BlackRock Files For Bitcoin ETF With Managed Downside Protection
TL;DR: BlackRock has proposed another Bitcoin-linked ETF, this time using options to pursue some protection against losses while giving up part of the potential upside. BlackRock’s latest Bitcoin fund filing takes a different approach from the familiar buy-and-hold exposure offered by its iShares Bitcoin Trust. Instead of simply following the price of Bitcoin, the proposed…
Strive Adds 1,223 Bitcoin As Corporate Treasury Reaches 36,818 BTC
TL;DR: Strive purchased another 1,223 Bitcoin over two days, taking its reported holdings to 36,818 BTC in a fresh SEC filing. Strive’s Bitcoin buying spree continued through the middle of October. In a filing dated Monday, the company disclosed the purchase of 1,223 BTC between October 14 and October 16, bringing its total reported holdings…
Hyperliquid Policy Center Calls For Five Changes To SEC Crypto Rule
TL;DR: The Hyperliquid Policy Center supports the SEC’s proposed crypto framework but says five changes are needed to make the rules workable for token developers and markets. The Hyperliquid Policy Center has welcomed the US Securities and Exchange Commission‘s attempt to clarify how securities law applies to crypto assets, while warning that details around distributions…
BTCS Prepares DeFi Business To Provide Liquidity For Tokenized Stocks
TL;DR BTCS says its Imperium DeFi unit has completed preparatory compliance steps for potential use of the SEC’s Covered Firm exemption. The company has submitted the required notice and published relevant disclosures. Imperium has not yet started providing tokenized-equity liquidity because a qualifying Tokenized Securities Venue must first become operational. BTCS is positioning its DeFi…
CleanSpark Prices $2.276B Secured Notes For Sandersville Data Center
TL;DR CleanSpark has priced $2.276 billion of senior secured notes due 2031. The notes carry a 7.875% coupon. Proceeds are earmarked for further data-center infrastructure development. CleanSpark is going back to the capital markets in a big way. The Bitcoin miner has priced $2.276 billion of senior secured notes due 2031, carrying an annual interest…
SEC Grants Five-Year Exemption For Tokenized Stock Trading Venues
TL;DR The SEC has granted temporary exemptions allowing certain tokenized U.S. stocks to trade on qualifying on-chain venues. The relief lasts five years after publication. Venues still face conditions around investor rights, smart contracts, trading halts and disclosures. The SEC has taken one of its clearest steps yet toward bringing public-company shares on-chain. The Commission…
SEC Issues New Reporting Guidance For Digital Asset Custody Firms
The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance has issued updated staff guidance on public reporting expectations for digital asset depositories and crypto custody arrangements. The guidance centers on how public companies disclose balance sheet treatment and risk factors when they hold crypto assets on behalf of third-party customers. That makes it important for custodians, exchanges, digital…
BitMine Adds 53,501 ETH In $131M Corporate Treasury Move
BitMine has added 53,501 ETH to its corporate treasury in a $131 million acquisition, giving the market another example of public-company balance sheets moving beyond Bitcoin-only treasury strategies. The purchase was disclosed through a company filing, putting Ethereum back into the corporate treasury conversation at a time when investors are watching how listed firms use…
SEC Charges 38 Entities Over False Investment Adviser Filings
The SEC has charged 38 entities for allegedly using false filings to make themselves appear legitimate as registered investment advisers. The agency’s action, announced in Press Release 2026-148, targets entities accused of feigning regulatory status through misleading filings. The case is not limited to crypto, but it matters for digital asset markets because false legitimacy…
Crypto Groups Sue To Block Illinois Digital Asset Tax Act
The Blockchain Association and Crypto Council for Innovation have filed a joint lawsuit challenging Illinois’ Digital Asset Tax Act, setting up a legal fight over whether the state can impose a transaction tax on digital asset activity. The lawsuit was filed in Illinois state court on August 21 and seeks to block the law before…