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Morgan Stanley Brings Crypto Trading to E*TRADE for 8.6 Million Clients
Morgan Stanley is bringing cryptocurrency trading to E*TRADE, putting Bitcoin and other digital assets in front of 8.6 million retail clients through one of Wall Street’s biggest brokerage names. Morgan Stanley will launch crypto trading on E*TRADE 8.6 million retail clients could gain access to digital assets The move puts Morgan Stanley in direct competition […]
Read MoreClarity Act Revived as Bipartisan Stablecoin Deal Sends Bitcoin Past $80K
Washington may finally be getting serious about crypto market structure, and a bipartisan stablecoin compromise has pushed the Clarity Act back into the game. The bill now has a realistic path to the Senate, with supporters even talking about a signature before July 4. Bipartisan breakthrough: Stablecoin yield deal clears the biggest roadblock Fast-moving timeline: […]
Read MoreBitcoin Reclaims $82K as ETF Inflows Surge and Shorts Face Squeeze Risk
Bitcoin has pushed back above $82,000, and this time the move looks driven more by institutional spot buying than retail mania, while derivatives traders keep stubbornly betting against the bounce. BTC reclaimed $82,000 on rising spot demand U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in $467 million+ in a single day Funding rates turned negative, showing traders […]
Read MoreHut 8 Lands $9.8B Texas AI Data Center Lease as Miners Pivot Beyond Bitcoin Mining
Hut 8 has landed a massive AI data center lease at its Beacon Point campus in Texas, and investors reacted like the company had just found a buried treasure chest under a power substation. 15-year AI data center lease worth $9.8 billion at base value Could reach $25.1 billion if all renewal options are exercised […]
Read MoreUS Senate Races Crypto Market Structure Bill as Bitcoin and Ether ETF Inflows Surge
The U.S. Senate is trying to jam a crypto market structure bill through before July 4, just as Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs keep hoovering up fresh capital and Wall Street inches closer to direct crypto access. Crypto regulation sprint: Senate wants fast-track review next week ETF demand stays hot: Bitcoin and Ether funds keep pulling […]
Read MoreColombia’s Petro Eyes Renewable Bitcoin Mining Hub on Caribbean Coast
Colombian President Gustavo Petro is floating a plan to turn the country’s Caribbean coast into a Bitcoin mining hub powered by renewable energy, with the Wayúu Indigenous community potentially in on the ownership. It’s a bold pitch with real potential — and a few very familiar political caveats attached. Barranquilla, Santa Marta, and Riohacha were […]
Read MoreCFTC Moves to Protect Non-Custodial Wallets, Clamps Down on Prediction Markets
The CFTC is moving toward formal protections for some non-custodial crypto wallet developers, with Phantom potentially becoming the template for actual rules instead of a one-off no-action letter. At the same time, the agency is taking a hard line on prediction markets, telling states to back off and let federal law do its job. Phantom-style […]
Read MoreKraken IPO and MoneyGram Deal Heat Up Crypto’s Fight With Banks Over CLARITY Act
Kraken is signaling it wants to go public while widening its payments reach through MoneyGram, even as U.S. banks dig in against crypto-friendly legislation in the CLARITY Act fight. That’s not just corporate theater. It’s a clean snapshot of where the power struggle is heading: exchanges want legitimacy, banks want to protect their turf, and […]
Read MoreSequans Sells Half Its Bitcoin as Debt Pressure Hits Corporate Treasury Plan
Sequans sells half its Bitcoin as debt pressure shakes treasury plan just handed the corporate Bitcoin treasury crowd a very blunt reminder: debt pressure can turn “strategic reserve” into “sell the bloody coins.” Sold 1,025 BTC in Q1 2026 Bitcoin reserve nearly halved Debt, weak revenue, and losses drove the move Most remaining BTC is […]
Read MoreBitcoin Long-Term Holders Hit 16M BTC as Supply Tightens Near $81K
Bitcoin long-term holders are piling up supply near the $81,000 zone, and that usually means the market’s stronger hands are keeping a tight grip on their sats. Long-term holder supply: about 16 million BTC Since late April: around 870,000 BTC shifted from short-term to long-term holders Accumulation zones: around $60,000 earlier this year and near […]
Read MoreBitcoin Core Reveals CVE-2024-52911 Bug That Could Crash Some Bitcoin Nodes
Bitcoin Core discloses bug that could let miners crash nodes Bitcoin Core has disclosed CVE-2024-52911, a high-severity vulnerability that could let a miner crash some Bitcoin nodes by feeding them a specially crafted invalid block. The fix was already bundled into Bitcoin Core 29.0, but the awkward part is obvious: plenty of node operators still […]
Read MoreCFTC Moves to Protect Non-Custodial Crypto Software and Self-Custody
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is moving to formalize protections for non-custodial software, a step that could give crypto wallet developers and open-source builders more legal breathing room after the Phantom no-action precedent. CFTC wants clearer rules for non-custodial crypto software Phantom no-action relief set an important precedent Developer liability remains the big legal […]
Read MoreCME to Launch Bitcoin Volatility Futures as Institutional Hedging Demand Grows
CME Group is preparing to launch Bitcoin Volatility futures, a new derivatives product designed for traders who want to hedge — or speculate on — the size of Bitcoin’s price swings, not just its direction. It’s a clear sign that demand for crypto risk management tools is growing as Bitcoin becomes more deeply embedded in […]
Read MoreMorgan Stanley’s Bitcoin ETF Tops $200M as Wall Street Embraces Crypto
Morgan Stanley’s new spot Bitcoin ETF has pulled in more than $200 million in assets within weeks of launch, a strong sign that regulated Bitcoin exposure is still very much in demand. MSBT tops $200 million in early assets Self-directed investors drove most of the first wave Direct crypto trading is coming to Morgan Stanley’s […]
Read MoreBitcoin, Ethereum and Crypto Regulation: U.S. Bill, ETF Growth and Whale Flows Signal Shift
Washington is finally trying to stop treating crypto like a legal escape room, while Bitcoin and Ethereum keep sliding deeper into institutional finance, derivatives markets, and whale-sized transfers. Crypto market structure bill: lawmakers want clearer oversight and trading rules Institutional Bitcoin adoption: ETFs, futures, and open interest keep climbing Ethereum staking flows: large transfers point […]
Read MoreBitcoin Leads with $239M Net Inflow as Crypto Markets Rotate Capital
Bitcoin Sees $239 Million Net Inflow as Crypto Markets Show Active Capital Rotation Bitcoin pulled in about $239 million in net inflows as crypto traders shuffled capital across BTC, stablecoins, major altcoins, and a handful of speculative tokens. The numbers point to rotation and hedging, not a clean all-out bullish stampede. BTC led with $239 […]
Read MoreBitcoin Reclaims $80K as Whale Data Questions Rally Strength Near $84K Resistance
Bitcoin is back above $80,000, but the whale behavior behind the rebound says the rally is more tactical than triumphant. New large holders did the heavy lifting, old whales barely moved, and BTC is now staring down a nasty resistance zone that could decide whether this rebound turns into something real or just another leveraged […]
Read Morea16z Raises $2.2B Crypto Fund as VC Bets Big on Blockchain and Bitcoin’s Future
Andreessen Horowitz is back with another monster-sized crypto war chest, and this one should get the attention of anyone watching Bitcoin, blockchain startups, and crypto venture capital: a16z has raised $2.2 billion for its fifth crypto fund. Fresh capital: a16z has raised $2.2 billion for its fifth dedicated crypto fund. Big signal: one of Silicon […]
Read MoreStrategy Posts $12.54B Q1 Loss as Bitcoin Volatility Hits Treasury Bet
Strategy just posted a massive first-quarter loss of $12.54 billion, or $38.25 per diluted share, underscoring how brutally bitcoin volatility can hit a public company that has turned its balance sheet into a BTC war chest. Q1 net loss: $12.54 billion Loss per diluted share: $38.25 Main driver: bitcoin price swings and fair-value accounting Reality […]
Read MoreSoFi Launches SoFiUSD Stablecoin on Solana as Banks Chase Faster Payments
SoFi is making a fresh crypto push with a bank-branded stablecoin called SoFiUSD, and it plans to launch it on Solana. That’s a pretty loud signal that mainstream finance still wants in on blockchain rails — not for the memes, but for payments, settlement, and the boring plumbing where the real money movement happens. SoFiUSD […]
Read MoreBullish Buys Equiniti for $4.2B to Build Tokenized Securities Infrastructure
Bullish’s acquisition of Equiniti targets tokenized securities could put the crypto exchange at the center of tokenized securities infrastructure rather than just another venue for trading digital assets. Bullish will acquire Equiniti for $4.2 billion Equiniti serves 3,000 companies and 20 million shareholders The goal is to build “the global transfer agent for tokenized securities” […]
Read MoreGoMining Launches GoBTC Bitcoin Payments Protocol With 0.2% Merchant Fee
GoMining is rolling out GoBTC payments protocol, a Bitcoin-native payments protocol that promises instant checkout authorization, on-chain settlement, and a merchant fee of just 0.2%. GoBTC will debut at Consensus Instant authorization with Bitcoin mainnet settlement in hours 0.2% merchant fee versus card fees around 1.5% to 3.5% Miner-backed infrastructure raises real decentralization questions Potential […]
Read MorePlan C Sees Bitcoin Supercycle to $250K by 2028 as Halving Model Fades
Bitcoin’s cycle chatter is getting louder, and analyst Plan C is making one of the boldest calls on the board: BTC may be entering its first true supercycle, with a lifetime peak around $250,000 by late 2027 or early 2028, according to a prominent analyst’s explosive Bitcoin supercycle projection. Plan C sees Bitcoin entering a […]
Read MoreEthereum On-Chain Volume Overtakes Bitcoin as ETH Accumulation Continues
Ethereum is reportedly moving slightly more value on-chain than Bitcoin, and that says more about how the two networks are designed than about some dramatic “ETH killed BTC” moment. Ethereum on-chain volume is now said to edge out Bitcoin’s DeFi, stablecoins, smart contracts, and Layer 2s are driving ETH activity CryptoQuant data points to ongoing […]
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