Ethereum’s institutional staking boom is growing, but Lido’s share is shrinking
Lido captured just 5.7% of H1 staking growth, while a negative NEST budget shows why deposits alone cannot fund purchases.
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Bitcoin miner manufacturer Canaan sells crypto to buy back shares after $97 million loss
Revenue fell below its $35 million guidance floor, while later crypto sales funded part of its share buybacks.
Bitcoin traders bet borrowed money on a rally as oil surges ahead of Friday’s inflation test
Bitcoin is holding above $78,000 as Brent crude breached $100 and rising Treasury yields revived inflation fears. Data from CryptoSlate showed the flagship cryptocurrency trading around $78,451 at press time, with little sign of the pressure spreading across bond and…
You can borrow against Bitcoin without selling it, but there’s a catch
Bitcoin holders who need cash do not necessarily have to sell their BTC. They can borrow against it instead, keeping exposure to Bitcoin while using its value as collateral for a loan. The complication is that the loan they want…
Nearly a fifth of all Bitcoin mining power is sitting completely dark, and turning it back on could trigger a brutal margin trap
Luxor estimates 235 EH/s of capacity is idle for mixed reasons, complicating the capitulation signal as Texas’s summer curtailment window ends.
Bitcoin holds near $78,500 as a surging Japanese yen threatens global risk assets
ETF inflows offer support ahead of the BOJ’s September 17–18 meeting, while futures-led gains leave Bitcoin exposed if demand weakens.
Does becoming a federal bank protect crypto from Washington—or give Washington more control?
Alan Lane’s new Silvergate account raises a question for crypto trust banks: how much protection survives a change in supervisors?
Bitcoin just hit a decade-low S&P 500 correlation, but the daily data tells a different story
Bitwise’s negative trend measure coexists with positive return correlation in a FRED proxy, while portfolio results change across lookbacks.
Bitcoin Core Lightning Docker bug leaves node operators exposed despite showing updated version
Four tags served images that reported v26.06.7 without its fixes, prompting digest checks before planned source disclosure.
Strive adds $12 million to its dividend tab after issuing nearly one million new preferred shares to buy Bitcoin
At the current 13% rate, SATA payouts imply about $130 million annually, while higher cash keeps static coverage near 19 months.
Crypto lobbies launch a last-minute TV campaign against banks to pass the CLARITY Act
The crypto industry is launching a seven-figure national advertising campaign to rescue the CLARITY Act ahead of a crucial Senate vote next week. The Senate is scheduled to vote Sept. 15 on whether to invoke cloture on a motion to…
Strategy doubles its stock buyback to $2 billion to pull its STRC shares back to $100
Strategy doubled the size of its preferred-stock repurchase program to $2 billion Tuesday as Michael Saylor’s Sept. 8 recovery benchmark arrived with STRC still short of its $100 stated value. The board’s decision extends a campaign that was approaching the…