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Crypto stocks tumble following report of Nasdaq’s increased scrutiny of digital asset treasuries

Strategy, MARA, SharpLink, and BitMine all fell on the news that Nasdaq will require shareholder votes for some crypto deals.

Nasdaq will increase its regulatory oversight of companies that have been amassing crypto, including requiring shareholder votes “for some crypto deals,” according to a report from The Information. A slew of crypto-adjacent stocks tumbled upon the news, including bitcoin mega-stockpiler Strategy as well as MARA Holdings. Newcomers to the treasury space were hit harder, with Nakamoto Holdings dropping 18%, while American Bitcoin, fresh off its Nasdaq listing yesterday, dropped 20%. Ethereum treasuries were also dragged down, with SharpLink Gaming and BitMine Immersion Technologies falling 10% and 8%, respectively.

The Information reported that Nasdaq “recently told some publicly listed companies that under certain circumstances, their shareholders would need to approve the plan to raise capital to buy crypto.” The companies include Nasdaq-listed Heritage Distilling, a military-themed whiskey company.

The move could seriously damage what has become one of the most prominent crypto developments of 2025: the crypto treasury boom.

Tim Kotzman, Bitcoin Treasuries Media founder, told Sherwood News that today’s proposals signal Nasdaq’s intent to stay ahead of emerging risks and safeguard the quality of its market. 

“The focus on faster suspensions and delistings will reduce the potential for prolonged investor harm. This is the kind of proactive regulatory action that reinforces trust in the US capital markets,” he said.

So far this year, 124 US-listed public companies have announced their plans to raise about $133 billion to buy cryptocurrency, 94 of which are Nasdaq-listed, The Information reported, citing Architect Partners data. 

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Dogecoin and other canine tokens lead the pack as wider crypto market remains flat

Dogecoin, the meme coin beloved by Elon Musk with a market capitalization of $16.5 billion, is outpacing its peers bitcoin and etheruem in the last 24 hours, jumping nearly 9% to trade at nearly $0.11.

Also among the top 10 gainers in the period are ethereum-based dog token shiba inu and solana-native canine coin bonk, each increasing over 3%, data from CoinGecko shows.

In another positive sign for the meme coin, dogecoin ETFs have only recorded monthly inflows since their November listing, bringing in a cumulative net flow of $9.6 million, according to SoSoValue.

However, traders expect dogecoin to trade lower soon. Prediction market-implied odds of the cryptocurrency sliding below $0.08 stand at 76% on Wednesday morning.

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NFT price floors surge, but trading volume still in the dumps

The price floor (the lowest possible acquisition cost) of many NFTs has pushed higher recently, but sales volume has not picked up.

In the last seven days, ethereum-based collection CryptoPunks has increased more than 19% to a floor price of nearly 31 ethereum, worth over $70,000, while Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs have jumped 26% to 9.5 ethereum, or $21,692, according to analytics platform NFTPriceFloor.

Pudgy Penguins has increased 20%, Chromie Squiggle has rallied 29%, and anime-inspired Azuki has gained over 44% in the period.

Zooming out, however, the ongoing rally has not coincided with growing trading volume. Weekly sales volume since last April has been on a gradual decline, per data aggregator CryptoSlam, suggesting narrow enthusiasm underpinning the price upswing.

While these once popular NFTs have seen their price floors rise recently, they are far from the heights they reached when they starred in the 2021 crypto cycle. For example, DJ and producer Steve Aoki purchased seven Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs for more than $800,000 five years ago, but those NFTs at the collection’s price floor are worth $152,000 today.

Elsewhere, NFTs representing graded “Pokémon” cards are gaining traction. Collector Crypt, a solana-based venue that enables users to trade tokenized “Pokémon” cards, has earned between $2 million and $3 million each month in 2026. Its native token, CARDS, has jumped 94% in the last seven days, data from CoinGecko shows.

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