According to the Wall Street Journal, the cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has received approval for its ‘master account’ with the US Federal Reserve. Accordingly, Kraken, the second-largest cryptocurrency exchange in the US, achieved something no other cryptocurrency company had ever done before: gaining access to the FED. At this point, Kraken became the first cryptocurrency company
The increase in trading volume seen on March 3rd in Strategy’s perpetual preferred stock product, STRC, indicated that the company was actively using this instrument to finance new Bitcoin purchases. On that date, STRC’s daily trading volume reached approximately $198.7 million. This figure significantly exceeded the average of $123.3 million over the previous 30 days.
The world’s largest market infrastructure operators are warning that tokenized securities will struggle to scale unless the industry agrees on how blockchains and traditional finance systems connect. In a joint white paper, the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC), Euroclear and Clearstream, working with Boston Consulting Group, argued that “interoperability is a prerequisite for digital
Leo KoGuan, the founder of global IT solutions firm SHI International and one of Tesla’s largest individual shareholders, disclosed today that he acquired one million shares of Nvidia on Tuesday. I was all-in-Tesla; I am still mostly in Tesla + T-bills I bought 1 million shares of NVDA last night; plan to buy more. I
$ARK Invest, Cathie Wood’s investment firm focused on disruptive technology sectors, acquired 158,587 shares of Robinhood (HOOD) on Tuesday ahead of the brokerage’s “Take Flight” event scheduled to take place tomorrow at 7:30 PM ET. Apart from HOOD, $ARK Invest also accumulated shares of Coinbase, CoreWeave, Tesla, and Alibaba. Take Flight is Robinhood’s flagship event,
Morgan Stanley (MS) has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a prospectus outlining the structure of the proposed Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust, revealing that the fund plans to use Coinbase Custody (COIN) and the Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) to safeguard its bitcoin holdings, according to a form S‑1 submitted. The two
While the US-Iran conflict continues to put pressure on global markets, Bitcoin ($BTC) and the cryptocurrency market are proving more resilient. Although Bitcoin and altcoins fell when the conflicts began, they later recovered. In fact, today Bitcoin experienced a sudden rebound, rising above $71,000. At this point, crypto analysis platform K33 Research stated that despite
Strategy (MSTR) sold more of its perpetual preferred equity stock, Stretch (STRC), on Tuesday to buy about 1,000 bitcoin $BTC$71,121.44 in the largest single-day increase for the instrument since it started trading in July 2025, according to data from STRC.live. Strategy is the largest publicly traded holder of bitcoin, and proceeds tied to STRC trading
Bitcoin’s weekend rally has extended, allowing the leading crypto to push past $71,000 for the first time in three weeks—but the sustainability of its ascent hinges on the broader liquidity environment and geopolitical risks. The top crypto reached a local top of $71,806, per data from CoinGecko, before retracing to its current price of $71,060,