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The London Stock Exchange (LSEG) and Payward, the parent company of the cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, announced a partnership to bring stocks of the largest listed companies in the UK onto the blockchain. In the coming weeks, the stocks of the top 100 companies listed on the LSE will be available on Payward's xStocks tokenized stock framework. These xStocks are tokens that correspond one-to-one with the underlying stocks, allowing for 24/7 trading on centralized exchanges, self-custody wallets, and on-chain applications.This initiative continues the rapidly expanding framework of Payward. Over the past year, the cumulative trading volume of xStocks has exceeded $40 billion, with nearly $20 billion settled on-chain, and more than 200,000 product holders. Through the blockchain channel, UK-listed stocks will be able to reach investor groups in over 110 countries, although xStocks are currently not available to domestic UK investors.Subject to regulatory approval, the LSE plans to list and support xStocks trading on its newly launched 24-hour trading platform, LSE 24, and will gradually cover tokenized stocks and more asset classes in the US, EU, UK, and Hong Kong. Both parties also stated that they will explore stock tokens issued natively by the LSE, allowing LSE members to issue and service stocks directly on-chain, with the same full interchangeability and rights as traditional stocks. Payward Co-CEO Arjun Sethi stated that for years, people have assumed that crypto and traditional finance must collide and one side would lose, but that has never been the real story;

According to The Wall Street Journal, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has intensified its scrutiny of companies behind so-called Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs). According to informed sources, SEC examiners have been requesting registered investment advisors to provide evidence that their SPVs actually own or hold shares in the private companies they claim.Some insiders have indicated that, ahead of the highly anticipated initial public offerings of SpaceX and Anthropic's planned listing, such funds have ramped up their marketing efforts, while complaints from investors have also increased, prompting regulators to decide to strengthen their scrutiny. According to one of the insiders, the SEC's current reviews typically include document requests, and some reviews also involve on-site interviews. The review process can last anywhere from several weeks to a year.

According to TechCrunch, the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has expanded the size of its fifth growth fund from $6.75 billion established in January this year to $8.5 billion, adding $1.75 billion in new funds. The fund primarily invests in growth-stage startups that are expanding products, exploring new markets, and scaling businesses.This fundraising comes just days after a16z announced the completion of its $1.1 billion Machine Era Fund. This fund mainly focuses on the AI hardware sector, with investment areas including infrastructure startups in chips, storage, networking, and data storage. David George, head of a16z's growth investment team, stated that the relevant growth fund has invested in over 100 companies in the past seven years. As AI companies enter the growth stage more rapidly, their financing needs and valuations are also rising. a16z is currently focusing on areas such as enterprise and consumer AI, defense technology, robotics, software and hardware infrastructure, and medical technology.

Bitcoin holding company Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) has written to MSCI opposing its proposal to exclude "non-operating companies" from the global investable market index, stating that the proposal is "misleading and flawed." Strategy founder Michael Saylor and CEO Phong Le expressed in the letter that MSCI's proposal discriminates against digital asset companies and questioned its fairness and reliability as an index provider.Earlier this month, MSCI announced that it is consulting on the definition of "non-operating companies" and plans to exclude such companies from its global investable market index. Strategy pointed out that this is the second time MSCI has proposed a similar plan, as a previous proposal for 2025 was withdrawn. Strategy emphasized that it is an operating company, employing approximately 1,500 people globally, and reports its Bitcoin business as an operating segment, with Bitcoin gains and losses reported as operating expenses.Strategy is currently the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, holding 845,050 Bitcoins, valued at approximately $6.58 billion at current prices. MSTR closed up 4% on Monday, but has fallen 15% year-to-date.

According to Bloomberg, the decentralized perpetual contract trading platform Hyperliquid is in advanced negotiations with Kraken's parent company Payward, planning to offer some crypto perpetual contract products to U.S. traders through its U.S.-regulated digital asset exchange and clearinghouse Bitnomial. Representatives from Payward and Hyperliquid Labs declined to comment.If the deal is reached, it will mark Hyperliquid's first entry into the U.S. market, headquartered in Singapore. The platform has a daily trading volume exceeding $4 billion, but it cannot be opened to U.S. users due to its design without a centralized operator. Providing access through Bitnomial's regulated infrastructure can meet regulatory requirements for operators and regulatory frameworks. Any agreement still requires regulatory approval, and Payward has submitted a proposal outlining the basic structure to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.This negotiation comes as Trump stated earlier this month that his administration is working to bring the platform to the U.S., and CFTC Chairman Michael Selig is also seeking to pave the way for Hyperliquid. Meanwhile, the SEC and CFTC are pushing to bring offshore perpetual contract trading back to U.S. platforms.

Coinbase and Webull announced the expansion of their cryptocurrency trading and custody collaboration into the Canadian market. The Webull Canada platform will be based on Coinbase's Crypto-as-a-Service infrastructure, utilizing its institutional-grade custody and trading services to provide Canadian investors with access to digital asset trading. This expansion continues the previous operational model established by both parties in the United States, Brazil, and Australia.According to an investigation by the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), the cryptocurrency ownership rate in Canada has risen from 10% in 2023 to 25%. Coinbase Canada has registered as a Restricted Dealer in various provinces and territories to provide compliance support for this business launch. Following the announcement, the stock prices of both companies slightly declined in early trading, with Webull dropping approximately 1.3%.

According to Businesswire, the cryptocurrency asset investment fund C1 Fund announced its performance for the second quarter of 2026, revealing that as of the second quarter of this year, its portfolio has expanded to 11 cryptocurrency companies, covering areas such as cryptocurrency payments, custody, compliance, staking, exchanges, infrastructure development, and prediction markets. Its two major investment exposures are Ripple (accounting for 17.5% of net assets) and Kraken's parent company Payward (16.9%), and it has also made a new investment in the prediction market platform Polymarket, although the specific investment amount has not been disclosed.C1 Fund also stated that as of July 31, it has repurchased and canceled 249,300 shares of the company's stock, with a total cost of approximately $824,000, and it is currently authorized to repurchase up to $3 million in stock.

The social-first on-chain trading platform fomo announced the acquisition of proprietary software and intellectual property developed by the on-chain data aggregation and infrastructure company Mobula. Some members of the Mobula team will join fomo to help build its own data capabilities. At the time of the acquisition, fomo's user count had doubled since early July to over 1.9 million, with more than 30,000 new users added daily. In August, active users exceeded 1.2 million, and the iOS App Store's finance category reached a peak of 3rd place.fomo's trading volume increased from $500 million in June to $1.5 billion in July, and it is on track to exceed $2.8 billion in monthly trading volume and approximately $17 million in monthly revenue in August. Co-founder and CEO Paul Erlanger stated that acquiring these assets gives the company greater control over its infrastructure as it expands. Mobula was founded by Sacha Marcus, who will join the fomo engineering team along with CTO Sacha Delhoux and infrastructure head Cyril Conan.fomo was established in 2025 and is headquartered in New York, supported by Index Ventures, Union Square Ventures, and Benchmark. The platform simplifies on-chain trading through a single account, with fomo Web accounting for about 25% of the total, and has launched social trading features such as Clans.

According to Cointelegraph, the Financial Services Agency (FSA) of Japan proposed in its 2026 tax reform request to exempt trust-based stablecoins from mandatory tax reporting obligations starting from the fiscal year 2027. The agency suggested that trust-based stablecoins do not need to submit beneficiary trust reports and calculation statements that include the names and income of beneficiaries.The reason given by the FSA is that trust-based stablecoins circulate among a large number of users, with frequent and numerous transactions, and holding these assets does not generate income. If the proposal receives legislative approval, the relevant tax exemption measures will take effect from April 1, 2027.This move is part of Japan's efforts to incorporate cryptocurrency assets into the regulatory framework for traditional financial assets. In July of this year, the Japanese Diet passed an amendment that classifies cryptocurrency assets as financial assets under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, a direction first signaled by Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki in January.

According to SoSoValue data, as of 8:00 AM Eastern Time on August 31, 2026, the total net purchase of Bitcoin by global listed companies (excluding mining companies) in the past week was $513 million, an increase of 529.6% compared to last week.Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) purchased 4,603 Bitcoins last week at a price of $80,318, spending approximately $370 million, bringing its total holdings to 845,050 Bitcoins, marking its first purchase in nine weeks. The Japanese listed company Metaplanet did not purchase any Bitcoin last week, marking seven consecutive weeks without purchases.In addition, another company announced the purchase of Bitcoin last week. Asset management company Strive announced on August 31 that it spent approximately $143 million last week to purchase 1,800 Bitcoins at a price of $79,431, bringing its total holdings to approximately 23,156 Bitcoins. The French Bitcoin treasury company Capital B announced that it has raised €21 million (approximately $24.5 million) from investors and institutions, including Adam Back, for the purpose of purchasing Bitcoin.As of the time of publication, the total amount of Bitcoin held by the listed companies included in the statistics (excluding mining companies) is 1,147,229 Bitcoins, an increase of 0.6% compared to last week, with a current market value of approximately $89.6 billion, accounting for 5.7% of Bitcoin's circulating market value.

According to NADA NEWS, JPMorgan Chase is expanding its professional team responsible for cryptocurrency assets and blockchain business within its retail banking division Chase, which serves individuals and small to medium-sized enterprises. Previously, the bank's blockchain-related services were mainly aimed at corporate and institutional investors, and this expansion indicates that it is building a framework for the application of digital assets in the personal finance sector.According to the recruitment information, the new team will be responsible for formulating digital asset strategies, collaborating with cryptocurrency companies, and implementing new product development. In addition to independent research and development, commercialization methods will also include external cooperation or acquisitions.

The Ministry of Commerce and six other departments issued implementation opinions on promoting the expansion and upgrading of commodity consumption. The opinions point out the need to strengthen the research and development of key technologies and core components, and to expand the application of technologies such as brain-computer integration and artificial intelligence in fields like elder-friendly products and rehabilitation aids.Increase the promotion of high-quality products in the "Promotion Catalog of Elderly Products," and promote products such as exoskeleton robots, electric wheelchairs, smart mattresses, and equipment for health monitoring, incontinence care, transfer, and bathing into elderly households. Explore the establishment of a certification system for silver-haired products. Encourage commercial circulation enterprises to set up sales areas for elder-friendly products, and promote elder-friendly products into supermarkets, hotels, communities, hospitals, pharmacies, and elderly care institutions.

Tencent Hunyuan stated that since the Hunyuan Hy4 preview was first launched on WorkBuddy on August 28, 2026, it has received positive experiences and enthusiastic feedback from a wide range of users and developers due to the significant enhancement of its Agent capabilities. On the first day of launch, there were queuing situations in the WorkBuddy task queue, for which we sincerely apologize.To ensure everyone's user experience, the company has conducted emergency scaling of the Hy4 preview inference cluster and will continue to dynamically allocate resources. However, due to the limitations of high-end computing power and peak concurrent usage, it cannot be ruled out that queuing situations may continue to occur during certain periods.

According to BBX data, last weekend, global US and European listed companies disclosed the latest official accounts regarding digital asset treasury financing, SPAC mergers, and mining reserve strategies. The core updates are as follows:Capital B raised nearly 20 million euros in a private placement, planning to purchase an additional 270 bitcoins: French listed company Capital B (Euronext: $ALCAP) announced that it has conducted a targeted private placement of approximately 36.22 million shares with warrants (ABSA) to global institutional investors, with an issue price of 0.58 euros per share, raising a total of approximately 21 million euros (net approximately 19.9 million euros). This round of strategic investors includes Adam Back and the well-known asset management firm TOBAM, with Maxim Group serving as the exclusive placement agent. The company stated that the funds raised are intended for the purchase of approximately 270 bitcoins, which would increase its potential total bitcoin holdings to 3,415 BTC.XRP treasury company Evernorth's S-4 declaration takes effect, planning to list on Nasdaq under the code "XPN": XRP treasury company Evernorth Holdings announced that its S-4 registration statement related to the business merger with SPAC company Armada Acquisition Corp. II submitted to the US SEC has officially taken effect. Armada shareholders are scheduled to hold a special meeting on September 30 to vote. If the transaction is approved and meets the closing conditions, the merged company is expected to complete the closing by the end of the third quarter or the beginning of the fourth quarter of this year and will be listed on Nasdaq under the stock code "XPN."Bitdeer disclosed weekly mining data, maintaining a zero-holding strategy with full liquidation: Nasdaq-listed bitcoin mining company Bitdeer (NASDAQ: $BTDR) announced the latest holding data. As of the week ending August 28, its self-mining output totaled 273.5 BTC, and during the same period, it fully sold 273.5 BTC in the secondary market, resulting in a net addition of 0 BTC. The company's balance sheet continues to maintain a zero retention strategy, selling mined bitcoins immediately.

According to the Vietnam News Agency, Vietnam is piloting a regulatory framework for the cryptocurrency market to strengthen investor protection while opening up financing channels. The government’s Resolution No. 05, released in September 2025, specifies that cryptocurrencies must be backed by RWA, excluding securities and fiat currencies, and will initially be issued only to foreign investors. Currently, five companies have undergone preliminary assessments through the exchange and must meet Level 4 security requirements and contribute at least 100 trillion Vietnamese dong (approximately 383 million USD). The decree No. 284, issued in July, will impose penalties on unlicensed platform trading activities starting from September 1, and domestic investors must wait six months after the first licensed service provider receives a license from the Ministry of Finance before they can trade through licensed providers.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong posted on X that Apple did not predict Uber, TikTok, or Coinbase, but the iPhone has spawned a whole new wave of companies. Tokenized assets on the blockchain will be similar, with known immediate benefits including global access, better utility, and 24/7 trading, but the unimaginable new financial companies will be built on this.

Arthur Hayes stated that investors should be prepared to buy Bitcoin and expect it to perform well in the coming years. He believes that if the U.S. continues to expand its money supply, the price of Bitcoin could eventually rise to $250,000. Bitcoin has risen about 20% since mid-August, increasing its total market capitalization by $300 billion in just a few hours.Scott Bessent had previously committed to supporting the bond market, and this week the Treasury is reported to potentially tap nearly $1 trillion from the Treasury General Account to fund bond purchases. Xapo Bank investment manager Gadi Chait noted that Bitcoin rose about 23% last week, marking the largest weekly gain since March 2023; during the same period, net inflows into U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs were approximately $1.9 billion, with record short liquidations further driving the upward trend.