Day: August 19, 2026

Standard Chartered analyst Geoff Kendrick predicted that Bitcoin could rise to $100,000 by the end of 2026. According to Kendrick, the most important technical level to watch in the short term for Bitcoin is $65,500. Kendrick stated that Bitcoin rising above the $65,500 level is a significant signal that the bottom of the current market

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), the largest public pension fund in the United States, currently holds 381,048 shares of Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR), valued at approximately $35.5 million, according to data from BitcoinTreasuries.net. This marks a notable reduction from November, when the fund held 448,000 shares worth about $80 million. CalPERS manages roughly $637

AsiaStrategy agreed to sell all the shares of a Singapore holding company whose sole asset is a 7.07% stake in Thailand-listed Astra Enterprise, transferring the exposure to two insider-linked buyers for $10 million while leaving $8 million unpaid for up to a year. The Nasdaq-listed company signed two share purchase agreements on Aug. 15, and

The Federal Reserve has released the minutes of its Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, which was eagerly awaited by the markets. The minutes revealed that a majority of Fed officials supported maintaining the current interest rate level, but that the option of keeping rates high for longer, or even raising them again, remains on

Bitcoin could be poised for a run toward $100,000 by year-end as the US Treasury ramps up support for the long end of the government bond market in an effort to rein in surging interest rates, according to Standard Chartered analyst Geoff Kendrick. In a recent client note shared with Cointelegraph, Kendrick said Bitcoin’s (BTC)

Centrifuge has added Symbiotic’s liquidity network across three tokenized funds that represent about $1.6 billion in assets under management, giving eligible holders another route to exchange their positions for $USDC. The integration covers Janus Henderson’s JAAA, an AAA-rated collateralized loan obligation strategy, JTRSY, a short-duration US Treasury strategy and New York Life Investment Management’s HYB,

Bitcoin’s price is up sharply today, climbing to the psychological $69,000 level. This comes amid the U.S. Treasury’s plan to increase its long-term debt buybacks, a move that could boost market liquidity and serve as a bullish catalyst for $BTC and the broader crypto market.

Bitcoin and Ethereum surged above $69,500 and $2,000 on Wednesday after the US Treasury doubled planned buybacks of long-dated government debt. On Aug. 19, the Treasury Department said it will raise the maximum size of its liquidity-support operations for 10- to 20-year and 20- to 30-year securities from $2 billion to at least $4 billion

Sweden-listed health-tech and Bitcoin treasury company H100 Group reported a pre-tax loss of 98 million Swedish kronor ($10.3 million) for the second quarter and a loss of 253 million kronor for the first half of 2026. H100 also reported 3 million kronor in operating income, flat with Q2 2025, and 6.1 million kronor for H1

Bitcoin ($BTC) saw its highest levels since the start of June after Wednesday’s Wall Street open as markets reacted to a US government liquidity move. Key points: Bitcoin spikes 6% on the day to hit $69,749, its highest level since June 2. The US Treasury plans to at least double the maximum size of debt

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