Strategy’s $1B Bitcoin Add Puts It 9,000 BTC From BlackRock’s ETF as STRC Dividends Loom

Strategy bought $1B of Bitcoin, lifting holdings to ~781,000 BTC ($55.3B) and placing it 9,000 BTC shy of BlackRock’s ETF, powered by 11.5% STRC preferreds and a 2.05% breakeven ARR.

Foundry Moves Into Zcash: New Mining Pool Seizes 29% Hashrate and Unveils Zcashinfo Explorer

Foundry launched a Zcash mining pool with institutional miners onboard, rapidly capturing 29% hashrate, and rolled out Zcashinfo.com as ZEC rallies 73% month-over-month.

Bitcoin products capture $1.1B weekly inflows, strongest since January, as macro pressures cool

Digital asset funds drew $1.1B in weekly inflows—the biggest since January—amid easing inflation and geopolitical tensions, with bitcoin products taking the lead.

Bank of Korea seeks crypto ‘circuit breaker’ after Bithumb’s 620,000 BTC blunder — the control that actually matters

South Korea’s central bank urges a crypto market circuit breaker and tougher exchange controls after Bithumb’s 620,000 BTC error. Here’s a workable design that could restore trust.

Bitcoin dips to $71K as Trump orders Hormuz blockade and US–Iran talks stall

Bitcoin pulled back to $71,000 after President Trump ordered a Strait of Hormuz blockade and US–Iran talks failed, reviving geopolitical risk and testing crypto’s dual narrative.

Fake ‘Ledger’ App on the App Store Costs Musician G. Love 5.9 BTC — The Real Seed-Phrase Risk

A fake “Ledger” app on the App Store fooled American musician G. Love into entering his seed, costing him 5.9 BTC. Here’s why seed phrases are the single-point failure—and how to reduce risk.

Forkless Quantum Safety for Bitcoin? New Scheme Puts the Burden on Senders

A StarkWare researcher proposes a forkless, quantum-resistant Bitcoin transaction using Lamport signatures and hash puzzles—secure vs Shor, costly per tx, and constrained by script limits.

Morgan Stanley Eyes Tokenized Cash, Tax Tools, and More as Its Bitcoin ETF Sets the Stage

Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin ETF launches with $46M in inflows, but the bank is targeting tokenized money-market funds, tax-loss harvesting, and ETH/SOL ETFs to expand its crypto footprint.

US government bitcoin wallet activity rekindles supply fears as holdings near 328,000 BTC

The U.S. government controls about 328,000 BTC (over $22B). Here’s how case-linked wallet moves, including a possible steroid probe, can sway markets—and what signals actually matter.

Shoot the Mempool: Space-Invaders-Style Game Dangles 10k Sats for Zapping 10,000 BTC

Arcade nostalgia meets the Bitcoin mempool: a free Space Invaders-style web game pays 10,000 sats (~$7.30) to the first player who zaps 10,000 BTC worth of live transactions.