💰 LATEST: Bitcoin financial services firm Matador Technologies received regulatory green light to sell up to $58.4M worth of company shares to help reach the goal of owning 1,000 Bitcoin by the end of 2026. Ontario Securities Commission permitted Matador to issue $58.4M worth of common shares, warrants, subscription receipts, debt securities, or units over 25 months.

💵 UPDATE: Galaxy head of research Alex Thorn said $BTC came just shy of hitting six figures when inflation is factored in despite cryptocurrency hitting all-time peak above $126,000 in October. Thorn said if you adjust Bitcoin price for inflation using 2020 dollars, BTC never crossed $100,000 and actually topped at $99,848 in 2020 dollar terms. The adjusted price high accounted for Consumer Price Index decline in purchasing power incrementally across every inflation print from 2020 to today.

🏦 LATEST: BlackRock says its spot #Bitcoin ETF was one of its three biggest investment themes in 2025, putting it alongside Treasury bills and largest US tech stocks. IBIT has attracted more than $25B in net inflows this year, ranking sixth among all ETFs despite delivering negative return so far. The $25B in inflows adds to roughly $37B that IBIT brought in over 2024, bringing total inflows since launch to $62.5B per Farside Investors.