Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) traded in the U.S. concluded last week with a net outflow of $61.53 million, ending a three-week streak of uninterrupted inflows. Spot Ether ETFs, on the other hand, recorded a net inflow of $27.42 million, carrying over into the fourth week. Spot Solana ETFs saw an inflow of $2.82 million, while spot XRP ETFs experienced an inflow of $14.86 million. However, spot Hyperliquid ETFs recorded a net outflow of $14.75 million. In South Korea, legal discussions have begun regarding the launch of leveraged ETFs tied to individual semiconductor stocks. Allegations have been made against Kim Yong-beom, head of the Presidential Policy Office. In the UK, The Smarter Web Company increased its reserves by adding 11.89 Bitcoin, bringing its total assets to 2.712 BTC. BitGo CEO Mike Belshe initiated a 100 Bitcoin challenge to test the security capabilities of Anthropic's AI model, Claude. However, as of August 2, there were no signs that these Bitcoins had been moved.
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Japan and the United States bought yen together on 31 July 2026, their first coordinated yen-buying operation since June 1998, and the currency has since firmed from a 40-year low of 163.99 into the 155-156 area. This explainer sets out the three channels linking the yen to bitcoin: carry-trade unwind risk, yen-denominated repricing, and the dollar-weakness correlation that points the other way.





























Japan and the United States bought yen together on 31 July 2026, their first coordinated yen-buying operation since June 1998, and the currency has since firmed from a 40-year low of 163.99 into the 155-156 area. This explainer sets out the three channels linking the yen to bitcoin: carry-trade unwind risk, yen-denominated repricing, and the dollar-weakness correlation that points the other way.