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Strategy approves $1.25B Bitcoin sales to boost liquidity, dividends, and share buybacks
Strategy has introduced a new capital management plan allowing up to $1.25 billion in Bitcoin sales to enhance liquidity, support dividends, and repurchase shares. The company raised its preferred stock dividend to 12% and increased its cash reserve ...

Strategy authorizes bitcoin sales to fund reserves, dividends, and $2B stock buybacks.
Strategy, the largest publicly traded bitcoin holder, has launched a bitcoin monetization program allowing it to sell BTC to fund its USD reserve, pay preferred dividends, and finance up to $2 billion in stock buybacks. The program does not cap total...

BlackRock integrates Ethena's yield token USDe into Aladdin, boosting ENA token 8%.
BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, has integrated Ethena's yield-generating token USDe into its Aladdin investment platform, providing institutional clients access to onchain savings and settlement options. This move deepens BlackRock's en...

Arthur Hayes invests $2.2M in SYN, backing Hypercall to challenge Deribit in crypto options trading.
Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX, purchased about $2.2 million worth of SYN tokens to support Hypercall, an onchain options platform built on the Hyperliquid network. He views Hypercall as a potential challenger to Deribit, the dominant crypto opti...

BlackRock integrates Ethena's reserve-backed stablecoin USDe into Aladdin platform
BlackRock has expanded its Aladdin portfolio management platform to support Ethena's stablecoin products, including the reserve-backed USDtb stablecoin. USDtb holds over 90% of its reserves in BlackRock's BUIDL fund, a tokenized money market fund foc...

Bitmine reaches 94% of its goal to hold 5% of Ethereum supply and joins Russell 1000 index.
Bitmine Immersion Technologies has acquired 94% of its target to hold 5% of Ethereum's total supply, now owning 5.7 million ETH or 4.7% of all circulating Ethereum. The company also joined the Russell 1000 Large-cap Index, aiming to attract more inst...

XRP will not replace SWIFT but complements it as an optional liquidity tool in global payments.
In 2026, XRP is not replacing SWIFT as once promised by its community. SWIFT, a messaging network used by over 11,000 institutions, has modernized by adopting the ISO 20022 standard and building its own blockchain ledger that excludes XRP, focusing o...

Bitmine buys $43M in Ethereum amid crypto price drop, blames quarter-end 'window dressing' for weakness
Bitmine Immersion Technologies purchased 27,084 ETH worth about $43 million last week, increasing its holdings to 5.7 million ETH, nearly 4.7% of Ethereum's circulating supply. Despite the recent crypto price decline, Bitmine continues to accumulate ...

Cryptocurrency prices show mixed movements with Bitcoin near $59,876 and Ethereum around $1,574.
Cryptocurrency markets display varied price changes, with Bitcoin slightly down at $59,876 and Ethereum nearly unchanged at $1,574. Other coins like Solana and Avalanche show gains, while some tokens experience declines. These fluctuations reflect on...

Ripple's 300+ partners mostly use software, not XRP token, explaining XRP's stagnant price despite Ripple's growth.
Ripple has over 300 institutional partners, but about 60% use only its messaging and payment software without involving the XRP token. Only around 40% use On-Demand Liquidity (ODL), which requires XRP, and even then, banks rarely hold XRP directly as...
