Weekly: a coffee shop with a BTC reserve, $8.7 billion in activity, stablecoins in Germany and Japan

Vanadi Coffee creates $1.2B Bitcoin reserve

Coffee chain Vanadi Coffee has received shareholder approval to invest up to €1 billion in BTC. This makes the company the first in Spain to officially adopt Bitcoin as its primary reserve asset.

Metaplanet enters the TOP‑5 BTC holders

Japan’s Metaplanet has acquired 1,005 BTC, bringing its total holdings to 13,350 coins. The total value of the deal was nearly $109 million, with an average purchase price of $108,565 per BTC.

CryptoQuant reports declining demand for digital gold

The Apparent Demand metric has turned negative again: new demand is failing to offset selling pressure from miners and long-term holders. This may indicate a local market top.

Whale moves $8.7B after 14 years of dormancy

Lookonchain detected activity on wallets holding 80,000 BTC, possibly linked to Roger Ver. Coinbase does not rule out a potential compromise of access.

Germany to launch a regulated euro stablecoin

AllUnity — a joint venture of DWS, Flow Traders, and Galaxy — has received an EMI license from BaFin and is preparing to launch a euro stablecoin.

Japanese bank explores stablecoins with Solana and Fireblocks

Minna Bank has partnered with the Solana Foundation, Fireblocks, and TIS to develop solutions for mobile Web3 finance — focusing on on-chain banking and payment interfaces.

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Kursoff's Opinion

This week clearly reflects two trends: institutions are increasingly entering crypto, expanding its role in the global economy. At the same time, technical indicators signal weakening demand, while the awakening of dormant whales reminds us that crypto is never truly calm.