Warning signs emerged in the July 2025 Federal Reserve lending survey, revealing entrenched structural stress across U.S. credit markets. Banks imposed tighter lending standards for nearly all categories, with business and consumer loan access deteriorating despite easing compared to 2024. Commercial and industrial credit dried up, particularly for small firms, as banks cited regulatory pressure, […]
Capital B (The Blockchain Group), listed on Euronext Growth Paris, has announced a capital increase and convertible bonds issuance totaling approximately $13.3 million (€11.5 million), aimed at advancing its Bitcoin Treasury Company strategy. The capital increase, priced at around €2.90 per share, will raise approximately $5.8 million (€5 million) and is fully subscribed by TOBAM
Metaplanet Inc. (Tokyo Stock Exchange: 3350 / OTCQX: MTPLF) has announced the acquisition of an additional 463 bitcoin as part of its ongoing Bitcoin Treasury Operations, with an average purchase price of about $116,695 (17,268,320 yen) per bitcoin, totaling approximately $54 million (about 7.995 billion yen). This latest purchase brings the company’s total BTC holdings
Ethiopia’s state utility generated $55 million from bitcoin mining using surplus hydropower, reinvesting profits to accelerate rural electrification projects. Ethiopian Electric Power earned $55 million over 10 months—18% of its annual revenue—by diverting otherwise wasted hydroelectricity to bitcoin mining operations, according to an Ethiopian Tribune report. The revenue funds strategic infrastructure development, expanding transmission lines,
Marti Technologies has formally introduced a crypto asset treasury strategy, committing 20% of its cash reserves to bitcoin with regulatory safeguards and a roadmap to potentially raise that share to 50% including other major cryptocurrencies. On July 29, 2025, Marti Technologies (NYSE American: MRT), Türkiye’s top mobility app, announced it will begin holding bitcoin as
Bitcoin briefly plunged to $113,547 on Thursday before recovering slightly, leaving traders reeling and liquidations piling up across the crypto market. Bitcoin tumbled 3.2% today to a daily low of $113,547, before bouncing back to $113,820 by afternoon trading. The drop dragged its market capitalization down to $2.26 trillion, while the leading crypto is now
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), a Washington DC-based financial institution under the United Nations, published an article on Thursday recommending what it calls “an updated System of National Accounts” (SNA), that measures and incorporates the value of emerging technologies, including Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, in the calculation of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP). The
Crypto exchange Kraken is reportedly planning to raise $500 million at a $15 billion valuation as it prepares for a potential initial public offering (IPO) in early 2026, according to The Information. With a daily trading volume of approximately $1.25 billion, Kraken aims to solidify its valuation and maintain momentum after recent legal victories. The
PSQ Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PSQH), also known as Publicsquare, announced on Wednesday, the appointment of longtime crypto advocate and Custodia Bank CEO Caitlin Long, to its board of directors. Publicsquare owns multiple brands including a marketplace of American-made items, a payments platform, a financing arm, and an online store for premium baby products. The company
Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, developers of the Bitcoin privacy wallet Samourai Wallet, pleaded guilty to conspiring to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business in New York federal court on July 30, 2025. According to a report from The Rage, as part of their plea agreements, prosecutors dropped more serious money laundering conspiracy charges,
