| | Plus, Asia's richest families are moving in on crypto. | ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ | View in browser | | | | | | August 21, 2025 | | | | Your Daily Digest of the 🔥Hottest News in Crypto | | | | Today's top stories 😓 Bulls are on the edge 🤑 Asia's elite pour into crypto 👉 XRP must reclaim $3 or risk a deeper slide 📰 Keep reading for today's biggest headlines & stories
| | | | Bitcoin's $13.8B Options Expiry Bitcoin's staring down a $13.8 billion options expiry on Aug. 29, and the timing couldn't be worse. The drop to $112,100—its lowest in six weeks—has bears licking their chops. The question now isn't whether options matter, but whether this expiry defines the bull run or just marks a brutal reset. Stay tuned. | | | | | Privacy vs. Policy: After Roman Storm Roman Storm's Tornado Cash conviction isn't just about one developer—it's about whether privacy still has a place in U.S. crypto policy. Legal experts are comparing this to the old encryption wars: privacy versus security, freedom versus control. And with the White House pushing to lock in asset classifications, the stakes have never been higher.
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| | | | | | | | | | | Asia's Wealth Is Going Crypto
Retail has long been the story across Asia, but now the region's wealthiest families are piling in. Reuters says family offices across Singapore, Hong Kong, and mainland China are targeting 5% portfolio allocations to crypto. That's not pocket change—it's institutional-style adoption flowing from private wealth into public markets. | | | | | | | | | | XRP's Q4 Moonshot Setup
XRP has slipped below $3 again, and short-term charts look ugly. But a repeating fractal and whale flows are flashing signs of something bigger—a potential breakout to new all-time highs in Q4. Short-term pain might just be fueling long-term fireworks. | | | | | | | | | OPINION Blockchain Needs to Fix Age Verification | | | | | The push to protect minors online has sparked age-gating rules across the UK and Europe—but the fixes are failing. Users are dodging the rules with VPNs and shady sites, while outdated methods like credit card checks just make things worse. Here's the gap blockchain could fill: proving you're over 18 —without handing over your entire identity. | | | | | | | | 4.6 million people follow us on social media. You should too. | | | | | | | | | Cointelegraph Consulting Limited | | 20/F, Strand 50, 50 Bonham Strand Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Hong Kong | | | You received this email because you signed up on our website. | | Download our official app: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |