Institutional
DeFi

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…
Aug 19, 2026
Institutional

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…
Aug 19, 2026
Infrastructure

Injective receives SEC transfer agent registration for institutional services arm

Injective’s affiliated entity can now maintain securities ownership records, adding regulated market infrastructure to its growing push into tokenized assets.…
Aug 19, 2026
Institutional

Bitcoin’s Volatility May Be Down But Expect a ‘Meaningful Move’ Soon, Says Fidelity 

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin’s Volatility May Be Down But Expect a ‘Meaningful Move’ Soon, Says Fidelity  Bitcoin isn’t moving. Analysts think…
Aug 19, 2026
AI

AI could supercharge crypto but there’s a catch, Fidelity Digital Assets says

AI agents could boost crypto activity, but much of the value may bypass blockchains and their tokens. Read Full Story…
Aug 19, 2026
DeFi

Gnosis Chain to Abandon Its Validator Set and Settle to Ethereum

GnosisDAO approved a strategic shift from standalone Layer 1 to an Ethereum-settled rollup, unlocking about 350,000 GNO and ending treasury-funded…
Aug 19, 2026
Institutional

Metaplanet’s US Bitcoin treasury bet could unlock up to $3.4 billion, but there’s a catch

The proposed deal hands Metaplanet 95.7% at closing, while later capital depends on unexercised warrants and an optional preferred right.…
Aug 19, 2026
Institutional

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…
Aug 19, 2026
Institutional

Ripple just scored two major institutional wins but XRP traders are bracing for a bigger move

On Aug. 18, Ripple deepened its push into traditional finance, securing a South Korean banking deal as its prime brokerage…
Aug 19, 2026
Institutional

Metaplanet to Take Nearly 96% of Super League in a $134.6 Million Bitcoin and Cash Deal

Metaplanet is seeding a Nasdaq-listed bitcoin treasury platform called Superplanet with 2,100 BTC from its own balance sheet and a…
Aug 19, 2026