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The strategy has sold bitcoin before to reap tax losses in December 2022

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Disclosure: The author of this story owns stock in Strategy (MSTR). When Executive Chairman Michael Saylor confirmed during Strategy’s (MSTR) Q1 2026 earnings call on May 6 that the company was prepared to sell bitcoin, it seemed to mark a change for the world’s largest publicly traded cryptocurrency holding company. But the move would not […]

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Strategist Michael Saylor Says Selling Bitcoin to Fund Dividends Is “Inconsequential”

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When Strategy (MSTR), the largest publicly traded company holding Bitcoin, first floated the idea of ​​selling its Bitcoin stash to fund its dividend obligations during its recent earnings call, it sparked concerns among investors and the crypto community. However, Executive Chairman Michael Saylor spoke with CoinDesk Senior Analyst James Van Straten at Consensus in Miami

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Circle (CRCL) Tries to Prove It’s More Than Just a Stable Company With a $3 Billion Blockchain

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Circle’s upcoming Arc blockchain (CRCL) and its $222 million token presale raise a broader question for crypto investors: Should Circle still be valued primarily as a stablecoin issuer or as an infrastructure company building the rails of digital finance? Alongside its quarterly results this week, the company announced a major fundraising round for Arc ahead

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Crypto platform Kraken raises capital at $20 billion valuation ahead of planned IPO

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Payward, the parent company of crypto platform Kraken, is raising new capital at a valuation of $20 billion, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. Kraken declined to comment on the increase. The latest fundraising comes as the company accelerates its spending on buybacks. Most recently, it bought stablecoin-focused payments company Reap for

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Strategy Adds 535 Days of Bitcoin After Outlining Potential Selling Scenarios

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Disclosure: The author of this story owns stock in Strategy (MSTR). Michael Saylor, Executive Chairman of Strategy (MSTR), the largest publicly traded company holding Bitcoin BTC$81,885.70X announced on Monday the purchase of 535 bitcoins for approximately $43 million at an average price of approximately $80,340 per coin. These purchases bring the company’s total holdings to

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Wall Street Giants Unleash Massive Fee War That Could Crush Crypto Exchange Margins

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Immediately after Morgan Stanley announced the rollout of E*Trade, charging just 50 basis points, undercutting established rivals Coinbase, Robinhood and Schwab, Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas said “crypto exchanges should be scared.” Others have been less direct, saying the Wall Street giant is “not entering crypto to complement Coinbase, but to replace it…” The battle for

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Anchorage withdraws from stablecoin group backed by Robinhood and Kraken

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Anchorage Digital, the first federally chartered crypto bank in the United States, says it will take a back seat to the Global Dollar stablecoin (USDG) consortium, which includes Robinhood and Kraken. USDG, with a circulating supply of approximately $3 billion, is issued by Paxos Digital Singapore and supervised by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Other

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Ripple raises $200 million from Neuberger Berman to expand its Ripple Prime platform

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Ripple’s prime brokerage unit announced Monday that it has entered into a $200 million funding deal with global investment firm Neuberger Berman to expand the margin it offers investors to trade in traditional and digital asset markets. In its announcement, Ripple also said the funding would help support the continued growth of its multi-asset prime

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Corpay taps BVNK to integrate stablecoin wallets with enterprise payments

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Payments company Corpay (CPAY) is adding stablecoin wallets and settlement capabilities for its global corporate clients alongside BVNK to give businesses another way to move money across borders outside of traditional bank hours. Partnering with BVNK will allow Corpay customers to view stablecoin balances as well as fiat balances within its platform, while allowing them

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