TRUMP unlocked 40 million tokens 5 hours ago, equivalent to around 300 million US dollars

Germany’s inflation rate has edged higher, further reinforcing the European Central Bank’s (ECB) case for another interest rate hike next month. Consumer prices rose 2.9% year-on-year in August, up from the prior month’s 2.8% increase, hitting the highest level since April but below analysts’ median forecast of 3.1%. With a Middle East peace deal still nowhere in sight, energy prices have once again become a key driver of inflation, while service and food prices have cooled. Earlier data from France and Spain also showed that rising oil and gas prices are pushing up inflation across the region, adding to pressure on the ECB to act. ECB officials have already raised interest rates once, and are widely expected to hike again on September 10. Traders are betting that monetary policy will be tightened further next year.

According to HTX market data, Bitcoin is currently trading at $78,492. Strategy’s Bitcoin holdings are now sitting on an unrealized profit of over $2.602 billion. As previously reported, Strategy holds 845,050 Bitcoins in total, with a combined purchase cost of $63.73 billion, averaging $75,412 per coin.

Strive CEO Matt Cole disclosed that the company spent $143 million to add 1,800 Bitcoin to its holdings at an average purchase price of $79,431, bringing its total Bitcoin holdings to 23,156 coins.

U.S. President Trump posted on social media that Iran has officially become a failed state. It is "dead"! They have no navy, no air force, no currency, cannot pay the salaries of soldiers and police, and have an inflation rate as high as 300%. Its leadership is completely chaotic and unable to properly represent the country. The only things they possess are "fake news" from the U.S., the willingness to kill protesters (more than 100,000 people have died so far), and a set of elaborate "nonsense". They must be tried for crimes against humanity and war crimes!

According to Bloomberg, Singapore has allocated SGD 220 million (approximately USD 173 million) over three years to fund fintech and innovation, aiming to maintain competitiveness against other investment hubs in the sector including Hong Kong. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced Monday that the new scheme is designed to support talent development and accelerate the development, adoption and deployment of fintech, with a focus on frontier technologies. Under the plan, MAS will support at least 1,000 internship positions and ensure the financial sector is prepared for frontier technologies such as artificial intelligence.

Strategy added 4,603 BTC to its holdings last week, spending a total of $369.7 million at an average price of $80,318 per BTC.