{"id":75576,"date":"2026-07-18T16:07:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T16:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/larry-fink-comes-out-as-bullish-cftc-intervenes-with-kalshi-and-more\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T16:07:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T16:07:39","slug":"larry-fink-comes-out-as-bullish-cftc-intervenes-with-kalshi-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/larry-fink-comes-out-as-bullish-cftc-intervenes-with-kalshi-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Larry Fink Comes out as Bullish, CFTC Intervenes With Kalshi, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><b>Saylor Hoards $3 Billion in Cash as Strategy\u2019s $55 Billion Bitcoin Bet Sinks $9.9 Billion Underwater<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) now pairs a $3 billion U.S. dollar reserve with 843,775 <span>BTC<\/span> worth roughly $55 billion, a barbell structure executive chairman\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/saylor-strategy-barbell-3-billion-cash-55-billion-bitcoin\/\">read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><b>Editor\u2019s comment:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The scale of Saylor\u2019s bet means he will either be one of the wealthiest men who ever lived, or a disgraced gambler. With that said, now that Strategy has included selling <span>BTC<\/span> as part of its management system, it\u2019s likely we will see less of Saylor and the firm in the headlines.<\/p>\n<p><b>CFTC Blocks Kalshi From Cancelling Michigan Sports Trades Ordered Voided<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has stopped Kalshi from liquidating sports event contracts that a Michigan court ordered\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/cftc-blocks-kalshi-from-cancelling-michigan-sports-trades-ordered-voided\/\">read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Larry Fink Comes out as Bullish, CFTC Intervenes With Kalshi, and More \u2013 Week in Review\" src=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.news.bitcoin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F07%2Fcftc-blocks-kalshi-from-cancelling-michigan-sports-trades-ordered-voided.png&amp;w=1920&amp;q=75\" alt=\"Larry Fink Comes out as Bullish, CFTC Intervenes With Kalshi, and More \u2013 Week in Review\"\/><\/p>\n<p><b>Editor\u2019s comment:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bitcoin.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bitcoin.com<\/a>\u2019s Luci Kelemen notes that Michigan is the second state, after Nevada, to obtain an order requiring Kalshi to restrict access through geolocation. Nevada regulators separately alleged that Kalshi\u2019s IP geofence allowed residents to continue buying prohibited contracts despite a court order.<\/p>\n<p><b>Tim Draper Admits \u2018Ouch\u2019 Moment After Passing on Coinbase \u2014 His Son Saw a Crypto Fortune in the Making<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Tim Draper says he passed on Coinbase after underestimating how quickly retail <span>crypto<\/span> adoption would arrive, but his son invested early\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tim-draper-admits-ouch-moment-after-passing-on-coinbase-his-son-saw-a-crypto-fortune-in-the-making\/\">read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Larry Fink Comes out as Bullish, CFTC Intervenes With Kalshi, and More \u2013 Week in Review\" src=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.news.bitcoin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F07%2Ftim-draper.jpg&amp;w=1920&amp;q=75\" alt=\"Larry Fink Comes out as Bullish, CFTC Intervenes With Kalshi, and More \u2013 Week in Review\"\/><\/p>\n<p><b>Editor\u2019s comment:<\/b><b><br \/><\/b>Now that he\u2019s learnt his lesson, there may be some alpha in the next founder that Draper or his son decide to invest in early on. Today, Coinbase is worth over $44 billion, a lovely company to get in at the ground floor on.<\/p>\n<p><b>Trump Torches Iran Ceasefire as Brent Crude Tops $83 and Bitcoin Sinks Below $62K<\/b><\/p>\n<p>U.S. President Donald Trump declared a June ceasefire with Iran \u201cover\u201d this week after U.S. Central Command carried out fresh strikes\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/trump-torches-iran-ceasefire-as-brent-crude-tops-83-and-bitcoin-sinks-below-62k\/\">read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Larry Fink Comes out as Bullish, CFTC Intervenes With Kalshi, and More \u2013 Week in Review\" src=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.news.bitcoin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F07%2Ftrump-torches-iran-ceasefire-as-brent-crude-tops-83-and-bitcoin-sinks-below-62k.png&amp;w=1920&amp;q=75\" alt=\"Larry Fink Comes out as Bullish, CFTC Intervenes With Kalshi, and More \u2013 Week in Review\"\/><\/p>\n<p><b>Editor\u2019s comment:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The flip flopping on Hormuz has been a bane on markets since it started in early 2026, yet stock markets are still basically at all-time highs. <span>Bitcoin<\/span>, on the other hand, which should theoretically do better in times of geopolitical uncertainty, has suffered. A smooth conclusion to this situation could be what <span>BTC<\/span> needs to finally kick off a new cycle.<\/p>\n<p><b>Blackrock CEO Larry Fink \u2018Very Bullish\u2019 on Markets as Bitcoin Stabilizes<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Blackrock CEO Larry Fink said he is <span>bullish<\/span> on markets, citing early gains from technology-driven margin expansion\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/blackrock-ceo-larry-fink-very-bullish-on-markets-as-bitcoin-stabilizes\/\">read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Larry Fink Comes out as Bullish, CFTC Intervenes With Kalshi, and More \u2013 Week in Review\" src=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.news.bitcoin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F07%2Flarry-fink-blackrock-bullish-on-markets.jpg&amp;w=1920&amp;q=75\" alt=\"Larry Fink Comes out as Bullish, CFTC Intervenes With Kalshi, and More \u2013 Week in Review\"\/><\/p>\n<p><b>Editor\u2019s comment:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>With the world\u2019s biggest <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-Bitcoin-ETF\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bitcoin ETF<\/a> (IBIT), Fink has good reason to want <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bitcoin<\/a> to recover. Public <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/bull-market-vs-bear-market\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bullish<\/a> sentiment from the largest asset manager in the world is a much welcomed catalyst for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BTC<\/a>, especially when price is at a discount rather than soaring to new all-time highs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/larry-fink-comes-out-as-bullish-cftc-intervenes-with-kalshi-and-more-week-in-review\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Saylor Hoards $3 Billion in Cash as Strategy\u2019s $55 Billion Bitcoin Bet Sinks $9.9 Billion Underwater Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) now pairs a $3 billion U.S. dollar reserve with 843,775 BTC worth roughly $55 billion, a barbell structure executive chairman\u2026 read more. Editor\u2019s comment: The scale of Saylor\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3947362401,"featured_media":75577,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75576"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3947362401"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75576"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75576\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}