At Bitcoin 2026, a Nakamoto Stage panel made a simple but striking point: Bitcoin’s institutional growth is being driven by competitors who are actually working together, building the tools, products, and infrastructure needed to bring the asset into mainstream finance.
With bitcoin treasury company mNAVs collapsing below 1, it made perfect sense for Strive to gobble up Semler Scientific in an all-stock deal. Also: bitcoin price falls from $116,000 to $112,000 on crypto liquidation scare; Metaplanet, Saylor and Capital B stack more bitcoin.