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Franklin Templeton Proposes Dividend-Reinvesting ETFs That Channel Stock Payouts Into Bitcoin

Franklin Templeton Proposes Dividend-Reinvesting ETFs That Channel Stock Payouts Into Bitcoin

Franklin Templeton filed with the SEC for the Franklin US Equity Bitcoin DRIP Index ETF and Franklin US Innovation Bitcoin DRIP Index ETF, which allocate 95% to large-cap U.S. stocks and 5% to Bitcoin, with dividends reinvested to boost BTC exposure up to a 20% cap. The structure creates steady, indirect demand for Bitcoin funded by corporate dividends, targeting investors seeking passive crypto allocation without direct purchases. Proposed...

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Ethereum Foundation Co-Executive Director Hsiao-Wei Wang Resigns Amid Leadership Transition

Ethereum Foundation Co-Executive Director Hsiao-Wei Wang Resigns Amid Leadership Transition

Hsiao-Wei Wang has resigned as co-executive director and board member of the Ethereum Foundation (EF), effective immediately. The move follows her recent sabbatical and comes after fellow co-executive director Tomasz Stańczak‘s earlier departure, contributing to at least eight senior exits in recent months. Wang emphasized Ethereum’s decentralized nature: “Ethereum has always been bigger than any one role, any one...

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Strategy's STRC Preferred Stock Hits Record Low Below Par, Pausing Key Bitcoin Funding Channel

Strategy’s STRC Preferred Stock Hits Record Low Below Par, Pausing Key Bitcoin Funding Channel

Strategy’s Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock (STRC) closed at a record low of $89, 11% below its $100 par value. The discount has paused the company’s at-the-market issuance program, a primary channel for raising capital to acquire more bitcoin. This follows Strategy’s first-ever BTC sale of 32 coins for ~$2.5 million in late May to cover STRC dividends. Bitcoin and ether spot ETFs saw combined outflows of $111 million...

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Coinbase Unveils Ambitious System Update with Tokenized Stocks, AI Advisor, and Bitcoin-Backed Mortgages

Coinbase Unveils Ambitious System Update with Tokenized Stocks, AI Advisor, and Bitcoin-Backed Mortgages

Coinbase announced 21 new products and features on June 16, 2026, expanding into tokenized equities, AI-driven advisory, and traditional finance services. Tokenized U.S. stocks launching next month for eligible non-U.S. customers, backed 1:1 with automatic dividends and onchain transferability. New AI-powered Coinbase Advisor (SEC-registered) and Coinbase for Agents platform for autonomous trading, alongside Bitcoin-backed mortgages via...

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SpaceX IPO Brings Largest Corporate Bitcoin Treasury to Public Markets

SpaceX IPO Brings Largest Corporate Bitcoin Treasury to Public Markets

SpaceX disclosed 18,712 BTC purchased for ~$661 million and valued at $1.29 billion as of March 31 in its S-1 filing, positioning it among the largest corporate holders. The aerospace giant completed its historic Nasdaq debut, raising $75 billion in the largest IPO ever, with shares surging in post-IPO trading. Unlike dedicated Bitcoin treasury firms, SpaceX treats its holdings as a non-core strategic cash reserve, a framing that could...

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