Aug 27 — Bitcoin's weekly surge, bank blockchain alliance, ETF…

• Thirty-nine state bankers associations are forming the Bank Chain Alliance to build a bank-owned blockchain for tokenized deposits and stablecoins by 2027 — a potential direct rival to public-chain stablecoin issuers that could… • Bitcoin gained roughly 22% over seven days and is trading near $80,000, while the Fear and Greed index climbed 19 points on the week to 65, now in greed territory — a sharp sentiment reset likely driving short covering and… • Grayscale's Zcash ETF began trading on NYSE Arca under the ticker ZCSH, the first spot fund offering exposure to a privacy coin — marking a regulatory shift that opens institutional access to a previously untouchable asset class.