Metaplanet reported strong sales growth from Bitcoin derivative strategies even as BTC valuation losses hammered net earnings. Metaplanet reported a ¥114.5 billion (around $725.6 million) net loss in the first quarter of fiscal year 2026, as declining Bitcoin prices led to massive accounting valuation losses on its holdings. The company reported an ordinary loss…

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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Nakamoto sold 284 Bitcoin on the last day of March just to keep the lights on. That detail, tucked inside the company’s first-quarter results released Wednesday, captures where the Bitcoin treasury firm stands heading into the second half of 2026 — growing…

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Key takeaways: A successful Hyperliquid whale opened a $70 million short position, but data suggests this is a technical move. Rising oil prices and Fed liquidity injections could devalue US Treasuries, boosting Bitcoin as a scarce macro asset. Bitcoin below $80,000 as Hyperliquid whale flips bearish on crypto Bitcoin (BTC) failed to sustain bullish momentum…

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Key Takeaways Bitcoin ETFs lost $233.25M as Fidelity FBTC and Ark ARKB led Tuesday’s outflows. Ether ETFs dropped $130.62M, with Blackrock ETHA seeing a $102.04M exit. XRP gained $5.31M and solana $19.07M as investors rotated into altcoin ETFs. Bitcoin ETFs Trade $1.68B as Solana and XRP Inflows Highlight Shifting Investor Appetite The market’s appetite for…

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BTC has gained less than 1% over the past seven days heading into the summit, while the 30-day picture shows a 13% surge. US President Donald Trump is set to meet his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in Beijing from May 13 to 15. The visit, which will be Trump’s first return to China since…

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Key takeaways: Bitcoin derivatives show limited conviction among pro traders, but ETF flows and Strategy could play a role in the next higher rally.  Reduced odds of a peace plan between the US and Iran, and high oil prices, could impede Bitcoin’s price discovery. Bitcoin (BTC) flirted with the $82,000 level on Monday, sparking a…

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Key Takeaways A16z crypto leads a ~$300 million round at Digital Asset Holdings, valuing the company at ~$2 billion, per Bloomberg. Canton Network has processed over $6 trillion in tokenized assets, drawing Visa, DTCC, and Goldman Sachs as institutional validators. Digital Asset plans to use fresh capital to scale the Canton Network ecosystem as the…

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Federal prosecutors said Ferro burglarized homes to steal hardware wallets when online crypto scams failed to access victims’ funds. The US Department of Justice announced that 20-year-old Marlon Ferro of Santa Ana has been sentenced to 78 months in prison for his role in a large-scale cryptocurrency theft and social engineering conspiracy that stole…

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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure On-chain data shows Bitcoin’s latest price move to $80,000 has not been based off of spot demand alone. A new trend of derivatives activity is building under the market, with open interest across major exchanges recording its strongest increase of 2026 and…

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Seven major Bitcoin mining pools have joined the Stratum V2 working group to develop an industry-wide open standard protocol used by mining pool operators to communicate with individual miners in their pools. AntPool, Block Inc, F2Pool, Foundry, MARA Foundation, SpiderPool, and DMND all joined the working group to collaborate on the mining pool communication standard,…

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