Morgan Stanley Names Coinbase and BNY Mellon to Safeguard Planned Spot Bitcoin ETF, Preps In‑House Crypto Stack

Morgan Stanley selects Coinbase Custody and BNY Mellon for its proposed spot Bitcoin ETF and signals an internal buildout for custody, trading, yield, and lending services.

Dogecoin Outpaces Bitcoin as BTC Nears $74K; ETF Flows Lag While Exchange Liquidity Surges

Dogecoin jumps ~15% as Bitcoin hits ~$74K and Ethereum gains 10%. Despite modest DOGE ETF inflows (~$7M), spot volumes roar; PEPE, BONK, and FARTCOIN also climb, TRUMP lags.

AI says the quiet part: Bitcoin to hold, stablecoins to spend

A new study finds AI models pick Bitcoin in 79% of long‑term scenarios and stablecoins for payments, with 91% preferring digital assets over fiat. Here’s what that signals.

Bitcoin approaches $72K as spot ETF demand holds up despite US‑Israel–Iran war risk

Bitcoin climbed toward $72,000 while U.S. spot BTC ETFs recorded a second day of inflows, signaling durable demand even as the US‑Israel conflict with Iran raises market risk.

K33: Bitcoin looks severely oversold — crowd-driven selling lacks a solid case

K33 argues BTC is deeply oversold after a drawn-out decline and sees little rationale to sell at current prices. Here’s why that view matters for traders navigating herd behavior.

Bitcoin Reclaims $71K as Liquidity Bets Return—Will Momentum Survive Geopolitics?

BTC pierced $71,000 for the first time in three weeks as liquidations hit $433M. With ETFs improving and fear still extreme, can a liquidity-led rally outrun Middle East risk?

AI Agents Pick Bitcoin Over Fiat as Top Choice; Stablecoins Win for Payments, Study Shows

Across 36 frontier AI models, 22 chose Bitcoin as their top money and none chose fiat. Stablecoins led for payments and settlement. Lab-by-lab results reveal sharp preference splits.

MARA loosens its HODL stance, allowing bitcoin sales after a $422.2M fair‑value hit

MARA updated its treasury policy to permit selling balance-sheet bitcoin after a $422.2M fair-value decline in 2025—signaling a shift toward more flexible miner liquidity management.

American Bitcoin lifts owned hashrate 12% to 28.1 EH/s, pressing its “under-spot” BTC accumulation edge

American Bitcoin, backed by Donald Trump, is lifting owned hashrate 12% to 28.1 EH/s, leaning on a 53% Q4 gross margin to keep accumulating BTC below spot via self-mining.

Iran’s Bitcoin Outflows Spike After Airstrikes, Reflecting a Familiar Crisis Trade

Blockchain data shows Iranian bitcoin withdrawals jump after airstrikes, mirroring a recurring crisis pattern within the country’s $7.8B crypto ecosystem. Here’s what the timing signals.