TL:DR: An inactive Bitcoin address mobilized a total of 2,373 $BTC after a latency period of between five and seven years. The transfer of the assets was carried out at the moment when the price of Bitcoin surpassed the $66,000 mark. The financial movement represented an estimated market value of approximately $156 million. The recent
Crypto markets have already priced in a steady hand at the Federal Reserve. The first FOMC meeting led by new Chair Kevin Warsh is set to begin on June 16, and prediction markets on platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi assign a 99% probability that rates will stay put, according to the Santiment update from Monday.
Collector Crypt, the Solana-native platform that tokenizes graded physical trading cards for on-chain trading, posted a 129% week-over-week jump in fee revenue after Solflare embedded its card-pack mechanic directly into the wallet interface. The platform generated $3.86 million in fees over the trailing seven days, up from $1.68 million the prior week, per DefiLlama. The
The market for tokenized real-world assets has continued expanding rapidly, with Citigroup projecting the sector could reach as much as $8.2 trillion by 2030 under its bullish scenario. According to Citigroup, tokenization is moving beyond experimental programs and into mainstream financial infrastructure as regulatory clarity improves and major market institutions integrate blockchain technology into their
Strategy’s (MSTR) dividend-paying preferred stock, STRC, closed at $91.79 on Tuesday, its third-lowest since trading began in July 2025, amid lower bitcoin prices and debt concerns. The only lower closes occurred during two sessions later that month, when STRC fell to as low as $88.60. The security was initially priced at approximately $90 in its
Saudi Arabia-based Al Arabiya television has published the terms of a 14-point memorandum of understanding reportedly prepared between Iran and the United States. The text reported by Al Arabiya contains more detailed provisions compared to the version shared by the Iran-based Mehr News Agency. According to the first article of the agreement, Iran, the United
VanEck’s Matthew Sigel has disputed claims that MARA Holdings purchased 1,000 Bitcoin, saying the transaction likely involved returned collateral from a $BTC-backed loan rather than a new market acquisition. According to a June 16 X post by VanEck Head of Digital Assets Research Matthew Sigel, the recent speculation surrounding Bitcoin mining firm MARA having purchased
Grayscale, the issuer of the spot Bitcoin ETF (GBTC), has deposited 1,863 Bitcoin—valued at roughly $124 million—into a Coinbase Prime wallet, according to blockchain tracking firm Onchain Lens. The transaction, observed on-chain, is part of the standard operational process for managing the firm’s ETF product, typically used to facilitate share redemption settlements tied to fund
Summary Bitcoin miners pivoting to AI infrastructure face a roughly $50 billion near-term funding gap and as much as $221 billion in long-term capital needs, according to a new VanEck report. VanEck says investors are shifting focus from splashy AI contract announcements to whether miners can actually finance, build and operate data centers, with only