Foreign buyers returned to U.S. Treasury bills in July 2026, but the rebound stopped short of a broad vote of confidence in longer-dated government debt. For Bitcoin, that distinction matters because long-term Treasury yields remain a benchmark for borrowing costs and the returns available on safer assets. Foreign residents bought a net $38.8 billion of
Tether has become a major source of financing for Gold.com, giving about $1.5 billion to the US precious-metals dealer. The relationship, as reported by Bloomberg, shows how Tether is expanding beyond issuing the $USDT stablecoin. Tether’s gold involvement goes beyond buying bullion Gold.com had about $1.7 billion in outstanding precious-metal leases at the end of
Strategy has repurchased nearly 9.96 million STRC preferred shares for $950.8 million since July 20 as the security recovered toward Strategy’s targeted $99-to-$100 trading range. Strategy said in its Sept. 14 SEC filing that it bought another 1,420,467 shares of its Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock between Sept. 8 and Sept. 13
S&P Global (SPGI) said Thursday it has agreed to buy OpenZeppelin, a smart-contract security firm whose open-source code library is used across much of the stablecoin and tokenized-fund market. S&P said contracts built with the library have moved more than $37 trillion over time. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The deal gives S&P
The number of crypto millionaires worldwide has fallen to 135,694 as the digital asset market contracted to $2.6 trillion, while Bitcoin still accounts for more than two thirds of people holding at least $1 million in crypto. Henley & Partners said in its Crypto Wealth Report 2026 that 92,272 people now hold at least $1
While tensions surrounding the Clarity Act continue in Bitcoin and altcoins, the Fed yesterday raised its policy interest rate by 25 basis points to the 3.75-4.00% range, as expected. This decision marks the Federal Reserve’s first interest rate hike since July 2023, driven by inflation remaining above the Fed’s 2% target and strong economic activity.
Hong Kong has laid out plans to expand regulated stablecoin trading, tokenized real world assets and digital bond infrastructure as part of its 2026 Policy Address, while preparing round the clock central bank digital currency settlement under EnsembleTX by the end of the year. The Hong Kong SAR Government said in the policy document released
US stock futures jumped on Thursday as investors looked past the Federal Reserve’s first rate increase in more than three years and focused instead on easing Treasury yields, falling oil prices and renewed strength in technology shares. Dow futures rose about 367 points, or 0.7%, while S&P 500 futures gained roughly 0.8% and Nasdaq 100