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BTC ETFs bled $4B in worst month ever, Strategy's plan forward and an institutional super cycle for ETH?
On this episode of CoinDesk's Public Keys from the New York Stock Exchange, host Jennifer Sanasie is joined by CoinDesk Indices and Data to break down nearly $1.8 billion in weekly Bitcoin ETF outflows, Strategy's new capital plan, and whether the digital asset treasury narrative is back. SharpLink CEO Joseph Chalom joins to unpack the Ethereum Foundation's funding crisis, the launch of ETHlabs, and the company's $75 million raise, as he makes the case for an institutional supercycle in ETH. In this week's 10X, Kaizen founder Brian Jung breaks down his MicroStrategy short. Moody's Ratings Managing Director and Global Head of Digital Economy Fabian Astic explains how the firm is embedding credit ratings into tokenized securities on Solana and unveils the first-ever credit rating methodology for stablecoins. Plus, Midnight Foundation President Fahmi Syed details the partnership with Bank of England-regulated Monument Bank and why privacy is becoming the missing piece for institutional adoption.

Strategy's STRC hits record low as Wall Street races to tokenize everything
On this episode of CoinDesk’s Public Keys at the New York Stock Exchange, host Jennifer Sanasie sits down with Digital Assets Council of Financial Professionals founder Ric Edelman to discuss the disconnect between declining crypto sentiment and Wall Street’s rapid investment in digital asset infrastructure. Their conversation covers the CLARITY Act, the fight over crypto in 401(k) plans, tokenization, and Edelman’s long-term outlook for Bitcoin. In this week’s 10X Trade, Maelstrom CIO Arthur Hayes shares his highest-conviction trade. Strive Chief Risk Officer Jeff Walton examines the future of digital credit following the sharp declines of STRC and SATA, arguing that digital credit could represent the next $300 trillion opportunity for Bitcoin. Also on the show, BlackRock Global Head of Digital Assets Robbie Mitchnick discusses BITA, the iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF, while 21Shares Co-Founder Ophelia Snyder explains why today’s financial infrastructure may be fundamentally incompatible with the tokenized future Wall Street is working to build.

eBay rejects GameStop's $56B bid
eBay's board rejected GameStop's $56 billion takeover bid, calling it "neither credible nor attractive." Now questions are growing over whether CEO Ryan Cohen will sell the company's $368 million bitcoin position to make the deal look more credible. CoinDesk's Sam Ewen hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

"We're the biggest buyer of bitcoin in the world": Michael Saylor's infinite vision
In a CoinDesk interview following Consensus Miami 2026, Strategy Founder, Michael Saylor, discusses being the world’s largest bitcoin buyer with $62B purchased. In this interview, Saylor describes the convergence of TradFi and DeFi via their digital credit product Stretch (STRC), which has rapidly grown and helps fund bitcoin accumulation.

Empresa de infraestrutura de IA garante empréstimo onchain de até US$ 500 milhões após contornar bancos
A linha de crédito utilizava hardware de GPU como garantia tokenizada, permitindo acesso mais rápido ao capital sem as verificações tradicionais de crédito.

O crédito privado pode ser o caso de uso emergente para a tokenização: Sidney Powell, da Maple
O CEO da Maple Finance, Sidney Powell, afirmou que a maior oportunidade da blockchain não está em títulos do Tesouro ou fundos tokenizados — em vez disso, está em trazer os mercados privados opacos e ilíquidos de crédito para a cadeia.

O crédito em cripto está começando a se parecer com contas de poupança em dinheiro: Panorama Matinal da Ásia
Flowdesk afirma que a demanda recorde foi atendida com liquidez ainda mais profunda, suprimindo a volatilidade em staking, empréstimos em stablecoin, fazendo com que os mercados de crédito em criptomoedas se assemelhem mais à infraestrutura financeira tradicional.

ETHZilla Adquire 20% da Plataforma de Empréstimos com IA Karus em Negócio de $10M para Tokenizar Empréstimos Automotivos
As empresas planejam tokenizar empréstimos automotivos, com os primeiros portfólios previstos para estarem disponíveis no início de 2026.

O Market Maker Flowdesk Afirma que o Crédito em Cripto Está Encontrando um Equilíbrio Frágil
Os credores de DeFi estão reduzindo alavancagem, mas sem recuar, com a demanda por empréstimos para moedas principais como SOL e BTC permanecendo firme e os rendimentos se comprimindo em Maple e JitoSOL.

Avançando o Crédito Privado com Infraestrutura On-Chain
O crédito privado — especialmente o financiamento lastreado em ativos — enfrenta ineficiências, mas a blockchain e o dinheiro programável agora estão viabilizando soluções mais rápidas, econômicas e escaláveis que podem democratizar o acesso e desestabilizar os atores tradicionais, escreve Morgan Krupetsky, da Ava Labs.
