Crypto-linked stocks are increasingly trading like Bitcoin proxies, with Coinbase leading the pack as investors price crypto exposure, fee pressure, and market sentiment more than traditional equity fundamentals. Kaiko says scale, liquidity, and diversified revenue will decide who survives.
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Myanmar’s military-backed parliament has passed a hardline Anti-Online Scam Bill aimed at fraud compounds and crypto-linked scams, with penalties reaching life imprisonment and, in some cases, death. The law targets a regional criminal industry built on trafficking, coercion, and digital deception.
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Wintermute USA has secured SEC broker-dealer status and FINRA membership, opening a regulated path into U.S. securities markets and setting the stage for future tokenized stock activity. It’s a real step forward — but not a free pass, and not a done deal.
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MyTrade founder Liu Zhou pleaded guilty after U.S. prosecutors tied the firm’s “Volume Support” service to a wash-trading scheme that faked activity across about 60 cryptos. The case was exposed in an FBI sting using NexFundAI, and it’s a reminder that fake liquidity is just fraud with better branding.
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The Second Circuit has made Sam Bankman-Fried’s 25-year FTX fraud sentence stick, rejecting his appeal and leaving his convictions intact. Meanwhile, FTX’s bankruptcy keeps paying creditors — but recovery doesn’t erase fraud, and SBF’s chances of relief look slim.
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Michael Saylor says ChatGPT helped shape Strategy’s Bitcoin-backed preferred-stock model, which supported roughly $15 billion in capital raising. The company is still leaning hard into BTC, but recent sales and transfers show the structure is now being actively managed, not just hyped.
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Canaan is tapping its Bitcoin and Ethereum treasury to fund share buybacks as its stock languishes far below Nasdaq’s $1 minimum. The move may support the share price, but it also underscores how much pressure the miner is under to prove its business is worth more than its battered market cap.
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The U.S. has turned seized Bitcoin into a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, treating BTC as a sovereign asset rather than a sell-off pile. Supporters call it smart hedging against monetary decay and sanctions risk; critics see a volatile asset wrapped in official language.
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Bitcoin slipped back below $65,000 after stronger-than-expected U.S. jobless claims dampened hopes for near-term Fed rate cuts. Traders are now watching $64,000 support and the $64,800–$65,000 resistance zone for the next move.
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Bitcoin is holding up best as Dogecoin and XRP stay trapped under bearish pressure. DOGE is clinging to $0.068 support, XRP remains stuck below key averages and $1, while BTC shows the clearest trend repair with higher lows and improving momentum.
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