Coinfest Asia 2026 Closed With 10,000 Attendees, Indonesian Regulators On Stage, and a $100,000 Trading Final
Two days across five Bali beach clubs, 10,000 attendees from 90 countries, OJK and Bank Indonesia inside a closed-door institutional summit, and a US$100,000 trading grand final. What the post-event numbers say for traders in Southeast Asia.
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Visa Stablecoin Settlement Volume Surges to $20B Annualized
What happened: Visa announced its onchain lending infrastructure now supports over 160 stablecoin-linked card programs, with annualized stablecoin settlement volumes exceeding $20 billion—a 15-fold in
Bitmine Now Controls 4.9% of Ethereum Supply After $69M ETH Buy
What happened: Bitmine Immersion Technologies purchased 28,086 ETH last week, bringing its total Ethereum holdings to 5,929,198 ETH—approximately 4.
South Korean Stablecoins Could Save Merchants Up to $3.8B Annually, Budget Office Finds
What happened: South Korea’s National Assembly Budget Office released a report estimating that won-denominated stablecoins could reduce merchant payment fees by as much as KRW 5.
Strategy Repurchases $176M STRC, Pauses Bitcoin Buys, Doubles Buyback Program
What happened: Strategy Inc.
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Sep 8: Polish Prosecutors Charge Fifth Suspect in $100M Zondacrypto Probe
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Polish Prosecutors Charge Fifth Suspect in $100M Zondacrypto Probe
What happened: Polish authorities detained Roman Ż.
Sep 8: Bitcoin ETFs Attract $987M Weekly Inflow, Led by BlackRock IBIT
Middle East Crypto Activity Triples to $350B Amid Regional Conflict · Coldcard Exploiter Moves $7.7M in Bitcoin Using THORChain and CoinJoin · Tether’s $91B USDT on Tron at Risk from Two-Key Multisig, Security Rev
Bitcoin ETFs Attract $987M Weekly Inflow, Led by BlackRock IBIT
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Middle East Crypto Activity Triples to $350B Amid Regional Conflict
What happened: Annual blockchain transaction value in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region reached approximately $350 billion by 2025-2026, tripling from $100 billion in 2022, according to t
Coldcard Exploiter Moves $7.7M in Bitcoin Using THORChain and CoinJoin
What happened: The attacker behind the Coldcard hardware wallet exploit moved 97.
Tether’s $91B USDT on Tron at Risk from Two-Key Multisig, Security Review Finds
What happened: Blockchain security firm Hacken revealed that roughly $91.
Sep 7: Fed, BOJ Policy Shifts and US Inflation Data Put Bitcoin’s $80K Level to the Test
Spot Bitcoin ETFs Pull in $987M Weekly as BlackRock Leads Flows · Coldcard Hacker Launders $7.7M in BTC, Draining 45% of Third-Wave Haul · Tether’s $91B USDT on Tron Sits Behind 2 Keys, Raising Security Concer
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Fed, BOJ Policy Shifts and US Inflation Data Put Bitcoin’s $80K Level to the Test
What happened: Bitcoin closed its first week above $80,000 since May 2026, but macro headwinds loom.
Spot Bitcoin ETFs Pull in $987M Weekly as BlackRock Leads Flows
What happened: US spot bitcoin ETFs recorded $986.
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Tether’s $91B USDT on Tron Sits Behind 2 Keys, Raising Security Concerns
What happened: Blockchain security firm Hacken rated Tether’s USDT cybersecurity at just 3.
Orionx Exchange Shuts Down After $7M+ Custody Gap; Tether Scrubs Funding Ties
What happened: Chilean crypto exchange Orionx, which operated across four Latin American countries and counted over 100,000 users, announced its permanent closure after a forensic audit revealed more
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