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Business Intelligence firm Strategy , the enterprise formerly known as MicroStrategy , said on Monday it had bought 13,390 Bitcoin for about $1.34 billion, paying an average $99,856 per coin. The disclosure, filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, landed hours after Bitcoin itself breached the psychologically important $100,000 mark for the first time since February. Strategy has acquired 13,390 BTC for ~$1.34 billion at ~$99,856 per bitcoin and has achieved BTC Yield of 15.5% YTD 2025. As of 5/11/2025, we hodl 568,840 $BTC acquired for ~$39.41 billion at ~$69,287 per bitcoin. $MSTR $STRK $STRF https://t.co/oSXRMwiTkU — Michael Saylor (@saylor) May 12, 2025 The purchase lifts Strategy’s treasury to 568,840 BTC, worth roughly $59 billion at prevailing prices and more than the reserves of any other public company. Michael Saylor , the firm’s Executive Chair and chief evangelist for Bitcoin, said the latest tranche aims to “accelerate shareholder va...

CleanSpark, the US Bitcoin mining company, revealed it now holds 10,097 Bitcoin, making it the fourth publicly listed miner to hold more than 10k BTC. The company follows MARA Holdings, Riot Platforms, and Hut 8 Mining among leading Bitcoin miners holding over 10,000 Bitcoin. This represents a 236% year-over-year growth in CleanSpark’s Bitcoin-denominated treasury, which CEO Zach Bradford attributed to the company’s more efficient and responsible scaling on January 9. Bradford also highlighted that all Bitcoins were mined in the US, contributing to the American energy system and workforce and supporting the global Bitcoin ecosystem. CleanSpark, a Bitcoin mining company based in the United States, has recently mined more than 10,000 BTC in its treasury. pic.twitter.com/shliE9ySFf — CryptoMutant (@CryptoMutant) January 10, 2025 The three other big miners—MARA Holdings, Riot Platforms, and Hut 8 Mining—possess over 10,000 Bitcoin, according to the Bitc...

The Web3 Foundation, dedicated to the development of the Polkadot ecosystem, has announced a $1 million seed investment in tokenized treasury bills. In an X post on Nov. 29, 2023 the Web3 Foundation unveiled plans to put $1 million in tokenized U.S. treasury bills via Centrifuge, an institutional ecosystem for on-chain credit. With the investment, the foundation is said to become the first user of the real-world asset use-case supported and managed through the para-chain in a bit to digitize assets with blockchain technology. Web3 Foundation announces a $1M seed investment in tokenized treasury bills on @centrifuge. We’re thrilled to lead by example as the first user of the real-world asset use-case supported and managed through the parachain. https://t.co/dIXOLkfJRL — Web3 Foundation (@Web3foundation) November 29, 2023 Web3 Foundation Chief Executive Fabian Gompf said in a blog post that the industry of tokenized assets has “massive potential and are steadfast in ...

On Monday, November 20, the Philippines is set to make history by introducing its inaugural sale of tokenized treasury bonds , a significant move aimed at advancing the development of its domestic debt market. The Bureau of the Treasury has disclosed plans to present a minimum of 10 billion pesos ($179 million) worth of one-year tokenized bonds, leading to the cancellation of the initially scheduled regular bills auction on the same day, as reported by Bloomberg on November 16. The adoption of blockchain and tokenized securities for fundraising has gained traction in Asia, with Hong Kong successfully issuing HK$800 million in tokenized green bonds in February. These securities leverage distributed ledger technology (DLT), holding the promise of enhancing liquidity and transparency within debt markets. Additionally, HSBC Holdings announced earlier this month that it has successfully conducted test token deposits in intra-group treasury transactions using blockchain technology. ...

Hector Network is the latest project to have been affected by the Multichain shutdown. The majority of votes move to liquidate assets  The Hector Network, a team behind a decentralized finance (defi) project on the Fantom ecosystem, is taking steps to prevent further losses following the bridge hack on Multichain. The project put forth a proposal to the decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), suggesting either to liquidate assets in the treasury or to migrate the Hector Network, the assets, and the HEC token to another chain under a different brand. The snapshot reveals that 196 governance token holders have cast their votes, with 77.68% favoring liquidation over migration at the time of writing.  You might also like: Crypto lending protocol Geist Finances ceases operations after Multichain shutdown According to the proposal, the voting period will last for 48 hours, with two hours left before the time lapses. The Hector Network team said the reason for ...

Crypto exchange Bittrex pays $53 million in fines to the US Treasury department. The $53 million is to settle the charges against the exchange for its alleged violation of federal sanctions. The settlement of the allegations was announced by the US Treasury department, the federal government’s sanctions officer, Treasury’s money laundering watchdog, and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) on Tuesday. However, OFAC also stated that Bittrex has taken measures to rectify the allegations and issues. J US T IN: 🇺🇸 US Treasury fines # crypto exchange Bittrex $53 million for violating federal sanctions . — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) October 11, 2022 Bittrex allegedly allowed 1800 people in sanctioned areas As per the details from the settlement, Bittrex allegedly allowed 1800 people from sanctioned jurisdictions on the platform. The people hailed from Iran, Cuba, Sudan, Syria, and Crimea. Bittrex allowed these people to condu...