Institutional
Institutional

Optimism-funded team's deciding vote shifts $49 million in OP tokens away from users

The approved plan reallocates 546.9 million OP from user airdrops to a Foundation-controlled Strategic Ecosystem Fund. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
Institutional

Bitcoin Blows Past $70,000 as Nearly $3 Billion in Shorts Are Liquidated

Bitcoin’s first push above $70,000 in two months has erased nearly $3 billion in short positions, powered by a Treasury buyback expansion. The post Bitcoin…
Institutional

Bitcoin treasury Hyperscale sells 686 BTC to clear loans but says cash won’t cover next 12 months

The August repayment ended the immediate collateral risk while the company’s going-concern warning and Michigan financing need persisted. The post Bitcoin treasury Hyperscale sells 686…
Institutional

Bitcoin’s $69,000 breakout now hinges on yields after Fed warns more tightening may be needed

Bitcoin ran from around $64,100 to nearly $70,000 within hours on Aug. 19, once the US Treasury unexpectedly doubled its planned buybacks of long-dated government…
Institutional

Bitcoin.com integrates UAE-registered US dollar stablecoin into self-custodial wallet

The integration expands access to USDU, the UAE’s first central bank-registered US dollar stablecoin, as it builds distribution beyond institutional channels. Read Full Story at…
Institutional

Crypto campaign fund Fairshake faces $2 million setback in Florida primaries

In a race that drew criticism to crypto’s leading political action committee for featuring fake headlines in ads, Fairshake’s expensive effort fell short. Read Full…
DeFi

Cantor Fitzgerald Opens Institutional Block Trading in Kalshi Event Contracts

The investment bank will act as an introducing broker for privately negotiated prediction-market trades, with Susquehanna Predictions supplying the pricing and liquidity. The post Cantor…
Institutional

FalconX, Ethena bring USDe backing assets into $1B institutional credit facility

The $1 billion facility will deploy assets backing USDe into overcollateralized institutional loans, expanding Ethena’s sources of returns beyond crypto basis strategies. Read Full Story…
Institutional

Bitcoin Tops $68,000 as Short Liquidations Hit $1.7 Billion

Ether gained 9% and total crypto market value rose 5.1% after the U.S. Treasury said it would at least double the size of its long-dated…
Infrastructure

Bitcoin surges above $68,000, liquidating $1.4 billion shorts as Treasury buybacks boost risk appetite

BTC rose about 6% while ether, solana and crypto stocks climbed after the Treasury doubled the size of its bond buybacks. Read Full Story at…