Japan's largest corporate Bitcoin holder raised $531M in new capital to keep buying BTC, despite holding 35,102 coins at a 32% loss. Here is what the math looks like.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/metaplanet-531-million-capital-raise-bitcoin-treasury-35102-btc-unrealized-loss-100000-target/

Bitcoin reclaims $73,800 and Ethereum surges 14% in a week as $300M in short positions get wiped out. Fear and Greed climbs from 8 to 41.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/300-million-shorts-liquidated-bitcoin-ethereum-6-week-highs-fear-greed-recovery/

The SEC dismissed its civil fraud case against BitClout founder Nader Al-Naji with prejudice, adding to a growing list of crypto enforcement retreats.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sec-drops-bitclout-fraud-case-nader-al-naji-257-million-with-prejudice-deso/

Wu Blockchain reports Coinbase is negotiating a minority equity stake in Bybit, giving the offshore exchange a path into the US market.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/coinbase-bybit-25-billion-minority-stake-us-market-entry-wu-blockchain-deribit-okx/

Aave Shield will auto-block swaps with over 25% price impact. The post mortem pins the $50M loss on illiquid markets, but CoW Swap says multiple systems failed.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/aave-shield-25-percent-price-impact-block-post-mortem-50-million-swap-cow-protocol-sushiswap/

An attacker accumulated 84% of Thena's THE supply cap on Venus Protocol, manipulated the price, and borrowed $3.7M in CAKE, BTC, and BNB before anyone noticed.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/venus-protocol-3-7-million-supply-cap-exploit-thena-the-token-bnb-chain-price-manipulation/

The Ethereum Foundation sold 5,000 ETH for $10.2M to BitMine in its second corporate OTC deal, as BitMine keeps buying despite $7.8B in unrealized losses.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ethereum-foundation-sells-10-million-eth-bitmine-otc-deal-treasury-management-second-corporate-sale/

Ethereum's circulating supply has crossed 121 million ETH, reversing the deflationary thesis that followed the Merge. Blob fees and low activity are the culprits.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ethereum-supply-crosses-121-million-one-million-eth-added-since-merge-ultrasound-money-dead/

Jacob and Co partnered with GoMining on a $40,000 luxury watch that grants 1,000 terahashes of Bitcoin mining power. Only 100 exist.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/jacob-co-gomining-40000-bitcoin-mining-watch-epic-x-1000-terahash-luxury-crypto/

Artemis data shows crypto lending deposits dropped from $125B to $79B, but Aave hit 155K monthly users and $1T in cumulative loans. Price erosion, not flight.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/crypto-lending-deposits-drop-125-billion-to-79-billion-artemis-defi-tvl-aave-record-users/