BTC traded at $81,316, down 3.01% over 24 hours, while ETH stood at $2,418.15, down 4.91%. Gold was at $4,186.90 and silver at $60.330; the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 fell 0.06% and 0.71%, respectively, while WTI and Brent fell 0.57% and 0.64%.
1. Strategy holds 848,250 BTC with $6.5B floating profit
Strategy added 250 BTC last week for about $21.55 million at an average price of about $86,194. The company now holds 848,250 BTC worth about $70.53 billion, with a cumulative average cost of $75,444, an unrealized profit of about $6.54 billion, and a return of about 10.2%.
Assets to watch: BTC
2. BlackRock cuts US stocks to neutral, turns bullish on Treasuries
BlackRock downgraded US equities from overweight to neutral and turned bullish on US Treasuries. It upgraded short-term Treasuries to overweight and lifted long-term Treasuries from underweight to neutral.
Assets to watch: TLT
3. KOSPI falls 5%; Samsung, SK Hynix tumble
South Korea's KOSPI index widened its decline to 5%. SK Hynix fell more than 7% and Samsung Electronics fell nearly 6%.
Assets to watch: SAMSUNG, SKHYNIX
4. Spot silver breaks below $60
Spot silver broke below the $60 per ounce level, trading at $59.999 with a 0.48% decline on the day.
Assets to watch: XAG
5. Meta launches Muse Wonder model series
Meta launched the Muse Wonder model series, including Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full, calling them its most capable models to date. The models strengthen professional capabilities in legal, finance and healthcare as well as advanced coding, adding Active Memory and Active Focus features, and are available now via the Meta Model API and Muse Code.
Assets to watch: META
6. Epic Games pushes AI-first development, stops hand-written code
Epic Games has postponed a shooter game co-developed with Disney featuring Marvel and Star Wars characters, originally slated for March 2027. Epic is directing the project team to adopt an AI-first production model using tools such as Anthropic's Claude; the game director asked the team to stop hand-writing code, with all art content generated through a fully AI workflow.
Assets to watch: ANTHROPIC
7. Standard Chartered launches RLUSD custody, eyes LMAX collateral use
Standard Chartered launched institutional custody for Ripple's dollar stablecoin RLUSD on the XRP Ledger through its Dubai International Financial Centre branch, regulated by the DFSA. The bank is working with Ripple and LMAX Group on a collateral-mirroring model that would let RLUSD held at Standard Chartered serve as eligible collateral for some LMAX products, with no launch date announced.
Assets to watch: XRP
8. Aptos launches encrypted mempool on mainnet
Aptos announced its encrypted mempool is live on mainnet. Users can enable it per transaction to keep pending transactions encrypted until the block is finalized, hiding called functions and their inputs before execution to reduce MEV risk. The feature targets institutions, traders and AI agents.
Assets to watch: APT
9. Bitmine adds 12,532 ETH last week
Ethereum treasury company Bitmine Immersion Technologies disclosed it added 12,532 ETH last week. Its crypto holdings now include about 6.03 million ETH, of which about 5.07 million ETH, worth about $12.9 billion, is staked.
Assets to watch: ETH, BMNR
Market snapshot
BTC: $81,316 (24h -3.01%) | ETH: $2,418.15 (24h -4.91%)
Gold: $4,186.90 (-0.09%) | Silver: $60.330 (-0.30%)
WTI: $93.21 (-0.57%) | Brent: $105.97 (-0.64%)
S&P 500: 7,807.24 (-0.06%) | Nasdaq 100: 30,664.70 (-0.71%)
1. Strategy holds 848,250 BTC with $6.5B floating profit
Strategy added 250 BTC last week for about $21.55 million at an average price of about $86,194. The company now holds 848,250 BTC worth about $70.53 billion, with a cumulative average cost of $75,444, an unrealized profit of about $6.54 billion, and a return of about 10.2%.
Assets to watch: BTC
2. BlackRock cuts US stocks to neutral, turns bullish on Treasuries
BlackRock downgraded US equities from overweight to neutral and turned bullish on US Treasuries. It upgraded short-term Treasuries to overweight and lifted long-term Treasuries from underweight to neutral.
Assets to watch: TLT
3. KOSPI falls 5%; Samsung, SK Hynix tumble
South Korea's KOSPI index widened its decline to 5%. SK Hynix fell more than 7% and Samsung Electronics fell nearly 6%.
Assets to watch: SAMSUNG, SKHYNIX
4. Spot silver breaks below $60
Spot silver broke below the $60 per ounce level, trading at $59.999 with a 0.48% decline on the day.
Assets to watch: XAG
5. Meta launches Muse Wonder model series
Meta launched the Muse Wonder model series, including Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full, calling them its most capable models to date. The models strengthen professional capabilities in legal, finance and healthcare as well as advanced coding, adding Active Memory and Active Focus features, and are available now via the Meta Model API and Muse Code.
Assets to watch: META
6. Epic Games pushes AI-first development, stops hand-written code
Epic Games has postponed a shooter game co-developed with Disney featuring Marvel and Star Wars characters, originally slated for March 2027. Epic is directing the project team to adopt an AI-first production model using tools such as Anthropic's Claude; the game director asked the team to stop hand-writing code, with all art content generated through a fully AI workflow.
Assets to watch: ANTHROPIC
7. Standard Chartered launches RLUSD custody, eyes LMAX collateral use
Standard Chartered launched institutional custody for Ripple's dollar stablecoin RLUSD on the XRP Ledger through its Dubai International Financial Centre branch, regulated by the DFSA. The bank is working with Ripple and LMAX Group on a collateral-mirroring model that would let RLUSD held at Standard Chartered serve as eligible collateral for some LMAX products, with no launch date announced.
Assets to watch: XRP
8. Aptos launches encrypted mempool on mainnet
Aptos announced its encrypted mempool is live on mainnet. Users can enable it per transaction to keep pending transactions encrypted until the block is finalized, hiding called functions and their inputs before execution to reduce MEV risk. The feature targets institutions, traders and AI agents.
Assets to watch: APT
9. Bitmine adds 12,532 ETH last week
Ethereum treasury company Bitmine Immersion Technologies disclosed it added 12,532 ETH last week. Its crypto holdings now include about 6.03 million ETH, of which about 5.07 million ETH, worth about $12.9 billion, is staked.
Assets to watch: ETH, BMNR
Market snapshot
BTC: $81,316 (24h -3.01%) | ETH: $2,418.15 (24h -4.91%)
Gold: $4,186.90 (-0.09%) | Silver: $60.330 (-0.30%)
WTI: $93.21 (-0.57%) | Brent: $105.97 (-0.64%)
S&P 500: 7,807.24 (-0.06%) | Nasdaq 100: 30,664.70 (-0.71%)