— Michael Saylor, MicroStrategy
Strategy paid $100M extra to buy back the bitcoin it sold
Strategy spent recent weeks rebuying 5,553 of the BTC it sold this summer. After selling low and re-buying high, the cost exceeds $100M.
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Binance faces second probe over Iran-linked billions
US investigators want to know if Binance knowingly facilitated Iran's crypto-based illegal oil sales via two Chinese entities.
— HTX, Justin Sun
TRON Inc.’s TRX came from HTX after UK sanctions
TRON Inc.'s TRX was sent from HTX wallets, despite BiT Global being the seller, until the HTX sanctions came down.
Amazon’s $190B Anthropic stake has links to SBF
Amazon has $190B on its balance sheet with historical ties to effective altruism and one of its influencers, Sam Bankman-Fried.
Celsius sues BitMEX over trades Alex Mashinsky said never happened
A $495M lawsuit against BitMEX by Celsius debtors concerns trades that CEO Alex Mashinsky claimed never happened.
Strategy still can’t get STRC back to parity
It’s been four months since Strategy’s STRC broke parity and its execs made getting it back to its $100 peg their number one priority.
US 20-year bond auction just had its worst showing ever
Hours after Scott Bessent hailed two "successful" debt auctions, America sold 20-year bonds at their worst rate since 1986.
Manifund hires Caroline Ellison while fighting FTX over $1.5M
Manifund, a charity focused on AI and effective altruism, has created a stir by admitting to hiring disgraced Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison.
Strategy copycat Satsuma crashed 99%, liquidated treasury
Mark Moss’ Satsuma Technology sold all 669 of its BTC and will return £30.7M after the company crashed 99% from its 2025 peak.
— AI, Hedge funds
Leopold Aschenbrenner is back to losing money in AI stocks
CNBC revealed on Friday that Leopold Aschenbrenner was buying AI equities again. By Monday, every one of his six stocks was falling.