Bitcoin in 2026 trades around USD 84,000, while US spot ETFs hold about USD 102 to 104 billion and listed companies 1.27 to 1.29 million BTC.
Venezuela’s mid-sized companies are losing access to US dollars, pushing businesses increasingly into crypto and stablecoin markets.
SEC approves Nasdaq’s joint proposal with Kraken for tokenized securities: stocks and ETFs can now trade on-chain.
Arizona files 20 charges against Kalshi for illegal gambling – the first criminal prosecution of a prediction market operator.
SEC and CFTC publish a joint token taxonomy. Most crypto assets are classified as non-securities under the new guidance.
The Clarity Act is stuck in the US Senate as a dispute over stablecoin interest blocks the most important crypto law in US history.
Strategy STRC pays an 11.5% yield and uses it to finance Bitcoin purchases – the comparison with Terra-Luna reveals surface-level parallels.
Igloo, the parent company of Pudgy Penguins, will shut down Abstract in December and forgo a token after losing tens of millions.
Memecoins on Robinhood Chain lock up tokenized stock floats, and one pool drove the HIMS wrapper to 4.5 times its NYSE price.
Automated market makers manage liquidity pools like rule-based portfolios, with direct consequences for impermanent loss and hedging.
