One widely watched indicator for assessing whether the crypto market is in a bullish or bearish phase is the ether-to-bitcoin (ETH/BTC) ratio. On Tuesday, the ratio fell to 0.02835, its lowest level in 10 months and the weakest reading since July 2025. The decline comes as ether dropped more than 2% on Tuesday, compared with […]
‘A big nothing burger’: A Q&A with Strategy’s Michael Saylor on selling bitcoin
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 raised concerns among investors and the crypto community. However, executive chairman Michael Saylor sat down with CoinDesk senior analyst James Van Straten at Consensus in […]
Strategy buys 535 bitcoin for $43 million days after signaling potential BTC sales
Disclosure: The author of this story owns shares in Strategy (MSTR). Michael Saylor, the executive chairman of Strategy (MSTR), the largest publicly traded corporate holder of bitcoin BTC$81,222.49, announced Monday on X the purchase of 535 bitcoin for roughly $43 million at an average price of about $80,340 per coin The purchases bring the company’s […]
Michael Saylor’s latest tax strategy echoes Strategy’s 2022 bitcoin sale
Disclosure: The author of this story owns shares in Strategy (MSTR). When executive chairman Michael Saylor confirmed on Strategy’s (MSTR) Q1 2026 earnings call on May 6 that the company was prepared to sell bitcoin, it appeared to mark a shift for the world’s largest publicly traded corporate holder of the cryptocurrency. But the move […]
MARA expected to post Q1 losses as investors look ahead to AI growth strategy
MARA Holdings (MARA) is scheduled to report first quarter earnings after the market close on May 11, with Wall Street analysts expecting the company to post losses on revenue and earnings (EPS) of $184.21 million and $2.34 respectively. Results are expected to reflect the sharp decline in bitcoin prices during the first quarter, with BTC […]
Michael Saylor’s Strategy signals potential bitcoin sale to fund dividends obligations
Strategy (MSTR), the world’s largest publicly traded corporate holder of bitcoin, floated the idea of selling bitcoin in order to cover its dividend obligations.Executive Chairman Michael Saylor suggested, during its Q1 2026 earnings call, the company may sell a portion of its bitcoin holdings to fund dividend payments, stating: “We will probably sell some bitcoin […]
Strategy posts $12.54 billion Q1 loss on declining bitcoin price
Disclosure: The author of this story owns shares in Strategy (MSTR). Strategy (MSTR) reported a net loss of $12.54 billion in the first quarter of 2026, as bitcoin BTC$81,304.84 fell from around $87,000 on Jan. 1 to roughly $68,000 by March 31. Since the start of the second quarter, bitcoin has rebounded to above $80,000, […]
Hut 8 swaps Coinbase loan for cheaper FalconX deal, slashing borrowing costs as it bets big on AI
Hut 8 (HUT), a bitcoin miner turned energy and AI compute company, has refinanced its bitcoin-backed credit facility, replacing its existing Coinbase Credit arrangement with a new $200 million facility with FalconX. With the new deal, Hut 8 cut its fixed interest rate to 7% from 9%, a 200-basis-point improvement, according to a press release. […]
Morgan Stanley’s Oldenburg: Bitcoin on U.S. bank balance sheets is coming, just not yet
Morgan Stanley expects bitcoin to reach U.S. bank balance sheets, though key hurdles remain, according to Amy Oldenburg, the bank’s head of digital asset strategy. Speaking at the Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas, Oldenburg, who was appointed new head of digital-asset strategy this year, outlined how the firm is laying the groundwork for the expansion […]
Bitcoin miner Riot’s shares jump 8% after expanding AMD data center deal, signaling AI pivot
Riot Platforms (RIOT) shares jumped about 8% on Friday after Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) expanded its capacity at the company’s Rockdale, Texas campus, highlighting Riot’s continued pivot from bitcoin mining into AI and high-performance computing. According to the Q1 financial results, AMD exercised an option to double its contracted capacity to 50 megawatts (MW), with […]
