Micah Zimmerman

BlackRock has launched the iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF (BITA), a covered-call bitcoin fund that combines spot BTC and IBIT exposure with option-writing to generate monthly income while retaining most of bitcoin's upside potential.

Bitcoin price surged to a two-week high near $67,000 as an Iran ceasefire eased macro fears and Strategy’s $100 million Bitcoin purchase fueled crypto-stock gains.

Kraken has launched CFTC-regulated crypto perpetual futures for eligible U.S. traders through its newly acquired Bitnomial platform, bringing the world's most-traded crypto derivatives product under U.S. regulatory oversight.

Bitcoin rebounded more than 11% from its June 5 low near $59,000 to around $66,500 as easing Middle East tensions and continued institutional accumulation from major corporate buyers helped restore confidence despite lingering skepticism about the bull market.

Strive purchased 73 bitcoin for $4.7 million last week, increasing its treasury to 19,105 BTC as the company continues its steady accumulation strategy amid bitcoin's broader market rebound.

Strategy added 1,587 BTC for $100 million last week, lifting its holdings to 846,842 BTC while rebuilding its cash reserve to $1.1 billion.

Standard Chartered says crypto's cycle low is likely in, arguing that Bitcoin's drop to roughly $59,000 marked the bottom and that easing IPO-related selling pressure, improving macro conditions, and renewed institutional demand could pave the way toward its $100,000 year-end target.

Blockworks' acquisition of Messari for just over $10 million combines two major crypto data platforms.

Elon Musk's SpaceX is set to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker SPCX on Friday, officially joining the ranks of public Bitcoin treasury companies with 18,712 BTC worth roughly $1.29 billion, making it the eighth-largest corporate holder of bitcoin.

One of Sam Bankman-Fried's final viable avenues to overturn his conviction closed Friday after a federal appeals court upheld both his fraud conviction and 25-year prison sentence, keeping the disgraced FTX founder behind bars.