Information circulating on X suggests that by the end of 2025, the US could hold approximately 7.8 million Bitcoin, roughly 40% of the total BTC supply. It also shows India will own around 1 million BTC, accounting for 5.1% of the global supply by 2025. Bitcoin Ownership in 2025: Why the US 40% Claim Doesn’t…
British IT professional James Howells, more famously known as the man who lost 8,000 Bitcoin (BTC), has announced a new approach to capitalize on the fortune he inadvertently discarded in 2013. After a decade-long struggle to recover the hard drive containing the cryptocurrency from a Newport landfill, Howells has announced that he intends to tokenize…
US spot ETF inflows—a key driver behind Bitcoin and Ethereum’s Q2 rally—have sharply reversed. On Monday, US Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs suffered record outflows of $333 million and $465 million, respectively. Largest Outflow Ever from Ethereum ETF According to crypto data platform SoSoValue, US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw a net outflow of $333.19 million. Most…
According to the latest data from the CME FedWatch Tool, the probability of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut in September has jumped to 92.2%. This shift, driven by weaker labor market data and smaller-than-expected tariff effects, has fueled optimism among the cryptocurrency community. They anticipate that lower rates could drive capital into digital assets,…
Barry Silbert has made a notable return to Grayscale Investments, the asset management company and crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) issuer, as chairman, just weeks after the crypto asset manager filed confidentially for an initial public offering (IPO) in the US. Silbert, who founded Grayscale in 2013, takes over from Mark Shifke, who will remain on…
CoinDesk found itself at the center of crypto industry news Monday. The platform’s current owner, Bullish, filed for its IPO. Meanwhile, former owner Barry Silbert’s DCG made leadership changes at Grayscale. Bullish Eyes $629 Million IPO Bullish seeks to raise up to $629 million through its public offering. The Peter Thiel-backed platform plans to sell…
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Metaplanet, a Tokyo-based publicly traded company (TSE: 3350), has significantly expanded its Bitcoin (BTC) treasury holdings by purchasing an additional 463 BTC for approximately $55 million. This strategic investment was executed at an average price of around $119,500 per BTC. It underscores the firm’s commitment to strengthening shareholder value through substantial cryptocurrency accumulation. Strengthening Treasury…
Macro analyst Alex Krüger says the weekend’s sell-off has likely marked a tradable low for the crypto market, arguing that the move closely mirrors the 2024 “August crash” that bottomed on a Monday. “I see the current move as a smaller scale replay of last year’s August crash (which bottomed on Monday),” Krüger wrote on…
Bitcoin (BTC) is down 3.6% over the past week, falling from around $119,800 to the $114,500 range at the time of writing. This weakening price action is also reflected in spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), most notably in BlackRock’s IBIT Bitcoin ETF, which saw over $2.6 billion in outflows on August 1. IBIT Bitcoin ETF…