Deep analysis of institutional 13F filing activity and smart money moves
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The combined market cap of public Bitcoin treasury companies collapsed from $134 billion to $72 billion during the June 2026 crypto rout, with MicroStrategy (Strategy Inc.) shedding 55% of its valuation. The company sold 32 BTC for $2.5 million to fund preferred stock dividends — its first Bitcoin sale since 2022 — breaking the absolute HODL commitment that underpinned the bull case. With all 843,706 BTC now underwater at an average cost basis of $75,699 vs. Bitcoin near $60,000, short sellers led by Kynikos Associates are targeting the leveraged flywheel model as STRC preferred stock de-anchors below par.
CoinShares analysis of SEC 13F filings reveals professional investors cut Bitcoin ETF holdings 17% in Q1 2026 (313K → 261K BTC). Hedge funds led the exit (-39%), while banks doubled exposure (+7,800 BTC) — a divergence that signals conviction among long-term allocators even as tactical traders fled.
The ETF redemption wave that began with Bitcoin has spread across the entire crypto ETF complex. For the first time, U.S. spot Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and XRP ETFs all posted net outflows on the same day, extending Bitcoin's record streak to 13 consecutive sessions with $4.37 billion pulled. Total Bitcoin ETF AUM has collapsed from $104.29 billion to $82.83 billion in under three weeks. Hyperliquid's HYPE funds stood alone as the only crypto ETF category still attracting capital.
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs posted their largest and longest withdrawal streak on record, with $3.45 billion pulled across 11 consecutive sessions ending June 2. Bitcoin plunged below $66,000 for the first time since April as institutional capital rotated into an AI-driven equities rally pushing global stocks to all-time highs.
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs posted their largest and longest withdrawal streak on record, with $3.45 billion pulled across 11 consecutive sessions ending June 2. Bitcoin plunged below $66,000 for the first time since April as institutional capital rotated into an AI-driven equities rally pushing global stocks to all-time highs.
A single investor dumped 29.21 million shares of BlackRock's IBIT at a 2.3% discount on May 26, paying $29.5M in execution costs. NYDIG analysis rejects the basis-trade theory, citing no corresponding spike in CME futures volume. The position exceeded every disclosed IBIT holder in recent 13F filings.
The CFTC approved Kalshi to list BTCPERP, the first-ever regulated bitcoin perpetual futures contract in the United States, and issued guidance allowing Coinbase Financial Markets to offer perps to U.S. clients through its Bermuda entity. The move ends years of regulatory ambiguity that pushed over $50B in daily perp volume offshore.
Strategy filed an 8-K on May 15 to repurchase $1.5 billion in 2029 convertible notes for ~$1.38 billion — its first major deleveraging move. The filing explicitly lists 'sale of Bitcoin' as a potential funding source, with prediction markets now pricing a 90% chance Strategy sells BTC before year-end, up from 12% a month ago.
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded nine consecutive trading days of net outflows — the longest streak since the funds launched in January 2024 — with investors pulling roughly $2.8 billion over the period. Bitcoin has fallen from roughly $80,000 to $73,000 during the streak.
SpaceX's S-1 filing with the SEC discloses 18,712 bitcoin on its balance sheet at $1.45B fair value, purchased for just $661M. The company targets a $1.75T valuation in what could be the largest IPO in history.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren sent a formal letter to OCC Comptroller Jonathan Gould arguing that nine national trust bank charters issued to crypto firms—including Coinbase, Circle, Ripple, Fidelity, and BitGo—violate the National Bank Act and pose 'serious risks' to the U.S. banking system.
Billionaire investor Bill Ackman announced Friday that Pershing Square has built a new position in Microsoft starting in February, arguing the company's massive AI investments aren't reflected in its slumping share price. The stake will be disclosed in regulatory filings later today.
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $630.4M in net outflows on May 13, the worst single day since January 29's $817.8M exit. BlackRock's IBIT led with $284.7M in redemptions. The outflows snapped a five-week inflow streak that had pulled in $3.8B, driven by back-to-back hot CPI (3.8%) and PPI (6%) prints that shifted Fed rate expectations.
Charles Schwab has begun rolling out spot BTC and ETH trading to retail customers via Schwab Crypto, its dedicated crypto platform. An initial cohort of waitlisted clients now has access, with broader expansion planned over coming months.
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation—which processed $4.7 quadrillion in securities transactions in 2025—announced it will integrate Chainlink's Runtime Environment into its Collateral AppChain platform, enabling near real-time, 24/7 collateral management across global markets and blockchains. The platform is expected to go live in Q4 2026.
Ripple Prime secured a $200 million debt facility from Neuberger Berman's specialty finance arm to expand margin financing for institutional crypto trading. The platform's revenue has tripled since Ripple acquired Hidden Road for $1.25 billion last year.
MARA Holdings (NASDAQ: MARA) sold $1.5 billion worth of bitcoin in Q1 2026 — including a $1.1B sale to fund a convertible note repurchase — dropping from the 2nd to the 4th largest publicly traded bitcoin holder, as the miner's shift toward AI and high-performance computing infrastructure accelerates.
Ripple Prime secured a $200 million debt facility from Neuberger Berman's specialty finance arm to expand margin financing for institutional crypto trading. The platform's revenue has tripled since Ripple acquired Hidden Road for $1.25 billion last year.
Circle (NYSE: CRCL) raised $222 million for its Arc blockchain token at a $3 billion valuation, drawing investment from BlackRock, Apollo, a16z crypto, ARK Invest, and Intercontinental Exchange — marking the stablecoin giant's most ambitious push beyond USDC into institutional blockchain infrastructure.
BlackRock filed SEC paperwork on May 8 to launch a new "Daily Reinvestment Stablecoin Reserve Vehicle" with OnChain Shares and add an onchain share class to its $7 billion Select Treasury Based Liquidity Fund, using Ethereum ERC-20 tokens. The moves deepen the $14 trillion asset manager's tokenization push as the real-world asset market crosses $30 billion, up 200% year-over-year.