American Bitcoin Heads to the Nasdaq, Bitcoin Asia Welcomes Eric Trump, the US Smacks North Korea’s Crypto Network, and Foreign Crypto Exchanges Can Take Americans’ Money Again | August 29, 2025
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American Bitcoin’s all-stock merger sends it to the Nasdaq (1:08 ). Bitcoin Asia gets booming turnout, and a visit from a Trump son (2:29 ). The U.S. imposes new sanctions on North Korea’s crypto network (4:04 ), and fresh guidance from the CFTC could reintroduce global exchange access for American traders (5:26 ).
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More on stories and articles discussed or referenced in this episode:
“American Bitcoin, Backed by Trump Sons, Aims to Start Trading in September.” Reuters, 28 August 2025, https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/28/business/american-bitcoin-trump-sons.
“Release Number 9111-25: Acting Chairman Pham Announces FBOT Advisory to Provide Regulatory Clarity for Non-U.S. Exchanges.” U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 28 August 2025, https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9111-25.
Seung-Ho, Lee. “U.S. Imposes New Sanctions on North Korean Individuals Following Cryptocurrency Scheme.” Korea JoongAng Daily, 28 August 2025, https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-08-28/national/northKorea/US-imposes-new-sanctions-on-North-Korean-individuals-following-cryptocurrency-scheme/2386185.
Shen, Xinmei and Danielle Popov. “Bitcoin Asia Kicks Off as Hong Kong Aims to Balance Crypto Hub Goal with Risk Mitigation.” South China Morning Post, 28 August 2025, https://www.scmp.com/tech/blockchain/article/3323549/bitcoin-asia-kicks-hong-kong-aims-balance-crypto-hub-goal-risk-mitigation.
Sinha, Anand. “CFTC Clears Path for Americans to Trade on Foreign Crypto Platforms.” The Street, 28 August 2025, https://finance.yahoo.com/news/cftc-clears-path-americans-trade-201450655.html.
“U.S.-ROK-Japan Joint Statement on DPRK Information Technology Workers.” U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesperson, 27 August 2025, https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/08/u-s-rok-japan-joint-statement-on-dprk-information-technology-workers/.
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