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Markets

Michael Saylor's Strategy dramatically ups pace of bitcoin sales, raising $216 million

The company sold 3,588 bitcoin last week to replenish its dollar reserves for dividends on its preferred stock.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)

Markets

SpaceX's Nasdaq 100 inclusion comes with a historical warning

The largest IPO ever enters the Nasdaq 100. Previous additions like Palantir and Strategy saw volatility after the index inclusion rather than the start of new rallies.

Musk warns of fiscal crisis.

Markets

I am contemplating selling some of my bitcoin for gold, veteran trader Peter Brandt says

Veteran trader Peter Brandt said gold is going to gain substantially on bitcoin.

(Jakub Żerdzicki/Unsplash)

Markets

Barstool's Portnoy plans to hold bitcoin down to zero after timing it wrong every time

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy said he will hold bitcoin all the way down to zero after buying near $100,000.

Consensus 2025: Dave Portnoy, Founder & Chief of Content, Barstool Sports

Finance

Bitcoin experts split over plan to freeze Satoshi's 1.1 million bitcoin as quantum threat grows

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao said Satoshi Nakamoto's bitcoin should be frozen before quantum computers can steal it. Not everyone agrees.

Changpeng "CZ” Zhao appears at DC Blockchain Summit (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Why bitcoin's disconnect from record-high stocks won't last

Researchers at Schwab and Hashdex said AI has diverted capital from digital assets while bitcoin continues to follow a familiar post-halving recovery pattern.

Crypto Long & Short

Markets

Bitcoin whales bought $16.7 billion of bitcoin in 2 weeks even as ETFs bled a record $4 billion

U.S. institutional demand had its worst month ever in June. Large holders absorbed the selling, marking a divergence that has shown up near past cycle bottoms.

A whale leaps out of the sea. Whales are a colloquial term for large holders of a token, whose buying and selling is watched closely because it tends to lead the wider market rather than follow it. (Unsplash+)

Markets

Memory and semiconductor stocks lose momentum, bitcoin rebounds in sign of changing investor focus

After dominating markets in 2026, AI-tied memory and semiconductor stocks are losing momentum, raising the question whether capital will shift back into bitcoin.

Memory and

Markets

Bitcoin ETFs see $221 million inflow, finally ending a painful 10-day selling streak

Spot ETFs had their strongest inflow day in two months, driven by funds other than BlackRock’s IBIT.

Pedestrians pass a Fidelity Investments office in Boston. (Getty Images)

Videos

Why Markus Thielen says Bitcoin's pain isn't over yet

On today's Markets Outlook, 10x Research Founder and CEO Markus Thielen tells CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie why he sees Bitcoin dropping even more before recovery, with $7B in ETF outflows since mid-May and MicroStrategy stepping back as the last real buyer. Plus, why he stays bearish on Ethereum, why he's calling Hyperliquid overvalued, and why nothing turns around until the Fed goes dovish.

Why Markus Thielen says Bitcoin's pain isn't over yet