The Block - 2026-08-02 ​
3 items collected.
1. SEC keeps Nasdaq bitcoin options on hold after granting CME review ​
Author: Zack Abrams
Published: 8/2/2026, 9:25:36 PM
Categories: Policy, Regulation
CME is arguing that the contracts are commodity option swaps subject exclusively to the CFTC's oversight rather than the SEC's.
2. Saylor hints at Strategy bitcoin buy after five-week pause as STRC rate stays at 12%: ‘Bitcoin Drive engaged’ ​
Author: Zack Abrams
Published: 8/2/2026, 6:10:43 PM
Categories: Companies
Strategy has gone five consecutive weeks without a disclosed bitcoin purchase; the firm last reported holding 843,775 BTC acquired for $63.69 billion.
3. Trump Media says $165 million bitcoin transfer to Crypto.com wasn’t a sale ​
Author: Zack Abrams
Published: 8/2/2026, 3:16:08 PM
Categories: Companies
The company said a similar transfer to Crypto.com in May was part of a broader trading strategy and did not represent a sale.