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Bitcoin mining difficulty fell 10% to 124.93 trillion, the second biggest drop of 2026, as falling BTC prices squeezed miner margins and hashrate came offline.
Strategy executive chairman Michael Saylor posted his signature "Orange Dots" chart with the caption "Still adding dots," signaling the company is buying more Bitcoin this week. Strategy now holds 845,256 BTC worth $54.36 billion.
OKX, Kraken and Hyperliquid are adding perpetual futures for stocks, commodities and index funds. The shift comes as CEX trading volumes fell 11% to $4.61 trillion, and platforms race to keep trader capital from leaving crypto wallets.
The SEC approved NYSE Arca's listing of the T. Rowe Price Active Crypto ETF, an actively managed fund holding 5-15 digital assets including Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana, Cardano, Dogecoin, and others. It is the first multi-asset crypto ETF from a major asset manager.
DeFi protocol Morpho raised $175M from Paradigm, a16z Crypto, and Ribbit Capital to build on-chain credit infrastructure for banks and fintechs. The protocol already powers $2B+ in institutional USDC lending through Coinbase.
Bitcoin rallied toward $64,000 after President Trump confirmed a US-Iran peace deal will be signed tomorrow, with the Strait of Hormuz set to reopen. The geopolitical breakthrough eased risk premiums across markets.
SpaceX's S-1 filing revealed 18,712 bitcoin bought for $661 million, now worth $1.29 billion. Unlike Strategy, SpaceX treats bitcoin as a small non-core cash reserve within a $1.8 trillion valuation, potentially normalizing corporate bitcoin holdings at a new scale.
Michael Saylor congratulated Elon Musk after SpaceX's Nasdaq debut, noting that 25% of his expanded Mag8 group now holds bitcoin on their balance sheets. SpaceX holds roughly 18,712 BTC and Tesla holds about 11,509 BTC.
Michael Saylor says Strategy's first Bitcoin sale in four years is part of a "digital credit" business model, where selling BTC backs dividend-paying securities and credit products.
Strategy chairman Michael Saylor noted that with SpaceX going public, 25% of his 'Mag8' group (Tesla and SpaceX) now hold bitcoin on their balance sheets. SpaceX is the eighth-largest public bitcoin holder with 18,712 BTC, while Strategy leads with 845,256 BTC worth over $54 billion.
Morpho raised $175M from Paradigm, a16z and Ribbit Capital to build credit infrastructure for banks and fintechs, signaling VC money is flowing to onchain lending rails over retail DeFi.
Binance, Bybit, Bitget Wallet and MEXC canceled tokenized SpaceX IPO campaigns after Kraken-owned xStocks failed to deliver the underlying assets, forcing refunds to users.
Galaxy Research finds Bitcoin's October 2025 top was unusually muted, with only 2 of 11 topping indicators flashing. This raises the potential floor, with a base-case bottom range of $40,000 to $46,000, though a washout scenario could go lower.
Blockworks bought rival crypto data platform Messari for just over $10 million, a steep discount from Messari's $300 million valuation in 2022, highlighting consolidation pressure in the crypto information sector.
Binance, Bybit, and Bitget refunded customers after tokenized-equity platform xStocks failed to secure SpaceX IPO allocations. SpaceX shares (SPCX) are up 26% from their $135 IPO price.
Bybit refunded all SpaceX IPO subscription funds after xStocks failed to deliver the underlying assets. Binance also canceled its IPO campaign, distributing $1 million in bStocks tokens to affected users.
VanEck has launched the first US spot BNB ETF (VBNB) on Nasdaq, arguing BNB Chain's 33 million monthly active users and $160 million annual revenue make it a stronger investment case than many blockchain projects still selling a vision.
SpaceX shares opened at $150 and rose to $162 on Nasdaq, a 20% gain from the $135 IPO price. The $75 billion raise is the largest IPO ever, valuing the company at about $1.8 trillion. SpaceX also disclosed 18,712 bitcoin on its balance sheet.
Bitcoin ETFs have seen $9 billion in outflows from their peak, but Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart says most investors have stayed put, and Solana and XRP ETFs are still attracting new money.
SpaceX went public on the Nasdaq and disclosed 18,712 BTC worth about $1.19 billion, making it the eighth-largest corporate Bitcoin holder — more than double what analysts had estimated.
GameStop renewed a covered-call options deal with Coinbase that keeps nearly all its Bitcoin tied up as collateral, generating only $5.8M in premium income during a quarter where it posted $390M+ in profit.
Japan's largest corporate Bitcoin holder Metaplanet is buying Siiibo Securities for $13.1 million, gaining a securities license to offer Bitcoin-linked investment products to retail investors under its "Project Nova" strategy.
Bitcoin treasury firm Metaplanet is buying Siiibo Securities for $13 million to create Bitcoin-linked yield products for Japanese retail investors, tapping into $7.4 trillion in household savings as inflation rises.
SpaceX priced the largest IPO in history at $135 per share, raising $75 billion. Crypto platforms Backpack and Sunrise launched tokenized SPCX shares on Solana, while SpaceX holds 18,712 Bitcoin worth nearly $1.2 billion.
Metaplanet, Japan's largest public Bitcoin holder, is acquiring Siiibo Securities for $13.1M to launch BTC-linked yield products. The move is the first step in Project Nova, its Bitcoin-centric finance strategy.
Binance raised over $557M in USDC from 27,689 wallets for a tokenized SpaceX pre-IPO campaign, signaling strong demand for crypto-based pre-IPO exposure ahead of SpaceX's Nasdaq debut.
Japanese Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet acquired regulated broker Siiibo Securities for $13.1 million, renaming it Metaplanet Securities as the first step in its Project Nova to build Bitcoin-linked investment products.
Japanese Bitcoin treasury firm Metaplanet agreed to acquire Siiibo Securities Co., a Type I Financial Instruments Business Operator, to launch Bitcoin yield products for Japanese investors. The deal is part of "Project Nova" and will rebrand the unit as Metaplanet Securities.
Nigerian startup Daya has launched a stablecoin-powered platform that cuts cross-border business payment fees to as low as 0.1%, down from up to 10% via traditional banks. The company raised $350,000 from Alliance DAO, Hivemind, and Lattice.
South African exchange VALR processed over $20 billion in stablecoin volume in the past year, driven by growing demand for dollar-backed digital assets in cross-border payments and trading across Africa.
Crypto media and data firm Blockworks has acquired analytics platform Messari for over $10 million, a steep discount from Messari's $300 million valuation in 2022, signaling ongoing consolidation in the crypto data sector.
Avalanche Treasury Company (AVAT) debuted on Nasdaq via a $675M SPAC merger but shares dropped 16% on day one. The company aims to give institutional investors exposure to the Avalanche ecosystem without holding crypto directly.
Citigroup has launched a blockchain-based marketplace for trading private company shares using Digital Depositary Receipts (DDRs), marking the latest push by a major Wall Street bank into tokenized assets.
The Nasdaq 100 dropped 7.5% in a week, wiping out $2.7 trillion, as oil above $90 and surging PPI inflation push traders to price in Fed rate hikes. Bitcoin spot ETFs saw $1.9B in June outflows, testing BTC's $60K support.
BlackRock filed an 8-A form with the SEC for its iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF (ticker: BITA), signaling a launch as early as next week. The actively managed fund will generate income by selling call options on BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF (IBIT).
Bitcoin treasury firm Nakamoto sold about 600 BTC ($48M) and related derivatives to reduce debt by $45 million, extended loan terms with Kraken, and authorized a $25 million share buyback.