Bitcoin Holds Strong Near Its Record High with Slight Rebound to $109,500

Exodus has launched 'Exodus Pay,' enabling users to spend BTC directly from their self-custodial wallet. The update aims to make holding and spending Bitcoin more seamless without moving funds to custodial services.

Russia will prohibit cash-for-crypto transactions and require trades to go through cashless, bank-mediated channels, a senior central bank official said. The measure is meant to increase oversight of crypto-related flows and clamp down on informal peer-to-peer markets.

Japan’s cabinet has reclassified cryptocurrencies as financial instruments and will introduce bans on insider trading plus annual disclosure requirements for token issuers. The measures aim to strengthen investor protection and bring crypto closer to regulated markets.

Cango offloaded 2,000 BTC in a strategic deleveraging as the global Bitcoin hashrate fell about 17%, raising questions over whether this signals a buying opportunity or a warning. The move coincides with miners reallocating capital toward AI hardware, adding near-term sell pressure to BTC markets.

Morgan Stanley launched the MSBT Bitcoin ETF with a 0.14% fee, undercutting BlackRock’s IBIT and intensifying an issuer fee war. The move could shift investor flows and compress margins across the digital-asset ETF market.