New Hampshire Set to Review $100 Million Bitcoin Bond Plan

The post Strike Launches Bitcoin-Backed Loans With No Liquidations at 14% APR appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Bitcoin News Bitcoin financial services platform Strike has launched a volatility-proof Bitcoin (BTC)-backed loan that removes margin calls and forced liquidations, regardless of how far the price falls. Announced by chief executive Jack Mallers on Tuesday, the product lets borrowers draw dollars against their coins while keeping the collateral untouched during drawdowns. In his words, there are no margin calls and no price-triggered liquidations, and the pledged Bitcoin does not move no matter how far the market drops. The offering arrives as Bitcoin trades near $63,000, and it targets a long-standing structural weakness in crypto lending: the risk of being force-sold into a crash. The mechanism removes the volatility trigger, not the borrower obligation. Under Strike’s terms, the collateral is never liquidated on price movement alone, so a deep bear market cannot wipe ou

The post Live updates: Japan’s collapsing yen is pushing companies into bitcoin and XRP appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The yen is trading near its weakest level in four decades, and Japanese companies are moving crypto onto their balance sheets to escape it. SBI VC Trade on Tuesday said corporate demand for bitcoin and XRP is climbing as the currency’s slide pushes firms to diversify reserves beyond cash, with the exchange’s registered accounts passing 2 million, roughly double its 2025 count. Hedge funds have turned the most bearish on the yen since 2007, boosting bets on further losses to nearly 138,000 contracts as of June 30, per CFTC data. The dollar buys around 162 yen as of Asian morning hours Wednesday. The driver is the interest-rate gap between a hawkish U.S. Fed and a Bank of Japan still far behind it, the same gap that makes holding yen cash a losing position and sends firms looking for harder assets. SBI, the crypto arm of Tokyo-based SBI Holdings, noted demand for i

IBIT's dominance in Bitcoin ETFs highlights institutional confidence but also poses risks of significant outflows during market downturns. The post BlackRock clients buy $54M worth of Bitcoin through IBIT ETF appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Institutional inflows into Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs may signal growing confidence in crypto markets, potentially stabilizing and boosting asset prices. The post Bitcoin, Ethereum ETFs see $48M inflows amid renewed institutional interest appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The post Bitcoin’s path to $80K may hinge on THIS hidden trend appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.  The Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index has experienced the longest-ever 50-day consecutive negative premium, according to Coinglass data. This indicates that institutions have been net sellers rather than aggressive buyers, or that institutional demand in the United States has been muted for a long time. Although a protracted negative premium frequently indicates short-term market weakness and cautious sentiment and does not always portend a long-term bearish trend. Source: CoinGlass Is another decline incoming? Meanwhile, the short-term average of Bitcoin’s Net Unrealized Profit/Loss (NUPL) crossed below the longer-term average on the 2nd of June. This happened when the 30-day EMA was at 0.155 and the 100-day EMA stood at 0.215. Source: CryptoQuant Even though both averages are still above zero, indicating that the average holder is still making money, this bearish crossover indicates that

The post CFTC sues crypto pool operator over alleged $14M fraud appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The CFTC has sued a North Carolina man and his company over an alleged commodity pool fraud tied to crypto and futures trading. Summary CFTC says Argent Capital solicited $14.8 million while hiding losses from at least 60 investors. The complaint links Bitcoin, Ether, futures, options, false statements, registration failures, and alleged misused funds. The case lands as CFTC faces wider questions over crypto oversight, resources, and derivatives rules. In a July 7 press release, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission said it filed a civil enforcement action against Trevor Vernon and Argent Capital Management LLC. The agency said the pool traded equity index futures, options on equity index futures, Bitcoin, Ether, and other crypto assets. The complaint says Vernon and Argent Capital solicited more than $14 million from at least 60 participants from March 2022 to February 2026. The CFT

CFTC sues Trevor Vernon and Argent Capital over alleged $14M crypto pool fraud involving Bitcoin, Ether, futures, and investor funds misuse.

The post New Hampshire Bitcoin bond heads to $100M public hearing appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. New Hampshire officials will review a proposed $100 million Bitcoin-backed bond at a public hearing on July 8, according to the Governor and Executive Council agenda.  Summary New Hampshire could clear a Bitcoin-backed bond using private collateral, not direct taxpayer funding exposure. Moody’s Ba2 rating places the deal below investment grade as Bitcoin volatility remains central risk. The July hearing follows New Hampshire’s earlier Bitcoin reserve law and November bond approval decision. The item sits under the state’s Business Finance Authority, which approved the structure in November 2025. The proposed taxable revenue bonds would support NH CleanSpark Borrower Trust 2026-1, a New Hampshire investment trust tied to Bitcoin acquisition. The agenda says the proceeds would help finance Bitcoin purchases and cover expenses linked to issuing the bonds. Bond uses private collateral The