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Dogecoin cofounder Billy Markus, who goes by “Shibetoshi Nakamoto” on X, reacted to recent reports that the world’s largest publicly traded company holding Bitcoin, Strategy, may sell a portion of its $BTC holdings, about $1.25 billion. Strategy holds 847,363 $BTC as of June 22. If the Bitcoin treasury company were to raise $1.25 billion through Bitcoin sales, it might need to sell about 20,800 $BTC at current prices, equivalent to about 2.5% of its 847,363 $BTC holdings. However, the news that Strategy might sell a portion of its massive $BTC stash has generated reactions from a large part of the…

For years, Michael Saylor’s Strategy was one of the market’s favorite ways to gain leveraged exposure to Bitcoin. But after a 72% decline in Strategy’s stock (MSTR) over the past year, Google search interest is cooling, and investors are increasingly debating whether Strategy’s aggressive fundraising model is still benefiting shareholders. MSTR Stock’s Biggest Problem May Not Be Bitcoin Despite the stock’s decline, Strategy continues expanding its Bitcoin holdings. This week alone, the company purchased 520 BTC for $35 million, bringing its total holdings to 847,363 Bitcoin, worth roughly $64.1 billion at current prices. Yet Strategy’s market capitalization has fallen to…

A 98% price collapse is a brutal way to end a chapter. But for Story Protocol, it may also be the only honest way to start a new one. The project announced its Story Protocol rebrand to Data Network on June 25, pivoting from an intellectual property blockchain to an AI training data infrastructure play — and the operational consequences are already rippling across crypto derivatives markets. Key takeaways Coinbase will suspend IP-PERP perpetual futures trading on July 6, giving traders a narrow window to close or adjust open positions. Story Protocol is rebranding to Data Network, abandoning its original…

The European Parliament’s economic affairs committee has urged the European Commission to assess whether crypto lending and borrowing, staking, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and decentralized finance (DeFi) should be regulated. The recommendations were part of a report tabled Friday for plenary vote. It also called for promoting tokenization across financial services, encouraging euro-denominated stablecoins and assessing whether additional crypto activities should be regulated under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). Drafted by Belgian Member of the European Parliament Johan Van Overtveldt, the report is an own-initiative resolution by the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) that outlines recommendations…

Kraken’s xStocks platform is letting eligible customers in the European Economic Area and select global markets submit non-binding interest in the Bending Spoons IPO, the platform’s second pre-IPO tokenized equity offering and its first for a non-US tech company filing for Nasdaq. Bending Spoons, the Italian software conglomerate behind WeTransfer, Evernote, Vimeo, AOL, and Eventbrite, filed to go public on Nasdaq under the ticker BSP. The company’s portfolio spans more than 50 products reaching around 500 million monthly users, and it reported Q1 2026 revenue of $601 million. Customers who receive an allocation will get BSPx, a 1:1 backed tokenized…

Strategy has authorized up to $2 billion in stock repurchases and created a program allowing it to sell Bitcoin to strengthen its cash position and fund corporate obligations. Strategy announces a Digital Credit Capital Framework designed to strengthen Digital Credit, enhance liquidity, preserve long-term Bitcoin exposure, and support long-term value creation. $MSTR $STRC https://t.co/AUoUCtem53 — Michael Saylor (@saylor) June 29, 2026 The company established two separate repurchase programs. One authorizes up to $1 billion in purchases of its Class A common stock. The other covers up to $1 billion of its preferred securities, including STRC, STRF, STRD, and STRK. Strategy…

Aave added 1,806 new wallets on Ethereum on June 30, its strongest single-day network growth since October 2021, according to Santiment data. $AAVE traded near $86.2, down 2.4% over 24 hours but up roughly 9% over the previous week, while deposits stood ear $12.2 billion. Attention is tied to the Ethereum V4 rollout, governance debates, Smart Value Recapture and a Standard Chartered 2030 price forecast of $3,500 for $AAVE today. Aave recorded its strongest day of new-wallet creation in almost five years on June 30, adding 1,806 wallets on Ethereum in 24 hours, according to Santiment data. The jump came…

Blackrock, Maple, and Figure Compete to Unlock Utility for $31 Billion in RWAs Institutions have moved more than $31 billion of real-world assets ( RWAs) onto blockchains. The problem is that most of it is barely moving. A new report from DWF Labs Research says less than 10% of tokenized real-world assets, or roughly $3 billion, is active in DeFi. The rest is largely sitting in wallets, held as long-term positions rather than circulating through lending markets, trading venues or collateral systems. That gap raises a central question for tokenization: is capital simply being digitized, or is it becoming more…

Fetch.ai has generated buzz with a tweet hinting at a significant announcement scheduled for tomorrow. The tweet, which simply states ‘Tomorrow,’ has attracted considerable attention, amassing over 500 likes and 79 retweets, creating an air of anticipation within the crypto community. You can view the original tweet here. Breaking It Down The crypto market is currently experiencing mixed signals, with various assets showing different momentum. Fetch.ai’s cryptic message has stirred speculation among traders and investors alike, indicating that their upcoming announcement could play a pivotal role in shaping market sentiment. Given the current environment, where many major cryptocurrencies are fluctuating,…

Hong Kong has taken a significant step toward formalizing cryptocurrency taxation, with the passage of a 2026 tax ordinance bill that paves the way for a comprehensive crypto asset reporting framework (CARF). The bill, approved by the Legislative Council last week, has now entered the review stage for the accompanying CARF legislation, according to local media outlet Ming Pao. Scope of the New Framework Legislative Council member Chan Wai-man disclosed that the new reporting framework is expected to bring approximately 8,000 additional financial institutions under mandatory registration and taxation requirements. This marks a substantial expansion of Hong Kong’s tax oversight…