CryptoQuant founder and CEO Ki Young Ju said institutional capital and ETF demand outside the United States could eventually drive the peak of Bitcoin’s current bull-market cycle. Bitcoin traded near $78,000, up 0.56% at $78,065.5 as of 04:55 ET (08:55 GMT), as investors assessed whether broader global ETF access, deeper stablecoin liquidity, tokenized-asset infrastructure and more practical retail messaging could support adoption. U.S. spot Bitcoin funds recorded about $57 billion in cumulative net inflows during their first two years, but access remains restricted in markets such as South Korea. The country has begun phased corporate participation under a Financial Services Commission roadmap covering about 3,500 listed companies and qualified professional investors, while financial institutions and other companies remain excluded. A Bitcoin Policy Institute study of 1,516 Americans found that messages emphasizing control, security, historical performance and small initial investments outperformed the traditional digital-gold narrative; 52% of respondents were potentially persuadable, and exposure to different messages reduced the share with no interest in ownership to 32% from 39% while increasing strong interest to 24% from 19%. Financial advisers and retirement experts ranked above celebrities and influencers as trusted sources. RWA.xyz reported $38.63 billion in global tokenized-asset distributed value as of Aug. 29, up 2.65% in 30 days. Swift launched a blockchain ledger for tokenized bank deposits, with HSBC and Standard Chartered completing its first live cross-border transaction across a network connecting about 11,500 financial institutions. The Bank for International Settlements said stablecoins could enable faster, programmable payments but warned of financial-integrity, liquidity and monetary risks. Separately, Animoca Brands Chairman Yat Siu estimated that 50 billion to 100 billion autonomous AI agents could eventually transact online, potentially using crypto wallets instead of conventional bank accounts.