Erebor Secures First New US Bank Charter of Trump’s Second Term

The United States has approved a newly created national bank for the first time during President Donald Trump’s second term, granting a charter to crypto-friendly startup Erebor Bank. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) confirmed the approval on Friday, allowing the lender to operate nationwide, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people … Read more

Large Bitcoin Holders Supply Hits 9-Month Low

Rewrite this content into a 1000-word SEO friendly article: Large Bitcoin holders are now controlling the smallest share of the cryptocurrency’s supply since late May, when it first reclaimed $100,000 after more than three months, according to crypto sentiment platform Santiment. Santiment posted to X on Thursday that “whale and shark wallets” holding between 10 … Read more

Bitcoin ETFs ‘Hanging In There’ Despite Price Plunge: Analyst

Rewrite this content into a 1000-word SEO friendly article: US-based spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) holders are showing relatively firm conviction despite a four-month Bitcoin downtrend, according to ETF analyst James Seyffart. “The ETFs are still hanging in there pretty good,” Seyffart said in an X post on Wednesday. While Seyffart said that Bitcoin (BTC) … Read more

$2.9B Bitcoin ETF Outflow, Bearish Futures Data Project More BTC Downside

Rewrite this content into a 1000-word SEO friendly article: Key takeaways: Heavy outflows from Bitcoin exchange-traded funds and massive liquidations show that the market is purging highly leveraged buyers. Bitcoin options metrics reveal that pro traders are hedging for further price drops amid a tech stock sell-off. Bitcoin (BTC) slid below $73,000 on Wednesday after … Read more

Survey Shows Crypto Investors Favor Infrastructure Over DeFi

Rewrite this content into a 1000-word SEO friendly article: A survey of senior crypto investors and executives suggests capital priorities are shifting away from decentralized finance (DeFi) and toward core infrastructure, as decision-makers focus on liquidity constraints and market plumbing.  The findings come from a new report published by the digital asset conference CfC St. … Read more