Bitcoin ETFs logged $198 million net inflow, marking a ninth straight day of inflows; ETH ETFs saw $8.54 million outflow. Total Bitcoin ETF assets now exceed $168 billion, representing ~7% of total market cap.
Bitcoin futures OI hit $100 billion, while options data show a 59.57% call bias, signaling bullish positioning.
BTC consolidated above $121,000, ETH at $4,341, SOL at $221, and BNB at $1,270.
Gold holds near $4,040 per ounce, S&P 500 remains at record highs amid Fed easing expectations.
Corporate and treasury demand for Bitcoin continues accelerating, as DDC Enterprise announces $124 million equity raise to expand Bitcoin treasury.
For the first time since it began accumulating Bitcoin in 2020, Michael Saylor signalled the company may sell part of its holdings — a shift in the buy-and-hold model that has defined Strategy's identity and underpinned its equity premium.
The exchange's third major headcount reduction in three years tracks closely with the crypto market cycle, even as Armstrong points to AI as a structural reason to operate with fewer people.
The SEC this week delayed the launch of more than two dozen prediction market ETFs, citing concerns about product mechanics and disclosures. A Bloomberg analysis published last week suggests the retail-friendly pitch underpinning these products doesn't quite hold up to scrutiny.
A wave of exchange-traded funds designed to give investors exposure to prediction market outcomes was expected to begin trading as early as Thursday — until U.S. regulators intervened.
