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Odaily News: Digital asset infrastructure company BitGo has announced the completion of its acquisition of NYDIG's institutional trading business. The transaction employs a two-step merger structure, with total consideration of approximately $42.5 million, including $7 million in cash and approximately $35.5 million in BitGo stock.The business brings approximately 30 NYDIG employees and institutional client relationships into BitGo, offering derivatives, structured products, financing, and capital markets solutions to asset management firms, hedge funds, corporations, and family offices.The transaction also includes performance-based incentive provisions, including a $10 million cash payment tied to a revenue milestone, up to $5 million in cash and additional shares tied to a second milestone, as well as retention incentives for transferred employees.NYDIG will focus on power generation, Bitcoin mining, and high-performance computing data center operations, with the company disclosing a development pipeline exceeding 3 gigawatts. BitGo recently completed its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, with a post-issuance valuation of approximately $2 billion, and launched the USDS token. (Decrypt)
According to the NYDIG research report (Author: Greg Cipolaro, July 10, 2026), Bitcoin fell 13.4% in the second quarter of 2026, with year-to-date losses expanding to 32.9%, while the Nasdaq 100 Index rose 27.7% and tech stocks surged 43.5% during the same period, indicating that this decline was not due to macro risk aversion, but rather Bitcoin-specific supply pressure. The core pressure stems from Strategy (MSTR) launching the "Digital Credit Capital Framework," authorizing the sale of approximately $1.25 billion worth of Bitcoin to cover capital structure obligations, marking a shift of the largest historical marginal buyer from continuous accumulation to active monetization, and the DAT complex overall turning from a demand engine to a supply risk. Regarding ETFs, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw a net outflow of $4.9 billion in the second quarter, but the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust attracted $364.8 million in inflows against the trend, showing distribution channels remain competitive. Regarding the derivatives market, against the backdrop of weak spot demand and continuous outflows from ETFs and stablecoins, positive funding rates coupled with rising open interest indicate leveraged longs are rebuilding positions, posing a risk of passive liquidation triggering a new round of declines. Bitcoin has currently fallen 54.3% cumulatively from the all-time high of $126,000 set on October 6, 2025; if referencing the 2018 and 2022 cycles (gradually narrowing declines of approximately 70%, approximately 370
According to on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain (@lookonchain), Riot Platforms continues selling BTC and deposited another 500 BTC—worth approximately $38.24 million—to NYDIG five hours ago.
According to on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain (@lookonchain), mining company Riot Platforms deposited another 500 BTC—worth approximately $38.95 million—to NYDIG six hours ago, continuing its sell-off.