Trump Media & Technology Group has divested 2,628 Bitcoin to strengthen its dollar-denominated cash reserves, reducing its total corporate treasury to 4,261 BTC. The strategic reduction coincides with a broader digital asset selloff triggered by escalating geopolitical tensions between the United States and Iran.
Better has officially rolled out its Bitcoin-collateralized mortgage product in partnership with Coinbase, enabling borrowers to finance home purchases using digital asset holdings without triggering capital gains taxes. Powered by Coinbase Prime custody, the offering establishes a direct bridge between institutional digital wealth management and conventional residential real estate financing.
A Federal Reserve study reveals that ideological skepticism and past performance drive digital asset adoption, with updated data showing Bitcoin price rallies directly trigger follow-on buying across U.S. households. The research underscores how realized gains create powerful procyclical feedback loops that pull retail capital further into crypto markets.
Coinkite has issued an urgent advisory for legacy Coldcard Mk3 hardware users following a coordinated $38 million Bitcoin wallet drain. The security breach comes amid heightened macro volatility and resurfacing market anxiety over digital asset stability.
Following Intesa Sanpaolo’s dramatic rotation from Bitcoin to Ethereum ETFs in Q2, new institutional 13F filings reveal JPMorgan Chase also expanded its crypto ETF holdings across both assets. The divergent strategies highlight how global banking giants are taking distinct approaches to institutional digital asset exposure and risk management.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has expanded its crackdown on Iranian evasion networks, designating a Georgia-based cryptocurrency entity with alleged ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). This action follows initial sanctions targeting an Iranian shipping firm using Bitcoin to bypass global banking channels.
The Central Bank of Brazil has refined its anti-fraud framework, mandating targeted 24-hour delay windows specifically on cryptocurrency transfers heading to self-custody wallets. The regulatory move aims to protect retail users from irreversible losses caused by rapid social engineering schemes and automated wallet drainers.
A new report from Chainalysis reveals that physical extortion and wrench attacks have resulted in over $30 million stolen from cryptocurrency holders in 2026. The surge underscores a dangerous shift toward targeting personal security and self-custody holders through home invasions and forced transfers.
A critical security flaw in Coldcard hardware wallet architecture has resulted in an estimated $120 million exploit, triggering a severe spike in Bitcoin memory pool transaction fees. The breach has renewed systemic concerns regarding hardware self-custody protocols while shifting institutional capital toward regulated custody solutions.
Bitcoin mining firm Bitdeer has signed a long-term $4.7 billion lease to significantly scale its high-performance computing and AI data center capacity. The strategic expansion marks one of the largest infrastructure shifts by a crypto mining enterprise toward artificial intelligence workloads.
Chinese law enforcement authorities have unveiled a specialized AI model capable of tracing illicit Bitcoin transaction chains with a 90% success rate. The deep neural framework deanonymizes complex obfuscation tactics, signaling a major paradigm shift in global blockchain surveillance.
Bhutan’s Gelephu Special Administrative Region has selected Canadian digital asset manager 3iQ to oversee a portion of its sovereign Bitcoin treasury holdings. The mandate marks a significant structural shift toward institutional asset management standards for nation-state cryptocurrency reserves.
