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In brief BlackRock’s former head of digital assets strategy, Joseph Chalom, is joining SharpLink Gaming as co-CEO. Chalom helped launch BlackRock’s Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs. Shares of SBET have dropped over 6% on the day. A former digital assets executive at BlackRock, Joseph Chalom, has joined publicly traded Ethereum treasury company SharpLink Gaming as co-CEO,…
In brief Strategy is upsizing its STRC preferred stock offering to nearly $2.5 billion. STRC will offer a variable monthly dividend, starting at 9%. The firm intends to use the net proceeds from the sale to add to its $70 billion Bitcoin stash. Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin treasury firm Strategy is boosting its preferred stock offering…
In brief Galaxy CEO Mike Novogratz said that Ethereum could do better than Bitcoin over the next three to six months. Institutions buying the second-biggest cryptocurrency will help propel its rise, he said. ETH remains well below its all-time high mark from 2021, while Bitcoin just recently hit another fresh peak. Crypto entrepreneur and billionaire…
In brief BitMine Immersion Technologies’ Ethereum token holdings have reached $2.1 billion. The firm, which previously focused on Bitcoin mining, holds more ETH than any other Ethereum treasury firm. The company closed a $250 million initial private placement on July 8. BitMine Immersion Technologies’ Ethereum token holdings have reached $2.1 billion, according to a Thursday…
In brief Myriad has expanded its prediction markets to Ethereum layer-2 network, Linea. Top markets this week include predictions on SharpLink Gaming’s ETH holdings and Solana tokens PENGU, Fartcoin, and PUMP. Predictors think PENGU will eclipse a $2.5 billion market cap by the end of July, and Fartcoin will outpace PUMP into August. What do…
In brief MEI Pharma is establishing a litecoin treasury after closing a $100 million private placement. The pharmaceutical company is adding Litecoin Foundation founder Charlie Lee to its board of directors. Litecoin was trading at $113.35, down more than 4% over the past 24 hours. MEI Pharma, a publicly traded pharmaceutical company, closed a $100…
In brief After pulling in $2.5 billion over the first 10 months since launch, Ethereum ETFs have attracted $5 billion since mid-May alone, signaling accelerating institutional demand. Analysts note that price momentum is lagging behind institutional inflows. While the long-term outlook remains bullish due to institutional adoption, one analyst is positioning for a potential short-term…
In brief SharpLink Gaming now holds 360,807 ETH worth over $1.3 billion. The company added nearly 80,000 Ethereum last week. ETH hit a 2025 high on Monday above $3,800 before retreating. Ethereum treasury firm SharpLink Gaming brought its total ETH holdings to over 360,000, the company announced in Tuesday in a weekly progress report. Those assets…
In brief BitMine Immersion shares have soared about 800% over the past month. The firm, which previously focused on Bitcoin mining, added $500 million of Ethereum last week. Investment management giant ARK Invest purchased more than 4.7 million shares of the BMNR on Monday. BitMine Immersion shares were up slightly in Tuesday trading, a day…
In brief The price of ETH hit a new 2025 high on Monday, now up 26% over the last week. The surge comes as companies adopt Ethereum treasuries and investors throw cash at ETH ETFs in the United States. ETH, the second-largest cryptocurrency, still has to climb by over 20% to set a new all-time…
