Day: August 18, 2026

The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), the country’s largest bank, has increased its holdings in Strategy, the prominent Bitcoin treasury company, according to data from BitcoinTreasuries.net. Recent filings indicate RBC acquired an additional 46,001 shares of Strategy (ticker: MSTR) valued at approximately $4.45 million, bringing its total position to 385,002 shares worth roughly $37.2 million.

Mitsubishi UFJ is increasing its exposure to Strategy, the world’s largest corporate holder of Bitcoin. The Japanese financial giant now holds 360,613 shares of MSTR after adding 53,430 shares. Its stake has grown by 17.4% compared to the previously reported 307,183-share position. The latest holding is valued at roughly $35 million based on the disclosure.

Bitcoin’s price is down nearly 50% since its October record. But investors shouldn’t worry, the world’s largest asset manager has said, and the cryptocurrency still plays a role as “a global monetary alternative.” In a report Monday, Robert Mitchnick, global head of digital assets at the firm, said that the ongoing rise in U.S. and

Bitcoin and the Nasdaq Composite index are exhibiting a complex relationship. The latest divergence between them suggests an ongoing competition for risk capital. The Nasdaq’s AI-led gains have left Bitcoin users curious about the cryptocurrency’s future amid worries that it could remain range-bound even if broader risk sentiment stays strong. The Nasdaq Composite index is

In news that will shock anyone who’s been involved in the crypto industry for any significant amount of time, Tether announced last week that it had finally received the audit it had been promising for almost a decade. While traders celebrated and critics scoffed, the audit, which was certainly a step in the right direction,

Ethereum’s long-term scaling roadmap is beginning to reach production networks. World Chain has become the first layer-2 to deploy streamed EIP-7928 block access lists on mainnet, introducing a new way for validators to verify transactions before a block has even been finalized. Instead of waiting for a complete block, validators receive access list data every

Asset manager Neuberger has launched its first tokenized fixed-income fund through Securitize, offering an actively managed high-yield strategy across four blockchains, Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Avalanche (AVAX) and Sui (SUI). The Neuberger Securitize High Income Tokenized Fund (HINC) will invest primarily in high-yield bonds, with additional exposure to collateralized loan obligations and leveraged loans, according

Bitcoin Headwinds Bitcoin traded near $64,738 on Tuesday, Aug. 18 at 12:10 p.m. EDT, roughly half its October 2025 peak. The market’s dividing line is increasingly hard to miss: The bearish forces are already hitting balance sheets and order books, while the strongest bullish arguments still require decisions, adoption, and fresh capital thathave yet to

Goldman Sachs has agreed to acquire LCN Capital Partners for up to $410 million, adding a $3 billion commercial real estate investment manager to its growing asset management business.

Bitcoin ($BTC) hit $65,000 after Tuesday’s Wall Street open as US stocks rebounded in spite of geopolitical pressure. Key points: Bitcoin reaches $65,000 for the first time since Aug. 10 as risk assets navigate fresh US-Iran signals. Analysis warns of surging US 30-year bond yields, which hit 29-year highs of 5.34%. $BTC price analysis flags

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