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Strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy, plans to issue additional perpetual preferred stock in a bid to ease investor concerns over the volatility of its common shares, according to its chief executive officer.The announcement comes as Strategy’s stock, trading under the ticker MSTR, has fallen nearly 17% year to date.Sponsored In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Strategy CEO Phong Le addressed Bitcoin’s price swings. He attributed its volatility to its digital characteristics. When BTC rises, Strategy’s digital asset treasury plan drives outsized gains in its common stock. Conversely, during downturns, the shares tend to decline more sharply. He noted that Digital Asset…

In brief The banking lobby warned that conditional charters tied to unfinished legislation like the GENIUS Act could give crypto firms Fed access before regulators have fully defined their obligations. Several major crypto firms are seeking or hold OCC trust bank charters that could allow direct, regulated settlement without traditional correspondent banking layers. The push reflects a broader effort by banks to limit crypto’s expansion into federally regulated finance, including successful efforts to ban stablecoin yield provisions. America’s largest banking lobby is telling the country’s top bank regulator to pump the brakes on crypto charter applications, warning that approving new…

Ethereum Foundation AI lead Davide Crapis and Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin have proposed a way to use zero-knowledge proofs and other methods to ensure that a user’s interactions with large language models are private, while preventing spam and abuse.  API calls occur every time a user sends a message to a software application, such as an AI chatbot. Crapis and Buterin said in a blog post on Wednesday that a core challenge for both users and providers is privacy, security and efficiency.“We need a system where a user can deposit funds once and make thousands of API calls anonymously, securely,…

Thailand’s government on Tuesday approved the Finance Ministry’s proposal allowing digital assets to be used as underlying assets in the country’s derivatives and capital markets. The move aims to modernize Thailand’s derivatives markets in line with international standards, strengthen regulatory oversight and investor protection, and position itself as a regional hub for institutional crypto trading, the Bangkok Post reported.The country’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will amend the Derivatives Act to enable these new asset classes, which include Bitcoin (BTC) and carbon credits. “The decision to formally recognize digital assets, including cryptocurrencies and digital tokens […] reflects a growing understanding that…

According to the Skynet Prediction Markets Report, prediction markets crossed decisively into the mainstream in 2025, with annual trading volume growing fourfold. A small group of dominant platforms now controls the majority of global activity.Kalshi ranks first in Skynet’s 2026 platform assessment with a score of 90.72 (AA), followed closely by Polymarket at 89.88 (AA), and Opinion at 89.02 (AA).The consolidation aligns with capital flows. As reported by Forbes, Kalshi and Polymarket were valued at $11 billion and $9 billion, respectively, after major funding rounds in 2025. Venture investors deployed $3.7 billion into the category last year, minting multiple billionaire…

Sam Bankman-Fried, the imprisoned former CEO of FTX, reportedly filed a motion for a new trial in the Southern District of New York today, citing Rule 33 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and the Due Process Clause of the U.S. Constitution. The filing, reported by the Inner City Press, was supported by a declaration from attorney Daniel Chapsky and comes as SBF continues to dispute the circumstances surrounding FTX’s bankruptcy and his conviction.  In a series of recent posts on X, SBF claimed he never approved the bankruptcy filing and that lawyers effectively forced the company into Chapter…

In February 2025, the Web3 Foundation introduced Referendum 498, a transformative proposal to allocate 10 million DOT from the W3F treasury to redefine Kusama’s role in the Web3 ecosystem. Originally conceived as Polkadot’s “chaotic canary” and testing ground for bleeding-edge features, Kusama has proven its resilience and capacity for innovation, most notably during the “Spammening” stress test, where it handled 143,000 transactions per second.Now, as Polkadot matures, Kusama is evolving from a testbed into a peer network — an experiment-central hub where radical ideas in zero-knowledge proofs, proof-of-personhood, and digital art can flourish without constraint.The referendum outlined the support for bleeding-edge development and…

Wall Street’s first attempt at a public bond sale backed by bitcoin loans has hit some turbulence after bitcoin’s sharp decline triggered forced liquidations. Bankers at Jefferies have spent months pitching institutional investors on a $188 million asset-backed bond deal tied to thousands of loans issued by crypto lender Ledn, according to Wall Street Journal reporting.  The structure is designed to package one-year loans made to individuals who post bitcoin as collateral, with proceeds from the bond sale providing Ledn additional capital to extend new credit. But the transaction has been tested after bitcoin fell roughly 27% since mid-January, prompting…

The digital asset market is currently experiencing extreme volatility and signs of capitulation. Global market capitalization has fluctuated between $2.41 trillion and $2.49 trillion following a sharp sell-off that erased more than $500 billion in value over a short period. Market sentiment deteriorated rapidly during the decline. The Fear & Greed Index dropped to levels between 9 and 11, marking “Extreme Fear” and reaching its lowest readings since the 2022 exchange collapse, before recovering slightly to 14. Periods like this typically reduce participation and speculative activity. Liquidity tightens, risk tolerance contracts, and attention shifts away from short-term narratives. Infrastructure projects…

Wall Street’s Goldman Sachs has revealed an expansion of its crypto holdings, reporting roughly $2.36 billion in total crypto exposure — including $1.1 billion in Bitcoin ETFs, according to financial holding disclosures. Bitcoin’s portion of the haul — the largest of any digital asset listed — highlights just how far the venerable investment bank has shifted from earlier skepticism toward meaningful exposure in the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market cap.  The $1.1 billion position was in IBIT, BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF. The SEC filings also revealed holdings of approximately $35.8 million in Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund, roughly $92,000…