Strategy continues to lead the pack among Bitcoin treasury companies, issuing debt and equity instruments to finance more purchases. Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor signaled that Strategy would resume Bitcoin (BTC) buying on Monday after the company took a week-long hiatus from accumulating the digital asset. “Some weeks, you don’t just HODL,” the executive wrote on Sunday. The company skipped buying BTC last week but announced a $4.2 billion capital raise. Before the break, Strategy racked up 12 consecutive weeks of BTC accumulation. Strategy’s most recent BTC buy occurred on June 30, when the company bought 4,980 BTC for $532 million, bringing its total holdings to 597,325 BTC, valued at over $70.9 billion. Read more
BTC price action is copying late 2024 — and that could result in fresh 50% gains, one trader says as late Bitcoin shorts feel the pain again. Key points: Bitcoin tags fresh record highs into the weekly close as liquidations punish shorts. BTC price areas of interest include a support test of $115,000. Read more
Most RWAs remain isolated and underutilized instead of composable, DeFi-ready building blocks. It's time to change that. Opinion by: Jakob Kronbichler, co-founder and CEO of Clearpool and Ozean Real-world assets (RWAs) onchain aren’t just a concept anymore — they’re gaining real traction. Stablecoins are proof of that. They’ve become a dominant source of onchain volume, with annual transfers surpassing Visa and Mastercard by 7.7% last year. Tokenized US Treasurys are gaining interest from institutions hunting for yield. Read more