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WazirX, the Indian crypto exchange still recovering from a $234 to $235 million hack two years ago, released an AI-powered trading assistant on August 24 that lets users research markets, monitor portfolios, and execute spot and futures orders through a single chat interface.

Bitcoin hit a three-month peak of $81,237 during Asian trading hours on August 25 as a weaker U.S. dollar, driven by an expanded Treasury bond buyback program, pushed investors toward assets seen as hedges against currency debasement. The move puts Bitcoin on track for its biggest monthly gain since November 2024.

India's largest crypto exchange by registered users expanded its systematic investment plan feature on August 12 and 13, 2026, allowing users to buy digital assets in daily increments starting at ₹100 (about $1.20), as platform data shows a sharp retreat from active trading even as its user base keeps growing. CoinDCX, which serves 22 million registered users as of the first half of 2026, rolled out the Daily SIP option alongside a new performance metric called XIRR, or Extended Internal Rate of Return.

Pakistan's virtual asset regulator launched its licensing portal on August 22, giving crypto businesses currently serving more than 20 million users by most estimates until September 5 to file a No-Objection Certificate application or cease operations. New market entrants face a separate full licensing process.

World Liberty Financial has a personnel link to WorldClaw, a Hong Kong-based startup whose unified API gives developers access to AI models from companies the US government has flagged as military-aligned or export-restricted. Every purchase on the platform requires payment in USD1, the Trump family's own stablecoin.

World Liberty Financial has announced its first AI project, endorsing a Hong Kong-based platform that provides access to dozens of artificial intelligence models built by Chinese companies that the U.S. government has designated as military-linked or placed under export restrictions.