According to breaking news, FED member Neel Kashkari stated that “cryptocurrencies are fundamentally useless for consumers.” Kashkari argued that the next Fed Chairman should act on strong arguments, reminding everyone that the chairman only has one vote on the Federal Open Market Committee. He also touched upon the importance of central bank independence, stating that
Bitcoin climbed above $97k on a risk-on outlook Gains have also come as Bitcoin ETFs notch huge inflows. Risks include geopolitical escalations. Bitcoin is surging once again after a slow start in 2026, with the latest spike sending BTC to highs of $97,360 amid renewed risk-on sentiment across global markets. The cryptocurrency’s sharp surge in
Figure is rolling out a new way for companies to sell stock using blockchain rails instead of the old market plumbing. The blockchain-based lender said it is launching a platform that enables firms to issue on-chain equity, while allowing investors to lend shares directly to one another. No clearinghouses. No retail brokers. No long chain
Shares of Strategy ($MSTR) surged more than 10% Wednesday morning, briefly climbing above $189 per share, as investors piled back into the bitcoin treasury trade. The move caps a volatile stretch for the stock following sharp drawdowns earlier this month. Strategy, which holds the largest bitcoin position of any public company, has seen its equity
A single Polymarket trader has placed a $100,000 wager on the unlikely outcome that U.S. President Donald Trump will acquire Greenland before the end of 2026. If the bet pays out, the trader stands to collect roughly $586,000, implying a strong conviction in a scenario most governments involved have publicly dismissed. Data from the market
Financial advisors held crypto allocations below 1% for years, treating Bitcoin as a speculative footnote rather than a portfolio component. That era is ending. According to Bitwise and VettaFi’s 2026 benchmark survey, 47% of advisor portfolios with crypto exposure now allocate more than 2%, while 83% cap exposure below 5%. The distribution tells a more
Key Takeaways Skild AI’s new funding round, led by SoftBank, raised about $1.4 billion. The company is now valued at over $14 billion. Robotics startup Skild AI has secured nearly $1.4 billion in a funding round, with contributions from NVentures, Nvidia’s venture capital arm, Macquarie Capital, Jeff Bezos through Bezos Expeditions, Disruptive, and Trump-linked 1789
Welcome to our institutional newsletter, Crypto Long & Short. This week: Josh Olszewicz of Canary Capital on equities, liquidity and crypto’s early — but still tentative — signs of a bullish turn. Joshua de Vos analyzes ten major blockchain ecosystems and trends to watch in 2026. Top headlines institutions should pay attention to, curated by
The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has announced 1.3 billion satoshis in new grants from its Bitcoin Development Fund, backing 22 projects worldwide aimed at strengthening financial freedom and censorship resistance under authoritarian regimes. The funding round, disclosed today exclusively to Bitcoin Magazine, will support open-source Bitcoin development, decentralized mining infrastructure, privacy-preserving financial tools, and grassroots