Crypto news summaries — Page 2
Essential facts and source links for recent crypto stories.
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Bitcoin rally lifts Tesla’s holdings by $123 million in a week
Bitcoin’s roughly 14% rally in a week added about $122.6 million to Tesla’s 11,509-BTC holdings, bringing their estimated value close to $1 billion, according to Arkham Intelligence. The gain is unrealized; Tesla has not disclosed recent Bitcoin purchases or sales. -
Gary Cardone says Strategy’s STRC shares brought him about $750,000
Gary Cardone says Strategy’s STRC preferred shares earned him about $750,000. He says roughly $63,000 in monthly payouts helped him buy about 12 Bitcoin while keeping most of his capital out of crypto; he sees room for a pullback into the low-to-mid $70,000s. -
Shiba Inu’s Q3 return reaches 35.1% so far, surpassing its prior best
CryptoRank data put Shiba Inu’s (SHIB) Q3 return at 35.1% through Sept. 23, above its previous third-quarter high of 9.64% in 2022; the quarter was still underway, and SHIB remained down 18% in 2026 and 93% below its 2021 all-time high. -
Bitcoin climbs past $85,000 as Benjamin Cowen admits his call was wrong
Crypto analyst Benjamin Cowen said on Sept. 21 he was wrong to expect Bitcoin’s cycle low still lay ahead after the cryptocurrency rose past $85,000 this week. On Sept. 4, he gave a 65% chance that the low was still to come, with some scenarios pointing as low as $44,000. -
XRP slips to $98.2B market cap after briefly topping $100B
XRP briefly topped a $100 billion market value on Tuesday before profit-taking pulled it back below that level. CoinGecko put the token at $1.56, up 1% over 24 hours; it ranged from $1.54 to $1.66, with a market cap of about $98.2 billion at the time of writing. -
Canaan sold crypto for $13.9 million and bought back $5.4 million in ADSs
Canaan sold all 3,952 ETH and 54 BTC for about $13.9 million in late August, using about $5.4 million to repurchase 13.6 million American depositary shares. Q2 product revenue fell to $13.6 million from $71.9 million a year earlier. -
BlackRock says AI commerce could boost demand for digital assets
BlackRock says AI agents could boost demand for digital assets because they need machine-ready payment systems. Meta and PayPal announced users will be able to shop through Muse across PayPal’s worldwide merchant network, but didn’t say checkout would use PYUSD.
