Latest from Helene Braun
MicroStrategy Looks Poised to Join Influential Nasdaq-100 Index. Here's What That Means for the Stock.
This would guarantee new money flowing into Michael Saylor's stock and would bring more bitcoin into an important TradFi benchmark.

This Hedge Fund Now Has a 1,000x Profit on Bitcoin
Dan Morehead's Pantera Capital Management was one of the first funds to get into bitcoin (BTC) back in July 2013.

Trump Picks Pro-Crypto Hedge Fund Manager Scott Bessent for Treasury Secretary
If the Senate confirms Bessent, the next person whose signature is on the front of paper U.S. currency will be a fan of digital assets created to replace the conventional financial system.

Charles Schwab Wants to Directly Offer Crypto to Clients, Incoming CEO Says
Rick Wurster, who will step into the role of the CEO in the new year, said that the bank has been waiting on a change in the U.S.'s regulatory environment, which he expects to happen soon.

Former FTX CTO Gary Wang Won’t Have to Serve Prison Time, Judge Rules
Wang was one of the key cooperating witnesses with U.S. prosecutors in Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial, earning him a “world of credit,” a judge said on Wednesday.

Howard Lutnick, Tether's Wall Street Banker, Is Trump's Pick for Commerce Chief, Not Treasury Secretary
Lutnick, whose Cantor Fitzgerald has been a custodian for Tether since 2021, has been a vocal proponent of bitcoin and USDT for years.

Spot Bitcoin ETF Options Could Start Trading as Early as Tomorrow
The availability of options is thought to possibly bring further institutional interest to the bitcoin ETFs.

Bank Clients Just Dipped Their Toes Into Bitcoin ETFs, but Q4 Could See a FOMO Spike
The most recent batch of 13F reports filed by institutional investors was uneventful alongside bitcoin's price action during the third quarter.

Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Has Precedent in Other Big U.S. Government Purchases: Michael Saylor
“The Trump administration understands it, I think Senator Lummis understands it … that’s why it will happen,” Saylor said during a presentation at an event in Miami Thursday.

Franklin Templeton Expands $410M Money Market Fund to Ethereum Blockchain
Ethereum is by far the most popular blockchain for issuers of tokenized traditional assets with a current market cap of $1.6 billion.

