Citi plans to launch bitcoin custody for institutional clients later this year
The Wall Street bank plans to let clients hold bitcoin alongside traditional assets through its new Custody+ platform. Source：CoinDesk
The 'crack' in the energy market is wider than ever. Bitcoin might feel it.
Your dayahead look for Aug. 18 2026 Source：CoinDesk
Live updates: Bitcoin holds $64,000 as surging yields and oil drain risk appetite
The 30year Treasury yield hit its highest since 2007 and Brent topped $91 as the USIran conflict escalates, pressuring stocks. Bitcoin is holding its range,…
The bitcoin price level where leveraged bulls could get whacked
Bulls are stacking longs, liquidity is thinning and one key level could trigger large liquidations. Source：CoinDesk
Bitcoin climbs above $64,000 while most majors slip
Miners have cut their computing power by a fifth over three quarters to make room for AI, and Venice's token jumped 10% after the company said it crossed $100…
Strategy raises $334M through stock sales but buys no Bitcoin
Proceeds funded STRC dividends and repurchases, while $149.1 million was added to Strategy’s US dollar reserve, which reached $4.8 billion. Source：Cointelegraph
No change in bitcoin holdings as Strategy boosted dollar reserve, bought back more STRC last week
Led by Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, the company raised $333.7 million via the sale of common stock. Source：CoinDesk
Bitcoin options remain expensive despite summer calm. Here's why it matters
Bitcoin’s implied volatility is near a seasonal floor, but options continue to price substantially more movement than the market is delivering. Source：CoinDesk
Bitcoin's biggest holders, Strategy and Metaplanet, are betting on math, not price
Your dayahead look for Aug. 17, 2026 Source：CoinDesk
Bitcoin tracks equity bounce, but $390 million ETF outflow week keeps bulls on back foot
The price of bitcoin tracked a bounce in equities, but a $390 million ETF outflow streak and 10% odds on landmark crypto legislation leave markets searching…
September Fed interest-rate increase is 'very unlikely,' Goldman Sachs says
Soft economic data has Goldman Sachs doubting a September rate increase, offering good news for bitcoin bulls. Source：CoinDesk
The bitcoin futures market looks like a crowded club with a tiny exit – and it could cause pain
The market may be facing a dangerous liquidity mismatch as futures open interest outpaces trading volume by a significant margin. Source：CoinDesk