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Bitcoin fell 1.64% for the week, trading at US$78,649 after a high of US$82,103. Strive bought another 1,375 BTC for US$109 million, taking its total holdings to 24,531 coins. Strategy paused its Bitcoin purchases, instead spending US$176 million buying back STRC preferred shares. Peter Schiff questioned whether genuine demand exists for STRC, sparking debate over Strategy’s buyback strategy. The price of Bitcoin has dropped again, struggling to contest the US$79K (AU$109K) mark. After making a high of US$82,103 (AU$113,636) a couple of days ago, BTC currently trades for US$78,649 (AU$108,856), a weekly drop of 1.64%. Meanwhile, large Bitcoin reserve companies…

Bitcoin treasury company Strive added almost $12 million to its annualized preferred-dividend burden in one week as its SATA preferred share count grew, according to calculations using its Sept. 8 disclosure.At the current rate, the larger share base implies about $130 million in yearly payouts, while higher cash left static cash-only coverage almost unchanged.SATA is variable-rate perpetual preferred equity, and each additional share increases the estimated recurring payout at the current 13% dividend rate.The company reported buying 1,375 BTC during the Aug. 31-Sept. 4 period at an average price of approximately $79,281 per coin, including fees and expenses. That brought…

Short-term-holder whales’ unrealised profit reached a record US$9.07 billion (AU$12.61 billion) on September 4, according to CryptoQuant, the highest since its tracking began in 2016. The reading eased to US$7.51 billion (AU$10.44 billion) by September 5 but still ranked among the five highest on record, all set in the past two weeks. CryptoQuant said the cohort is historically the quickest to take profit, leaving a record paper gain that could pressure Bitcoin’s floor if the price turns. Short-term Bitcoin holders with whale-sized wallets were sitting on a record US$9.07 billion (AU$12.61 billion) in unrealised profit on September 4, according to…

AUSTRAC cancelled, suspended or refused to renew the registrations of 45 remittance and virtual asset service providers over the past year, removing them from its registers. The regulator cancelled GetCoins’ registration alongside the National Anti-Scam Centre, saying the crypto firm was allegedly exploited by organised investment scams. CEO Brendan Thomas said businesses with cancelled registrations can no longer operate, and some individuals behind them were referred to law enforcement in Australia and overseas. Australia’s financial crime regulator AUSTRAC has cancelled, suspended or refused to renew the registrations of 45 remittance and virtual asset service providers over the past year, removing…

The crypto industry is launching a seven-figure national advertising campaign to rescue the CLARITY Act ahead of a crucial Senate vote next week.The Senate is scheduled to vote Sept. 15 on whether to invoke cloture on a motion to proceed to the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, a procedural hurdle requiring 60 votes.The measure would establish federal rules for digital-asset markets and divide oversight between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The vote would only open debate, leaving lawmakers to clear additional procedural steps before final passage.Yet with a week remaining, senators involved…

Strategy doubled the size of its preferred-stock repurchase program to $2 billion Tuesday as Michael Saylor’s Sept. 8 recovery benchmark arrived with STRC still short of its $100 stated value.The board’s decision extends a campaign that was approaching the limits of its original $1 billion authorization after seven weeks of increasingly large purchases.Data from STRC.live showed that STRC entered Tuesday around $97 to $98, leaving the variable-rate preferred roughly 2% below the level Strategy has spent much of the summer trying to restore.Sept. 8 had emerged as an informal milestone after Saylor compared STRC’s latest recovery with the roughly 70…

Metaplanet’s Bitcoin expansion has exposed an executive compensation windfall that shareholders want the company to unwind.The dispute centers on an executive options pool that expanded as the Tokyo-listed company repeatedly issued equity to finance its Bitcoin purchases.Shareholders are now demanding the cancellation of roughly 273 million potential shares added to management’s compensation package during that expansion.Bitcoin fundraising swelled the executive pay poolThe controversy centers on Metaplanet’s Series 10 stock acquisition rights. Shareholders approved the plan in early 2023, before the company’s pivot to digital assets, and it initially covered 46 million shares.The plan also contained an adjustment mechanism designed to…

A Sept. 2, 2026 analysis by New York Fed researchers shows how a few large reserve portfolios can lower the global dollar share without a broad retreat from dollars. For investors assessing future sovereign demand for Bitcoin, the distinction is between a changing average and an investment decision.Linda S. Goldberg, Oliver Hannaoui and Sneha Parthasarathy report that the dollar share of global official foreign-exchange reserves fell from 64% at year-end 2015 to 56% at year-end 2025, using IMF COFER data.Their country-level evidence points to concentrated decisions and changes in reserve sizes.Countries can change the currency mix of their portfolios, the…

Strategy’s $250 Bitcoin-themed Air Jordans have sold out, extending Michael Saylor’s treasury brand from Wall Street into consumer culture.The shoes, launched Sept. 4 through Strategy’s online store, were sold out by Sept. 8, with all nine advertised sizes listed as unavailable. The company did not disclose how many pairs it offered or when inventory ran out.The release pushes Strategy’s Bitcoin identity beyond its balance sheet and securities business into merchandise aimed directly at consumers.The Saylor-led company holds 845,050 BTC, equivalent to about 4.02% of Bitcoin’s fixed 21 million supply, making its association with the asset central to both its financial…

Bitcoin’s derivatives market is turning more bullish even as spot traders remain reluctant to chase another move above $80,000.Glassnode’s latest Market Pulse showed demand shifting toward call options while US spot Bitcoin ETF inflows accelerated. Yet aggressive selling still outweighed buying on centralized exchanges, leaving the market without the broad participation that would make another breakout more convincing.Data from CryptoSlate showed Bitcoin traded around $78,800 on Tuesday after failing to sustain its latest move above $80,000. This puts the divergence between speculative positioning and actual spot demand back in focus.Options traders start paying for upsideThe clearest change came in Bitcoin’s…