Capital B buys 2 Bitcoin for €0.1 mln – Holdings expand to 2,836 BTC
Is Capital B turning into Europe’s version of Strategy?
Bitcoin’s rally back to the mid-$73,000 region did not last long as the leading cryptocurrency’s price action reversed as the week came to a close and fell back around $67,000 after momentarily regaining momentum last week, pulling Ethereum down with it till the ETH price also lost the $2,000 price level.
Bitcoin broke the descending triangle with a massive candle—then crept right back inside.
March 9, 2026, 7:37 pmBitcoin rallied at the start of the week, reaching an intraday high of $69,497 despite broader market declines driven by rising oil prices, now exceeding $100 per barrel.
March 9, 2026, 7:02 pmIs Capital B turning into Europe’s version of Strategy?
Coinbase launched regulated bitcoin futures trading across Europe on March 9, giving traders in 26 countries access to leveraged cryptocurrency contracts for the first time through a fully licensed platform. On March 9, the U.S.-listed exchange launched the service and made it accessible via Coinbase Advanced.
Michael Saylor's Strategy disclosed Monday that it acquired 17,994 Bitcoin for approximately $1.28 billion last week, paying an average of $70,946 per coin — well below both the company's overall cost basis of $75,985 and the roughly $67,000 level at which Bitcoin traded for most of the week.
Bhutan moves $12M in Bitcoin as transfers surpass $42M in 2026 while remaining the 7th largest sovereign BTC holder.
Coinbase launched regulated crypto futures in 26 European countries, offering perpetual and dated contracts with up to 10x leverage.
Bitcoin reaches 20 million mined coins, marking over 95% of total supply with the final 1 million BTC to be mined over the next 114 years.
The recent moves are comparatively much smaller than when Bhutan moved over $60 million in bitcoin last July over the course of four days.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has joined the $333,000 fundraising round for Stack BTC alongside Blockchain.com.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.