Metaplanet’s executive stock pool continues to draw backlash over dilution concerns, as investors urged the company to freeze the exercise rights tied to 273 million shares.Japanese Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet’s executive stock pool continues to draw shareholder backlash over stock dilution concerns. Multiple shareholders objected across social media to Metaplanet’s 10th Series executive option pool, which…

Bitcoin aggregate onchain profit entered its fourth week, but a popular analyst warned that BTC price “downside risk” remained in place.Bitcoin (BTC) is breaking with typical bear-market behavior as a classic onchain metric puts in its longest bullish streak of 2026.Key points:Read more

Alan Lane said a “coordinated attack” by the Biden administration made Silvergate’s continued operation untenable and prompted its liquidation.Former Silvergate Bank CEO Alan Lane said political and regulatory pressure from the Biden administration drove the crypto-focused lender’s voluntary wind-down in 2023, arguing that the bank remained solvent after weathering a deposit run.In an inaugural Substack…

Exporters can now fund imports with overseas earnings without first selling their foreign currency at official rates, the Financial Times reported.Iran’s central bank has reportedly eased foreign currency controls to encourage businesses to bring overseas earnings home, including through cryptocurrency, amid tightening US sanctions.This includes using Tether’s USDt (USDT) and Bitcoin (BTC) to settle cross-border…

The proposed Builders Bank would offer federally supervised digital asset custody but would not accept deposits or issue loans.Jack Dorsey’s payments company Block seeks to establish a federally regulated trust bank to provide custody services for Bitcoin and stablecoins.Block said Tuesday it had submitted an application to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency…