Saylor's Strategy initiates buybacks and bitcoin monetization program, lifts STRC dividend

Why Opera-backed MiniPay wants Africans to spend stablecoins

The move signals how the stablecoin market is evolving. After years spent helping users acquire, hold, and transfer digital currencies, companies are now focusing on making those balances spendable in everyday commerce. For MiniPay, the card is an attempt to move beyond being a wallet and become part of how users pay.

Morning Minute: Strategy Turns Net Seller

Michael Saylor becomes a major Bitcoin seller. A memecoin gets exploited via governance. And Bernstein doubles down on a 150k BTC call.

Strategy’s Bitcoin Sales—and Its Stock—Have Picked Up Speed

Strategy’s Bitcoin Sales—and Its Stock—Have Picked Up Speed

Bitcoin: Why retail FOMO could support Peter Schiff’s $50K BTC call

Bitcoin shows a clear split: Large holders are distributing while retail FOMO builds. Does this divergence increase the risk of a bull trap and support Peter Schiff’s BTC downside view?

Why exactly did BPI make transfers free?

BPI’s gamble is clear: lose the fee, win the customer. Now other banks have some soul-searching to do.

Why Strategy, Inc. Plunged in June

Amid a rout in Bitcoin, Strategy Inc. made some moves to shore up liquidity.

Bitcoin slips as institutional inflows, corporate strategies remain in focus

Bitcoin slips as institutional inflows, corporate strategies remain in focus

One month that shook the market: Saylor's struggles over bitcoin strategy yields big losses

One month that shook the market: Saylor's struggles over bitcoin strategy yields big losses

Repay Holdings: Forager Bid Is Viable, Creating Further Upside Potential

Repay Holdings: Forager Bid Is Viable, Creating Further Upside Potential

German Bitcoin Transfers Put Fresh Pressure On Market As BKA Wallets Hit Exchanges

Germany’s seized Bitcoin stash is back at the centre of the market conversation after wallets linked to the country’s Federal Criminal Police Office moved another large tranche of BTC toward major exchanges. TL;DR This article was written b

Bitcoin’s Retreating Retail Army Exposes Fresh Market Fragility

Bitcoin spent years trying to shed its reputation as a playground for speculative retail traders. Its latest selloff is exposing the tradeoff: Wall Street brought scale and legitimacy, but the retail buyers who once helped absorb sharp declines have largely vanished.

Jack Dorsey’s Block settles Cash App fraud claims with 46 states for $45m

Block, the payments company chaired by Jack Dorsey, has agreed to pay 45 million to settle claims from 46 US states that it mishandled fraud on Cash App, its money-transfer and digital-banking app. The settlement is the latest sign that state regulators are moving into ground the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has vacated under the Trump [] This story continues at The Next Web

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How do you sell weight loss drugs without advertising them?

CNN's Anna Cooban explores how companies like Novo Nordisk navigate advertising restrictions to promote weight loss drugs outside the UK.

Saylor’s Bitcoin Flywheel Hits a Snag

This post Saylor’s Bitcoin Flywheel Hits a Snag appeared first on Daily Reckoning. In 2020, Strategy (MSTR, formerly known as MicroStrategy) was a sleepy but profitable software company. They had a bunch of cash sitting around, and no idea what to do with it. Interest rates were near 0. And the company’s CEO, Michael Saylor, expected inflation to become problematic. So where could the company stash its cash? [] The post Saylor’s Bitcoin Flywheel Hits a Snag appeared first on Daily Reckoning.

UBS Analyst Calls Palantir (NASDAQ: PLTR) Stock Undervalued As AI Competition Fears Grip Wall Street

UBS analyst Karl Keirstead is pushing back against the market’s increasingly bearish read on Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR), arguing that investors are misreading both the company’s competitive position and its valuation. Keirstead made his case after attending Palantir’s latest AIPCon event and holding meetings with company executives, coming away with a notably more constructive view [] The post UBS Analyst Calls Palantir (NASDAQ: PLTR) Stock Undervalued As AI Competition Fears Grip Wall Street appeared first on Foreign Policy Journal.

Collections in APAC Banking: From Cost Centre to Strategic Lever

Collections in APAC banking is shifting from a back office function to a strategic lever for profitability, customer experience, and resilience through analytics, digital engagement, and early action. The post Collections in APAC Banking: From Cost Centre to Strategic Lever appeared first on Axe Finance.