Nakamoto Daily (Page 2)

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Metaplanet Becomes 3rd Largest Public Bitcoin Holder With $50M Raise

Metaplanet has issued 8 billion yen in zero-interest bonds fully subscribed by EVO Fund, its 20th such deal, as Japan's largest corporate bitcoin holder pushes toward a 100,000 BTC target.

By Samson Mackeown • Apr 26, 2026 • 3 min

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Markets Institutional Regulation

Polymarket Seeks $400M in New Raise at $15B Valuation

Polymarket is reportedly in talks to raise $400 million at a $15 billion valuation, adding fresh momentum to prediction markets as institutional capital builds and regulatory risks remain unresolved.

By Matthew Curtis • Apr 21, 2026 • 2 min

Stylised graphic of a large office tower dissolving into digital blocks and network lines, representing Hanwha Investment & Securities joining the Canton Network.

Institutional On Chain Markets

Hanwha Securities Joins Goldman Sachs-Backed Canton Network in South Korea Digital Asset Push

Hanwha Investment & Securities has signed a new partnership with Digital Asset and joined the Canton Network, bringing a major South Korean broker into one of finance’s most closely watched blockchain ecosystems.

By Soonhan Rani • Apr 20, 2026 • 4 min

Illustration of a giant octopus surrounding financial charts and an IPO building icon, symbolizing Kraken’s exchange expansion, valuation analysis, and its potential public listing.

Exchanges Institutional Markets

Kraken IPO: Analysis of $13.3B Valuation & Deutsche Borse Stake

Kraken's co-CEO Arjun Sethi has publicly confirmed the crypto exchange's confidential SEC filing for a US IPO. The disclosure comes as Deutsche Borse takes a $200 million stake at a $13.3 billion valuation, down a third from Kraken's November peak.

By Sonia Paganuzzi • Apr 16, 2026 • 2 min

Illustration of a black cube bursting open with Bitcoin symbols, upward arrows, percentage signs, and rising charts, representing surging institutional investment and Bitcoin ETF growth.

Bitcoin Institutional Markets

BlackRock Q1 Earnings Beat Expectations as IBIT Hits $54B in AUM

BlackRock (BLK) reported $2.2 billion in net income for Q1 2026, a 17% year-over-year increase, with total AUM reaching $13.9 trillion. The iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) ended the quarter with $54 billion in assets under management and $935 million in digital asset ETF inflows.

By Afshan Rasheed • Apr 15, 2026 • 3 min

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Bitcoin Institutional

Strategy (MSTR) Nears 767,000 BTC as Saylor Signals Next Buy

Michael Saylor signalled another Bitcoin purchase on Sunday as Strategy holds 766,970 BTC worth roughly $54.5 billion. The Bitcoin treasury company (MSTR) is accumulating nearly three times faster than miners can produce new coins, even with $14.5 billion in Q1 unrealised losses.

By Soonhan Rani • Apr 14, 2026 • 2 min

Illustration of a large Bitcoin breaking apart over a city skyline with coins scattering, symbolizing institutional dominance and falling retail inflows in crypto.

Institutional ETF Market Analysis

Institutions Drive 2026 Crypto Market as Retail Inflows Hit 9-Year Low

Institutional investors are accelerating into crypto in 2026 while retail remains absent, according to Exodus CEO JP Richardson. CryptoQuant data shows small-account inflows on Binance have fallen to a nine-year low.

By Samson Mackeown • Apr 13, 2026 • 4 min

Stylised graphic showing a TRON coin connected to Securitize-branded screens, documents, houses, gold bars and a padlock, representing tokenized real-world assets on the TRON network.

Institutional Markets On Chain

TRON (TRX) Tokenized Assets: Securitize Launches RWA Expansion

Securitize is expanding onto TRON, bringing tokenized real-world assets and tokenized securities to one of crypto’s largest networks as the RWA race moves toward broader on-chain distribution.

By Soonhan Rani • Apr 12, 2026 • 3 min

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Regulation Institutional

OKX and HashKey Back VPBank-Linked Bid for Vietnam Crypto Pilot

OKX Ventures and HashKey Capital have joined the shareholder group behind CAEX as Vietnam moves toward a tightly controlled crypto pilot that could reshape one of Asia’s most active digital asset markets.

By Soonhan Rani • Apr 11, 2026 • 3 min

Illustration of a Bitcoin ETF vault releasing Bitcoin symbols, representing inflows into Morgan Stanley's MSBT fund.

Bitcoin ETF Institutional

Morgan Stanley's MSBT Pulled in $30.6M on Day One but the Wider Market Sold

MSBT drew $30.6 million in first-day inflows and $34 million in trading volume, trailing only BlackRock's IBIT at $40 million. But total daily Bitcoin ETF flows came in at -$124.5 million as FBTC, ARKB, and GBTC all recorded outflows. Balchunas puts the launch in the top 1% of all ETF debuts.

By Samson Mackeown • Apr 09, 2026 • 3 min

Illustration of a crypto payment card with Bitcoin and Ethereum symbols, representing the Wirex and Utorg partnership enabling real-time crypto payments.

Institutional Markets On Chain

New Wirex & Utorg Partnership Enables Real-Time Crypto Card Payments

Wirex and Utorg have partnered to connect self-custodial wallets with crypto debit cards across 130 countries. Conversion happens at point of sale in real time. The integration reaches Utorg's 2 million users with Apple Pay and Google Pay support.

By Sonia Paganuzzi • Apr 09, 2026 • 2 min

Illustration of a Bitcoin coin and digital blocks symbolising Morgan Stanley launching the first Wall Street bank spot Bitcoin ETF.

ETF Bitcoin Institutional

Morgan Stanley Launches First Wall Street Bank Bitcoin ETF at 0.14% Fee

Morgan Stanley's spot Bitcoin ETF begins trading on NYSE Arca, becoming the first issued by a major U.S. bank. The fund charges 0.14%, undercutting BlackRock's 0.25%, and will be distributed through the bank's 15,000 financial advisors managing trillions in client assets.

By Sonia Paganuzzi • Apr 08, 2026 • 2 min

Institutional