In MicroStrategy Bitcoin news, MSCI is considering rules that could remove Strategy Inc. from its global equity indexes, potentially adding strain to the financing model behind the company’s Bitcoin holdings. The proposal is not specific to Bitcoin: it focuses on whether companies are primarily engaged in accumulating assets rather than operating businesses, according to Bloomberg.
President Donald Trump has announced an oil agreement that would give the United States a 55% effective output share in a new venture controlling 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan reserves. Summary The planned venture covers 17 Venezuelan oil fields with an estimated 65 billion barrels. A U.S. official said the United States would receive equity
AI agents are coming. They will need to pay each other. Crypto executives agree on the problem but disagree sharply on the solution, and one thinks the answer has not been invented yet. Source link
Hyperliquid has received its first reported builder-deployed HIP-4 outcome exchange after OUT completed deployment through the network’s permissionless market framework. Summary OUT has become the first reported outcome DEX deployed through Hyperliquid’s HIP-4 framework. Deployers can create YES/NO markets using templates approved by Hyperliquid validators. HIP-4 contracts are fully collateralized and operate without leverage, funding
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Trump Digital Gold has crashed 99% from its peak after wallets controlling 82.45% of the Solana token’s supply sold their holdings for about $1.01 million. Summary Connected wallets sold 824.54 million GOLD tokens for 9,784.6 SOL, according to EmberCN. GOLD briefly reached a $66 million market cap after a Trump-affiliated merchandise account promoted it. The
The debasement trade is back — and will benefit bitcoin. That’s according to asset manager Grayscale’s crypto research team, who wrote in a note this week that the U.S. government debasing its currency would lead to cash hitting digital assets. “Unchecked government debt growth undermines the credibility of fiat currencies and drives investors to seek
A regional UK police force has seized 20.21 Bitcoin and other assets valued at more than $1.4 million after tracing the funds to darknet marketplaces active between 2016 and 2019. Summary Police recovered 20.21 BTC, other cryptoassets, and bank funds valued at £1.03 million. Investigators traced the holdings to unnamed darknet markets that operated from
INTERPOL has reported 58 arrests, 263 identified suspects and $2.67 million seized after a 22-country operation targeted crypto investment scams, romance fraud and money laundering networks. Summary Operation Jackal IV involved 22 countries across six continents between November 2025 and June 2026. Police arrested 58 people and identified 263 suspects linked to West African organized
BankChain Alliance unites 39 state banking groups to develop shared blockchain infrastructure. The network will support tokenized deposits, stablecoins, smart payments and settlement. BankChain targets 2027 but still needs a technology partner, bank commitments and approvals. Thirty-nine U.S. state banking associations have formed BankChain Alliance, targeting a 2027 launch for shared blockchain infrastructure. The initiative
