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For institutional traders, the gap between execution and final settlement is where counterparty risk lives. Caladan, Asia’s largest digital asset market maker, is narrowing that window by integrating BitGo’s Go Network, the firms announced Aug. 25, letting counterparties settle trades through a regulated custody network. How it works The Caladan Go Network integration means Caladan’s API Liquidity counterparties can now settle trades through the Go Network, an institutional settlement network built on BitGo’s qualified custody infrastructure. For counterparties that already hold BitGo accounts, settlement can be directed to the existing relationship without new onboarding, account setup or custody changes. The…

BlackRock, a leading asset management firm and one of the top-performing Bitcoin ETF-issuing firms, has added to its Bitcoin stash with another purchase. According to recent data from a crypto monitoring firm, BlackRock has spent about $183.41 million on buying Bitcoin as institutional interest appears to be returning to the market. Bitcoin institutional demand returns The large Bitcoin purchase from BlackRock has arrived alongside broader demand for the Bitcoin ETF product after Bitcoin briefly reclaimed the $65,000 mark. Notably, the firm made the purchase after its Bitcoin ETF saw one of its largest influxes of fresh capital in weeks, recording…

STRC Outperforms as Bitcoin Declines STRC outpaced bitcoin by 56 percentage points over the past year, according to a one-year return chart Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) Executive Chairman Michael Saylor shared Aug. 16 on X. The chart measured returns through the Aug. 14 market close and highlighted the performance gap between bitcoin and Strategy’s income-producing securities during the downturn. Saylor wrote: “Over the past year, $BTC fell 47%. Our Digital Credit instruments ranged from -27% to +9%, with $STRC up 9%.” The accompanying chart showed STRD declining 8%, STRF losing 9% and $STRK falling 27%, with bitcoin trading near $63,000…

Yi, who is now the co-CEO of Binance alongside its other chief Richard Teng, still uses the name Marge in meetings and chats, a person who previously worked with her at the firm told CoinDesk. The fact that the Simpsons cartoon characters are yellow is a reference to the corporate color of the exchange’s logo and marketing, the person said. CZ resigned as the CEO of Binance in November 2023 after the U.S Department of Justice alleged he violated the Bank Secrecy Act. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to four months in prison in April 2024. In October 2025,…

Bitcoin has evolved from a narrative-driven digital asset into a standardized financial instrument that now serves as a leading indicator of global market liquidity, according to Hong Kong-listed crypto firm Xinhua Group. The company’s chief analyst, Fu Peng, shared this view at a recent private seminar, highlighting Bitcoin’s growing role in reflecting broader financial conditions. Bitcoin’s shift from speculative asset to liquidity gauge Fu Peng noted that Bitcoin was the first asset to enter a contraction cycle under the current liquidity-tightening environment. He emphasized that Bitcoin’s price is increasingly determined by the amount of liquidity in circulation rather than any…

Ethereum price held near $2,500 on Aug. 28 as buyers defended the gains from its mid-August breakout, but an overbought daily reading and a dense band of leveraged positions around $2,550 left $ETH facing a key resistance test. Hotter US inflation limits Ethereum’s breakout According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum ($ETH) price opened at $2,442.49 on Aug. 26 before recovering toward $2,500 over the next two days. $ETH traded around $2,500 at the time of writing, leaving it close to the upper end of its three-day range. The recovery followed an initial reaction to the latest US inflation report. The…

Stripe is reportedly closing in on one of the biggest deals in its history, with Bloomberg reporting that the payments giant has finalized an agreement to acquire AI gateway startup OpenRouter in a transaction valued at more than $7 billion. If confirmed, the move would mark Stripe’s largest known bet on artificial intelligence infrastructure and reshape how businesses access AI models across the industry. Key takeaways Stripe has reportedly finalized a deal to acquire OpenRouter, with Bloomberg pegging the price at more than $7 billion. OpenRouter operates an AI gateway that lets customers pick from more than 400 AI models…

The cryptocurrency market experienced a surprising surge in the past week, unlike anything seen in a long time. The rise came after the US Treasury Department announced it would buy more bonds. While Bitcoin has risen by 22% in the last week, even major altcoins like XRP have seen increases of up to 50%. However, the new week brings numerous economic developments and altcoin events. Here is the cryptocurrency calendar we have prepared for you at Bitcoinsistemi.com. (All times are given in UTC+3 Turkish time) Monday, August 24 Trump announced this week that he will be meeting with “figures from…

Cryptocurrency analysis platform Santiment shared critical signals regarding the Bitcoin and altcoin markets in its new analysis evaluating recent market developments and on-chain data. According to Santiment analysts, Bitcoin’s 365-day MVRV (Market Value – Realized Value) ratio falling to -26% indicates that long-term investors are significantly at a loss, while historically pointing to bottom formations and long-term buying opportunities. When the MVRV data shared by Santiment is detailed, it is seen that the average loss for investors who have held Bitcoin for the past year is around 26%. Looking at historical cycles (such as the 2018 bear market bottom and…

Ethereum has slipped 0.1% over the past 24 hours to around $2,485, while more than $1 billion of recent US spot Ethereum ETF inflows have so far failed to push the token sustainably above $2,500. According to Coingecko, $ETH was trading at $2,485.53 on Aug. 28, after the price moved as high as roughly $2,555 over the past 24 hours before sellers pulled it back below $2,500. As of press time, the token remained up 6.2% over seven days and 32.1% over 14 days, keeping much of the recovery from its August lows intact. US spot Ethereum ETFs have provided…