Bitcoin’s mined supply has hit 20 million BTC—a milestone 17 years in the making—while Nasdaq’s DeFi partnership and Nigel Farage’s crypto investment signal shifting tides in institutional adoption.
The Bitcoin network’s fixed supply schedule ensures only 1 million BTC will remain unmined, with issuance tapering via halving events until 2140. Nasdaq’s collaboration with Kraken’s parent company Payward to build an 'equities transformation gateway' aims to bridge tokenized stocks and DeFi networks, with a 2027 rollout. This initiative could redefine liquidity dynamics for both traditional and decentralized markets.
The cat is out of the bag: @Starcloud_-2 will be the first to mine 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻 in space.
— Philip Johnston (@PhilipJohnston) March 7, 2026
This will be a massive industry in itself. Right now, bitcoin mining consumes about 20 GW of power continuously. It makes no sense to do this on Earth, and in the end state, all of this… pic.twitter.com/tmfr8rxGOL
UK-listed Stack BTC Plc (STAK), chaired by former Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, has drawn attention after UKIP leader Nigel Farage acquired a 6.3% stake. The firm’s $1.5 million Bitcoin treasury aligns with a broader trend of institutional investors leveraging crypto as a macro-hedging tool.
Meanwhile, Zcash’s ZODL raised $25 million from Paradigm and a16z to expand its shielded pool, which now facilitates $600 million in ZEC swaps annually.
Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy added 17,994 BTC ($1.28 billion) through stock sales, bringing total holdings to 738,731 BTC. This move underscores corporate treasuries’ growing reliance on Bitcoin as a capital preservation strategy amid inflationary pressures.
Look, the convergence of fixed-supply assets and institutional-grade infrastructure is reshaping crypto’s risk profile. If Nasdaq’s tokenized equity gateway gains traction, it could force a reevaluation of how traditional assets are priced and traded.
Source: Theblock
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