Institutional demand for bitcoin-backed loans is accelerating as lenders are offering larger facilities, longer maturities and more tailored terms. MARA Holdings (MARA) provided one of the clearest examples this month, pledging 18,750 $BTC to secure $600 million through two term loans from Coinbase Credit and Two Prime Lending. The collateral, representing roughly 53% of Marathon’s
Brazil-listed investment firm OranjeBTC has expanded its Bitcoin reserves by an additional 2 $BTC, according to data tracked by BitcoinTreasuries.net. The purchase, executed yesterday, brings the company’s total holdings to 3,950 $BTC, positioning it 23rd among publicly traded companies globally by Bitcoin ownership. Strategic Accumulation Continues OranjeBTC’s latest acquisition is part of a broader pattern
Software stocks are breaking away from bitcoin BTC$64,223.26. The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV), has climbed to a one-year high relative to the largest cryptocurrency, with the ratio reaching 0.0016. Bitcoin and IGV traded largely in lockstep for years, but that relationship began to breakdown in May. IGV is now down only 1% in
Luke Dashjr, one of the key proponents of BIP-110 soft-fork attempt, has been removed from his position as an editor of such proposals for the development of the Bitcoin network. The motion’s forwarding and subsequent carrying followed shortly after the controversial BIP-110, an attempt to temporarily restrict use of the Bitcoin network for non-financial purposes,
Nasdaq-listed chipmaker Nvidia (NVDA), the bellwether for everything AI, is pushing Wall Street banks to treat its AI computing power like commercial real estate, toll roads or power plants: as an investable infrastructure asset. Nvidia said Monday it has signed memorandums of understanding with six Wall Street heavyweights – Apollo Global Management, Blackstone, BlackRock, Brookfield
Bitwise Research Head Ryan Rasmussen said the stablecoin market could grow many times larger than its current size in the coming years. In a recent interview, Rasmussen predicted that the stablecoin market, currently at around $300 billion, could reach between $3 trillion and $5 trillion. Rasmussen argued that investors, in particular, have not adequately priced
Exodus Movement, the crypto wallet provider, reported a net loss of $18.6 million for the second quarter of 2025, a sharp reversal from the $37.7 million net income it posted in the same period last year. The company’s revenue rose 2% year over year to $26.2 million, according to a report by The Block. Acquisitions
In brief Wall Street lenders are factoring community opposition into credit-risk assessments for data center projects. At least 75 projects worth roughly $130 billion faced local opposition in the first quarter of 2026. Banks remain interested in AI infrastructure but are paying closer attention to permitting and community resistance. Wall Street banks financing the AI
Avalanche Treasury Corporation (AVAT) has until Feb. 2, 2027, to clear two Nasdaq listing deficiencies after its share price and market value fell below required thresholds. Last week, Nasdaq notified the company that AVAT’s closing bid price had remained below $1 and its market value of listed securities had stayed below $35 million for 33