Bitcoin, ether steady, gold slides as US-Iran tensions escalate again
Oil climbed for a third day and gold fell for a fourth while bitcoin is up 1.6% on the week. Source：CoinDesk
Crypto Long & Short: With MSTR concerns assuaged, look to traditional signals around BTC
In this week's Crypto Long & Short, FalconX’s Gaspar Martin writes that BTC is reaching a market bottom and is poised for a turnaround. Source：CoinDesk
Adam Back's BSTR scraps SPAC merger, seeks new deal
BSTR and Cantor Equity Partners will not complete their merger under the original July 2025 agreement, with the shareholder postponed indefinitely.…
BNB Chain is building a new layer-1 for high-frequency trading and AI agents
The network aims to process over 100,000 transactions per second by streaming them directly, eliminating public queues to make trades faster and more secure.…
Former Tether investment chief is looking to sell part of his stake in the stablecoin giant: Bloomberg
Richard Heathcote is reportedly working with PJT Partners to find a buyer for a small part of his 1.26% holding in the issuer of USDT following his transition…
Bitcoin stalls as open interest decline raises questions about rally's staying power
BTC retreated from a twoweek high of $64,500 as falling open interest and weak spot demand cast doubt on the sustainability of July's 8.4% advance.…
Binance taps into Bitcoin holders’ hunger for yield with new covered call yield play
The product, called BTC Yield, is designed exclusively for people who already hold bitcoin. Source：CoinDesk
Bitcoin's recent macro relief faces a challenge from Japanese interest rates
Japanese bond yields continue to rise, lifting their U.S. counterparts and posing a potential headwind for risk assets. Source：CoinDesk
Live markets: Bitcoin and ether ETFs drew inflows on Monday
Spot bitcoin ETFs still lost a net $526.6 million over the shortened holiday week, an eighth straight week of negative flows. Source：CoinDesk
Bitcoin drops after a run at $64,000, shrugging off Strategy's $213 million BTC sale
The token touched $64,400 overnight before easing back, still up about 6% on the week. A fresh missile strike on a Qatari gas ship in the Strait of Hormuz…
Circle’s USDC is leaving Tether behind in the stablecoin volume race, new data from Visa shows
As Wall Street banks adopt digital currencies for faster settlements, overall trading volume spiked 63% in just a single month. Source：CoinDesk
Strategy selling hundreds of millions worth of bitcoin raises question about its capital-allocation playbook
First, it was a tiny amount of bitcoin sales; then, the purchase of several thousand BTC; and finally, today, the unloading of thousands of BTC. What's…