Metaplanet will own about 95.7% of Superplanet after the deal closes in Q4 2026. Superplanet will combine a Nasdaq listing with a Bitcoin treasury backed by Metaplanet. The deal creates U.S. and Japan Bitcoin treasury platforms under one corporate group. Metaplanet has agreed to contribute 2,100 Bitcoin and $2.5 million in cash to Nasdaq-listed Super

Bitcoin has endured a difficult 2026 so far, and the remainder of the year could prove just as volatile. After reaching an all-time high of around $126,000 in October 2025, BTC has fallen by roughly half and is currently trading close to $64,000. We asked Sam Altman’s ChatGPT, ‘AI predicts Bitcoin,’ and got interesting results.

The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the “Regulation Crypto” proposal after having cancelled a meeting days before meant to vote on it. Source link

Bitcoin is deep into its bear market, though it’s doing something it doesn’t typically do: sit still.  That’s according to a new report by VanEck, which noted that thirty-day realized volatility has fallen to 27.2% annualized, down from 30.4% the prior month and less than half bitcoin’s long-run average of roughly 80%.  For an asset

BTC USD has spent much of 2026 grinding sideways in a bear market that has tested the patience of even its most committed holders. The Bitcoin prediction for 2026 has some interesting chatter around it right now, particularly from Kalshi bettors, with prediction markets fast becoming a go-to place for assessing price movements across markets.

Cash App’s cryptocurrency service is extending beyond bitcoin BTC$64,171.96 and stablecoin USDC for the first time by being added to crypto payments platform MoonPay. This means eligible U.S. Cash App users will be able to use their balances to purchase a host of other digital assets offered by MoonPay, including ether ETH$1,898.48, solana (SOL), XRP

Quantitative trading firm and liquidity provider Jane Street has a nearly $1 billion bitcoin position — or 15,394 BTC at today’s prices.  But the position is not held in the form of digital coins: According to a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Wall Street giant holds $990 million in Bitcoin exchange-traded

PORT VILA, Vanuatu, Aug. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Vantage Markets expanded its Pre-IPO CFD offering with the launch of its Unitree Pre-IPO CFD for eligible clients, available from 10 August 2026 under the symbol UNITREEUSD. The launch provides eligible clients with exposure to movements in the applicable reference price of Unitree Robotics, a company operating in

Ripple has partnered with Jeonbuk Bank to deploy Ripple Payments for cross-border business remittances. This is making the lender the first regional bank in South Korea to adopt the service. Ripple also stated that the deal is its third Korean partnership this year, following agreements with KBank and Kyobo Life Insurance. The service is intended

Bitcoin rose above $64,000 on Tuesday, up over 1% on the day and marginally higher on the week, the only major with a meaningful gain as the rest of the market drifted lower. Ether eased half a percent to just under $1,900, though it holds an almost 1% weekly gain. XRP fell over 1% to