WEB3 WEEKLY RECAP | 25-29 AUGUST 2025

Digital assets are increasingly being recognised as strategically important at a national-level, with many jurisdictions already added or actively considering adding them to their national strategic reserves. For example, the US and China are seen as taking the lead, while countries such as El Salvador and the UAE continue to build up their strategic reserves. Most recently, the Philippines signaled that it may consider adding them to its national reserves.

𝙏𝙤𝙥 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨:
– Philippines proposes 10,000 BTC strategic reserve with 20-year lockup (25 Aug 2025)
– UAE Mines Its Way Into Bitcoin’s Elite With $740M Stash (26 Aug 2025)
– El Salvador to transfer Bitcoin reserves to multiple addresses (29 Aug 2025)

On the market side, last week brought several notable developments aimed at creating a more favourable environment for digital assets – most notably, Japan advancing its tax regime for digital assets. At the same time, industry players are expanding tokenisation initiatives, laying the foundation for exchanges to support a broader and more diverse range of assets beyond traditional cryptocurrencies.

𝙏𝙤𝙥 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨:
– Japan’s Finance Minister Says Crypto Assets Can be Part of Diversified Portfolio (25 Aug 2025)
– Thailand Taps KuCoin as First Global Exchange for Tokenized Bond Program (26 Aug 2025)
– Aave Labs Debuts Horizon to Let Institutions Borrow Stablecoins Against Tokenised Assets (27 Aug 2025)

Overall, digital assets are becoming strategically important for stakeholders at both the national and market levels.