Strive buys 1,110 Bitcoin for $81.5M, holdings top 21K BTC; ASST shares surge 11%
Strive’s Nasdaqtraded shares surged more than 11% as the Bitcoin treasury company said it paid an average of $73,409 per BTC, pushing its holdings to 21,356…
Metaplanet expands Bitcoin treasury strategy to US with 2,100-BTC Nasdaq play
The proposed deal with Nasdaqlisted Super League Enterprise would give the Tokyobased company a foothold in US capital markets while using existing Bitcoin…
Bitcoin pauses at $64,000 as rising yields, oil drag equities lower
BTC has dropped 0.6% since midnight UTC as Nasdaq 100 futures slip 1.1%, with the FOMC's July meeting minutes and a White House crypto summit both due…
Nasdaq to acquire LeveL Markets in push toward ‘always-on’ markets
Nasdaq’s acquisition of the thirdlargest US alternative trading system comes as the exchange operator expands into tokenized securities and longer trading…
Bitcoin steadies above $65,000 as Iran-Oman deal talk eases Hormuz concerns, lifts risk assets
BTC rose to $65,209 and Nasdaq 100 index futures gained 0.45% on reports that Iran may strike a deal with Oman to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Source:CoinDesk
Bitcoin-backed loan refinances PowerCompute’s $18M debt at 2%
Nasdaqlisted PowerCompute refinanced $18 million of debt through a Bitcoinbacked facility carrying an initial interest rate of about 2%. Source:Cointelegraph
Tom Lee's Bitmine bought more ether, added to stock buyback last week
Chairman Tom Lee said ether's outperformance versus the Nasdaq in July signals strengthening crypto fundamentals. Source:CoinDesk
Crypto treasury firm ZeroStack warns of survival risk amid $82.5M loss
The Nasdaqlisted company relies largely on staking rewards to fund operations, while its 0G holdings were valued 91% below their recorded costs.…
SEC to review Nasdaq bitcoin options approval after CME challenge
CME argues that because bitcoin is a commodity, options tied to its value fall under CFTC jurisdiction, not the SEC's authority. Source:CoinDesk
The equal-weighted S&P 500 just smoked the Nasdaq-100 in July — outperforming amid the violent chip-stock unwind
Tech stocks struggled in July. Will the volatility around the AI trade continue in August? Source:MarketWatch
Crypto's resilience tested as oil rises after Iran strikes, Fed signals rates could still rise
Bitcoin held near $64,000 despite the Fed's hawkish split, Iranian ballistic missiles and an 8% surge in oil overnight that sent the Dow down 2.2% and the…
Live updates: Bitcoin holds near $64,000 as Microsoft's AI payoff lifts stocks
S&P 500 futures gained 0.2% and Nasdaq 100 contracts rose 0.4% after the index had slipped into a correction, with Microsoft up 8% in premarket after its cloud…