AD SPACE

loans, deposits, and what banks can now do

Pro-Bitcoin El Salvador has taken another step toward fully integrating Bitcoin into its financial system, allowing banking institutions to offer Bitcoin and other crypto services. Summary El Salvador’s new Investment Banking Law enables banks to provide Bitcoin and digital asset services, including trading, custody, and issuance. Investment banks can also act as digital asset issuers,…

Read More

BitcoinFi clears $10b in TVL as lending, staking gain real-world traction: Maestro

The latest data from Maestro suggests Bitcoin’s financial stack is maturing quickly. With $7.39 billion already staked and another $3.32 billion in restaking, the narrative of passive HODLing is steadily being replaced by active, on-chain capital deployment. Summary BitcoinFi protocols surpass $10b in total value locked, with $7.39b in staking and $3.32b in restaking, according…

Read More

Why Dubai’s Bitcoin options license is more than a local story

The Middle East now has its first regulated Bitcoin options provider. Here’s how Dubai’s decision could influence pricing, adoption, and investor participation worldwide. Summary Dubai’s crypto regulator VARA has approved its first license for over-the-counter Bitcoin options, granted to Laser Digital, a digital asset arm of Japan’s Nomura Bank. The license allows institutional clients to…

Read More

Bitcoin ETFs end 4-day bleeding streak with $92M inflows, can BTC follow?

The U.S.-listed Bitcoin-tracking exchange-traded funds have finally broken their losing streak, snapping back with a positive trading session after days of heavy outflows. Summary U.S.-listed Bitcoin ETFs pulled in $91.6 million in net inflows on August 6, snapping a multi-day outflow streak. Bitcoin is currently hovering near $115,000, down about 6.5% below its $123,000 all-time…

Read More