaxy said the dedicated service is intended to reduce pressure on Dickens County’s volunteer emergency responders. However, the company has not disclosed the contract’s financial terms, staffing level or date when the full service becomes operational.
Galaxy adds dedicated responders at Helios
Total Safety will provide continuous emergency coverage for incidents originating at the Helios campus. The announced service includes fire response, technical rescue, paramedic care and EMT support.
Galaxy did not identify the number of responders assigned per shift or describe the vehicles, medical equipment and firefighting systems stationed at the property. It also did not publish response-time targets or operational performance requirements.
The on-site team will complement local volunteer fire and emergency medical services rather than replace them. Galaxy said its goal is to handle campus incidents without adding to the workload of community responders.
Austin Storms, Galaxy’s co-head of data centers, said the arrangement would create a professional response capability on the company’s property. Whether it reduces demands on local agencies will depend on staffing, incident volume and coordination once operations begin.
Remote location increases the need for medical coverage
Galaxy said the nearest trauma center is approximately 60 miles away in Lubbock. That distance can add time before a patient reaches advanced hospital care after a workplace accident or medical emergency.
On-site paramedics can begin assessment, stabilization and treatment before transport. They cannot replace the surgical, imaging and specialist services available at a trauma center.
The Helios team may also assist Dickens County during grass fires, severe weather and other large incidents. Such assistance would operate through existing mutual-aid arrangements and coordination with local authorities.
Galaxy and Total Safety plan to train with local volunteer departments. The companies did not publish a training schedule, mutual-aid agreement or details governing when campus responders can be deployed elsewhere.
Helios growth adds industrial safety demands
The emergency-services agreement comes as construction and computing operations expand across Helios. Galaxy completed Phase I in June, delivering 200 megawatts of gross power and 133 megawatts of critical IT load to CoreWeave.
As previously reported, Galaxy converted the former Bitcoin mine into a revenue-generating AI data center under a 15-year lease. Rent began scaling with delivered capacity during the second quarter.
Phase II construction will add 260 megawatts of critical IT load, with initial data hall deliveries expected during the first half of 2027. Phase III is planned to add another 133 megawatts beginning in 2028.
Across all three phases, CoreWeave has committed to 526 megawatts of critical IT load. Galaxy says the leases could generate more than $1 billion in average annual revenue, assuming full utilization. That figure remains a company projection.
Galaxy builds a broader Texas infrastructure business
Helios currently has 800 megawatts of approved and contracted gross power. Galaxy says the campus could eventually support several gigawatts, but further expansion remains subject to grid studies, construction and customer demand.
The company financed the first phase through a $1.4 billion secured facility and $350 million of its own equity. In related coverage, Galaxy later pursued another $3.5 billion financing for the Texas expansion.
Galaxy has also acquired 500 acres in McGregor for another Texas data center. That project is targeting an initial 74-megawatt phase, with power delivery expected in 2028 if permitting, utility and construction milestones are satisfied.
At Helios, the next measurable safety developments will include the number of personnel deployed, equipment placed on site and completion of joint training with local responders. None of those operating details appeared in the initial announcement.
The partnership adds a dedicated emergency layer to a growing industrial campus. Its effectiveness will depend on implementation, coordination and the response standards Galaxy and Total Safety apply.
Evernorth Holdings moved closer to becoming a Nasdaq-listed XRP treasury company on Aug. 27 after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission declared its Form S-4 registration statement effective.
Summary
- The SEC declared Evernorth’s Form S-4 effective, allowing Armada shareholders to consider the proposed combination.
- Armada shareholders of record on August 20 will vote at September 30’s special meeting online.
- Investors seeking redemption must submit requests by September 28, according to the definitive proxy materials.
- Completion still requires shareholder approval, closing conditions, and Nasdaq’s acceptance of the planned XRPN listing.
- Evernorth plans active XRP treasury strategies, but growth in XRP per share remains an objective.
The effectiveness allows Armada Acquisition Corp. II to send definitive proxy materials and hold a shareholder vote on Sept. 30. It does not mean the SEC has approved the merger, Evernorth’s business model or XRP as an investment.
If shareholders approve the transaction and the remaining conditions are satisfied, the combined company expects to list on Nasdaq under the ticker XRPN. Evernorth said closing could follow shortly after the vote.
Evernorth merger vote is scheduled for Sept. 30
Armada shareholders who held shares on the Aug. 20 record date can vote at the virtual special meeting. The proposals include approval of the business combination and related corporate measures described in the definitive proxy statement.
Public shareholders can vote for the merger while separately choosing to redeem their shares. According to the proxy materials, redemption requests must be submitted by Sept. 28, two business days before the meeting.
Redemptions could reduce the cash that Armada contributes to the combined company. The final proceeds will also depend on financing commitments, closing adjustments and whether investors meet their funding obligations.
Armada raised $230 million through its May 2025 initial public offering. Its sponsor later changed to Arrington XRP Capital Fund after a $6.6 million securities purchase completed in August 2025.
SEC effectiveness does not approve the XRP strategy
The SEC’s effectiveness declaration means the registration statement can be used for the securities and shareholder solicitation connected to the transaction. It is not an assessment of whether the deal is fair or likely to succeed.
Evernorth’s own filing states that neither the SEC nor any state regulator has approved or rejected the proposed transaction, judged its merits or confirmed the disclosures’ adequacy.
The distinction matters because Evernorth’s value will remain closely tied to XRP. Changes in the token’s price can alter treasury value, net asset value and the amount of XRP represented by each company share.
Earlier filings used a signing XRP price of $2.36609 for parts of the transaction structure. That figure is a contractual reference point, not a forecast or guaranteed valuation.
Evernorth plans an actively managed XRP treasury
Evernorth intends to deploy capital across XRP-related infrastructure, lending, liquidity and other on-chain markets. The company says these strategies are designed to increase XRP per share over time.
That outcome remains a management objective. Lending and liquidity strategies can introduce counterparty, smart-contract, market and custody risks beyond those faced by companies that only hold digital assets.
The planned transaction has attracted commitments from Ripple, SBI Group, Arrington Capital, Pantera Capital, Kraken and GSR. Evernorth has previously described expected gross proceeds exceeding $1 billion, although redemptions and closing adjustments could change the final amount.
As crypto.news previously reported, Ripple contributed more than 126.7 million XRP to support the planned treasury. Earlier disclosures placed Evernorth’s broader holdings near 473 million XRP, but their dollar value changes continuously.
Shareholder approval becomes the next deadline
The Sept. 30 vote is now the main scheduled event. Armada must obtain the required shareholder approvals before the merger can close.
The parties must also satisfy the business combination agreement’s remaining conditions and Nasdaq’s listing requirements. If completed, Armada will combine with Evernorth and the resulting public company will operate under the XRPN ticker.
Executive compensation and potential dilution remain relevant considerations for voters. In related coverage, Evernorth disclosed an equity award valued near $44 million for CEO Asheesh Birla alongside other executive compensation arrangements.
Investors must also account for warrants, sponsor shares, private-placement securities and other shares registered through the transaction. An Evernorth legal opinion referenced up to approximately 34.5 million common shares and warrants covering about 11.5 million additional shares.
If shareholders reject the combination or a closing condition fails, the Nasdaq debut will not proceed on the current timetable. Evernorth’s announced late-third-quarter or early-fourth-quarter closing remains forward-looking until the transaction is completed.
Dunamu, the operator of South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, announced on Aug. 28 that it had formed a strategic partnership with Visa to explore stablecoin payments, international remittances and AI-driven financial services.
Summary
- Dunamu and Visa will explore stablecoin payments, cross-border remittances, and AI-enabled financial services under partnership.
- Visa’s Asia-Pacific entity signed the agreement before both companies presented their roadmap in San Francisco.
- Neither company disclosed a product structure, launch date, supported jurisdiction, blockchain, custody model, or pricing.
- The partners are evaluating OUSD models after Dunamu described its Open Standard involvement as preliminary.
- Planned AI work includes agentic commerce, where software searches, purchases, and pays on users’ behalf.
Dunamu CEO Oh Kyung-seok and Visa Global President Oliver Jenkyn presented the partnership roadmap at Visa’s Global Market Support Center in San Francisco on Aug. 26 local time. Visa Worldwide Pte. Limited, the payment company’s Asia-Pacific entity, signed the agreement with Dunamu before the event.
The partnership is confirmed, but the proposed services remain exploratory. The companies have not selected a launch date, blockchain, stablecoin, custody provider, settlement process or initial market.
Dunamu and Visa will study stablecoin payment models
The companies intend to combine Dunamu’s digital-asset infrastructure with Visa’s global payment network. Their stated areas of research include stablecoin payments, global transfers, merchant settlement and new user experiences.
The partners said services would be developed in stages while considering applicable laws and regulatory requirements. That wording means the agreement does not yet constitute a product launch or a commitment to offer stablecoin payments through Upbit.
Dunamu said stability, transparency, interoperability and regulatory compliance would guide the work. However, it did not identify how those principles would be implemented or which company would manage customer assets and compliance duties.
Visa has already expanded its stablecoin settlement and programmable payment work. In June, the company announced new infrastructure for stablecoins, tokenized deposits and AI-directed transactions.
OUSD returns as a possible partnership component
Dunamu and Visa will also evaluate business models involving Open USD, or OUSD, a dollar-backed stablecoin developed through the Open Standard initiative.
Open Standard says OUSD is intended for global payments and will let participating businesses mint and redeem tokens without fees or artificial volume limits. The initiative has named Visa, Mastercard, Coinbase, BlackRock and more than 140 other organizations as supporters.
Dunamu’s role requires careful framing. In July, the company said it had not agreed to issue OUSD or formally participate in its launch after being listed among Open Standard’s associated businesses.
As crypto.news reported, Dunamu described its Open Standard participation as a proposal it was still reviewing. The new Visa partnership confirms that both companies will examine OUSD-based models, but it still does not establish Dunamu as an issuer or operator.
AI research will include agentic commerce
The partnership also covers payment infrastructure for agentic commerce. In this model, an AI system searches for products, selects services and executes payments on a user’s behalf.
Dunamu and Visa said they would examine technology supporting authorization, payments and settlement for these transactions. They did not explain how users would approve purchases, establish spending limits or dispute an AI-initiated transaction.
Those controls are important because automated purchasing creates new questions involving identity, fraud, liability and consent. Stablecoin settlement can also be irreversible once tokens are transferred on-chain.
Visa has been developing tools for verifying AI agents and giving merchants more control over automated transactions. The Dunamu partnership could connect that work with digital-asset settlement, although no technical integration has been announced.
South Korean rules will determine what launches
South Korea has not completed its broader stablecoin framework. Lawmakers and regulators are still debating who may issue won-backed tokens and whether bank ownership should be required.
Dollar stablecoin payment and remittance services could also engage South Korea’s foreign-exchange, anti-money-laundering and virtual-asset rules. Dunamu acknowledged that regulatory requirements would affect how the partnership develops.
In related coverage, South Korean companies have expanded stablecoin payment trials while awaiting national legislation. Dunamu has also discussed separate stablecoin infrastructure work with domestic technology and financial companies.
The next verifiable milestone will be a defined pilot or product announcement. The companies would need to disclose the stablecoin, supported markets, blockchain, custody structure and customer eligibility before users can assess the service.
Until then, the partnership establishes a joint research and business-development framework rather than an operational payment product.
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued 38 entities on Aug. 27, alleging they submitted false Forms ADV between 2025 and 2026 to present themselves as legitimate investment advisers.
Summary
- 38 entities allegedly used false SEC filings to appear legitimate while targeting retail investors nationwide.
- Several defendants accessed the filing system through IP addresses traced to foreign jurisdictions, regulators alleged.
- SEC complaints cite false Colorado addresses, disconnected telephone numbers, and auditors absent from public registries.
- Exempt reporting advisers serve private funds and cannot provide investment advice directly to individual investors.
- The regulator removed all 38 filings and seeks injunctions, filing bans, and civil monetary penalties.
The SEC filed 38 separate civil complaints in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. The regulator alleges that several defendants likely operated overseas and used official public filings to gain credibility with U.S. retail investors.
The allegations have not been proven in court. The SEC did not report how much investors transferred to the entities, identify confirmed victims or disclose total losses.
SEC complaints identify repeated filing patterns
The complaints allege that defendants listed Colorado business addresses where they had no physical presence. Some supplied disconnected telephone numbers or numbers belonging to unrelated businesses.
Many filings contained identical or nearly identical information. According to one complaint, purported funds commonly reported either $78.96 million or $48.96 million in assets, 89 or 33 investors and minimum investments of either $50,000 or $5,000.
The entities also listed matching ownership structures. Those structures reportedly attributed 10% ownership to the adviser or related parties, 90% to foreign investors and 50% to funds of funds. The categories could overlap.
The SEC said several filings claimed that private-fund financial statements had been reviewed by one of two independent accounting firms. Investigators could not find either auditor in federal or state accountancy registries.
Fake adviser status allegedly supported investor scams
An exempt reporting adviser, or ERA, is not an SEC-registered investment adviser. ERAs generally advise only venture capital funds or private funds with less than $150 million under management in the U.S.
They must submit limited information through Form ADV, but the SEC does not approve their experience, qualifications or business claims before publishing those filings. The complaints allege the defendants exploited that process because submissions became publicly searchable without prior approval.
Some related websites displayed certificates falsely stating that the entities had received “SEC RIA permission,” according to the regulator’s alert. The certificates used genuine filing and registration numbers to appear authentic.
Several defendants adopted names referring to crypto, exchanges, emerging technology or financial education. They include CryptoOrbit, Pinnacle Crypto Exchange, Web3 University, Axivon Exchange and Future Finance Academy. However, the SEC did not characterize every defendant as a crypto business.
Foreign access and missing records raised concerns
The SEC said IP addresses used to access its filing system were traced to foreign jurisdictions in several cases. It did not identify every country or allege that all 38 entities operated outside the U.S.
Commission attorneys requested records supporting the firms’ reported assets, investors, employees, auditors and fund operations. The defendants allegedly failed to provide the requested material.
In the case against Abrdn Canada Limited, SEC staff mailed a records demand to its stated Denver address in April. The correspondence was returned as undeliverable. Calls reached a disconnected number, while a later email received no response.
The complaint also alleges the entity claimed to operate as a commodity pool operator or trading adviser without a corresponding CFTC or National Futures Association registration.
Courts will decide penalties and filing restrictions
The SEC charged the defendants under Sections 204(a) and 207 of the Investment Advisers Act. Those provisions govern adviser records and false statements made in required filings.
The agency seeks permanent injunctions, civil penalties and orders preventing the entities from submitting future Forms ADV as exempt reporting advisers. The amount of any penalty would be determined by the court.
The SEC directed FINRA to remove the 38 filings from the Investment Adviser Public Disclosure database. The FBI assisted through Operation Level Up, an initiative that identifies and contacts potential victims of investment fraud.
Investors should not treat a Form ADV appearance as proof of SEC registration. The regulator advised users to verify a firm’s status independently and avoid transferring money, cryptocurrency or personal information when an ERA approaches individual investors directly.
Comparable impersonation tactics have also appeared outside the U.S. In related coverage, fraudsters used regulator names and counterfeit documents to target crypto users during Europe’s MiCA transition.
The SEC cleared the paperwork for Evernorth’s merger with a shell company, setting up a Sept. 30 vote and a listing under the ticker XRPN.
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