Bitcoin Reclaims $85,000 For First Time In Eight Months
TL;DR Bitcoin crossed $85,000 on September 21, reaching a session high of $85,174.35. That marked BTC’s highest spot level since January 2026. The move is a price milestone, not confirmation of a new bull-market leg. Bitcoin pushed through $85,000 on September 21, putting the market back at a level it had not seen since January.…
Strategy Buys Another 950 Bitcoin As Holdings Reach 846,000 BTC
TL;DR Strategy bought 950 BTC during the week ending September 20 for $75.7 million. The purchases were made at an average price of $79,670 per Bitcoin. Strategy now reports 846,000 BTC acquired for an aggregate $63.80 billion. Strategy has added another 950 Bitcoin to its balance sheet, extending the corporate treasury strategy that continues to…
Strive Adds 1,355 Bitcoin As Corporate Treasury Reaches 26,355 BTC
TL;DR Strive disclosed the purchase of 1,355 BTC at an average price of about $79,475. Its corporate Bitcoin treasury increased from 25,000 BTC to 26,355 BTC. The disclosure relates to Strive’s own balance sheet, not third-party fund assets. Strive has increased its corporate Bitcoin holdings to 26,355 BTC after disclosing another 1,355 BTC purchase. The…
BitMine ETH Treasury Nears 6 Million Tokens As Total Holdings Reach $17.1B
TL;DR BitMine reported 5,983,940 ETH in its treasury, just short of 6 million tokens. The company valued its combined treasury holdings at $17.1 billion. The disclosure also listed 212 BTC, $714 million in cash and securities, and stakes in Beast Industries and Eightco. BitMine Immersion Technologies has pushed its Ethereum treasury to within touching distance…
ECB Launches Pontes For Central-Bank Settlement Of Tokenized Assets
TL;DR The European Central Bank has launched Pontes, a wholesale settlement service for tokenized financial assets. Pontes settles transactions in central-bank money through TARGET Services and DLT interoperability. The system is institutional infrastructure and is separate from the retail digital-euro project. The European Central Bank has launched Pontes, giving institutions a new route for settling…
ECB Plans Direct Investment In Tokenized Securities Using Pontes
TL;DR The ECB has started preparatory work to invest a small portion of its own-funds portfolio in tokenized euro-denominated securities. Initial eligible assets are expected to include euro-area public-sector and supranational issuers. The future purchases are intended to settle in central-bank money through Pontes; purchases have not yet been executed. The European Central Bank is…
Coinbase Opens IPO Allocations To US Retail Traders Starting With Oura
TL;DR Eligible US retail Coinbase customers can now request allocations in IPOs through the Coinbase app. The service is offered through FINRA-registered Coinbase Capital Markets. Oura is the first IPO on the platform, with allocation rules designed to discourage immediate flipping. Coinbase is adding initial public offerings to the list of financial products available inside…
ShredPay Joins Jack Henry Network To Bring Stablecoin Infrastructure To Banks
TL;DR ShredPay has joined the Jack Henry Fintech Integration Network. The integration can connect ShredPay’s stablecoin and digital-asset services with Jack Henry institutions through jXchange and SymXchange APIs. Jack Henry serves about 7,400 banks and credit unions combined. ShredPay has joined Jack Henry’s Fintech Integration Network, opening a path for banks and credit unions on…
VanEck Flags Heavy Executive Dilution At Bitcoin Treasury Firm Metaplanet
TL;DR VanEck has taken a closer look at dilution inside Metaplanet’s Bitcoin treasury strategy. Its analysis points to executive option capacity equal to 22.4% of shares. The issue is not Metaplanet selling Bitcoin, but how much shareholder dilution could accompany the strategy. Metaplanet has become one of the most closely watched corporate Bitcoin buyers outside…
Bastion Wins Conditional OCC Approval For National Trust Bank Charter
TL;DR Bastion has received conditional OCC approval to form a national trust bank. The charter is non-depository and geared toward custody and digital asset services. The company still has pre-opening conditions to satisfy before it can fully operate. Bastion is moving closer to operating under a federal banking charter after receiving conditional approval from the…