Strategy (MSTR), the bitcoin BTC$111,035.45 treasury company that has sold tranches of preferred stock to raise money to buy more of the largest cryptocurrency, increased the dividend on its STRC offering to attract more investors and push the price toward its $100 target. The Tysons Corner, Virginia-based company increased the payout by 1 percentage point
While crypto markets were quite volatile in August and bitcoin lost 6.49% during the month, the stablecoin economy grew by more than $17 billion. Stablecoins Soar by $17B in August Despite Crypto Market Chaos As of Sept. 2, 2025, defillama.com data shows the fiat-pegged, U.S. dollar-driven crypto economy holds a value of $284.558 billion. On
Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek is confident that digital assets will be boosted in the fourth quarter of the year, primarily driven by the US central bank reducing interest rates. Marszalek said in an interview with Bloomberg on Tuesday that Crypto.com revenue is likely to be better this year, “especially if we see a Fed rate
India’s massive Web3 ecosystem remains paralyzed by bureaucratic turf wars that industry leaders warn are costing the nation trillions, while Asian neighbors race ahead with clear stablecoin frameworks as the U.S. guides financial institutions through landmark legislation. “None of them,” Aishwary Gupta, Global Head of Payments & RWAs at Polygon Labs, told Decrypt, when asked
The final week of August ended on a lackluster note for the crypto market, with trading activity slowing and global market capitalization dipping by 6%. However, a few US crypto stocks defied the broader market weakness, closing the week on a positive note and positioning themselves for potential gains this week. Bitdeer Technologies Group (BTDR)
Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company IREN Ltd. is currently one of the hottest stocks on Wall Street. IREN has rallied nearly 300% since March and 74% over the past month. After tumbling at the start of the year, the Bitcoin miner’s stock has almost quintupled from its April lows. The stock almost made a break for
Crypto platform Bullish (BLSH), the parent company of CoinDesk, said Tuesday that it has named David LaValle, a longtime figure in the exchange-traded fund industry, president of CoinDesk Indices and Data. LaValle joins from Grayscale Investments, where he spent four years as global head of ETFs. Hired in 2021, he was instrumental in efforts to
AI company Anthropic, the developer of the Claude family of large language models, has reached a $183 billion valuation following its latest funding round — a dramatic increase from the start of the year that underscores the accelerating growth of AI applications. The company disclosed Tuesday that it closed a $13 billion Series F round
Adding crypto to Ukraine’s reserves is not a good idea, according to the country’s monetary authority, which indicated it has no intention to support it. Such a move may undermine the Eastern European nation’s integration with the EU and clash with IMF requirements, warned a member of the regulator’s management. NBU turns back on crypto
Today marked one of the busiest days yet for corporate crypto finance, as companies from New York to Hong Kong unveiled major treasury allocations, IPO filings and strategic acquisitions. SharpLink disclosed it had acquired 39,008 ether, worth roughly $177 million at the end of August, through an at-the-market equity program. The company framed the move