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Strategy (MSTR) flags $8.32bn Q2 bitcoin loss after sale

Strategy Q2 bitcoin loss reached $8.32 billion after a 3,588 BTC sale funded preferred dividends and lifted cash reserves to $2.55 billion.

By Caleb Mwangi
Crypto

Lean Ethereum roadmap: Buterin maps 3-4 year rebuild

Lean Ethereum roadmap sketches a three-to-four-year rebuild that puts quantum safety and core redesign at the centre of Ether's next pitch.

By Caleb Mwangi
Crypto

Circle shares fall as OUSD tests USDC moat; Ark buys dip

Circle shares fell after OUSD launched, while Ark Invest bought $17.8 million of stock in a bet that USDC's moat still holds.

By Caleb Mwangi
Crypto

Circle (CRCL) ARC token sale raises $20.25M at $3bn valuation

Circle ARC token sale raised $20.25 million at a $3 billion valuation, showing how the USDC issuer is funding Arc as stablecoin competition heats up.

By Caleb Mwangi
Crypto

Trump crypto earnings disclosure reveals at least $1.4bn

Trump crypto earnings disclosure revealed at least $1.4 billion in 2025 income from meme coins and World Liberty Financial, sharpening ethics scrutiny.

By Caleb Mwangi
Crypto

Ionic Digital Nasdaq filing follows $400m private raise

Ionic Digital Nasdaq filing sets up a direct listing after a $400 million private raise, pitching a Celsius-linked miner as AI infrastructure.

By Caleb Mwangi
Crypto

Securitize NYSE debut set after CEPT vote, shares jump 18%

Securitize NYSE debut is set for July 2 after Cantor Equity Partners II shareholders approved the SPAC merger and kept 71.5 per cent of trust cash.

By Caleb Mwangi
Crypto

Kiwoom Bithumb stake talks deepen South Korea crypto ties

Kiwoom-Bithumb stake talks would deepen South Korea's crypto-finance ties as ownership caps tighten and Bithumb pushes its IPO to 2028.

By Caleb Mwangi
Crypto

Bending Spoons IPO tests tokenized access via xStocks

Bending Spoons IPO access via xStocks lets users reserve tokenized exposure before listing day, testing whether crypto rails can widen IPO distribution.

By Caleb Mwangi
Crypto

Bitcoin options expiry meets ETF outflows and thin liquidity

Bitcoin options expiry pressure is colliding with nearly $3 billion of June ETF outflows, leaving thin quarter-end books exposed to sharper swings.

By Caleb Mwangi
Crypto

BitGo (BTGO) cuts 15% of staff, shifts to stablecoins

BitGo cuts 15% of staff as CEO Michael Belshe directs the crypto custodian toward stablecoins, settlement, trading and AI infrastructure.

By Caleb Mwangi
Crypto

Japan pension fund plans 1% crypto allocation in 2026

Japan pension fund plans 1% crypto allocation in fiscal 2026, testing whether a conservative retirement-style fund now sees digital assets as a hedge.

By Caleb Mwangi
Crypto

Morgan Stanley Ether and Solana ETF fees set at 0.14%

Morgan Stanley Ether and Solana ETF filings set 0.14 per cent fees and add staking, sharpening the race for institutional crypto flows.

By Caleb Mwangi
Crypto

Franklin Templeton bitcoin ETF filing channels dividends to BTC

Franklin Templeton bitcoin ETF filing would route stock dividends into BTC, highlighting Wall Street's next push beyond plain spot funds.

By Caleb Mwangi
Crypto

Fidelity stablecoin reserve fund targets GENIUS issuers

Fidelity's stablecoin reserve fund carries a $1 million minimum and 0.25 per cent fee, showing GENIUS reserves are becoming a Wall Street cash business.

By Caleb Mwangi
Crypto

Strategy STRC falls to $89, testing its bitcoin funding model

Strategy STRC closed at $89, lifting its effective yield and signaling investors want more reserve cushion behind Strategy's bitcoin funding model.

By Sloane Carrington
Crypto

SpaceX IPO filing shows $5bn loss and 18,712 bitcoin

SpaceX IPO filing details show 18,712 bitcoin and a $4.937bn 2025 loss, making the listing a crypto balance-sheet test.

By Caleb Mwangi
Crypto

Michael Saylor Bitcoin buy tests Strategy's $11.7bn loss

Michael Saylor Bitcoin buy signals are now a credibility test after Strategy sold 32 BTC and disclosed an $11.7bn unrealized loss.

By Caleb Mwangi
Crypto

BlackRock ETHB ETF declares first $351,670 staking yield distribution

BlackRock's iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHB) will pay $351,669.96 in its first cash distribution from staking rewards on June 9, turning an abstract crypto-ETF structure into a measurable income product for the first time.

By Caleb Mwangi
Banking

Tokenized deposits: big banks race stablecoins in 2026

Tokenized deposits are becoming Wall Street's stablecoin defense as JPMorgan, Citi and Bank of America build shared rails for 2027.

By Naomi Voss
Crypto

Bitcoin treasury firms lose $62bn as ETF bid fades

Bitcoin treasury firms are losing the ETF-backed bid that made listed balance-sheet wrappers look like permanent buyers as Strategy sells.

By Caleb Mwangi
Crypto

Polymarket Strategy dispute tests prediction-market trust

Polymarket Strategy dispute turns a 32 BTC sale into a test of whether prediction markets can win Wall Street trust as volumes grow.

By Sloane Carrington
Banking

Banca Sella MiCA clearance sets 2026 crypto launch

Banca Sella MiCA clearance makes it Italy's first bank able to bring crypto custody and transfer services to selected customers in 2026.

By Naomi Voss
Crypto

Bitcoin drops below $66K as IPOs drain crypto liquidity

Bitcoin dropped below $66,000 as ETF outflows, leverage unwinds and mega-IPO demand pulled liquidity away from crypto.

By Caleb Mwangi
Crypto

Mt. Gox bitcoin transfer revives $739mn supply overhang

Mt. Gox bitcoin transfer of 10,422.65 BTC revived supply fears as traders watch whether repayment-linked wallets move toward exchanges.

By Caleb Mwangi