Kraken has launched cryptocurrency perpetuals trading for US customers through its Kraken Pro platform, a move made possible by the exchange's acquisition of Bitnomial in May. Bitnomial holds full Commodity Futures Trading Commission licensing as an exchange, clearinghouse, and brokerage, giving Kraken the regulatory infrastructure needed to offer
Bitmine, the Ethereum treasury company backed by strategist Tom Lee, has purchased an additional $136 million worth of ether following a $274 million preferred stock offering. The move mirrors the corporate treasury strategy popularized by Michael Saylor's Strategy, which used similar preferred stock instruments to accumulate large bitcoin
Michael Saylor's Strategy has added 1,587 bitcoin to its treasury for approximately $100 million, pushing total holdings to 846,842 BTC — more than 4% of Bitcoin's hard-capped 21 million supply. The purchase, signaled by Saylor's characteristic 'still adding dots' post,
A US-Iran diplomatic breakthrough that reopened the Strait of Hormuz to shipping eased global geopolitical tensions, sending Bitcoin up more than 3% to a high of $65,940 before gains partially faded. The deal removed a significant risk premium that had weighed on both traditional and digital asset markets
Bitcoin's price recovery remains fragile as geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran continue to weigh on risk assets. Historical precedent from the current conflict cycle shows the pattern clearly: a ceasefire in April collapsed, and US strikes on June 9 broke a second truce, with Bitcoin surrendering
XRP's climb past $1.18 marks a significant rebound from recent lows, driven by the strongest buying activity seen in several weeks. Institutional capital flows and growing ETF demand are credited as the primary catalysts behind the move, pushing the asset toward the key $1.20 resistance level.
With bitcoin facing continued macroeconomic pressure and market uncertainty, several crypto-focused funds have shared their assessments of where the asset stands in its current cycle. Fund managers are weighing in on whether recent price levels represent a durable floor or if further downside remains possible. Their analysis covers the
Bitcoin's mining difficulty has fallen by 10% in what marks the second-largest negative adjustment of 2026, a shift triggered by a drop in total network hashrate as less efficient miners exit the market. The automatic difficulty recalibration, which occurs roughly every two weeks, means surviving miners now
Three US-listed spot HYPE ETFs have attracted $161 million in net inflows during their first month of trading on Nasdaq, signalling growing institutional appetite for exposure to Hyperliquid's on-chain perpetuals exchange. Since THYP's launch, only one outflow session has been recorded — a $2.9
While Bitcoin ETFs dominate headlines, institutional adoption is quietly expanding into far less visible financial structures that embed Bitcoin into traditional finance infrastructure. A $40 million insurance reserve in Barbados uses Bitcoin as a capital backing asset, while Jefferies has sold an S&P-rated structured bond deal to
The rapid growth of tokenized U.S. Treasury markets to $14.6 billion signals a deepening convergence between traditional finance and crypto infrastructure, drawing institutional capital onto blockchain rails. At the same time, centralized exchange trading volumes fell more than 11% to $4.61 trillion, their lowest level since late
Bitcoin's recovery to $64,000 coincided with a reversal in spot ETF flows, which turned positive after four consecutive sessions of institutional outflows — a potential signal of renewed institutional appetite. The asset briefly hit an intraday high of $64,301 on June 12, supported by a broader macro