Billionaires Peter Thiel and Palmer Luckey have raised $350 million for their new Bitcoin and cryptocurrency bank Erebor, which is about to launch. （The Bitcoin Historian）

[U.S. stock market's three major indexes rise, Trump Media & Technology Group drops over 10%] U.S. stocks closed on Monday, with the Dow Jones up 0.47%, the S&P 500 index up 0.6%, and the Nasdaq up 0.5%. Oracle rose 3%, Nvidia and Tesla rose over 1%, while Trump Media & Technology Group dropped over 10%. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index rose 0.58%, iQIYI rose nearly 3%, and Bilibili rose 1.5%.

Bitcoin has broken its usual correlation with US stocks, with the S&P 500 index hitting a historic high and technology stocks rising 16% this year, while Bitcoin has lagged behind. （Cointelegraph）

[The three major U.S. stock indexes collectively closed higher, with mixed performance in tech stocks] The three major U.S. stock indexes collectively closed higher: the S&P 500 rose 0.64%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.48%, and the Nasdaq rose 0.52%. Among large-cap tech stocks, Tesla rose 1.56%, Nvidia rose 1.49%, and Apple fell 1.04%. As for Chinese concept stocks, Pinduoduo rose 2.19%, Trip.com rose 2.13%, and Bilibili rose 1.57%.

Crypto continues to lose ground ahead of this week's record options expiration, while defensive positioning and thinning liquidity suggest caution into 2026. What to know : Bitcoin and crypto prices moved steadily lower in U.S. Monday afternoon trading. Over $28.5 billion in bitcoin and ether options are set to expire Friday on derivatives exchange Deribit, the largest expiry in its history.