The latest on Bitcoin — price action, spot ETFs, mining, Lightning and the macro forces moving BTC.
Adam Back's BSTR and Cantor Equity Partners have scrapped their original SPAC merger terms, leaving the $1.5B financing for a 30,021 BTC treasury void as renegotiations begin.
American Bitcoin executed a 1-for-15 reverse stock split on July 2, 2026, to avoid Nasdaq delisting after ABTC cratered ~95% — even as the company holds 8,000 BTC.
Standard Chartered reaffirms its $100,000 end-2026 Bitcoin target, calls BTC a 'screaming buy' at $64K, and dismisses Strategy's record 3,588 BTC sale as a communication failure.
Nasdaq-listed Empery Digital sold 1,400 BTC for $87.1M since May, cutting holdings 48% to fund an AI data center, repay debt, and cover legal costs amid shareholder pressure.
BitGo becomes the first major custodian to productize quantum-threat controls for institutional Bitcoin wallets, introducing a Quantum Risk Score and address remediation tools.
The Fed has named AI infrastructure spending as a persistent inflation driver. Nine of 18 members now project rate hikes by end-2026 — and crypto is feeling it.
CleanSpark's June filing reveals 1,719 of its 13,924 BTC — about 12% — are pledged as collateral, exposing a hidden liquidity gap in public miner reserve reporting.
BlackRock's IBIT recorded $209M in net inflows on July 6 — its first in weeks — leading a $266M combined inflow day for U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs as BTC tops $63,700.
Strategy sold 3,588 Bitcoin for ~$216M between June 29–July 5 to fund preferred dividends. Grayscale says the forced sale may have set a durable BTC price floor.
ARK Invest spent $77M on Coinbase, Circle, and Bullish during Bitcoin's worst month in four years. We break down whether crypto equities reduce risk or multiply it.