Michael Saylor, executive chairman at business intelligence firm Strategy, claims that the road is now “clear” for Bitcoin and the banking sector after the Federal Reserve ditched a crypto bank oversight program. The road is now clear for Bitcoin and banking. https://t.co/Kzu2ZKbz8m — Michael Saylor (@saylor) August 15, 2025 No special oversight The controversial program,
Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs are both performing very well, with their combined trade volume reaching $11.5 billion yesterday. This is roughly equivalent to Apple’s stock volume that day, which is an impressive feat. ETH is witnessing a flood of fresh corporate interest, as NEOS’ new “high income” ETF signals sustained institutional inflows. Nonetheless, BTC is
The Federal Reserve continued its relaxation of crypto oversight on Friday with a move to shut down a two-year-old supervisory program intended to keep a special eye on banks’ crypto ties, instead folding that task back to its day-to-day oversight work. The central bank established its short-lived Novel Activities Supervision Program during the tenure of
Digital asset treasury (DAT) firms, seen as high-beta plays on crypto prices, sold off sharply on Friday as the August crypto rally showed signs of exhaustion. Strategy (MSTR) fell another 3% on Friday, extending its decline to 20% since July’s high and 33% from the November 2024 all-time high. The MSTR/IBIT ratio dropped to 5.43,
According to the latest research report from crypto finance firm Matrixport, the US market has entered a new cycle of liquidity release. Matrixport: US Liquidity Cycle Restarts, Bitcoin Could Rise The report predicts that structural funding support could sustain the rise in Bitcoin and other risky assets, and that this trend could continue until 2026.
Galaxy, the Nasdaq-listed digital asset investment firm, said on Friday it has secured $1.4 billion in funding to expand its Helios data center in West Texas, part of the firm’s push to boost computing capacity for artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC). The debt facility, which covers 80% of construction costs, runs for 36
Global stocks, Bitcoin, oil, and precious metals all climbed on Thursday as traders braced for the high-stakes Friday summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The two leaders are set to meet face-to-face in Alaska, aiming to talk about what it might take to end the war in Ukraine, which has
Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital closed a $1.4 billion secured term loan facility to accelerate the development of its Helios artificial intelligence datacenter campus in Texas. On Friday, the company announced that the loan will cover roughly 80% of the construction costs for the first phase of the project, with Galaxy Digital contributing $350 million in
Timezone differences and banking hours often push payments in Asia to the next day. Summary Huma, Arf, and Geoswift to provide same-day settlement for merchants in Asia Sellers on global e-commerce often have to wait a full business day to receive payouts PayFi Network bypasses traditional banking bottlenecks Traditional banking creates significant payment bottlenecks, especially
Hyperbeat, a protocol powering yield infrastructure on the Hyperliquid decentralized exchange, has closed a $5.2 million oversubscribed seed round co-led by ether.fi Ventures and Electric Capital. The raise will be used to build out their yield infrastructure for traders, protocols, and institutions that are tapped into the Hyperliquid ecosystem. The round also drew investments from