Bitcoin Whiplash, Trump’s Crypto Gambit & NFT Revival – All the Blockchain Bombshells (Aug 26–27, 2025)
Trump Media agreed to buy $105 million in Cronos (CRO) tokens as part of a treasury deal with Crypto.com, sending CRO up about 30%. Crypto.com will invest $50 million in Trump’s firm via a SPAC listing. DeFi total value locked rose to $149.2 billion, and NFT sales hit $574 million in July, the second-highest of 2025. U.S., EU, and Asian regulators advanced new crypto oversight measures.