Tether Group & Bitfinex Transferred 25,812 BTC To Jack Mallers’ Twenty One Capital

Today, Tether Group and Bitfinex have transferred a combined 25,812.22 BTC to support their investment in Twenty One Capital, a newly formed Bitcoin-native company set to go public through a business combination with Cantor Equity Partners (Nasdaq: CEP).

Tether moved 14,000 BTC to an address of Twenty One Capital (XXI) and previously transferred 4,812.22 BTC to another address of Twenty One Capital as part of their investment in the company.

Bitfinex, in parallel, has sent 7,000 BTC to an address of Twenty One Capital, also as part of its investment.

These Bitcoin transfers come a little over a month after Twenty One Capital and CEP announced that it was raising $585…

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What the SEC’s staking ETF objection means for other proposals

The SEC’s move to halt proposed crypto ETFs that would allow staking likely won’t help or hurt other issuers’ efforts to unlock that feature for their own funds, industry watchers argue.

Registration statements for the Rex-Osprey ETH Staking ETF and the Rex-Osprey SOL Staking ETF went effective on May 30 “without resolution of staff comments,” the SEC wrote in a letter that day. 

The funds were structured as C-corporations, Bloomberg Intelligence analyst James Seyffart pointed out in a series of X posts. This “unique structure” would allow the funds to bypass the 19b-4 process, which requires self-regulatory organizations to propose rule changes to the… Read more on Blockworks

Expert Applauds SEC’s Protocol Staking Clarity, Boosting Crypto Innovation

Experts commend the SEC’s statement clarifying that protocol staking on proof-of-stake networks does not constitute securities, fostering crypto innovation.

What Happened: The Division of Corporation Finance’s guidance specifies that staking activities on public, permissionless PoS networks, termed “Protocol Staking” are not investment contracts under the Howey test, as they lack entrepreneurial or managerial efforts from third parties.

Speaking with Benzinga, Kevin Liu, co-founder and CEO of GOAT Network, hailed the SEC’s stance as a “welcome advancement” for the crypto industry.

He noted that by recognizing rewards in protocol staking as derived from the protocol itself, not third-party…

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Reitar Logtech Announces $1.5 Billion Bitcoin Acquisition Plan

Reitar Logtech Holdings Ltd., a Hong Kong-based firm operating in real estate and logistics technology, has officially announced plans to purchase up to $1.5 billion worth of Bitcoin. The move was disclosed in a June 2 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). 

According to the filing, the strategic Bitcoin acquisition is intended to bolster Reitar’s treasury reserves while accelerating the company’s global expansion in logistics technology infrastructure. The announcement aligns Reitar Logtech with a growing number of international firms turning to Bitcoin as a reserve asset. 

By incorporating Bitcoin into its financial strategy, Reitar Logtech…

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Yuga Labs sells off Moonbirds IP as push to clean house continues

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Yuga Labs is cleaning house.

The crypto startup, known for creating the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs and promising a massive metaverse game called Otherside, has continued to purge itself of all the other NFT IP it’s acquired in recent years.

Yuga has now sold off Kevin Rose’s Moonbirds IP, which it bought via an acquisition of Proof Labs in 2024, to a company called Orange Cap Games. Quick sidenote: Rose is now rebooting his old news site Digg with a crypto wallet integration.

“Moonbirds deserve a team whose whole world is the birds, and there’s no one better than Orange Cap Games to help…

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NBX Acquires Bitcoin, Becomes First Public Bitcoin Treasury Company In Norway

Norwegian Block Exchange (NBX), a leading Nordic cryptocurrency exchange and digital asset platform, announced that it has added Bitcoin to its balance sheet, marking a national milestone as the first publicly listed company in Norway to hold Bitcoin as part of its treasury strategy.

The company has secured 6.0 Bitcoin and plans to increase its holdings to 10.0 within June. The assets, loaned from NBX’s largest shareholders, will be used as collateral to issue USDM, a MiCA-compliant stablecoin. NBX said it aims to generate yield through Bitcoin and the USDM ecosystems.

“NBX will not sell this Bitcoin or go short in any form,” the company said. “With reference to the…

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The MicroStrategy playbook: The good, bad and ugly

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A specter is haunting crypto — the specter of cheap leverage.

“Digital Asset Treasury companies” (DATs) are assembling stockpiles of bitcoin by funding it with primarily cheap debt and equity.

It’s particularly weird because it’s not just financial services companies in the mix. GameStop has bought 4,710 BTC, the Japanese hotel business Metaplanet has built up $930 million in BTC holdings, and the Singapore-based Basel Medical Group announced a purchase agreement of up to $1 billion in BTC.

Not one to be left out of the spotlight, Trump Media also announced its own $2.5 billion…

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LATEST: Publicly Traded NBX Becomes First Bitcoin Treasury Company in Norway

Norwegian Block Exchange (NBX) has made history by becoming the first publicly listed company in Norway to hold Bitcoin on its balance sheet. The move marks a major step in aligning its strategy with the growing role of Bitcoin in the global financial system. The initial allocation includes 6 Bitcoin with plans to increase to 10 by June as part of a proof of concept.

NBX has already gained attention by issuing the world’s first credit card offering Bitcoin cashback. Now the company aims to generate Bitcoin yield for its private and corporate customers using its secure custody solutions. It will also become the only European issuer of a MiCA-compliant stablecoin on the Cardano blockchain called USDM using Bitcoin as collateral.

NBX will not sell or short the Bitcoin instead it will use it to improve operational efficiency and attract capital from investors seeking Bitcoin exposure through Norwegian public markets. The company is also planning a Bitcoin treasury event on June 11 to expand awareness.

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Bitcoin whale watching is a sport for having fun, staying poor

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About 15 million people go whale watching every year — many in places like Mozambique, Costa Rica and Sri Lanka.

Stuck in Iceland, a travel magazine, labeled whale watching “a demanding contact sport where you battle the elements while looking for creatures that care nothing, whether you see them or not. 

“Sometimes you are lucky, and the whales take a long time when they are visible. Sometimes they move fast, pop up all over the place, and you must be quick to see them.”

Today’s post celebrates Bitcoin’s version of the sport. So grab your spray jacket and binoculars, and…

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Metaplanet Acquires 1,088 More Bitcoin, Bringing Total Holdings To 8,888 BTC

Metaplanet, Japan’s leading Bitcoin treasury firm, has purchased an additional 1,088 Bitcoin for approximately ¥16.89 billion at an average price of ¥15,519,019 per BTC. This acquisition raises the company’s total Bitcoin holdings to 8,888 BTC, with a cumulative purchase cost of ¥122.27 billion at an average price of ¥13,756,658 per BTC.

The company continues to report gains under its BTC Yield metric, a proprietary KPI that measures Bitcoin accumulation per share. Quarter-to-date (QTD), as of June 2, 2025, Metaplanet’s BTC Yield stands at 66.3%, following previous QTD yields of 95.6%, 309.8%, and 41.7% over the last three quarters. Total BTC Gain for Q2 2025 is 2,684…

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