Strive Adds $109M in Bitcoin as 13% SATA Preferred Nears $1B, Treasury Reaches 24,531 BTC

Strive bought 1,375 BTC for $109M at $79,281, lifting holdings to 24,531 BTC as its 13% SATA preferred climbs to $999M. Third straight 5%+ weekly gain while chasing Twenty One Capital.

Bitcoin Steadies Above Key Support as Oil Nears $100 and Fed Hike Odds Climb

BTC hovers near $78.5k while oil’s push toward $100 lifts September Fed hike odds to ~57–59%. Jobs beat 162k vs 53k. RSI 60.4, ADX 47.2, golden zone intact as S&P stays tight.

Strategy Halts BTC Buys After One Week, Pivots to $176M STRC Buyback and Doubles Repurchase Firepower

Strategy paused Bitcoin accumulation to repurchase $176.3M of STRC, doubling its digital credit buyback plan to $2B. BTC stack stands at 845,050 as index risks loom.

Plea Hearing Nears for 22-Year-Old Singaporean in $245M Bitcoin Social-Engineering Case

A 22-year-old Singaporean faces a Washington plea hearing over a $245M, 4,100 BTC theft. Inside the “Social Engineering Enterprise” and what it signals for crypto security.

MENA Crypto Transactions Triple to $350B as Conflict Drives a Flight to Bitcoin

Digital asset volumes across MENA hit $350B in 2025–2026, up from $100B in 2022, as conflict reroutes capital into crypto and pushes Bitcoin’s market share to 64.8%.

Liquid ‘White Hats’ Send Back 3,400 BTC After Liquid Bridge Exploit; ~598.5 BTC Still Held

After a 4,000 BTC drain tied to a SideSwap peg-out, actors returned 3,400 BTC (~$269M) to Liquid’s federation post-patch. Roughly 598.5 BTC (~$47M) remains, with services still paused.

Bitcoin Pauses Below $80K as Chainlink Pops on Bank-Grade Integration Catalyst

LINK hit an 8‑month high after Bottomline, a major SWIFT services provider moving $16T+ annually, chose Chainlink to connect 600+ banks to blockchain settlement.

Capital B deploys €25.3M into bitcoin after fresh raises as Adam Back lifts stake to 17.64%

French treasury firm Capital B buys 376 BTC for €25.3M, its largest purchase in a year, funded by new capital including Adam Back’s €7.6M, as it builds toward BTC-backed credit.

Liquid Sidechain Halted as ‘White Hats’ Drain 4,000 BTC via Elements Bug, On-Chain Talks Begin

Blockstream’s Liquid paused after ~4,000 BTC (~$320M) left its federation wallet via a software bug. Hackers propose returns if a patch is deployed network-wide.

Coldcard Wave 3 Drainer Routes $7.7M via THORChain, Parks Change in CoinJoin—82% of Stolen BTC Still Idle

97.09 BTC ($7.7M) from Coldcard’s Wave 3 moved: THORChain to ETH, then CoinJoin with 57.24 BTC left as change. Firmware flaw cut entropy to 40 bits; 82% of funds remain unmoved.