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Valkyrie amends Bitcoin Fund S-1 filing with enhanced custody and valuation rules

Valkyrie Investments refiled an amended Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday for its Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund, adding more precise rules around custody, valuation, seed investments, and risks as the cryptocurrency investment vehicle awaits regulatory approval to trade on Nasdaq. The new filing updates the index used to value the fund’s Bitcoin from Lukka Prime to the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate – New York Variant, which calculates the reference rate as of 4 PM Eastern

Bitcoin Supply Hits 20 Million BTC After 6,267 Days, Final Coins Stretch Across 114 Years

More than 95% of bitcoin’s total supply has now been mined, leaving just 1 million coins to be produced over the next century as the network’s programmed scarcity tightens and issuance slows through future halving cycles. Bitcoin Supply Milestone Highlights Scarcity Built Into Protocol Bitcoin’s circulating supply has reached 20 million BTC, leaving 1 million […]

Nasdaq, Kraken Developing Gateway Connecting Tokenized Equities With Blockchain Networks

Tokenized equities are moving closer to mainstream finance as Nasdaq and Payward team up to build a gateway linking regulated stock markets with open blockchain networks, potentially allowing programmable shares to circulate across institutional and decentralized ecosystems. Kraken Teams With Nasdaq on Tokenized Stock Infrastructure A new gateway linking tokenized equity markets with decentralized blockchain […]

Trump’s Cyber Strategy Signals Support for Crypto Infrastructure

The crypto industry is examining what President Donald Trump’s newly released National Cyber Strategy signals about the future of blockchain and digital asset policy. The document highlights support for emerging technologies, including cryptocurrencies, AI security, and post-quantum cryptography, suggesting potential long-term backing for crypto infrastructure. New U.S. Cyber Strategy Highlights Blockchain and AI Security The […]

Nigel Farage Discloses $288,000 Stake in Former UK Chancellor’s Bitcoin Treasury Firm

British opposition leader Nigel Farage has established himself as a leading crypto advocate by investing $288,000 in Stack BTC Plc, a bitcoin treasury firm chaired by former Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng. An Unusual Alliance Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, has solidified his position as Westminster’s most prominent crypto advocate by disclosing a $288,000 investment in […]

Dollar-Pegged Stablecoins Surge to $313B in Risk-Off Pivot amid US–Iran Tensions

Investors continue to move into dollar-pegged tokens asgeopolitical risk and prolonged weakness in crypto markets push them towardperceived safety on-chain. The total stablecoin market capitalization hit a record $313billion on Sunday, underscoring resilient demand even as the broader digitalasset space remains under pressure and tensions escalate in the Middle East.Latest data from DefiLlama shows the combined value of stablecoins climbed1.14% over the past week to $313.008 billion. Record Stab

Bitcoin Gets Its Own ‘Fear Gauge’ as Cboe Announces BITVX Index

Cboe Global Markets is bringing Wall Street’s favorite volatility playbook to bitcoin, announcing plans to launch a new index designed to track the market’s expected price swings using options tied to the popular Ishares Bitcoin Trust ETF. BITVX: Cboe Applies VIX Methodology to Bitcoin ETF Options Market The Chicago-based exchange operator explained on Monday that […]

Bitcoin Has a Golden Opportunity With AI Agents, It’s Time to Build

Bitcoin MagazineBitcoin Has a Golden Opportunity With AI Agents, It’s Time to BuildFor all of bitcoin’s life, it has been fighting an uphill battle against fiat currencies that mostly do the job of being money. Obviously, fiat has plenty of issues, but when it comes to impacts immediately visible to everyday people in much of the world, bitcoin isn’t 10x better. Some may even conclude that they would prefer a system based on neutral money to government-rigged ones, but entrenched fiat syst

US Treasury signals regulated crypto privacy may have a future in the US

Treasury’s mixer language points to a new U.S. line on crypto privacyA new Treasury report says lawful users may use mixers for financial privacy on public blockchains. The language leaves Treasury’s money-laundering case intact, while opening room for privacy tools that can operate inside regulated U.S. crypto markets.In a report to Congress this week, the U.S. Treasury said lawful users of digital assets may use mixers to protect financial privacy on public blockchains.Treasury gave ordinary e

Bhutan Executes $11.85M Bitcoin Transfer as Royal Government Repositions BTC Holdings

On Monday, with bitcoin changing hands at $68,600 a coin, the Royal Government of Bhutan quietly nudged 175 bitcoin—about $12 million—across the ledger. Bhutan’s latest maneuver follows its previous transfer in mid-February 2026. Bhutan Moves $11.85M in Bitcoin Onchain data tracked by Arkham Intelligence shows Bhutan shifting 175 BTC worth $11.85 million at current exchange […]

Bitcoin jumps toward $69K as oil plunges 30% amid US–Iran tensions

<p>Bitcoin jumps toward $69K as stocks rebound and oil plunges as much as 30% amid USIran tensions after Trump signals war may end.</p><p>The post <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com/stocks-rise-iran-conflict-resolution/">Bitcoin jumps toward $69K as oil plunges 30% amid US–Iran tensions</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com">Crypto Briefing</a>.</p>

Dario Amodei’s Anthropic Sues US Government, Saying Pentagon Retaliated Over AI Safety Guardrails

Anthropic has taken the extraordinary step of suing the U.S. government after the Pentagon labeled the artificial intelligence (AI) firm a “supply chain risk to national security,” igniting a legal clash that could reshape how Washington controls artificial intelligence vendors working with the military. Anthropic Takes on the Defense Department in Landmark AI Lawsuit According [&#8230;]

Bitcoin Defies Market Rout: Price Rebounds to $69K as 20 Millionth Coin is Mined

Bitcoin rallied at the start of the week, reaching an intraday high of $69,497 despite broader market declines driven by rising oil prices, now exceeding $100 per barrel. Global Equities Hemorrhage Amid Energy Crisis Mirroring its performance on March 2, bitcoin ( BTC) kickstarted the workweek with a defiant rally, even as global equity markets [&#8230;]

Bhutan moves $12M in Bitcoin as government transfers top $42M so far this year

<p>Bhutan moves $12M in Bitcoin as transfers surpass $42M in 2026 while remaining the 7th largest sovereign BTC holder.</p><p>The post <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com/bhutan-bitcoin-transfers-soar/">Bhutan moves $12M in Bitcoin as government transfers top $42M so far this year</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com">Crypto Briefing</a>.</p>

Coinbase Launches Regulated Bitcoin and Crypto Futures Across Europe

Bitcoin MagazineCoinbase Launches Regulated Bitcoin and Crypto Futures Across EuropeCoinbase has rolled out futures contracts to traders in 26 European countries, including Germany, France, and the Netherlands, marking the first time the exchange has offered derivatives directly to users in the region.&nbsp;The products are available through Coinbase Advanced, the company’s high-performance trading interface, and are offered by its MiFID-registered European entity, ensuring compliance with EU fi

Stocks Fall Across Wall Street as Iran War Risks Lift Oil and Trigger Risk-off Trading

U.S. stocks slid Monday afternoon as rising tensions in the Middle East rattled markets and sent energy prices climbing, pushing investors toward caution and leaving most major indexes in the red. U.S. Markets Slide While Bitcoin Rises as Iran Conflict and Oil Spike Roil Global Investors Wall Street was broadly lower as of about 2:30 [&#8230;]

Hyperliquid trader goes all in on oil and gets liquidated in under 40 minutes

<p>The rapid liquidation highlights the risks of high-leverage trading amid volatile markets, underscoring the need for strategic risk management.</p><p>The post <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com/high-leverage-trading-liquidation-risk/">Hyperliquid trader goes all in on oil and gets liquidated in under 40 minutes</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com">Crypto Briefing</a>.</p>

Nasdaq and Crypto-Exchange Kraken Partner to Bring Tokenized Stocks to Global Markets

Bitcoin MagazineNasdaq and Crypto-Exchange Kraken Partner to Bring Tokenized Stocks to Global MarketsPayward, the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, has partnered with Nasdaq to build a gateway connecting traditional stock markets with blockchain networks.The project will use Payward’s xStocks platform to move tokenized equities between regulated institutional markets and permissionless decentralized finance (DeFi) networks in regions where the service is approved, Kraken said.&nb

Sharplink posts $734M loss as Ethereum treasury grows to nearly 870K ETH

<p>Sharplink reports a $734M loss for 2025 as it expands its Ethereum treasury strategy and grows holdings to nearly 870K ETH.</p><p>The post <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com/ethereum-treasury-growth-risk/">Sharplink posts $734M loss as Ethereum treasury grows to nearly 870K ETH</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com">Crypto Briefing</a>.</p>

Are US stablecoins just CBDCs in disguise? Look closely and the differences start to blur

America may reject the name “CBDC” while still building the conditions for CBDC-like control through private dollar infrastructure.Washington has ruled out a retail Federal Reserve digital dollar in legal form. At the same time, the stablecoin regime now taking shape can normalize freeze, block, reject, and temporary hold functions across private dollar tokens and, increasingly, tokenized financial assets.Back in January, President Donald Trump signed an executive order barring agencies from est