Weekly: "Kill Satoshi" in Hollywood, crypto law in the Rada, WLFI in scandal, Ukraine No. 1 in crypto activity

Hollywood to film a Bitcoin thriller

Hollywood is launching production on “Killing Satoshi”. The director is Doug Liman (“The Bourne Identity,” “Mr. & Mrs. Smith”). The plot focuses on the creation of Bitcoin and the mystery of its inventor. Starring Casey Affleck and Pete Davidson.

The Verkhovna Rada backed the cryptoassets bill

Bill 10225-d passed its first reading in the Verkhovna Rada (246 votes). It’s a framework for the industry: defining asset classifications, the regulator’s powers, and the supervisory body. A lengthy revision process lies ahead.

NBU will not add crypto to reserves

First Deputy Governor of the NBU Serhii Nikolaychuk confirmed that the National Bank does not plan to invest in cryptoassets. Among the reasons is the ECB’s strong opposition to such practice.

SEC and CFTC coordinate on spot cryptoassets

U.S. regulators launched a new phase of cooperation within Project Crypto and Crypto Sprint. The goal is to create a clear procedure allowing U.S. exchanges to launch trading in spot crypto products.

WLFI under fire

On September 1, the World Liberty Financial token debuted on centralized exchanges, but the launch went poorly. The price dropped quickly, and the team initiated buybacks and burns. Later it emerged that 272 wallets were blocked — including Justin Sun’s address. He said these were “test transactions” and called for funds to be unblocked.

Ukraine ranked #1 globally for crypto activity

According to Chainalysis, Ukraine took first place worldwide for crypto activity relative to population and eighth overall. Meanwhile, RUSI estimates the country has lost around $10 billion in tax revenue from crypto operations.

 

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Kursoff’s Opinion

This week showed two faces of the crypto market. On the one hand — globalization: Hollywood is filming a Bitcoin movie, and Ukraine leads in crypto activity. On the other — challenges: failed launches like WLFI, the NBU refusing crypto reserves, and multibillion tax losses. Crypto is becoming mainstream, but its rules of the game are still taking shape.