Sunday, August 23, 2026

BitMart Reverses Its Own Shutdown Weeks After Announcing It

Empty trading floor - BitMart exchange restructuring August 2026
An empty trading floor. Monitors still glow, but the desks are cleared.

Friday, August 21, 2026

Bitcoin Surges 27% in Four Days, Best Weekly Gain Since March 2024

Bitcoin 4-day rally August 2026

Bitcoin’s August 19 close was a 5.8-sigma move against 30-day volatility, the largest upside spike since October 2023, and it occurred without a prior crash. Glassnode.

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Bitcoin Hit $72,000 After the Treasury Was Forced to Act

Bitcoin 15-minute chart showing August 19-20, 2026 surge to $72,000

Bitcoin / U.S. Dollar, 15-minute chart, August 20, 2026. BTC surged from $64,686 to $72,590. Source: TradingView

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Bitcoin Hit $69,700 Because the Treasury Moved First

Bitcoin 15-minute chart showing August 19, 2026 surge

Bitcoin / U.S. Dollar, 15-minute chart, August 19, 2026. BTC surged from $64,600 to an intraday high of $69,749. Source: TradingView

Japan's Nikkei Drops for a Second Day as Bond Yields Spike

Nikkei 225 constituents heatmap showing broad-based selling across Japanese sectors

Nikkei 225 constituents heatmap, August 19, 2026. Broad-based selling across financials, industrials, and technology sectors. Source: stockanalysis.com

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Metaplanet Just Bought a Gaming Company's Stock Ticker With Bitcoin

Metaplanet Super League press release announcing Superplanet Bitcoin treasury platform

Metaplanet corporate branding. Super League to be renamed Superplanet, Inc. Source: metaplanet.jp

Strategy Raised $334 Million and Bought Zero Bitcoin

Strategy corporate dashboard, August 18, 2026. Bitcoin drawdown from ATH: 49.1%. Fear & Greed Index: 41. Source: strategy.com

Monday, August 17, 2026

Sunday, August 16, 2026

Morgan Stanley Bought More Bitcoin the Same Week Galaxy Cut the CLARITY Act to 10%

Morgan Stanley Bought More Bitcoin the Same Week Galaxy Cut the CLARITY Act to 10%

Morgan Stanley headquarters, Times Square. Photo: Ajay Suresh / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

Hot CPI, hotter PPI, and yields went the other way

Bitcoin 4H (top) and US 10-year yield (bottom), October 12-16, 2026. CPI spiked the yield, PPI sent Bitcoin below $80,000, and neither hel...

Hot CPI, hotter PPI, and yields went the other way