Why Did Strategy Sell Shares Instead of Buying Bitcoin? Strategy sold approximately $466.7 million worth of MSTR shares last week but did not buy or sell any bitcoin, marking another shift away from the company’s familiar pattern of using capital raises to expand its bitcoin holdings. The company said in a Monday filing with the
Why Did Progmat Move Its Security Token Platform to Avalanche? Progmat has completed the migration of its security token issuance and management platform to Avalanche, moving more than ¥452 billion, or about $2.7 billion, in active tokenized assets from a private Corda 5-based ledger to a dedicated public Avalanche Layer 1. The move marks one
Why Are Chinese Prosecutors Targeting Crypto Laundering Now? Chinese prosecutors are calling for a more proactive approach to cryptocurrency-related money laundering, arguing that digital asset technology has moved faster than the country’s current legal and investigative framework. The argument was published on the website of China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate, the country’s top prosecutorial authority. The
Why Does Webull’s Dutch Approval Matter? Webull’s European unit has secured authorization under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, giving the online brokerage a regulatory route to launch crypto custody and related services from the Netherlands. The approval initially covers the Dutch market. Webull said it is still awaiting passporting approval before extending the
Why Is Bolivia Looking at USDT Now? Bolivia is evaluating whether to integrate Tether’s USDt into its national payments system, a move that could make the country one of Latin America’s most significant test cases for stablecoin use in everyday finance. Economy and Public Finance Minister Jose Gabriel Espinoza said Monday that the government is
American Bitcoin, the Bitcoin mining and treasury company co-founded by Eric Trump, has plunged more than 95% from its peak, wiping out hundreds of millions of dollars in market value and underscoring the deep pressure facing crypto-linked public companies during the latest market downturn. The company’s shares have fallen sharply from their September high, forcing
Gate recorded $207 million in net outflows over seven days after a user theft incident sparked community concern over the exchange’s account-security procedures and customer-support response. According to DeFiLlama data cited by market reports, Gate saw $207 million leave the platform on a net basis in the week following a verified user’s claim that about
Coinbase Ventures led crypto venture-capital deal count in the first half of 2026, participating in 30 investments as the exchange’s corporate venture arm remained one of the most active backers of early-stage blockchain companies. According to CryptoRank data cited by market reports, Coinbase Ventures ranked first among crypto investors by number of deals during the
Thailand’s central bank and Securities and Exchange Commission have launched a joint review of high-value USDT transactions, escalating scrutiny of stablecoin flows that regulators believe may be used to conceal ownership, bypass normal remittance channels or move funds through grey-market networks. The Bank of Thailand and the Thai SEC are examining large stablecoin transactions, particularly
BlackRock’s tokenized money-market fund BUIDL has surpassed $900 million in assets on Avalanche, more than doubling in a week and strengthening the network’s position in the fast-growing market for tokenized real-world assets. According to RWA.xyz data cited by market reports, the Avalanche allocation of BlackRock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund climbed from about $464 million