Coinbase Adds 50x Crypto Perps to Base App Through Hyperliquid
The Hyperliquid integration gives eligible Base App users access to more than 290 perpetual futures markets.
Bitcoin price hits $69,500 because US just doubled Treasury buybacks to crush long-term yields
Bitcoin and Ethereum surged above $69,500 and $2,000 on Wednesday after the US Treasury doubled planned buybacks of long-dated government debt. On Aug. 19, the Treasury Department said it will raise the maximum size of its liquidity-support operations…
Wall Street piled $1.2 billion into MSTR in Q2 before Strategy turned its Bitcoin flywheel toward rescuing STRC
Wall Street institutions increased their exposure to Strategy’s MSTR in the second quarter, just before Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin accumulation machine began redirecting capital toward STRC. On Aug. 18, Strategy said 12 of its 15 largest…
Morning Minute: SEC Brings Clarity to Crypto
If the proposed rules are formalized, it could lead to an ICO boom in the U.S.
Metaplanet’s US Bitcoin treasury bet could unlock up to $3.4 billion, but there’s a catch
Metaplanet is set to take near-total control of Nasdaq-listed Super League Enterprise with a $134.6 million investment, while most of the billions of dollars tied to the deal would remain dependent on future financing decisions. On Aug. 18, the…
Chinese InsurTech Firm Zhibao Adds 2,380 Bitcoin in $154.7M Treasury Pivot
The Shanghai-based InsurTech firm closed a $154.7 million private placement funded entirely in crypto, with investors contributing Bitcoin directly rather than cash.
A hidden divide inside the Fed could trigger a hawkish shock for Bitcoin at 2 PM today
Bitcoin heads into the Federal Reserve’s July meeting minutes, due Wednesday, Aug. 19, at 2 p.m. Eastern, with a question the policy statement could not answer: did pressure for higher rates stop with the three officials who dissented, or did it…
MicroStrategy Trims Bitcoin Holdings, Bolsters USD Reserves in a Strategic Mid‑2026 Rebalance
MicroStrategy sold 1,638 BTC for approximately $104.7 million between late July and early August 2026, reducing its holdings to 842,138 BTC while raising $290.6 million through a share sale that boosted USD reserves to $4 billion. The sale occurred below…
Drake Drops $1.5M USDT Bet on Argentina Despite Spain’s World Cup Edge
Rap superstar Drake has placed a $1.5 million bet in USDT on Argentina to beat Spain in Sunday’s FIFA World Cup final, a wager that could pay out roughly $5.175 million if Lionel Messi’s team wins in regulation or extra time. The rapper…
Polymarket prices Eizenkot at 49.65% to be Israel’s next PM after election
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is set to endorse Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley in the state’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, weeks after Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez quit amid a finance scandal. (Read More)