Bitcoin’s Crypto‑Margined Futures Sink to 12%—Will Stablecoin Collateral Tame the Next Squeeze?

Crypto-margined BTC futures fell to ~12% of open interest from near-total in 2019–20. Bitcoin rebounded to $79,175 as $570M shorts were liquidated. What the collateral pivot implies.

Bitcoin Pulls Ahead: Dominance Jumps as Macro Tailwinds and Shorts Fuel a 24% Weekly Surge

Bitcoin rose ~24% to near $79K, pushing dominance to ~61% while altcoins lagged. Here’s the macro trigger, the short squeeze mechanics, and the levels that could define the next move.

Weaker Dollar and Treasury Buybacks Lift Gold to Three-Month High as Bitcoin Briefly Tops $81K

Gold hit $4,696/oz, its highest since May, while Bitcoin crossed $80,000 as the dollar and yields slipped. July saw $3B gold ETF inflows; CTA shorts in Treasuries may amplify moves.

Grayscale’s ZCSH Debuts on NYSE Arca After Zcash’s Ironwood Fix, Framing Privacy as a Portfolio Satellite

Grayscale’s ZCSH, the first spot Zcash ETF, starts trading on NYSE Arca after the Ironwood upgrade patched a critical flaw. Here’s why the firm is leaning into the privacy thesis.

Bitcoin’s 23% Pop Reads Like a Fiscal-Credibility Bet as Dollar Softens and Treasury Buybacks Expand

Bitcoin jumped 23.2% in a week, gold climbed, and the dollar slipped after Treasury moved to at least double long-dated buybacks—fueling a nascent “debasement trade.”

Strive Adds 1,110 BTC, But Per-Share Exposure Barely Moves After New Equity Issuance

Strive bought 1,110 BTC at a $73,409 average, lifting holdings 5.5% to 21,356 BTC. New common and preferred shares left Bitcoin per fully diluted share up only ~1.4%.

Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs Swelled by $23B—But Only $2.6B Was Real Inflows

U.S. spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs saw ~$23B AUM growth on a 24–30% price surge, while net inflows totaled $2.6B—the strongest since Oct 2025. Here’s what that really signals.

Strategy Sells $2B in MSTR, Unveils Flexible ‘USD Cash’ Pool to Time Bitcoin and Capital Moves

Strategy raised $2.01B net by selling 18.26M MSTR shares, seeded a $1.59B USD Cash pool, lifted USD Reserve to $5.10B, and left BTC holdings at 840,447 with ~0% net leverage.

Bitmine Adds $81M in ETH, Nears 5% Supply Threshold as Ethereum Outpaces Bitcoin

Bitmine bought 32,447 ETH (~$81M), lifting holdings to 5.85M ETH (4.8% of supply). With 87% staked and ETH up 31.5% in a week, the firm sits ~187k ETH shy of its 5% target.

Bitcoin Eyes $80K as Warsh’s Jackson Hole Debut Confronts a Thin Spot Float

Bitcoin surged 22% to ~$77.8K as Jackson Hole nears. With hike odds at 38.4% and ETFs draining supply, $80K is less a line on a chart and more a liquidity threshold.