Following shareholder criticism, Metaplanet on Sept. 11 reduced the potential share pool by 41% to 188.2 million, which the company said extinguished over $220 million in potential warrant value. It ended automatic adjustments for equity issued after Sept. 1, 2025, and added staggered exercise restrictions running through 2031. Shares already received through exercises remain locked […]

OpenAI is seeking at least $30 billion in fresh funding at a valuation of around $1.4 trillion, excluding the new capital, after postponing its initial public offering for 2026, Bloomberg reported. The proposed fundraising would provide additional capital ahead of an eventual listing. The ChatGPT developer last raised $122 billion in March at a valuation […]

Bitcoin is up about 7% in September after gaining 25% in August. Since 2013, every previous positive August has been followed by a negative September. With two calendar days remaining, a positive close would break that pattern and give bitcoin three consecutive monthly gains, from July through September. It would also leave the third quarter […]

This follows a 2% bitcoin price drop to $82,800 24 hours after President Donald Trump declined to rule out further strikes on Iran before the U.S. midterm elections. However, bitcoin is still more than $20,000 above its summer cycle low and is still the best performing asset of the third quarter. BTC Open Interest (Coinglass) […]

Strategy MSTR$159.76 is asking shareholders to approve daily dividends across its four U.S. listed preferred stocks, STRF, STRC, STRK and STRD. The largest corporate holder of bitcoin BTC$83,993.47 proposed that dividends would accrue every calendar day, including weekends and holidays, and be paid on the next business day. The proposal changes payment timing, but leaves […]

The divergence comes as government bond yields climb globally. The war in the Middle East has driven oil and diesel prices higher, complicating the inflation outlook and raising questions about how much further central banks may need to tighten policy. The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield briefly hit 5.2% on Thursday before easing to 5.163%. When […]

U.S. Treasury yields across the entire curve are pushing to new highs as traders prepare for a longer stretch of tighter monetary policy. CME FedWatch puts the 4.75% to 5% federal funds range as the likely outcome for June 2027. That would mean four quarter-point hikes from today’s 3.75% to 4% range. Meanwhile, the Federal […]

Open interest distribution The $70,000 strike has more open contracts than any other, and the calls there are now deep in the money. Strijers said 55% of the $9.4 billion in call bets due for expiry are in the money. Puts, meanwhile, are mostly worthless right now. Put it together, and about a third of […]

Artificial intelligence could be one of the biggest drivers for digital asset adoption as autonomous agents begin buying services, moving money and sourcing computing power, according to a BlackRock paper. The asset manager argues that AI provides “machine-native intelligence” while digital assets provide the payment and settlement infrastructure agents may need to act on their […]

Roughly $14 billion of bitcoin options expire on Deribit on Friday, the largest single expiration date this year. Mauricio Di Bartolomeo, co-founder of lender Ledn, which has originated more than $10 billion in bitcoin-backed loans since 2018, argues the consequential part has already happened. “Quarterly expirations like September’s are a two-act event,” he said. The […]