Weekend Edition · Aug 15 — SEC retreat, Goldman deal, and a…

Weekend Edition — the week in review. • The SEC canceled its planned Regulation Crypto meeting with no new date set — prolonging the uncertainty that US exchanges and token issuers have been waiting months to resolve. • Goldman Sachs agreed to acquire Neos Investments for up to $2.25B in cash and equity, including three crypto funds — a bulge-bracket bank deepening its direct exposure to digital assets. • US spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in $853.54M net between August 3–7, their strongest weekly inflow in nearly four months — signaling renewed institutional demand even as BTC prices softened on the week.