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VanEck executive: Strategy's $135 million Bitcoin sale last week did not use up its BTC Monetization Program quota.
According to ChainCatcher, Matthew Sigel, Head of Digital Asset Research at VanEck, stated on the X platform that, based on Strategy's latest 8-K filing, Strategy's $135 million Bitcoin sale last week did not utilize the $1.25 billion BTC Monetization Program quota. This is because the program only restricts sales used to replenish cash reserves; sales directly used to pay dividends are not included in this limit. Sigel points out that this means Strategy's actual Bitcoin sales capacity exceeds the commonly understood $1.25 billion.
USDT will return to the Bitcoin network; UTEXO will natively issue a Bitcoin version of USDT via the RGB protocol.
According to Mars Finance, on July 7th, Tether is preparing to natively issue USDT on the Bitcoin network based on the RGB v0.11.1 protocol, with UTEXO responsible for commercial issuance and distribution. This will mark USDT's return to the Bitcoin mainnet after many years, since its initial appearance on the Bitcoin network in 2014 via the Omni protocol. UTEXO co-founder Viktor Ihnatiuk stated that the company has received support from Tether, which is responsible for promoting the native Bitcoin USDT rollout. The RGB protocol employs client-side validation combined with the Lightning Network, enabling instant, low-cost, and privacy-focused USDT transactions while inheriting the Bitcoin UTXO security model. Users will be able to hold USDT directly through their native Bitcoin addresses and send and receive payments using Lightning Network wallets that support RGB, without relying on other public chains or intermediary service providers. Compared to the current account-based networks like TRON and Ethereum, where USDT is primarily circulated, RGB naturally supports one-time addresses using the UTXO model and combines this with off-chain payments via the Lightning Network, effectively enhancing transaction privacy. Meanwhile, UTEXO is deeply integrated with Tether, reducing intermediary fees and data collection. Users can also convert USDT between different public chains at low cost through its online cross-chain bridge.
ABTC, a Bitcoin mining company backed by the Trump family, increased its holdings by 500 BTC.
Odaily Odaily reports that American Bitcoin (ABTC), a Bitcoin mining company backed by the Trump family, has increased its holdings by 500 BTC, bringing its total Bitcoin holdings to 8,000. (BTCtreasuries)
Bitplanet and Antalpha signed a memorandum of understanding to invest 15 billion won in equipment to shift to Bitcoin mining.
According to Foresight News , citing CryptoSlate, South Korean Bitcoin treasury company Bitplanet has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Nasdaq-listed Antalpha and its partners to invest 15 billion won in Bitcoin mining equipment and launch full-scale mining operations this month. The mined Bitcoins will be recognized as operating revenue and managed as long-term financial assets. According to the plan, the first phase of the equipment is expected to produce more than 7 BTC per month and more than 80 BTC per year (subject to equipment utilization and electricity prices). The mining equipment will be deployed in overseas regions with competitive electricity costs, including Oman and Paraguay, and will adopt an overseas hosting and joint venture operation model.
Michael Saylor: If Bitcoin's long-term price increase exceeds 3.3%, BTC capital gains could fund STRC dividends indefinitely.
According to ChainCatcher, Bitcoin Treasuries.NET posted on the X platform that Strategy's Michael Saylor stated that if Bitcoin's long-term price increase exceeds 3.3%, BTC capital gains can fund STRC dividends indefinitely. Even if BTC's annual price increase is 0%, Strategy will still have dividend funds for 31 years.
Polymarket launches Bitcoin Lightning Network instant deposits and integrates the Spark protocol.
BlockBeats reported on July 8th that prediction market platform Polymarket announced support for instant, self-custodied deposits via the Bitcoin Lightning Network, powered by the Spark protocol. Compared to the previous on-chain deposit method, which required 3 to 6 block confirmations and took approximately 10 to 60 minutes, the new solution achieves near-instantaneous deposits, lowering the deposit threshold and transaction costs. According to reports, Spark performs checks for double-spending risk, fees, and Replace-by-Fee (RBF) during transaction broadcasting, achieving "zero-confirmation" deposits. It also supports on-chain, Lightning Network, and stablecoin payment channels, eliminating the need for the platform to operate its own Lightning Network nodes. Polymarket stated that this move will further improve the efficiency of Bitcoin users' fund utilization and enhance its competitiveness against rival Kalshi.