May 17, 20264m 13s
Mubadala Lifts IBIT Stake to $660M as ETFs Bleed Outflows
Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala raised its BlackRock IBIT position to roughly $660M, accumulating while US spot Bitcoin ETFs shed $1B in a week.
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May 17, 20264m 35s
Japan's Largest Brokers Prepare to Sell Crypto Investment Funds
Japan's biggest brokerage houses are preparing to distribute crypto investment funds, opening a major retail channel for digital asset exposure in Asia's third-largest economy.
May 17, 20264m 32s
Bitmine Now Holds Over 5x More ETH Than Any Other Public Company
Cointelegraph reports Bitmine's ETH treasury is more than five times larger than the next-biggest public ETH holder, deepening single-name concentration.
May 17, 20264m 30s
1 in 5 Top Trump Officials Hold $193M in Crypto, Per Washington Post
Washington Post reports more than 20% of senior Trump administration officials disclose crypto holdings totaling at least $193M, raising conflict questions.
May 16, 20264m 19s
USDC Circulating Supply Drops by $1B in Seven Days
Cointelegraph reports USDC circulation fell by roughly $1 billion over the past week, contracting alongside a softening crypto tape and BTC near $78K.
May 16, 20264m 38s
Canaccord Wealth UK Partners With Bitwise to Offer BTC and ETH ETPs
Canaccord Wealth UK, a $70B AUM manager, will let select clients allocate up to 5% to Bitwise BTC and ETH ETPs under an exclusive partnership.
May 16, 20265m 01s
THORChain Halts Chain After Suspected Multichain Exploit
THORChain triggered an emergency halt on May 15 after a suspected multichain exploit, putting the cross-chain swap protocol's recovery and trust on trial.
May 16, 20264m 36s
ETH/BTC Ratio Hits Yearly Low as Exchange Inflows Spike
Ether's ratio against Bitcoin has slipped to a level last seen in mid-2025. Exchange inflows are picking up, and the 7-day gap between ETH and BTC keeps widening.
May 16, 20264m 42s
Bhutan 'Doesn't Recall' Selling Bitcoin, Disputing $1B Drawdown
Bhutan's sovereign wealth arm tells CoinDesk it has no record of selling the BTC that on-chain trackers logged as a $1 billion drawdown from its wallets.
May 16, 20264m 21s
US Bitcoin ETFs Shed $1B as Inflation Fears Drive Outflows
US-listed Bitcoin ETFs shed $1 billion in net weekly outflows, the worst capital flight since late January, as inflation fears rattle institutions.