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Bitcoinis holding above $72,000 on Thursday morning after briefly topping $73,000 in the prior session, as a pair of blockbuster deals signal that traditional finance is accelerating its push into digital-asset infrastructure. Spot bitcoin ETF inflows hit $462M on Wednesday, the third consecutive day of net buying led by BlackRock'sIBIT at $307M, while etherfunds drew $169M,.NYSE PARENT ICE TAKES BOARD SEAT AT OKX IN $25B TOKENIZATION BET:Intercontinental Exchange, the parent of the New York Stock Exchange, has taken an equity stake in crypto exchange OKX at a $25B valuation and secured a board seat,. Under the deal, OKX will supply ICE with a live crypto price feed and plans to allow users to trade tokenized NYSE-listed stocks and derivatives in the second half of 2026, while ICE continues to develop its own blockchain-based trading infrastructure. For equity investors, the transaction links a systemically important exchange operator directly to a major offshore crypto venue and advances the tokenization-of-equities narrative that has driven ICE shares and peer exchange stocks higher in recent quarters.CORE SCIENTIFIC SECURES UP TO $1B FROM MORGAN STANLEY AS MINERS LOCK IN CAPITAL:Core Scientificannounced it has secured up to $1B in strategic financing from Morgan Stanley, with a $500M initial close. The financing comes as the bitcoin miner pivots its data-center capacity toward high-performance computing and AI hosting, a theme that has driven a combined $11B surge in U.S.-listed miner market caps in recent months. Separately, BitFuFureportedthat it mined 227 BTC in February and held 1,830 BTC with 26.4 EH/s of deployed hashrate, while LM Funding Americasaid it mined a record 8.7 BTC in February, up 11.5% from January, but sold 18.1 BTC and reduced total holdings to 354.7 BTC,.CLARITY ACT STALLS AS TRUMP ATTACKS BANKS OVER STABLECOIN YIELD BAN:The CLARITY Act stablecoin bill hit a fresh impasse after White House-led negotiations ended without agreement on whether platforms like Coinbaseshould be permitted to offer yield on stablecoins,. President Trump publicly criticized banks for undermining his crypto agenda, telling supporters that financial institutions are "threatening" the industry by pushing for a total prohibition on stablecoin rewards,. Despite the legislative stalemate, the broader regulatory tone continued to shift, with the SEC and CFTC each submitting formal crypto-market-structure guidance to the White House for review,.BITCOIN TREASURY STRATEGIES PROLIFERATE ACROSS SMALL-CAP EQUITIES:The corporate bitcoin treasury trend extended further down-market. YY Group Holdingsannounced a long-term bitcoin treasury strategy, allocating excess cash to BTC as a reserve asset, citing scarcity and inflation-hedge potential,. DDC Enterprisegrew its BTC stash to 2,183 coins amid record revenue guidance, while Hyperscale Data, anchored by a bitcoin treasury strategy, said its askROI subsidiary deployed Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 AI model,., American Bitcoin Corp., the Hut 8subsidiary with Trump-family ties, disclosed two insider Form 4s showing directors purchased 2.1M shares, while Aurelion Inc.reported Q1 results for the first Nasdaq-listed Tether Gold treasury with a $108M NAV,.ON-CHAIN FLOWS SHOW BLACKROCK ACCUMULATION AND SHORT-WHALE LIQUIDATIONS:showed BlackRock withdrew a net 4,716 BTC, valued around $345M, and 21,147 ETH, valued near $45M, from Coinbase within a 13-hour window ending early March 5, a pattern consistent with IBIT custody accumulation rather than selling. Separately,an OG bitcoin wallet depositing 500 BTC worth approximately $36.4M to Binance after 8 months of dormancy., a potential sell-side signal, while CryptoQuant's Exchange Whale Ratio surged to 0.85 in late February, the highest in over a decade, before pulling back as of March 5,.GOLDMAN SACHS FILES BITCOIN-LINKED STRUCTURED NOTES; BNY MELLON HIGHLIGHTS TOKENIZATION:Goldman Sachsfiled a 424B2 prospectus for autocallable contingent coupon notes linked to the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF, with risk factors explicitly discussing bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, and digital assets,. Bank of New York Mellonused its definitive proxy statement to highlight the launch of a tokenized money market fund solution and a stablecoin reserves fund among its 2025 accomplishments,. Both filings underscore that Wall Street's largest institutions are deepening their crypto infrastructure buildout even as bitcoin trades more than 40% below its October 2025 all-time high.PRICE ACTION:As of time of writing, bitcoin was trading at $70,997.06, while ether was trading at $2,063.71,.

Catch up on the top industries and stocks that were impacted, or were predicted to be impacted, by the comments, actions and policies of President Donald Trump with this daily recap compiled by The Fly.IMPASSE:Discussions around crypto legislation has hit an impasse as banks said they could not back a compromise pushed by the White House, Reuters. This development has cast doubt on whether the bill will be passed and criticism from President Donald Trump who accused lenders of working to undermine it. The Clarity Act bill is meant to create clear regulations to promote cryptocurrency adoption, but the bill stalled in January after banks opposed a provision to allow stablecoin issuers and crypto firms to offer yield-bearing products and other rewards. The White House stepped in to broker a deal last month, introducing a compromise that would allow stablecoin rewards in some circumstances but not on idle holdings, four people familiar with the discussions told Reuters. Crypto companies have agreed with the compromise, but banks said they cannot support it, two sources added. Publicly traded companies in the cryptocurrency space include Bit Digital, Bitfarms, Circle Internet, Coinbase, Core Scientific, Greenidge Generation, Mara Holdings, Riot Platforms, Strategy, Stronghold Digital Miningand TeraWulf. Publicly traded companies in the banking space include Bank of America, Citi, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, U.S. Bancorpand Wells Fargo.LOBBYING CLASH:President Donald Trump met with CoinbaseCEO Brian Armstrong before backing the company's position in a lobbying clash with banks, Jasper Goodman of Politco, citing two people with knowledge of the matter. After the meeting, Trump wrote on social media that, "need to make a good deal with the Crypto Industry" in order to advance digital asset legislation and added that a crypto law is "being threatened and undermined by the Banks, and that is unacceptable." The policy clash is centered on whether crypto exchanges should be allowed to offer rewards programs that pay an annual percent yield to owners of digital tokens known as stablecoins.ELECTRICITY COST:Google, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, and other AI companies signed a pledge at the White House agreeing to bear the cost of new electricity generation to power data centers, Jarrett Renshaw and Laila Kearney of Reuters. "This means that the tech companies and the data centers will be able to get the electricity they need, all without driving up electricity costs for consumers," Trump said at the event.OIL FROM VENEZUELA:President Donald Trumpon Truth Social, "Delcy Rodriguez, who is the President of Venezuela, is doing a great job, and working with U.S. Representatives very well. The Oil is beginning to flow, and the professionalism and dedication between both Countries is a very nice thing to see!"NETFLIX DEBT:Paramountmay have won the battle for Warner Bros. Discovery, but President Donald Trump continues to bet on the financial stability of Netflix, The Hollywood Reporter's Alex Weprin. As Paramount sought to pry Warner Bros. away from the streaming giant, Trump was adding more Netflix bonds to his personal portfolio, financial disclosures released by the White House on Wednesday show. The disclosures show that President Trump bought between $600,000 and $1.25M worth of Netflix debt in January, adding to the $500,000 to $1M in Netflix bonds that he purchased in December, shortly after Netflix's megadeal for Warner was announced, the author notes.

Schellman announced a strategic investment from Private Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives. The partnership marks a significant milestone for the firm and reflects alignment with an investor who shares Schellman's long-term vision and deep respect for the culture, people, and operating model that have made it one of the most trusted names in independent cybersecurity compliance. Lightyear Capital has been the majority investor in Schellman since 2021 and will continue to be a minority investor in the company going forward. The investment will accelerate Schellman's next phase of growth, expanding the firm's capabilities, scaling its team and enabling Schellman to serve clients across more markets and geographies, with a particular focus on high-demand areas including AI governance, federal compliance, and digital trust. Schellman's leadership team will remain in place, and client relationships and service delivery will continue uninterrupted. The transaction is expected to close in Q2 2026, subject to customary regulatory approvals. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Discussions around crypto legislation has hit an impasse as banks said they could not back a compromise pushed by the White House, Reuters reports. This development has cast doubt on whether the bill will be passed and criticism from President Donald Trump who accused lenders of working to undermine it. The Clarity Act bill is meant to create clear regulations to promote cryptocurrency adoption, but the bill stalled in January after banks opposed a provision to allow stablecoin issuers and crypto firms to offer yield-bearing products and other rewards. The White House stepped in to broker a deal last month, introducing a compromise that would allow stablecoin rewards in some circumstances but not on idle holdings, four people familiar with the discussions told Reuters. Crypto companies have agreed with the compromise, but banks said they cannot support it, two sources added. Publicly traded companies in the cryptocurrency space include Bit Digital (BTBT), Bitfarms (BITF), Circle Internet (CRCL), Coinbase (COIN), Core Scientific (CORZ), Greenidge Generation (GREE), Mara Holdings (MARA), Riot Platforms (RIOT), Strategy (MSTR), Stronghold Digital Mining (SDIG) and TeraWulf (WULF). Publicly traded companies in the banking space include Bank of America (BAC), Citi (C), Goldman Sachs (GS), JPMorgan (JPM), Morgan Stanley (MS), U.S. Bancorp (USB) and Wells Fargo (WFC).