Miners dumped $1.78B in BTC this year, heightening current market weakness. Listed mining firms reduced combined reserves by 28,000 BTC, down to 99,000 BTC. Massive ETF outflows exceeding $4.4B remain the main source of sell pressure. Public Bitcoin mining companies dumped $1.78 billion in tokens this year, heightening current market weakness across major exchanges. Bitcoin
Ether.fi has upgraded its non-custodial neobank with tokenized stocks and metals, portfolio-backed loans near 4%, payments in over 30 currencies, and programmatic ETHFI buybacks. Summary Ether.fi users can trade tokenized assets and hold them inside self-custodial vaults. An Aave market on Optimism supports loans against portfolios at rates currently near 4%. Cash card users receive
UBS has increased its BlackRock Bitcoin ETF holding to about 2.5 million shares worth nearly $90 million as of June 30, lifting the position’s value by roughly 230% during the first half of 2026. Summary UBS held about 2.5 million IBIT shares valued at nearly $90 million on June 30. The share count increased roughly
Bitcoin’s options market has grown too large to ignore. What that signals about who is now participating in crypto, and why, matters more than the numbers alone. Crypto markets are no stranger to sharp drawdowns. As Bitcoin fell roughly 50% from its October 2025 peak to a low of around $60,000 in February, however, one
Tether has completed its first independent financial statement audit, with KPMG U.S. issuing an unqualified opinion after reviewing its 2025 accounts and a reported $6.814 billion reserve surplus. Summary KPMG audited Tether International’s financial statements for the year ended Dec. 31, 2025. Tether reported reserve assets exceeding related liabilities by $6.814 billion at year-end. Auditors
The 30-year Treasury yield cleared 5% this year and is sitting at its highest level since 2007. That means every dollar sitting in bitcoin or any non-yielding asset is a dollar not earning that 5%. Several analysts have pointed to these elevated bond yields as a direct drag on bitcoin’s upside recently. The elevated cost
Bitcoin price fell nearly 3% from an intraday high of $65,234 to $63,304 as an expected U.S. inflation report failed to push the asset beyond its established trading range. Summary Bitcoin price remained inside its $62,000–$66,000 range after July inflation matched forecasts. 4-hour momentum remains weak, with BTC trading below its Bollinger Band midpoint. Liquidation
Bitcoin operating company Nakamoto Inc. dropped its first quarterly results on Thursday, marked by a wide GAAP net loss in what the company is calling a turning point in its underlying operations. The Nashville-based company posted total operating revenue of $35.9 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, split between $25.6 million from its
Four companies within Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group have launched a proof of concept to test Japanese government bond repo transactions on the Canton Network, with the project targeting automated processing and 24-hour on-chain settlement. Summary Four MUFG companies will test Japanese government bond repo transactions on the Canton Network. The proof of concept will examine
Former Xero engineering executive Nigel Fernandes will lead Pepperstone’s push to own more of its technology as the business expands into crypto and new markets. MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Melbourne-based Pepperstone, a global online trading and fintech provider serving clients in more than 160 countries, today announced the appointment of Nigel Fernandes as
