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The stablecoin race stopped being theoretical this week. Open USD launched with Coinbase, Stripe, Mastercard and Visa as founding partners. Bitcoin is pushing toward US$90,000 (AU$129,600), corporate buyers are back, and North Korean hackers have been posing as tech recruiters to steal crypto from developers across more than 100 countries.
Bitcoin's on a historic streak. BitMEX just closed. Tron settles more stablecoins in a week than most people realise exist. And Australia planned its economy for the next 40 years without mentioning crypto once. Here is what actually mattered this week.
The Clarity Act failed 49-50 in the Senate on September 15, eleven votes short and dead for 2026. The following day, the Fed raised rates for the first time since July 2023. Bitcoin is down roughly 8% this week. The industry's two biggest catalysts both went the wrong way within 24 hours. Here is the full story and what comes next.
Bitcoin dipped below US$80,000 (AU$110,400) on strong jobs data before climbing back. Tether, PayPal, and Visa all moved on stablecoins in the same week. And a 22-year-old pleaded guilty to stealing US$245 million in Bitcoin, then spending it on nightclubs and Lamborghinis.
August ended with Bitcoin's best month since 2017. September opened with a geopolitical shock, a cartoon character on the chart, and a 21-bank stablecoin commitment that changes the competitive landscape for crypto-native issuers permanently.
August was Bitcoin's best month since 2017, with a 25% gain driven by Treasury buybacks, a historic short squeeze, and record ETF inflows. While the market rallied, Strategy raised US$2 billion and didn't buy a single Bitcoin.
Bitcoin briefly hit US$70,000 (AU$98,700) this week. Trump pushed the Clarity Act at a White House summit. VanEck says the correction may be nearing its end. And ASIC warned that AI scams are now sophisticated enough that even scrutiny cannot catch them.
Goldman Sachs bought its way into Bitcoin ETFs. The Bank of England tested stablecoins. Russia drew its crypto whitelist, and AUSTRAC shut down the largest crypto ATM network in Australia.
The self-custody debate stopped being theoretical this week. US$114 million in Bitcoin drained from Coldcard wallets, Ethereum researchers proposed the most ambitious change to its monetary policy since the Merge, and Jim Cramer gave the crypto community its most entertaining contrarian signal in months. Here is what actually happened.
The Clarity Act missed its window. Bitcoin quietly outperformed everything. Morgan Stanley launched staking products for the most conservative investors in the world. And the exchanges that never built for compliance are now closing one by one. A week that separated the industry's past from its future.
The Clarity Act finally has an ethics provision. Whether it has enough votes is still the question, and the Senate leaves town on August 7. Meanwhile, Franklin Templeton made the clearest institutional case yet for why AI agents need blockchain, Tesla absorbed a US$112 million Bitcoin loss without selling a coin, and a US$25 million romance scam forfeiture reminded everyone what's at stake when crypto goes wrong.
A bill, a bottom, a government wallet, and a blockbuster takeover bid. This week had more moving parts than most, and almost all of them connect back to the same question: who gets to control the future of digital money?
A public feud between two crypto CEOs uncovered a terms of service clause that classified customer deposits as a sale of funds to the company. Trump called himself a big crypto guy and Bitcoin moved 2%. Vanguard, the last major institutional holdout on crypto, posted a head of digital assets job listing.
US$1.4 billion in presidential crypto income, a stablecoin market that changed overnight, and nearly 1,700 investors in a London courtroom. This week asked hard questions about power, profit, and who pays the price.
Bitcoin dipped below US$60,000 (AU$87,031.56), the Clarity Act hit an unexpected political wall, and the Ethereum Foundation restructured itself in ways the industry still cannot agree on. Australia's Travel Rule kicks in on July 1. Meta wants to bet on everything. A week that was dispiriting on price and genuinely consequential on everything else.
The market found something to celebrate this week. A war paused, a token hit records, and the race to tokenise everything just got serious. Here is what actually matters.
Two weeks of red, a USD$2.3 billion (AU$3.28 billion) conflict-of-interest investigation, SBF filing for a pardon with a straight face, and an AI model that briefly sent DeFi Twitter into a spiral. Underneath all of it, some serious voices are still making the case for what this industry looks like when it grows up. Let's get into it.
Bitcoin is down around US$63,000 (AU$88,360), Strategy shares have shed more than 15% in five days, and the fear is real. But before the red charts make your decisions for you, the sharper analysts this week are saying something worth hearing: this is not a crash, it is a momentum problem. Let's get into what that actually means.
Seven days. Six stories. One week that captured everything this industry is right now: the promise, the risk, the drama, and the loss.
Welcome to this week's Weekly Wrap, where we cover some of the biggest headlines shaking the crypto market right now. From $649 million in single-day ETF outflows and a fresh warning from Michael Burry, to stablecoin vulnerabilities and Trump's executive order on payment rails, this is a week that rewards reading carefully.
Learn how Ethereum ETFs work in Australia, the pros and cons, and how they compare to buying ETH directly on Wayex. Spot vs futures explained.
Learn the must-know crypto terms every beginner should understand. This glossary breaks down key concepts like blockchain, Bitcoin, wallets, and more in simple language.
Learn how to buy Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptos in Australia. This guide shows beginners how to set up an account, verify, deposit Australian Dollars (AUD) and start trading safely.
Welcome to this week’s Wayex Weekly Wrap: your go-to snapshot of everything shaking up the finance and crypto world. It’s been a big week, with headlines flying not just across crypto but financial markets, too. Let’s dive in.
This week’s headlines are as fiery as the charts. From Trump’s Liberation Day aftermath to Circle’s IPO filing and Mastercard’s push for mass crypto adoption, we have a lot to unpack.
The crypto market is never short on drama; this week is no exception! Let's dive into the top stories shaking up the space, from Bitcoin’s rollercoaster price action to Dogecoin’s new reserve strategy and a major victory for Australia’s Immutable X.
The crypto world never slows down, and neither do we. This eventful week was filled with headlines like Ripple's major legal victory over the SEC, Bitcoin’s reaction to the Fed’s interest rate announcement, and Raydium unveiling its new Launch Pad. But what does it all mean for the market?
Welcome to this week’s Wayex Weekly Wrap-Up, where we break down the biggest stories shaping the crypto space. From Bitcoin’s historical February rally facing new hurdles to U.S. policymakers pushing for a “golden age” in digital assets, here’s what’s making headlines in crypto this week.
Welcome to this week’s Wayex Weekly Wrap-Up, where we break down the biggest stories shaping the crypto space. From Trump's signing of the U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve to the first-ever White House Crypto Summit, here's what's making headlines in crypto this week.
This week’s Wayex Weekly Wrap-Up is up and running to help you stay up to date of the changes in the crypto space. From the application of AI in the market to memecoins making their way into traditional finance, we have the simplest and best analysis of the events, no complicated terms, just the essentials.
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