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MicroStrategy Pushes 2x Monthly Payouts for STRC Holders

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MicroStrategy (now Strategy) has proposed switching its Stretch preferred stock (STRC) from monthly to semi-monthly dividend payments. The change would double payout frequency while keeping the annualized 11.5% rate unchanged. The company filed a preliminary proxy on April 17, 2026. Shareholders will vote at the annual meeting on June 8. Why MicroStrategy Wants to Pay … Read more

Banks Broaden Lobbying Against Stablecoin Yield in CLARITY Act Talks

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Banking trade associations have expanded their lobbying campaign against the stablecoin yield compromise in the CLARITY Act. The groups are now targeting multiple senators on the Banking Committee. The push escalates a dispute between banks and the White House over whether yield-bearing stablecoins threaten traditional deposits. White House and Banks Clash Over Stablecoin Yield Data … Read more

Iran Accuses Trump of “Seven Lies” After Bitcoin and Stock Markets Surge

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Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf accused President Donald Trump of making “seven claims in one hour, all seven of which were false.” The statement came hours after the S&P 500 posted its fastest recovery since 1982. Ghalibaf published the rebuke on X (Twitter) and Telegram late Friday, directly challenging Washington’s framing of the reopening … Read more

Vitalik Buterin Warns Users After eth.limo DNS Hijack

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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin warned users on April 18 to stop visiting any eth.limo URLs after the popular ENS gateway suffered a DNS registrar attack. The eth.limo team confirmed the compromise minutes later, stating its domain had been hijacked and that it was working with all involved parties to fix the problem. What Happened to … Read more

Benjamin Cowen Reveals Why The Altcoin Season Never Came

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For most of 2025, altcoin holders were waiting. Watching Bitcoin climb to a new all-time high near $126,000, they expected what had always followed — the familiar rotation, the altcoin surge, the season that rewards patience with explosive gains. It never came. Benjamin Cowen, founder of IntoTheCryptoverse, wasn’t surprised. He had a name for what … Read more

Rep. Sheri Biggs Discloses $250,000 Bitcoin ETF Buy Amid Reserve Bill Push

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Rep. Sheri Biggs (R-SC) disclosed a purchase of $100,001 to $250,000 in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) on March 4, made through her spouse’s professionally managed account at UBS Financial Services. The filing, submitted to the House Clerk on April 16, landed within the STOCK Act’s 45-day reporting window. It arrives as the Senate … Read more

X Cashtags Trigger Estimated $1 Billion Surge In Crypto Trading

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X’s Cashtags feature has driven an estimated $1 billion in global trading volume since its pilot launch on Tuesday, according to the platform’s Head of Product Nikita Bier. The trading milestone arrived just 48 hours after the social media platform introduced Smart Cashtags for crypto and stock assets. X Cashtags Turn Timeline Into a Trading … Read more

XRP Holders Now Have Direct Access to Solana DeFi Ecosystem

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XRP (XRP) holders now have direct access to Solana’s (SOL) DeFi ecosystem through wrapped XRP (wXRP), a 1:1 backed token that lets them earn yield, swap, and lend without selling their native position. The wrapped token, live through Hex Trust custody and LayerZero’s cross-chain bridge, is already supported in Phantom wallet, Jupiter Exchange, Meteora, Titan … Read more

Can Bitcoin Reach $80,000 This Weekend as the Strait of Hormuz Opens?

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Bitcoin (BTC) climbed above $78,000 on Friday, reaching its highest level in over two months as a confirmed double-bottom breakout fueled momentum toward the $80,000 zone. The rally followed Iran’s reopening of the Strait of Hormuz under ceasefire terms, which triggered a broad risk-on move across equities and crypto. Yet analysts remain sharply divided on … Read more