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Tech

Bitcoin layer-2s face a bear-market reality check

Botanix's shutdown has raised an uncomfortable question for Bitcoin builders: Does the market actually want programmable BTC, or just a better way to borrow, lend and earn yield on it?

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Finance

Mexican billionaire with 70% of his investment portfolio in bitcoin says it's better than real estate

Ricardo Salinas Pliego, whose net worth is estimated at roughly $5 billion, is a bitcoin maximalist who told his wife to mortgage her house to buy bitcoin.

Ricardo Salinas Pliego (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin's June downturn leaves $8.6 billion in options out of the money

Only 20% of June 26 options open interest is currently in the money, while bitcoin's 12% monthly decline leaves most bullish positions underwater.

Open Interest by Strike Price (Deribit)

Finance

Fifth-generation Kanoo group member is moving a $6 trillion trade market onto blockchain rails

Abdulla Kanoo says his ARP Digital firm is building settlement infrastructure for the growing flow of trade between emerging economies, a market that could reach $32 trillion by 2030.

(Kanoo Group)

Markets

Forget the price charts. Here's how bitcoin and S&P 500 look like when adjusted for the money printer

Valuations shaped by M2 money supply growth reveal concerning trends for risk assets.

US dollars loan ( Frederick Warren/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Here is why Strategy's dividend-paying crypto stock is crashing to near-historic lows

Strategy's bitcoin-backed preferred stock remains well below par value as concerns over dividend coverage and stronger competition from Strive's SATA.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)

Markets

BlackRock's new bitcoin income fund offers cash flow alongside BTC exposure

After IBIT's $49 billion success, BlackRock says clients are increasingly seeking ways to earn income from long-term bitcoin holdings.

CoinDesk

Markets

Bitcoin buyers add over 250,000 BTC between $59,000 and $67,000 as accumulation returns

Glassnode data shows broad-based buying across retail and whale cohorts, with the Accumulation Trend Score reaching its strongest level of the current drawdown.

URPD (Glassnode)

Markets

Bitcoin rises after Bank of Japan hikes interest rates to a 31-year high

The Bank of Japan raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points to 1%, the highest level since 1995.

Bank of Japan. (Credit: By Wiiii-Wikimedia Commons/Modified by CoinDesk)

Videos

SpaceX IPOs with $1.3B in Bitcoin, Citi tokenizes private shares, and Coinbase lets AI trade for you

On this episode of Public Keys from the New York Stock Exchange, host Jennifer Sanasie is joined by GSR's Joshua Riezman on SpaceX's $1.29 billion Bitcoin bet and the outlook for the CLARITY Act; Citi's Artem Korenyuk on the bank's new platform for tokenizing private company shares; and Coinbase's Lincoln Murr on AI agent trading and the future of autonomous finance. Plus, Ponzi Trader's highest-conviction trade of the week on 10X, presented by Kraken Pro. - This episode of Public Keys is brought to you by Kraken Pro. For more: https://pro.kraken.com/ - Learn more at https://www.bullish.com/. - Register now for CoinDesk's Policy and Regulation event on September 24, 2026: https://policy-regulation.coindesk.com/.

SpaceX IPOs with $1.3B in Bitcoin, Citi tokenizes private shares, and Coinbase lets AI trade for you