Strategy bought 24,869 BTC for $2B last week. Then BTC slid to $77k anyway. $672M in crypto liquidations hit as bond yields spiked. The biggest corporate buyer on earth can't hold the line right now.

Today's key developments:
• Strategy bought 24,869 BTC for $2B last week, pushing its total holdings above 4% of the entire Bitcoin supply. The company now holds more BTC than any entity on earth outside of Satoshi's estimated wallets.
• $672M in crypto liquidations hit in a single session as Bitcoin briefly touched $76k. The trigger: rising bond yields and Trump's renewed Iran threats spooked risk assets across the board.
• Standard Chartered projects $4T in tokenized assets by end-2028, with DeFi protocols named as the primary beneficiaries. Separately, the Bank of England and FCA launched a formal consultation on tokenized UK wholesale markets, and Standard Chartered moved to fully acquire its crypto custody subsidiary Zodia Custody.


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