MarketsAdoption2 SourcesMicroStrategy Raises $334M Via Stock Sale, Pauses Bitcoin PurchasesMicroStrategy raised $333.7 million through a common stock offering and halted Bitcoin purchases after a three-week buyi...Aug 17, 2026, 02:03 PMMicroStrategyBitcoin
MarketsAdoption2 SourcesMicroStrategy Sells $104M Bitcoin to Fund Stock OfferingMicroStrategy sold $104 million in Bitcoin last week as part of a capital-raising strategy, according to Decrypt. The co...Aug 17, 2026, 02:02 PMMicroStrategyBitcoin
AdoptionMarkets2 SourcesPaul Tudor Jones' Firm Reverses Bitcoin ETF Sales, Adds Stake to BlackRock FundTudor Investment, the firm behind billionaire Paul Tudor Jones, purchased 109,446 shares of BlackRock's spot bitcoin ETF...Aug 17, 2026, 12:03 PMTudor InvestmentPaul Tudor Jones
SecurityAdoption2 SourcesColdcard Exploit Reaches $114M as Researchers Debate Stolen BTC LiquidityA vulnerability in Coldcard hardware wallets has resulted in the theft of approximately $114 million in Bitcoin, marking...Aug 16, 2026, 07:05 PMColdcardBitcoin
MiningAdoption2 SourcesRiot Platforms Signs AI Compute Deal With Anthropic, Diversifies Beyond Bitcoin MiningRiot Platforms signed a long-term data center lease agreement with AI firm Anthropic, marking the Bitcoin miner's expans...Aug 16, 2026, 11:04 AMRiot PlatformsAnthropic
MarketsAdoption2 SourcesHyperscale Reduces Bitcoin Holdings to Fund AI ExpansionHyperscale offloaded more Bitcoin than it acquired last week, trimming its holdings to approximately $61 million to gene...Aug 16, 2026, 10:02 AMHyperscaleBitcoin
AdoptionStablecoins2 SourcesBNY Mellon Adds Crypto Staking via Galaxy to Custody PlatformBNY Mellon selected Galaxy to provide staking infrastructure for its Digital Asset Custody platform, expanding instituti...Aug 16, 2026, 08:02 AMBNY MellonGalaxy
SecurityAdoption2 SourcesColdcard Exploit Losses Reach $100M–$150M as Recovery Outlook UnclearLosses from the Coldcard hardware wallet exploit have surpassed $100 million, with some estimates reaching $150 million....Aug 16, 2026, 06:03 AMColdcardBitcoin
AdoptionMacro2 SourcesWells Fargo Joins JPMorgan, Citi to Tokenize Settlement InfrastructureWells Fargo has joined JPMorgan and Citibank in developing tokenized payment rails for Wall Street settlement, with depo...Aug 16, 2026, 04:02 AMWells FargoJPMorgan
