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Bitcoin Price Jumps Above $64,000 as Cooler-Than-Expected Inflation Strengthens the Case for Rate Cuts

Micah Zimmerman -
Bitcoin price climbed above $64,000 after cooler-than-expected June inflation boosted expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts, though sticky core inflation and rising oil prices continue to cloud the outlook.
NEWS

White House Crypto Chief Patrick Witt to Begin Military Leave as Clarity Act Nears Senate Deadline

Micah Zimmerman -
White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt will begin military leave later this month as the Senate enters a critical final stretch to pass the Clarity Act before the August recess.
MARKETS

Bitwise Sees a Bottom in Bitcoin’s Worst Vibes Yet: ‘Darkest Before the Dawn’ 

Micah Zimmerman -
Bitwise says Bitcoin's brutal nine-month downturn masks a stronger-than-ever foundation, arguing institutional adoption, corporate buying, and improving market infrastructure position the industry for a rebound despite record ETF outflows and weak sentiment.
NEWS

‘Don’t Let China Win’: President Trump Presses Senate on Clarity Act in Final Stretch

Micah Zimmerman -
President Trump urged the Senate to pass the CLARITY Act before the August recess as lawmakers face a narrowing window and unresolved political hurdles.
NEWS

Strive (ASST) Adds 18 Bitcoin, Pushing Treasury to 19,900 BTC

Micah Zimmerman -
Strive (ASST) purchased 18 bitcoin for about $1.2 million last week, increasing its treasury to 19,900 BTC while maintaining $154.1 million in cash as it continues integrating its bitcoin-focused treasury strategy.
NEWS

Strategy (MSTR) Raises $467 Million in Cash, Leaves Stash of 843,775 Bitcoin Untouched

Micah Zimmerman -
Strategy (MSTR) raised $467 million through stock sales to boost its cash reserve to $3 billion while leaving its 843,775 BTC holdings unchanged for a second straight week.
NEWS

U.S. Representatives Urge Senate to Vote on CLARITY Act in July, Address Ethics Concerns

Micah Zimmerman -
Rep. French Hill urged the Senate to vote on the CLARITY Act before the August recess, arguing the bill would establish a transparent crypto market framework that addresses ethics concerns surrounding President Trump's digital asset ventures.
NEWS

Circle (CRCL) Wins Final OCC Approval for National Trust Bank

Micah Zimmerman -
Circle won final OCC approval to establish a national trust bank, allowing it to place USDC reserves under federal oversight and expanding its regulated digital asset custody business.
NEWS

Metaplanet Announces Joint Study to Bring Bitcoin-Backed Digital Credit to Japan

Micah Zimmerman -
Metaplanet is taking its Bitcoin strategy beyond treasury accumulation, launching a study to explore tokenized, Bitcoin-backed credit products that could reshape Japan's debt market.
MARKETS

Bitcoin is “A Screaming Buy”: Standard Chartered Backs $100,000 Target, Shrugs Off Strategy (MSTR) Sell-Off

Micah Zimmerman -
Standard Chartered reaffirmed its $100,000 end-2026 Bitcoin price target, calling Bitcoin "a screaming buy" and arguing that Strategy's recent sell-off reflects a communication issue around its new monetization strategy rather than a weakening Bitcoin outlook.
NEWS

JPMorgan Says the Real Threat to Bitcoin Isn’t Strategy (MSTR) — It’s Private Blockchains

Micah Zimmerman -
JPMorgan says Strategy's Bitcoin sales are a short-term concern, but the bigger long-term risk is that banks and institutions adopt private blockchains over public networks, reducing activity and capital flows across the broader crypto ecosystem.
MARKETS

Bitcoin’s New Debt Machine is Facing Its First Major Test

Micah Zimmerman -
BitcoinTreasuries.net says June marked the first major stress test for Bitcoin-backed preferred shares, with Strategy's STRC and Strive's SATA rebounding after a sharp sell-off, reinforcing confidence in the growing corporate Bitcoin financing model.
NEWS

New Hampshire Council Rejects $100 Million Bitcoin-Backed Bond

Micah Zimmerman -
New Hampshire's Executive Council voted 3-2 to reject a proposed $100 million Bitcoin-backed municipal bond, shelving what supporters said would have been the world's first such issuance despite arguments that it posed no risk to taxpayers.
NEWS

BitGo Adds Quantum-Risk Controls to Bitcoin Custody

Micah Zimmerman -
BitGo launched new quantum-risk tools that help institutional Bitcoin holders identify and reduce potential future quantum-computing exposure in their custody wallets.
NEWS

Russia’s Largest Private Bank Alfa-Bank To Test Bitcoin and Crypto Trading

Micah Zimmerman -
Russia's largest private lender, Alfa-Bank, plans to launch Bitcoin and crypto trading, custody, and a digital depository once new regulations take effect, joining a broader push by major Russian banks to enter the country's emerging crypto market by late 2026 or 2027.
MARKETS

Bitcoin Slips to $62,000, Paring Rebound as CryptoQuant Sees Room Higher

Micah Zimmerman -
Bitcoin slipped to around $62,000 after rebounding from last week's $57,700 low, while CryptoQuant says improving demand, seasonality and valuation support further gains, though its bearish Bull Score Index suggests the move remains a bear-market recovery rather than a full trend reversal.
NEWS

CFTC Chair Says Clarity Act Is ‘So Close’ As August Deadline Nears

Micah Zimmerman -
CFTC Chairman Michael Selig urged Congress to pass the Clarity Act before the August recess, saying the crypto market-structure bill is "so close" despite ongoing disputes over ethics and stablecoin provisions.
LEGAL

Bull Bitcoin Files Landmark Legal Challenge to Annul France’s DAC8 Crypto Data Surveillance Rules

Juan Galt -
The filing marks the first major legal challenge to DAC8 in the EU. Bull Bitcoin warns that forced consolidation of user data undermines both privacy and the regulation’s own tax-collection goals by driving users toward unregulated alternatives.
NEWS

Schwab Strategist Backs Strategy’s STRC Playbook Amid Bitcoin Weakness

Micah Zimmerman -
Schwab strategist Jim Ferraioli said Strategy's recent preferred stock actions have eased near-term liquidity concerns despite Bitcoin's decline.
NEWS

Cantor SPAC and Adam Back’s Bitcoin Treasury Renegotiate Merger Terms, Vow New Structure

Micah Zimmerman -
Cantor-backed SPAC CEPO and Adam Back's Bitcoin Standard Treasury Company scrapped the original terms of their planned merger and will negotiate a revised structure designed to better reflect current market conditions.
NEWS

Polymarket Turns On Instant Bitcoin Deposits Via Lightning Network, Powered by Spark

Micah Zimmerman -
Polymarket has enabled instant self-custodial Bitcoin deposits via the Lightning Network using Spark.
NEWS

Kraken Seeks Final Judgment After $22 Million Award Against Former Auditor

Micah Zimmerman -
Kraken is seeking a final Delaware court judgment against former auditor Mazars after winning a $22 million arbitration award, arguing the firm's abrupt resignation during heightened U.S. regulatory pressure caused significant financial and operational harm.
NEWS

Vanguard Warms to Crypto With Search for Digital Assets Chief

Micah Zimmerman -
Vanguard is hiring its first head of digital assets to develop a long-term crypto and blockchain strategy.
NEWS

New Hampshire’s $100 Million Bitcoin-Backed Bond Faces Final Vote

Micah Zimmerman -
New Hampshire's Executive Council will vote Wednesday on a first-of-its-kind $100 million Bitcoin-backed municipal bond.
BITCOIN FOR CORPORATIONS

SpaceX Nasdaq-100 Entry Brings Bitcoin Exposure to Passive Index Investors

Nick Ward -
SpaceX joins the Nasdaq-100 today, triggering ~$4.3B in passive inflows to a company holding 18,712 BTC. This creates rules-based institutional demand for Bitcoin through corporate balance sheets.
NEWS

Tether Invests $20 Million in Brazil’s Mercado Bitcoin

Micah Zimmerman -
Tether invested $20 million in Brazil's Mercado Bitcoin to expand regulated blockchain finance, tokenization and stablecoin infrastructure across Latin America.
NEWS

U.S. Bitcoin Reserve Stalls as Treasury and Commerce Vie for Control: Report

Micah Zimmerman -
A dispute between the Treasury and Commerce departments over who should oversee the proposed U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve has delayed its rollout more than a year after President Trump ordered its creation, according to a Bloomberg report.
NEWS

Bitcoin Suisse Wins Abu Dhabi License, Extends Digital Asset Push into the UAE

Micah Zimmerman -
Bitcoin Suisse won regulatory approval in Abu Dhabi, allowing it to offer institutional crypto services across the UAE.
NEWS

Trump-Backed American Bitcoin (ABTC) Pushes Treasury Past 8,000 BTC

Micah Zimmerman -
American Bitcoin (Nasdaq: ABTC) said its treasury has surpassed 8,000 BTC.
BUSINESS

USDT Returns to Bitcoin: RGB and UTEXO Enable Private Lightning Settlements

Juan Galt -
After years of development, UTEXO—backed by Tether—rolls out Bitcoin-native USDT with client-side validation, slashing fees and middlemen compared to Tron or Ethereum rails.
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