The latest on Bitcoin — price action, spot ETFs, mining, Lightning and the macro forces moving BTC.
GameStop is swapping $1.4B in convertible notes for equity while its entire 4,710 BTC sits pledged at Coinbase for a covered-call strategy — GME shares fell 13.84%.
Canada's 3iQ Corp secures the first institutional mandate to manage Bhutan's Gelephu Mindfulness City Bitcoin reserves, linked to a 10,000 BTC (~$641M) pledge.
Bitdeer (BTDR) shares jumped 23% after signing a 16-year, $4.7B AI data center colocation lease in Tydal, Norway — the largest crypto miner pivot to AI infrastructure yet.
Strategy's STRC preferred stock has reclaimed $90 in early August 2026, rebounding ~24% from its June record low as buybacks and a $3.75B cash reserve reverse the slide.
The first US-Japan joint yen intervention in 28 years rattled Bitcoin, dropping it 2% and reviving yen carry trade unwind fears. Fear & Greed Index hits 25.
A London jury convicted five people for the 52-hour kidnapping and torture of two French crypto millionaires — prosecutors won without either victim testifying.
Situational Awareness hedge fund is seeking fresh capital after leveraged bets on AI-linked Bitcoin miner stocks were crushed in July's AI equity sell-off.
The Fed held rates 9-3 on July 29 with three hawkish dissents — the most since 2016. Bitcoin trades at $64,519 as the Fear & Greed Index hits 28.
Gumi and SBI are launching the $18.32M 'SBI Crypto Fund I' on August 1, 2026, targeting Bitcoin and major altcoins via staking, rebalancing, and hedging strategies.
Goldman Sachs structured notes tied to Strategy (MSTR) are projected to pay just $217 per $1,000 at maturity — a 78% loss — as Bitcoin sentiment sours.
