Daily Summary2026-08-11
Stories clustered across sources, with day-to-day continuity and threading.
Strategy Sells Again, STRC Nears Par
Strategy sells another 1,690 BTC (~$108M) below cost and raises $653M from MSTR shares, lifting its reserve to $4.75B and buying $109M more STRC — now within ~$5 of the $100 par its September deadline targets
BlackRock Canada ETF Adds Bitcoin
BlackRock Canada launches IBQT on the TSX — a 97/3 equities-bitcoin portfolio built as a fund-of-funds, with the bitcoin sleeve routed through its own Canadian bitcoin ETF — as the firm says bitcoin's equity correlation is weakening
FCA Drafts Tokenised Gold Rules
The FCA is drafting a tokenised-gold framework with major banks — gold as wholesale collateral, per FT reporting — to defend London's ~70% share of global bullion trading against Shanghai and Hong Kong; standards expected in coming months, nothing live yet