Strategy Inc.'s robust over-collateralization and extended credit duration provide resilience against Bitcoin volatility, ensuring creditor security. Strategy's debt instruments maintain 1.0x BTC rating even at $21K Bitcoin price.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) ordered Kalshi to keep running its exchange after finding that New York's attempt to stop the platform presented a market emergency. The commission cited a hypothetical bitcoin position to argue that forced liquidation could spread losses well beyond prediction markets.
The Bank of Russia is placing new limits on cryptocurrency trading for retail investors. The proposed rules, published Tuesday (Aug. 11) by the Russian central bank, would allow those investors to trade only bitcoin, ether and Tether's USDT stablecoin, limiting them to 300,000 rubles (around $3,600) of crypto purchases per year with each currency.
Circle's cirBTC could reshape institutional DeFi engagement, enhancing Bitcoin's utility and liquidity while challenging existing wrapped BTC solutions. Circle launches cirBTC as neutral wrapped Bitcoin infrastructure for institutions.
The cash-and-equity deal for the options-income specialist folds in NEOS's roughly $1 billion Bitcoin covered-call fund, giving Goldman instant scale in a crypto ETF niche it had only just entered on paper.
JPMorgan's growing Bitcoin ETF investment signals increasing institutional confidence in crypto, potentially influencing broader market adoption. JPMorgan buys $400M of iShares Bitcoin ETF in Q2, bringing total position to $650M.
Rumble's strategic Bitcoin accumulation highlights a growing trend of tech firms diversifying assets, potentially influencing market dynamics. Rumble increases Bitcoin holdings by 82.32 BTC to 293.14 BTC in Q2 2026.
Goldman Sachs will acquire NEOS Investments for up to $2.25B, gaining BTCI and expanding its fast-growing ETF business.
Bitcoin stabilized near $63,400 on Wednesday following a volatile intra-day move between $63,317 and $64,400, leaving its market cap unchanged at $1.27 trillion.
Goldman Sachs has reportedly agreed to acquire NEOS Investments in a $2.25 billion deal that would push the Wall Street bank directly into bitcoin income ETFs, though several key terms of the transaction remain unverified.
The Coldcard hack underscores the resilience of Bitcoin's self-custody model, prompting a shift towards more secure, distributed solutions. Casa CEO says Bitcoin's mass migration after Coldcard hack proves self-custody's strength.
Casa CEO Nick Neuman says the mass Bitcoin migration after the $130M Coldcard exploit proves distributed self-custody is Bitcoin's immune system—not its vulnerability.