📰 Binance to Lead Mesh Funding Round Valuing Crypto Payments Firm at $2B 🗓️ Jul 07 2026 07:03 UTC - Blockhead The investment would double Mesh's valuation in six months as Binance backs infrastructure-layer companies pushing digital asset settlement into mainstream finance. ➤ Binance is reportedly leading a funding round for crypto payments firm Mesh, potentially valuing it at $2 billion. ➤ Mesh provides infrastructure for crypto-to-fiat payments, aiming to solve liquidity fragmentation and enable broader merchant adoption and cross-border settlement. ➤ The investment highlights growing institutional interest in crypto payment infrastructure, particularly in Asia and Europe, as regulatory frameworks mature. #binance #mesh #fundinground #cryptopayments #valuation #digitalassetsettlement #stablecoinrails #institutionaladoption #crossbordersettlement #paymentinfrastructure 🔗 Read more at:

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Binance to Lead Mesh Funding Round Valuing Crypto Payments Firm at $2B

The investment would double Mesh's valuation in six months as Binance backs infrastructure-layer companies pushing digital asset settlement into ma...

📰 On-chain money and data center collateral: what actually funds AI compute 🗓️ Jul 06 2026 21:41 UTC - Isai Alexei On-chain money is reaching data center collateral, but not via payment stablecoins: the real financing is tokenized private credit. ➤ AI infrastructure's massive capital needs are being met by tokenized private credit, not traditional payment stablecoins, due to regulatory restrictions like the GENIUS Act. ➤ This on-chain credit market, distinct from payment money, uses data center collateral like GPUs and leases, offering flexible financing but facing risks such as hardware depreciation and jurisdictional enforceability. ➤ While promising for startups and mid-sized operators, this market is separate from mainstream stablecoins and its long-term survival hinges on GPU economics and regulatory clarity. #aicompute #tokenizedprivatecredit #geniusact #datacentercollateral #syntheticdollars #gpufinancing #onchaincreditmarket #stablecoin #yieldban #offchaincontracts 🔗 Read more at:

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On-chain money and data center collateral: what actually funds AI compute

On-chain money is reaching data center collateral, but not via payment stablecoins: the real financing is tokenized private credit.

📰 Bitget Upgrades Institutional Trading Framework to Power the Next Phase of Multi-Asset Markets 🗓️ Jul 04 2026 02:29 UTC - PR Desk Victoria, Seychelles, July 3, 2026 — Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has introduced an upgraded institutional pricing framework for its PRO and Liquidity Incentive Programs, enhancing trading costs, liquidity incentives, and market structure across crypto and traditional financial markets. Effective June 30, the update introduces a more sophisticated fee model designed to better […] ➤ Bitget has upgraded its institutional trading framework, introducing a more sophisticated fee model for its PRO and Liquidity Incentive Programs. ➤ The update aims to enhance trading costs, liquidity incentives, and market structure across crypto and traditional financial markets, including tokenized real-world assets. ➤ New market groupings and revised assessment methodologies are designed to better support institutional traders and liquidity providers in an increasingly connected multi-asset ecosystem. #bitget #institutionaltrading #pricingframework #multiassetmarkets #tokenizedassets #liquidityincentives #marketmakers #tradfifutures #universalexchange #crypto 🔗 Read more at:

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Bitget Upgrades Institutional Trading Framework to Power the Next Phase of Multi-Asset Markets

Victoria, Seychelles, July 3, 2026 — Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has introduced an upgraded institutional pricing fra...

📰 RWA deposits in DeFi surge 200% year-over-year to $7.4B in Q2 2026 🗓️ Jul 06 2026 23:47 UTC - Cryptobriefing Real-world asset deposits parked in decentralized finance protocols tripled over the past year, climbing from $2.33B in Q2 2025 to $7.44B in Q2 2026. Tha | Bitget crypto news! ➤ Real-world asset deposits in DeFi have surged by 200% year-over-year, reaching $7.44 billion in Q2 2026, indicating significant growth in the integration of traditional finance assets into decentralized protocols. ➤ Key drivers include large institutional players like BlackRock and Ondo Finance tokenizing stable assets such as Treasuries, and DeFi platforms like Aave and Morpho enabling their use as collateral. ➤ Despite rapid growth, challenges related to regulatory clarity, technical composability, and transfer restrictions still limit the full utilization of tokenized RWAs within DeFi, representing a substantial expansion opportunity as these barriers fall. #rwadeposits #defi #tokenizedtreasuries #blackrockbuidlfund #ondofinance #aave #morpho #pendle #geniusact #institutionalcapital 🔗 Read more at:

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RWA deposits in DeFi surge 200% year-over-year to $7.4B in Q2 2026

Real-world asset deposits parked in decentralized finance protocols tripled over the past year, climbing from $2.33B in Q2 2025 to $7.44B in Q2 202...

📰 CoinGape Web3 Innovation Awards 2026 Honors Apertum as the Best Layer-1 Blockchain 🗓️ Jul 06 2026 22:41 UTC - Anas Hassan CoinGape Web3 Innovation Awards 2026 has recognized Apertum as the best layer-1 blockchain of the year. The award is given for the network's contribution Apertum has received the award for the best layer-1 blockchain of the year from CoinGape Web3 Innovation Awards 2026 for its unique Web3 applications. ➤ Apertum has been awarded 'Best Layer-1 Blockchain of the Year' by the CoinGape Web3 Innovation Awards 2026 for its contributions to Web3 applications, community growth, and blockchain features. ➤ The network, built on Avalanche subnets, emphasizes high transaction speed, low fees, and robust security, making it suitable for gaming, tokenized real-world assets, and DeFi. ➤ Apertum has achieved significant milestones including over 8.6 million transactions, 380,000 active wallets, and a successful CertiK security audit, alongside its DAO governance model and the $APTM token's global exchange listings. #apertum #layer1blockchain #web3innovationawards #avalanchesubnets #tokenizedrealworldassets #defi #certikaudit #dao #aptmtoken #coincope 🔗 Read more at:

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CoinGape Web3 Innovation Awards 2026 Honors Apertum as the Best Layer-1 Blockchain

CoinGape Web3 Innovation Awards 2026 has recognized Apertum as the best layer-1 blockchain of the year. The award is given for the network's contri...

📰 Asseto Expands Into Private Infrastructure With NGI+, Backed by a Partners Group Strategy 🗓️ Jul 07 2026 03:19 UTC - Asseto NGI+ marks the first private infrastructure equity asset supported on Asseto's platform, extending its tokenization architecture from standardized... ➤ Asseto has expanded its RWA tokenization platform to include private infrastructure equity with the launch of NGI+, backed by Partners Group. ➤ NGI+ offers on-chain economic exposure to a private infrastructure equity fund, historically difficult for institutional investors to access due to high barriers and low liquidity. ➤ The tokenization provides investors with greater flexibility and transparency, linking on-chain interests to the performance of underlying fund assets managed by Partners Group. #asseto #ngi #partnersgroup #privateinfrastructureequity #tokenization #onchain #institutionalinvestors #alternativeassets #assetoplatform #blockchain 🔗 Read more at:

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Asseto Expands Into Private Infrastructure With NGI+, Backed by a Partners Group Strategy

NGI+ marks the first private infrastructure equity asset supported on Asseto's platform, extending its tokenization architecture from standardized...

📰 Robinhood CEO Predicts Real-World Assets Will Drive Crypto's Future Growth 🗓️ Jul 07 2026 03:49 UTC Story HighlightsRobinhood CEO says real-world assets will drive crypto's next phase of long-term growth.Wall Street expects the tokenized RWA market to reach $5 ➤ Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev predicts that tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) will drive the next significant growth phase in the crypto market, moving beyond speculative memecoins. ➤ Tenev believes crypto is evolving into the infrastructure for financial markets, with traditional assets like stocks and bonds eventually migrating on-chain. ➤ The article highlights growing institutional interest in RWAs, citing major players like BlackRock and projections of a $5.5 trillion market by 2030, and mentions Stellar, Chainlink, Ondo Finance, and Algorand as key RWA infrastructure projects. #robinhoodceo #vladtenev #realworldassets #rwa #tokenization #institutionalmoney #stellar #chainlink #ondofinance #algorand 🔗 Read more at:

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Robinhood CEO Predicts Real-World Assets Will Drive Crypto's Future Growth

Story HighlightsRobinhood CEO says real-world assets will drive crypto's next phase of long-term growth.Wall Street expects the tokenized RWA marke...

📰 Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority CEO: Finance’s AI future moves at the speed of its slowest regulator | Fortune 🗓️ Jul 07 2026 07:00 UTC - Matthew White Financial centres still running on PDF rulebooks are almost out of time. The supervisors who modernise will inherit the next era of finance. ➤ The future of finance is being shaped by AI, with regulators acting as both catalysts and gatekeepers, determining the pace of adoption and the distribution of its benefits. ➤ Virtual assets, with their programmable and auditable nature, are forcing regulators to adopt new supervisory technologies like on-chain audits and real-time monitoring, which will eventually be applied to traditional finance. ➤ The speed at which financial centers modernize their regulatory frameworks will determine their leadership in the next era of finance, as capital follows jurisdictions that embrace AI and tokenization. #artificialintelligence #financialregulation #virtualassets #supervisorytechnology #tokenization #ai #regulators #vara #onchainaudits #mica 🔗 Read more at:

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Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority CEO: Finance’s AI future moves at the speed of its slowest regulator | Fortune

Financial centres still running on PDF rulebooks are almost out of time. The supervisors who modernise will inherit the next era of finance.

📰 VERIDEX Alethia Introduces Rights Continuity to Keep the Evidence of Documented Rights Reviewable 🗓️ Jul 07 2026 07:55 UTC - VERIDEX Alethia LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, July 7, 2026 -- VERIDEX Alethia (VERIDEX Alethia Labs Ltd) today announces the public launch of Rights Continuity and its entry ... ➤ VERIDEX Alethia launches 'Rights Continuity,' an operating model to address the fragmentation of evidence for documented rights like loans, invoices, and tokenized bonds. ➤ The platform aims to keep the evidence of rights reviewable as they change hands, reducing friction, delays, and redundant due diligence, aligning with increasing regulatory demands for traceability. ➤ Rights Continuity acts as a reconciler, composing evidence from various systems into a continuous file for both human and machine-readable review, without directly handling asset custody or tokenization. #rightscontinuity #veridexalethia #evidencefragmentation #documentreview #traceability #dora #etda #ucc #auditable #autonomousagents 🔗 Read more at:

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VERIDEX Alethia Introduces Rights Continuity to Keep the Evidence of Documented Rights Reviewable

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, July 7, 2026 -- VERIDEX Alethia (VERIDEX Alethia Labs Ltd) today announces the public launch of Rights Continuity and its e...

📰 Ondo Teams Up With RWA Inc. to Boost Tokenized Asset Access 🗓️ Jul 06 2026 22:37 UTC - Sharmistha Suman RWA Inc. partnered with Ondo Finance to expand access to tokenized real-world assets through the stocks.rwa.inc platform. ➤ RWA Inc. and Ondo Finance have partnered to integrate Ondo's tokenized assets onto the stocks.rwa.inc platform, aiming to enhance global access and discoverability of institutional-grade RWAs. ➤ This collaboration seeks to bridge traditional finance and DeFi by offering a unified marketplace for tokenized securities, improving accessibility, transparency, and liquidity. ➤ The partnership highlights the growing expansion of the tokenized asset market, with Ondo recently launching tokenized U.S. securities and continuous minting/redemption services. #ondofinance #rwainc #tokenizedassets #stocksrwainc #defi #tradfi #sec #ethereum #institutionalgrade 🔗 Read more at:

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Ondo Teams Up With RWA Inc. to Boost Tokenized Asset Access

RWA Inc. partnered with Ondo Finance to expand access to tokenized real-world assets through the stocks.rwa.inc platform.

📰 XRP Seeing Growing Demand from RWA Tokenization, ETF and Institutions at Once: Evernorth 🗓️ Jul 07 2026 07:35 UTC - Varinder Singh XRP witnessing massive demand and capital inflows from RWA tokenization, spot ETFs and institutions at the same time, reveals Evernorth. ➤ XRP is experiencing significant demand from RWA tokenization on XRPL, ETF inflows, and institutional investors, according to Evernorth. ➤ Tokenized RWAs on XRPL have surged to over $4 billion, with leading assets including the Ondo Short-Term Government Bond Fund, and a successful cross-border tokenized treasury settlement completed in seconds. ➤ XRP ETFs are seeing consistent inflows, contributing to a rise in new XRP wallets and indicating growing institutional interest in bridging traditional finance with the crypto market. #xrp #rwatokenization #evernorth #xrpl #spotetfs #institutionalparticipation #tokenizedtreasuries #jpmorgan #ondofinance #newwallets 🔗 Read more at:

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XRP Seeing Growing Demand from RWA Tokenization, ETF and Institutions at Once: Evernorth

XRP witnessing massive demand and capital inflows from RWA tokenization, spot ETFs and institutions at the same time, reveals Evernorth.

📰 Robinhood Launches New DeFi, Stock Token, And Agentic Trading Products 🗓️ Jul 06 2026 20:12 UTC - Amit Chowdhry Robinhood Markets announced a major global expansion and product roadmap during its “Robinhood Presents: The World is Flat” keynote in London. The company unveiled new decentralized finance, stock token, agentic trading, and international expansion initiatives designed to broaden access to global markets. ➤ Robinhood announced a major global expansion with new products including Robinhood Chain (a Layer 2 blockchain built on Arbitrum), Stock Tokens available in over 120 countries, and Robinhood Earn for lending USDG. ➤ The company is integrating with DeFi protocols like Uniswap and Chainlink, and expanding access to perpetual futures for commodities, ETFs, and FX in Europe. ➤ Robinhood is also enhancing its AI-powered trading capabilities with Agentic Accounts for crypto and expanding its customer base across 38 countries. #robinhood #robinhoodchain #stocktokens #defi #arbitrum #uniswap #agentictrading #globalexpansion #perpetualfutures #usdg 🔗 Read more at:

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Robinhood Launches New DeFi, Stock Token, And Agentic Trading Products

Robinhood Markets announced a major global expansion and product roadmap during its “Robinhood Presents: The World is Flat” keynote in London. ...

📰 La réserve stratégique de Bitcoin promise par Donald Trump se heurte à des obstacles bureaucratiques 🗓️ Jul 07 2026 05:30 UTC - Hugh Bernard La réserve stratégique de Bitcoin promise par Donald Trump se heurte à une concurrence ministérielle au sujet de sa gestion. ➤ Donald Trump's promised strategic Bitcoin reserve faces significant bureaucratic and legal obstacles within the US administration. ➤ Inter-agency competition, particularly between the Treasury and Commerce departments, complicates the management and legal framework for holding Bitcoin. ➤ Despite ongoing discussions and the US holding a substantial amount of Bitcoin from seized assets, the establishment of the reserve remains stalled due to these internal challenges. #donaldtrump #bitcoinreserve #usadministration #bureaucratichurdles #interagencycompetition #legalchallenges #treasurydepartment #departmentofcommerce #departmentofjustice #seizedfunds 🔗 Read more at:

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La réserve stratégique de Bitcoin promise par Donald Trump se heurte à des obstacles bureaucratiques

La réserve stratégique de Bitcoin promise par Donald Trump se heurte à une concurrence ministérielle au sujet de sa gestion.

📰 Wallet Ledger : réduction et Bitcoin offert, la double offre pour reprendre le contrôle de vos cryptos 🗓️ Jul 07 2026 06:00 UTC - Clément Wardzala Ledger propose une offre combinée : 10 % de réduction et jusqu'à 40 $ en Bitcoin offerts à l'achat d'un appareil. Voici comment en profiter. ➤ Ledger is offering a promotion with a 10% discount and up to $40 in Bitcoin for new hardware wallet purchases. ➤ This offer encourages users to move towards self-custody of their cryptocurrencies, especially after the MiCA regulation's full implementation. ➤ The promotion highlights Ledger's security features, including its Secure Element and Clear Signing, to protect private keys and transactions. #ledger #hardwarewallet #cryptocurrencies #selfcustody #bitcoin #micaregulation #promocode #secureelement #clearsigning 🔗 Read more at:

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Wallet Ledger : réduction et Bitcoin offert, la double offre pour reprendre le contrôle de vos cryptos

Ledger propose une offre combinée : 10 % de réduction et jusqu'à 40 $ en Bitcoin offerts à l'achat d'un appareil. Voici comment en profiter.

📰 Bitcoin Suisse Advances Middle East Expansion, Receives Financial Services Permission in Abu Dhabi - Brave New Coin 🗓️ Jul 07 2026 07:29 UTC - Press Releases Zug, Switzerland, 7th July 2026, Chainwire ➤ Bitcoin Suisse has received a Financial Services Permission (FSP) from the FSRA of ADGM in Abu Dhabi, enabling regulated digital asset services for institutional clients in the UAE. ➤ This expansion signifies Bitcoin Suisse's commitment to international growth, leveraging over a decade of experience in crypto financial services and custody. ➤ The company is positioned to support clients with institutional-grade custody, trading, and potentially tokenized real-world assets in the future. #bitcoinsuisse #abudhabi #financialservicespermission #adgm #fsra #digitalassets #uae #institutionalservices #tokenizedrealworldassets #cryptofinancialservices 🔗 Read more at:

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Bitcoin Suisse Advances Middle East Expansion, Receives Financial Services Permission in Abu Dhabi - Brave New Coin

Zug, Switzerland, 7th July 2026, Chainwire

📰 Can Ethereum’s $150B stablecoin liquidity help ETH bulls reclaim control? 🗓️ Jul 07 2026 06:00 UTC - Ishika Kumari Analysts believe that ETH has double bottomed, which is why crossing the $1,750–$1,800 critical zone would lead to further appreciation. ➤ Ethereum has surpassed $150 billion in on-chain stablecoin liquidity, indicating significant economic activity and potential for price appreciation. ➤ Analysts view the $1,750-$1,800 range as a critical resistance zone for ETH, with recent ETF inflows suggesting renewed buying momentum. ➤ The article highlights the role of stablecoins and RWAs moving on-chain as drivers for potential future ETH price increases, with a long-term bullish outlook. #ethereum #stablecoinliquidity #ethetf #tokenizedassets #onchain #bullishsentiment #priceappreciation #rwa 🔗 Read more at:

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Can Ethereum’s $150B stablecoin liquidity help ETH bulls reclaim control?

Analysts believe that ETH has double bottomed, which is why crossing the $1,750–$1,800 critical zone would lead to further appreciation.

📰 Why Grayscale Believes Strategy’s (MSTR) $216M Bitcoin Sale Strengthens the Company 🗓️ Jul 07 2026 07:54 UTC - Trader Edge Strategy (MSTR) sold $216M in Bitcoin to boost cash reserves to $2.55B. Grayscale says the move restores investor confidence and supports long-term stability. ➤ MicroStrategy (MSTR) sold $216M in Bitcoin to bolster cash reserves, a move Grayscale views positively for restoring investor confidence and stabilizing the company. ➤ The sale, part of a new liquidation framework, strengthened MSTR's cash position to $2.55B, sufficient for 17 months of dividend obligations, leading to a surge in its preferred shares (STRC). ➤ While Grayscale sees the move as strengthening MSTR's financial framework and potentially aiding Bitcoin's bottom, JPMorgan suggests alternative financing strategies to minimize such sales. #microstrategymstr #grayscale #bitcoinsale #cashreserves #investorconfidence #preferredshares #strc #jpmorgan #financingstructure #dividendobligations 🔗 Read more at:

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Why Grayscale Believes Strategy’s (MSTR) $216M Bitcoin Sale Strengthens the Company

Strategy (MSTR) sold $216M in Bitcoin to boost cash reserves to $2.55B. Grayscale says the move restores investor confidence and supports long-term...

📰 Rise of Decentralized Prediction Markets on Solana with World_xyz - Tekedia 🗓️ Jul 07 2026 05:08 UTC - Paul Ugbede Godwin The emergence of world_xyz as Solana’s native prediction market marks another important milestone in the evolution of decentralized finance and on-chain forecasting. Built to operate seamlessly within the Solana ecosystem, the platform allows users to trade on the outcomes of future events directly through the Phantom wallet while relying on Chainlink as its primary oracle […] ➤ World_xyz has launched as Solana's native decentralized prediction market, leveraging Solana's speed and low fees, integrated with Phantom wallet and Chainlink oracles. ➤ The platform allows users to trade on future event outcomes, transforming market opinions into tradable assets and expanding Solana's DeFi ecosystem. ➤ Tokenized asset spot volume on Solana doubled in Q2 to $5.7 billion, indicating significant growth and increasing institutional interest in RWAs, with Solana emerging as a key blockchain for this trend. #worldxyz #solana #predictionmarkets #decentralizedfinance #onchainforecasting #chainlink #phantomwallet #tokenizedassets #tradingvolume #institutionalinterest 🔗 Read more at:

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Rise of Decentralized Prediction Markets on Solana with World_xyz - Tekedia

The emergence of world_xyz as Solana’s native prediction market marks another important milestone in the evolution of decentralized finance and o...

📰 Bitget Stock Token (rToken) vs. Bitget Token (BGB): Key Differences (2026 Guide) 🗓️ Jul 07 2026 05:29 UTC Compare Bitget Stock Token (rToken) and Bitget Token (BGB): one for tokenized stocks, one for Bitget ecosystem utility. ➤ Bitget introduces two distinct tokens: rToken for accessing tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs, and BGB as its native utility token for ecosystem benefits. ➤ rToken mirrors the economic performance of underlying stocks/ETFs, offering USDT-based trading and potential dividend distributions, while BGB powers platform features like Launchpad, fee discounts, and Web3 access. ➤ The article clarifies that rToken provides market exposure, whereas BGB enhances user participation within the Bitget ecosystem, aligning with Bitget's 'Universal Exchange' strategy. #bitgetstocktoken #rtoken #bitgettoken #bgb #tokenizedstocks #usstocks #etfs #ecosystemutility #universalexchange #realityprotocol 🔗 Read more at:

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Bitget Stock Token (rToken) vs. Bitget Token (BGB): Key Differences (2026 Guide)

Compare Bitget Stock Token (rToken) and Bitget Token (BGB): one for tokenized stocks, one for Bitget ecosystem utility.

📰 Bitwise CEO says Bitcoin wants higher after Strategy BTC sale 🗓️ Jul 07 2026 06:51 UTC - Olivia Stephanie Bitcoin rebounded after Strategy sold 3,588 BTC for dividends, while Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley said the asset “wants to be higher.” ➤ Strategy sold 3,588 BTC to fund dividend payments, holding 843,775 BTC and $2.55 billion in reserves. ➤ Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley expressed a bullish sentiment, stating 'Bitcoin wants to be higher,' despite the sale causing a brief pullback. ➤ Bitcoin's recovery indicates resilience to corporate treasury sales, but its price remains influenced by ETF flows, macro data, and interest rate expectations. #bitcoin #strategy #btcsale #dividends #corporatetreasury #hunterhorsley #bitwise #etfflows #macrodata #liquidity 🔗 Read more at:

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Bitwise CEO says Bitcoin wants higher after Strategy BTC sale

Bitcoin rebounded after Strategy sold 3,588 BTC for dividends, while Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley said the asset “wants to be higher.”