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Cointelegraph reports that Strategy acquired 430 Bitcoin for $51.4 million during the week ending August 18, 2025. The purchase occurred at an average price of $119,666 per coin as Bitcoin experienced massive volatility. The acquisition happened as Bitcoin reached new all-time highs above $124,000 on Wednesday before
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Cointelegraph reports that Ether holds a slight edge over Bitcoin in short-term prospects due to less overheated social media sentiment. According to sentiment platform Santiment, Ether crowds haven't shown nearly as much bullishness despite better performance over the past three months. The ETH/BTC ratio, which measures Ether&
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Gemini Space Station has filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to list its Class A common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker GEMI. According to Cointelegraph, the crypto exchange and custodian founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss submitted its filing on Friday. The IPO
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed Thursday that his department continues exploring budget-neutral methods to acquire Bitcoin for the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. The clarification came after earlier comments triggered a sharp Bitcoin price decline and widespread confusion about the government's cryptocurrency strategy. According to Cointelegraph, Bessent stated on
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David Bailey's Bitcoin firm Nakamoto completed its merger with healthcare company KindlyMD on Thursday, creating a publicly traded Bitcoin treasury vehicle with plans to accumulate 1 million Bitcoin. According to Cointelegraph, the merged entity retains the KindlyMD name and continues trading on Nasdaq under ticker NAKA, with Nakamoto
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Bitcoin reached an all-time high of $124,457 on Thursday, according to Cointelegraph. The milestone pushed Bitcoin's market capitalization past Google's $2.45 trillion valuation. This achievement made Bitcoin the fifth-largest global asset by market value. The price surge drew optimistic responses from industry leaders. Gemini
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Global grocery chain Spar has launched cryptocurrency and stablecoin payments across Switzerland, becoming the first retailer to implement nationwide digital asset payments in the country. According to Cointelegraph, the initiative went live in 100 stores and will expand to 300 locations in the coming months. The payment system operates through
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According to Cointelegraph, Bitcoin-focused investment company Metaplanet has surged 190% year-to-date, dramatically outperforming Japan's largest blue-chip companies. The Tokyo-listed company released its second quarter 2025 earnings report on Wednesday, showing its year-to-date performance exceeded the 7.2% average gain posted by the TOPIX Core 30 index. The TOPIX
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Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the largest state-directed wealth fund globally, increased its indirect Bitcoin exposure by 192% over the past year. According to Cointelegraph, the fund now holds exposure to 7,161 BTC through its investment portfolio. The holdings include treasury companies Strategy and Metaplanet plus crypto exchange
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According to Cointelegraph, two publicly listed companies completed substantial Bitcoin acquisitions on Tuesday worth nearly $100 million combined. Japan's Metaplanet purchased 518 Bitcoin for approximately $61.4 million at an average price of $118,519 per coin. The United Kingdom's The Smarter Web Company acquired 295
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Pantera Capital achieved exceptional precision with its Bitcoin price forecast made during the 2022 bear market. According to Cointelegraph, the investment firm predicted Bitcoin would reach $117,482 by August 11, 2025. Bitcoin closed above $119,000 on that exact date, according to Coin Metrics data. The firm published its
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Global cryptocurrency exchange-traded products recorded $572 million in inflows during the trading week ending Friday. According to Cointelegraph, European crypto asset manager CoinShares reported the data on Monday. The inflows came as Bitcoin and Ether prices recovered last week. Ether reached $4,000 for the first time since December 2024.
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Corporate cryptocurrency treasuries have surpassed $100 billion in total holdings, according to Cointelegraph. Bitcoin treasury firms alone have amassed 791,662 BTC worth approximately $95 billion by July's end. This represents 3.98% of Bitcoin's total circulating supply. The milestone reflects accelerating institutional adoption throughout 2025.
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El Salvador's Legislative Assembly has approved sweeping Investment Banking Law that allows private investment banks to hold Bitcoin and other digital assets on their balance sheets. According to Cointelegraph, the law was passed on Thursday and classifies investment banks under different regulations than commercial banks. Investment banks operating
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Strategy executive chairman Michael Saylor expressed no concern about growing institutional interest in Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies. The Bitcoin advocate maintained his commitment to the digital asset during a Bloomberg interview Friday. "I think there is an explosion of innovation across the entire crypto economy," Saylor stated. He
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Harvard Management Company disclosed a $116 million investment in BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin ETF. According to Cointelegraph, the university's endowment fund held 1.9 million shares of the Bitcoin ETF as of June 30. The position ranks as Harvard's fifth-largest equity holding after Microsoft, Amazon,