Bitcoin futures carry trades are quietly beating Treasuries at 7.89% driving $850M Wall Street Bitcoin ETF spree
Bitcoin futures carry trades are quietly beating Treasuries at 7.89% driving $850M Wall Street Bitcoin ETF spreeAugust 7 gross futures carry ranged from 5.69% to 7.89%, above the 4.19% Treasury yield, but public data cannot identify investor motive.
Good to see you this Tuesday.Corporate crypto treasuries are showing that access to large token holdings is not the same as having flexible, dependable liquidity. Strategy sold another 1,690 BTC while building a record $4.65 billion cash reserve to finish closing STRC’s final gap, underscoring how treasury managers are prioritizing funding certainty over pure coin exposure. That pressure is surfacing elsewhere: SharpLink’s $1.7 billion Ethereum treasury could take about 90 days to fully convert to cash or staking, highlighting timing risk even at scale. Meanwhile, Bitcoin futures carry trades are quietly outperforming Treasuries, with the August contract yielding an annualized 7.89% basis above the two-year Treasury yield of 4.19% on Aug. 7. This spread has helped drive a $853.54 million weekly inflow into U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs, signaling renewed arbitrage-driven demand from Wall Street. The global crypto market cap is $2.18 trillion, with a 24-hour volume of $54.48 billion. The price of Bitcoin is $63,714.45, and BTC market dominance is 58.7%. The price of Ethereum is $1,870.82, and ETH market dominance is 10.4%. The best-performing sector is Terra, which gained 6%. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index is currently Extreme Fear (29). 📰 Top News
Bitcoin futures carry trades are quietly beating Treasuries at 7.89% driving $850M Wall Street Bitcoin ETF spreeAugust 7 gross futures carry ranged from 5.69% to 7.89%, above the 4.19% Treasury yield, but public data cannot identify investor motive. Strategy has $785 million left to close STRC’s final $5 gap after selling $213 million in BitcoinThe company sold another 1,690 BTC to fund preferred-stock buybacks while its USD reserve climbed to a record $4.65 billion. SharpLink posts $1B loss as its $1.7B Ethereum treasury could take 90 days to fully convert to cashThe six-month loss was largely non-cash, while the Ethereum treasury says fully converting its portfolio to staking could take about 90 days. 🗞️ More News8 reasons to lock in always-on visibility on CryptoSlateIf your company wants meaningful reach in crypto throughout 2026, CryptoSlate is the safe, high-leverage choice. Here is why advertisers choose us:
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