Micah Zimmerman

Bitcoin network activity has surged to its highest level since 2024, with daily transactions topping 800,000, but CryptoQuant says the increase is being driven largely by low-value protocol activity such as Ordinals, Runes and BRC-20 transactions rather than economic demand.

A new ICE-OKX joint venture creates a regulated bridge between traditional finance and crypto, giving OKX's 120 million users access to ICE futures markets and NYSE tokenized equities.

Bitcoin price climbed above $65,000 as easing ETF outflows and a U.S.-Iran peace deal provided support, while a hawkish Fed under Chair Kevin Warsh and rising rate-hike expectations continued to pressure risk assets.

Strive purchased 759 BTC for roughly $50 million last week, boosting its holdings to 19,864 BTC and outpacing Strategy's 520 BTC purchase as it accelerates its bitcoin accumulation strategy.

Strategy purchased 520 bitcoin for $35 million last week, increasing its holdings to 847,363 BTC while raising its USD Reserve by $335 million to $1.4 billion.

JPMorgan says Bitcoin mining economics have deteriorated as BTC trades about 19% below its estimated $78,000 production cost, forcing public miners into record coin sales and rendering roughly 20% of the industry unprofitable.

Prediction market giant Kalshi is exploring a potential IPO for 2027 or 2028 after annualized revenue surpassed $2 billion.

Franklin Templeton filed for two new ETFs that automatically reinvest stock dividends into Bitcoin exposure, blending traditional equity investing with a built-in Bitcoin accumulation strategy.

BlackRock's new BITA ETF uses a covered-call strategy on its spot Bitcoin ETF holdings to generate monthly income.

Bitcoin price fell to around $62,000 after a hawkish Federal Reserve outlook dampened risk appetite.