Paris-based Sequans Communications sold 1,025 bitcoin during the first quarter of 2026, cutting its digital asset reserves nearly in half as the IoT semiconductor maker grappled with declining revenue and mounting losses tied to a treasury strategy that has turned from ambitious to burdensome. The sale reduced Sequans’ bitcoin position from 2,139 BTC at year-end
SC Ventures takes a strategic stake in crypto market maker GSR, its first external strategic shareholder since 2013. Standard Chartered’s SC Ventures has taken a strategic stake in crypto market maker GSR, marking GSR’s first external strategic shareholder since its founding in 2013. The investment links a global bank-backed fintech investor with one of the
In Bitcoin news today, the BTC USD price crossed $80,000 late Sunday into May 4, 2026, reaching a high of $80,750, and this time, the move looks structural rather than a spike. The $79,537-to-$80,000 band, which had served as a ceiling in multiple prior attempts, is now acting as a floor. That is a meaningful
Leading decentralized lending platform Aave has asked a U.S. federal court to block an attempt by victims of North Korean terrorism to seize about $71 million in crypto frozen after last month’s rsETH-related exploit, escalating a dispute that has already split Arbitrum’s governance. The filing, submitted Monday in the Southern District of New York, seeks
Lomond School in Helensburgh, Scotland has launched a fully funded “Satoshi Scholarship,” extending its experiment with Bitcoin from the payments desk into the heart of school life. The award will cover two years of tuition and boarding at Burnbrae, the school’s boarding house, for one student who would struggle to access this kind of education
Bitcoin whales bought 4,527 BTC worth $362M in 24 hours as BTC traded near $79,960, with key resistance at $90K and $94.5K. Bitcoin whales bought 4,527 BTC, worth about $362 million, in the past 24 hours, according to market data shared by analysts. The buying came as Bitcoin traded near $79,960, while short-term performance showed
The latest in the MicroStrategy Bitcoin saga has Michael Saylor pausing BTC purchases ahead of its Q1 earnings release, with the CEO confirming “No buys this week” in a Sunday post on X, breaking a pattern of near-continuous accumulation that made the company the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin holder. Bitcoin was trading near $78,000 at
GameStop (GME) is aiming for a major expansion with a proposed $55.5 billion acquisition of online marketplace eBay (EBAY), raising fresh questions about whether its bitcoin BTC$80,095.17 holdings could help fund the deal. The video game retailer, which holds about $368 million worth of BTC, submitted a non-binding offer Sunday to buy eBay for $125
Bitcoin price crossed the $80,000 threshold late Sunday and into today, posting a brief 2% gain over 24 hours to reach a high of $80,750 — a level analysts describe as a major psychological resistance zone that has flipped to potential support. The move caps a recovery of 15-20% from February lows, placing the bitcoin
Bitmine owns more than 4.29% of the total ETH coin supply of 120.7 million Bitmine is 86% of the way to the ‘Alchemy of 5%’ in just 10 months Crypto Spring has commenced and like past cycles, investor sentiment and conviction are muted and bearish even as crypto prices strengthen Ethereum continues to benefit from
