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Gold rose above $4,600 per ounce and hit a more than three-month high, but its prospects for further gains were in doubt. According to Citi, the current rally is largely driven by speculative buying of futures, while physical demand remains weak.
The development of artificial intelligence is becoming one of the main factors driving the rise in Bitcoin’s value as a scarce asset. This view was expressed by the heads of two major corporate Bitcoin holders—Simon Gerovich of Japan’s Metaplanet and Matt Cole of Strive. Both experts believe that AI increases the value of assets that cannot be copied or replicated.
During the week of August 17–23, the price of the first cryptocurrency rose by $14,264—a record weekly gain in its history.
The potential IPO of artificial intelligence developer Anthropic could be the largest in history if the company goes public with a valuation of about $2 trillion. However, such a market capitalization would rely heavily on very high expectations for future growth, which poses a serious risk to investors.
Prime Minister Vaslile Tofan held talks in Istanbul with representatives of major Turkish companies and investment groups. The meetings were organized with the support of Summa Group, which is already investing in the Republic of Moldova in the energy, healthcare, and tourism sectors.
UPDATED. Moldova is developing comprehensive regulations for the cryptoasset market. The bill is scheduled to be put to a vote in its second reading on Monday, August 24. For ordinary users, this means they will still be able to buy, sell, exchange, and store cryptocurrency through foreign platforms, but the government will introduce regulations for crypto companies to reduce the risk of fraud and protect customers from unscrupulous providers.
Bitcoin rose 25% over the past week, marking its best weekly performance in more than three years, according to Bloomberg. The rally began after the U.S. Treasury announced an expansion of its long-term bond purchase program, and U.S. President Donald Trump expressed support for advancing a bill to regulate the cryptocurrency market. However, analysts warn that it is still too early to speak of a return to a sustained “bullish” trend for Bitcoin.
Over the past 24 hours, the world’s leading cryptocurrency has risen in value by more than $5,000.
Bitcoin surged on Thursday, leading a recovery rally in the cryptocurrency market after U.S. President Donald Trump called on Congress to pass a key regulatory bill.
The government approved a draft resolution on the opening of negotiations on an agreement between Moldova and Sweden on the mutual promotion and protection of investments.
Bitmine Chairman Tom Lee reported that the ETH/BTC ratio has broken through a multi-year downtrend. In his view, the market is beginning to price in demand for tokenization and AI agents on the Ethereum network (ETHUSD).
The Ministry of Defense has planned 14 capital construction procurement procedures for the first half of this year to develop military infrastructure at the military camp in Băcioi, for a total estimated amount of approximately 434.9 million lei, excluding VAT. According to the monitoring report, only three procedures had been completed by the end of this period.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has become one of the investors in the consortium acquiring a minority stake in the English soccer club Liverpool. The deal values one of the world’s largest soccer brands at more than 5 billion pounds, while the club’s current owner—Fenway Sports Group—retains control.
The U.S. Navy has signed a major seven-year contract with Raytheon (the defense division of RTX Corporation) worth $22.9 billion. The deal is aimed at significantly increasing production of Tomahawk cruise missiles and related equipment.
The first production Ferrari Luce electric car, “Chassis 0,” was sold at an RM Sotheby’s charity auction in California for $40 million. This sets a new record for the car, which was put up for auction shortly after its market launch.
Bitcoin rose slightly on Monday, remaining within a narrow trading range: escalating tensions surrounding Iran and uncertainty regarding new regulatory measures in the U.S. are keeping traders from investing in the cryptocurrency.
The Republic of Moldova’s investment attractiveness fell by 19 places over the course of the year, placing the country at No. 101 in the global ranking compiled by Henley & Partners as of May 2026.
The crypto market has seen a sharp rise in negative rhetoric on social media, according to the analytics platform Santiment. The words “dead,” “dying,” “over,” “ended,” “ending,” and “finished” in relation to Bitcoin have once again gained popularity in discussions on social media platforms X, Reddit, and Telegram. Experts believe this is a sign that retail investors’ patience is wearing thin, and falling prices are causing them to perceive the market’s temporary weakness as an inevitable collapse.
The Romanian government has approved the “Diaspora investește acasă” (“Diaspora Invests at Home”) program, under which 100 million euros will be allocated to support new companies established by Romanians who have lived abroad. The program covers the period from 2026 to 2029 and provides for non-repayable grants of up to 200,000 euros per recipient.
The operations and organization of central securities depositories will be regulated by a new law. The legislation is intended to replace the outdated law, implement European Union standards (CSDR), and integrate the local capital market with international exchanges. This will enable Moldova’s Unified Central Securities Depository (UCSD) to establish technical connections with Romania’s Central Securities Depository and international trading platforms.
