Bitcoin

Strategy's preferred stock STRC fell to a new low as Bitcoin traded below $60,000. The shares traded around $73, down 3 percent in pre-market trading on Friday.

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Kalshi has rolled out U.S.-regulated crypto perpetual futures contracts covering Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP, and HYPE. The CFTC approved the Bitcoin contract on May 29, shifting focus from regulatory approval to trading performance.

South Korea’s benchmark stock index plunged nearly 10 percent on June 23, dragging Bitcoin below $63,000 and triggering more than $700 million in crypto liquidations. The selloff followed an admission by regulators that they had rushed approval of leveraged exchange-traded funds tied to major chipmakers.

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Strategy sold 2.71 million shares of its common stock last week to raise $335.5 million, directing most of the proceeds into cash reserves rather than Bitcoin purchases. The move lifted the company's US dollar holdings to $1.4 billion while adding only 520 Bitcoin. The action followed a sharp drop in the price of its STRC preferred shares.

Strategy's STRC preferred shares dropped sharply this week amid falling Bitcoin prices and leveraged selling. The security, designed to trade near its $100 par value, reached an intraday low of $82.50 before rebounding slightly.

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Bitcoin miner Bitdeer produced 921 BTC in May 2026 while ending the month with 171 BTC on its balance sheet. The figures mark a sharp rise in output from 196 BTC a year earlier but a steep drop in holdings from 1,351 BTC. The update also showed AI Cloud annual recurring revenue holding near 69 million dollars.