Bitcoin price action, ETF flows, mining, Lightning, and protocol development. 639 stories curated by CryptoCatalyst.
Nasdaq-listed Empery Digital said it sold 1,400 Bitcoin since May to help fuel an AI data center deal, legal bills, and other expenses.
New Hampshire's Executive Council voted 3-2 to reject a proposed $100 million Bitcoin-backed municipal bond, shelving what supporters said would have been the world's first such issuance despite arguments that it posed no risk to taxpayers.
Metaplanet is teaming up with JPYC and Progmat to create bitcoin-backed digital credit products, aiming to establish efficient, 24/7 credit markets in Japan. This could make borrowing and lending more accessible and faster for consumers and businesses.
MARA Holdings has agreed to purchase a sizable plot of land in Texas to power its Bitcoin mining and growing AI compute ambitions.
JPMorgan says Strategy's Bitcoin sales are a short-term concern, but the bigger long-term risk is that banks and institutions adopt private blockchains over public networks, reducing activity and capital flows across the broader crypto ecosystem.
Latin America's largest stock exchange, B3, now offers options on futures contracts for bitcoin, ether, and solana. These options do not involve direct custody of the underlying tokens, settling instead into futures contracts.
A new blockchain called Glyph repurposes mining power to run AI inference tasks instead of solving meaningless math problems. The project is live on GitHub and invites developers to test and attack its claims.
SpaceX joins the Nasdaq-100 today, triggering ~$4.3B in passive inflows to a company holding 18,712 BTC. This creates rules-based institutional demand for Bitcoin through corporate balance sheets.
Polymarket has enabled instant self-custodial Bitcoin deposits via the Lightning Network using Spark. This feature allows users to deposit Bitcoin directly from their self-custodial wallets without relying on centralized exchanges.
Built on Signal’s open-source technology, Radar Chat combines encrypted messaging with self-custodial Bitcoin payments via Lightning Network.
Bitcoin and altcoins fell sharply after President Trump declared the ceasefire with Iran 'over' following airstrikes. This geopolitical tension has triggered a broad market sell-off, including traditional stocks.
New Hampshire lawmakers will hold a hearing on a proposal to issue $100 million in bonds backed by Bitcoin. The bonds still need approval from Governor Kelly Ayotte and the state's five-member executive council.
Japanese companies are increasingly buying Bitcoin and XRP to diversify their cash reserves as the yen weakens. SBI VC Trade reports over 2 million registered accounts, driven by corporate demand.
Binance has introduced BTC Yield, a product designed for Bitcoin holders to earn extra income. The product leverages covered call strategies to generate yield without requiring users to sell their Bitcoin.
The White House is still evaluating the "best structure" for a federal fund to hold Bitcoin as a long-term reserve, along with a separate stockpile of other crypto assets. Federal agencies are debating the logistics and oversight of the reserve.
Bitcoin briefly dipped after Strategy sold a large amount of BTC, but quickly rebounded. Funding rates spiked to 9%, signaling strong bullish sentiment among traders.
MicroStrategy sold 3,588 bitcoin last week, raising $216 million to cover dividends on its preferred stock. This marks a significant increase in the company's bitcoin sales pace.
Bitcoin hit its highest price in weeks. Bernstein analysts kept their $150,000 year-end target, calling the retrace "painful" but remaining bullish.
After years of development, Tether-backed UTEXO rolls out Bitcoin-native USDT with client-side validation, reducing fees and middlemen compared to Tron or Ethereum rails. The integration with RGB enables private Lightning Network settlements.
Companies paid to secure Bitcoin sold a record 32,000 coins and signed $70B in contracts to pivot to AI. Bitcoin's hashing power dipped briefly then recovered.
Cryptocurrencies are bouncing back after last week's dip, with Bitcoin stabilizing at $62,800 after touching $58,000. The Altcoin Season indicator is at its highest level in three months, signaling renewed interest in smaller cryptocurrencies despite some areas of weakness.
Bitcoin ETFs attracted $222 million in inflows on Thursday, breaking a 10-day streak of outflows that totaled $2.7 billion. Analysts caution that one positive day doesn't necessarily indicate a lasting trend reversal.
Bitcoin deposits to exchanges have spiked to nearly 49,000 BTC, a rare extreme event that has only occurred four other times this year. This surge often precedes increased market volatility, according to CryptoQuant.
Metaplanet added 2,823 BTC in the second quarter to reach 43,000 Bitcoin, becoming the world's third-largest corporate Bitcoin treasury behind Strategy and Twenty One Capital.