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The proposed deal hands Metaplanet 95.7% at closing, while later capital depends on unexercised warrants and an optional preferred right. The post Metaplanet’s US Bitcoin treasury bet could unlock up to $3.4 billion, but there’s a catch appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The Shanghai-based InsurTech firm closed a $154.7 million private placement funded entirely in crypto, with investors contributing Bitcoin directly rather than cash.

The minutes become a hawkish shock only if tightening support stretched beyond the three officials who formally dissented. The post A hidden divide inside the Fed could trigger a hawkish shock for Bitcoin at 2 PM today appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Sweden’s H100 reported a $26 million loss for the first half of the year, as it completed its acquisitions to become Europe’s second-largest Bitcoin treasury by holdings. Sweden-listed health-tech and Bitcoin treasury company H100 Group reported a pre-tax loss of 98 million Swedish kronor ($10.3 million) for the second quarter and a loss of 253 million kronor for the first half of 2026. H100 also reported 3 million kronor in operating income, flat with Q2 2025, and 6.1 million kronor for H1 2026, up from 5.8 million kronor for H1 2025, according to its interim report published on Wednesday. Nearly all of the Q2 loss was a non-cash write-down attributed to Bitcoin’s (BTC) price decline during the period, the company said in a Wednesday X post. Read more

Bitcoin maintained its appeal as a diversification investment despite dropping more than 50% from all-time high, a BlackRock report stated. Bitcoin (BTC) falling more than 50% from its $126,200 all-time high was a “positioning correction,” BlackRock says. Read more

Bitcoin fell 14.2% in the second quarter, while institutional Bitcoin ETF holdings rose 7.5% over the same period, climbing from 498,389 to 535,723 BTC equivalent. Fewer institutions drove that increase, with the number reporting Bitcoin positions through 13F filings falling roughly 6.8%, from about 2,000 to around 1,900. Those figures are Bitcoin Strategy's second-quarter estimate, […] The post Bitcoin’s Q2 selloff split Wall Street as banks bought, hedge funds cut and sovereigns held appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The non-cash liability equals about 41% of cash, while HIVE’s filings leave the payment timetable unresolved. The post HIVE’s $84.7 million Swedish tax provision eclipsed revenue even as Bitcoin output hit a record appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Farside’s reported $137.3 million inflow recovered just 35.6% of the prior five-session net outflow, leaving breadth unproven. The post Bitcoin ETF flows jumped by $137 million, but it only recouped a third of recent losses appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The proposed deal with Nasdaq-listed Super League Enterprise would give the Tokyo-based company a foothold in US capital markets while using existing Bitcoin rather than additional purchases. Metaplanet, the Tokyo-listed company that has adopted Bitcoin as its primary treasury reserve asset, plans to take a controlling stake in Nasdaq-listed Super League Enterprise, expanding its Bitcoin treasury strategy into the United States and potentially opening up new sources of capital. On Tuesday, Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich said the company plans to contribute 2,100 Bitcoin (BTC) and $2.5 million in cash to Super League, which will be renamed Superplanet and become the company’s US Bitcoin treasury platform.  The 2,100 BTC contribution represents just under 5% of Metaplanet’s 43,000 BTC holdings and is worth roughly $135 million at current Bitcoin prices. Because the Bitcoin will come from Metaplanet’s existing treasury, the transaction does not represent a new BTC purchase. Read more

Bitcoin returned to $65,000 for the first time in a week as fresh BTC price volatility accompanied US claims that the Strait of Hormuz was “open and operating.” Bitcoin (BTC) hit $65,000 after Tuesday’s Wall Street open as US stocks rebounded in spite of geopolitical pressure. Key points: Read more

Common-equity proceeds funded preferred dividends, buybacks and reserves while Strategy made no Bitcoin transactions. The post Strategy raised $334 million from MSTR shareholders last week — Bitcoin got none of it appeared first on CryptoSlate.

A viral clip sharpened the clash between fee-funded security and the credibility of a fixed supply. The post Peter Todd reopens Bitcoin’s 21M cap debate because transaction fees make up just 0.5% of miner revenue appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The US 30-year Treasury yield crossed 5.3% on Aug. 17 for the first time since June 2007, the same day Galaxy published a report showing crypto-collateralized lending down more than $22 billion from its peak. Bitcoin hit an intraday high of $64,610.01 that day. What makes the Treasury move unusual is its direction against the […] The post Bitcoin faces its highest Treasury hurdle since 2007 with $22.5B less crypto credit to unwind appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin derivatives markets created a short squeeze that took BTC price action 3% higher on Monday. Bitcoin (BTC) short liquidations hit their highest in almost one month as it hit $64,500 on Monday, new data reveals. Key points: Read more

Bitcoin returned 87 times over a decade, while only 13% of actively managed US large-cap equity funds beat comparable passive funds' benchmarks through June 30, according to Morningstar data reported by The Wall Street Journal. That rate rose to 27% over the latest 12 months, and Wall Street has argued that AI-driven dispersion and higher […] The post Bitcoin turned $10,000 into $870,000 in a decade where 87% of active stock funds failed to beat passive rivals appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The 30-year Treasury yield hit its highest since 2007 and Brent topped $91 as the US-Iran conflict escalates, pressuring stocks. Bitcoin is holding its range, for now.

The company has more than 250,000 customers, but it has not disclosed how many were affected. The post Bitcoin purchases halted after data breach puts 250,000 crypto users at risk appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin price strength saw BTC/USD pass $64,000 on 2% daily gains as gold pushed higher while US stocks wobbled on fresh US-Iran rhetoric. Bitcoin (BTC) returned to $64,000 after Monday’s Wall Street open as US stocks gave way to gold. Key points: Data from TradingView showed BTC/USD up by more than 2% on the day, rebounding from Sunday’s weekly close.  Read more

The healthcare-data company reported a $3.41 million working-capital deficit as equity became its clearest disclosed funding path. The post Nasdaq healthcare company promised Bitcoin would safeguard its future – then sold every coin to stay afloat appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Proceeds funded STRC dividends and repurchases, while $149.1 million was added to Strategy’s US dollar reserve, which reached $4.8 billion. Strategy raised $333.7 million through common stock sales last week but made no Bitcoin purchases, leaving its holdings unchanged at 840,447 BTC. The company sold 3.46 million MSTR shares between Aug. 10 and Aug. 16 through its at-the-market offering program, according to a Monday 8-K filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Of the proceeds, $52.4 million was used to fund the twice-monthly dividends on STRC preferred stock, while $132.2 million funded repurchases of the same security. Another $149.1 million was added to the company’s US dollar reserve. Read more