Derivatives
Bitcoin is trapped between $75,000 and $80,000 ahead of a massive Friday derivatives settlement
Deribit’s expiry concentrates reported call exposure at $75,000 and $80,000, where dealer hedging can pin or amplify a move.
Sentiment: Neutral
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Digital Asset Treasuries
How a $35M AVAX hit sent one company’s earnings into a tailspin
The Avalanche treasury authorization targets a stated market disconnect while the June 30 token treasury shows why earnings remain exposed.
ETF
Thailand is rewriting its stock exchange rules to trap billions in Bitcoin ETF wealth strictly inside its own borders
Thailand's proposed crypto ETF framework would initially center trading and custody around domestic institutions.
Technology
Bitcoin Core’s hidden database just shrank by 40 GB – if you know how to trigger it
The change is merged to master, but operators must rebuild the optional index to capture the space saving and plan for another rebuild after a downgrade.
Mining
Bitcoin’s security risk starts when one block gets far more fees than the next
As Bitcoin’s block subsidy declines, researchers are looking beyond total miner revenue and toward a more granular security signal: how sharply transaction fees change from one block to the next.
Stablecoins
Banks found a way to copy stablecoins without losing the money that funds their loans
Stablecoins threaten to pull cheap deposits off bank balance sheets, putting pressure on the funding banks use to support lending.
ETF
Why this XRP ETF could drift from XRP price as fees, trading costs and fund structure stack up
The allocation follows the fund’s securities floor while adding another listed product’s fee, pricing and legal structure.
Featured
MSTR holders just funded a $1.59 billion cash pile that may never become Bitcoin
Strategy's $1.59 billion discretionary pool can fund Bitcoin, buybacks, debt or reserve growth, leaving MSTR holders financing the choice.
ETF
Bitcoin holds near $78K as PCE, GDP and durable goods data land with muted reaction
IBIT supplied 90.5% of the latest inflow as PCE, GDP and durable goods converge on one macro test.
Price Watch
Why Bitcoin’s $80,000 rally just flipped from short squeeze to long squeeze
Long liquidations surged to roughly $270 million as Bitcoin fell below $78,000 before buyers stepped back in.
Scams
How an fake AI supercomputer stole $24 million from hundreds of crypto investors
A federal jury convicted Brent Kovar over a $24 million Profit Connect scheme involving at least 400 investors.
Market
Bitcoin traders hedged $60k and loaded up above $78k leaving the low $70k exposed
Bitcoin’s September options book leaves the low $70,000 thinly protected as traders crowd into upside exposure and deeper downside hedges.