Category: Bitcoin News

Strive launches $500m stock sale to expand Bitcoin treasury, emulate Saylor

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Strive Asset Management launches $500m stock sale to buy more Bitcoin, expand its 7,525 BTC treasury, and fund corporate needs amid MSCI index exclusion debate. Summary Strive Asset Management announced a $500 million preferred stock offering to fund Bitcoin purchases, working capital, share repurchases, and acquisition of income-generating assets. Co-founded by Vivek Ramaswamy, Strive currently holds 7,525 BTC worth approximately $695 million, ranking as the 14th-largest corporate Bitcoin holder globally after pivoting to a Bitcoin treasury strategy via reverse merger earlier this year. The move follows Strive’s public opposition to MSCI’s proposal to…

Bitcoin ‘AfterDark’ ETF targets BTC’s overnight edge, skips U.S. hours

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New Nicholas AfterDark ETF plans to hold Bitcoin only overnight and rotate into Treasuries during U.S. hours to exploit BTC’s non-U.S. session outperformance. Summary Velo.xyz data shows Bitcoin has delivered stronger returns when U.S. markets are closed and weaker or negative performance during regular Wall Street hours.​ Nicholas Financial filed for the Nicholas Bitcoin and Treasuries AfterDark ETF, buying BTC at 4 p.m. ET and exiting by 9:30 a.m. while holding short-term Treasuries intraday.​ The ETF seeks to monetize overnight moves, dampen drawdowns, and reflects a maturing Bitcoin ETF market…

Coinbase Drives a New Institutional Milestone With PNC Bitcoin Access

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Coinbase’s expanded partnership with PNC Bank opens direct bitcoin access inside PNC’s private-banking platform, signaling a pivotal step toward mainstream digital-asset integration as wealth clients seek regulated, seamless exposure. ‘Today Marks a Major Milestone for Institutional Crypto Adoption’ Crypto exchange Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN) announced on Dec. 9 that it expanded its partnership with PNC Bank […] Original

Standard Chartered Revises Multiyear Bitcoin Forecasts as $500K Horizon Extended

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Standard Chartered reframed bitcoin’s trajectory as ETF demand eclipses halving dynamics, keeping a long-range path toward high valuations intact even after trimming forecasts, underscoring confidence that institutional flows can still propel the asset’s multiyear climb. Standard Chartered Reframes Bitcoin’s Market Cycle Standard Chartered has revised its bitcoin outlook, reflecting newly adjusted expectations for the halving […] Original

Standard Chartered, Bernstein revise Bitcoin price targets amid shifting institutional demand

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Two major Wall Street financial institutions have adjusted their Bitcoin price forecasts as institutional participation patterns shift, according to recent analyst reports. Summary Standard Chartered has lowered its near-term Bitcoin price forecast due to declining corporate treasury participation. Bernstein has revised its Bitcoin forecast upwards for the end of 2026 and beyond. Both institutions remain broadly positive on Bitcoin despite recent declines and ETF outflows. Standard Chartered has reduced its near-term Bitcoin projections while maintaining a positive long-term outlook, citing declining corporate treasury participation and slower exchange-traded fund inflows. The…

Bitcoin, altcoins turn red; Here’s why

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The Federal Reserve’s final meeting of 2025 kicked off on Tuesday, Dec. 9, with the central bank expected to announce its last monetary policy decision of the year at 2:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Summary The Fed is expected to announce a 0.25% rate cut on Wednesday, marking its third reduction of 2025. Historically, Bitcoin tends to rally after rate cuts. Despite volatility, both Bitcoin and Ethereum showed positive movement ahead of the announcement. Investors are anticipating a 0.25% rate cut, marking the third such reduction of the year, with…

‘Bitcoin After Dark’ ETF Lands at SEC as Nicholas Wealth Unveils Night-Only Strategy

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Two unconventional bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) landed at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Dec. 9, 2025, and they arrived with enough personality to make even the most jaded ETF watcher raise an eyebrow. Bitcoin ETFs Get Weird: Night-Trading and Tail-Risk Designs Filed With SEC On Tuesday, Nicholas Wealth, LLC, in partnership with […] Original