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Stretch (STRC), the perpetual preferred equity issued by Strategy (MSTR), the largest corporate holder of bitcoin BTC$92,020.12, reclaimed $100 in pre-market trading for the first time since early November, opening the doors for sales to fund more BTC purchases.STRC last traded at that level between Nov. 4 and Nov. 13, before falling to a low near $90. The return to par allows Strategy to issue shares through at-the-market (ATM) offerings tied to the product.The equity is branded as short-duration, high-yield credit. It currently pays an 11% annual dividend, distributed monthly in cash. The dividend rate is reset monthly to encourage…

A recent article in Barron’s showed the publication’s work in creating a 10-security portfolio that tries to replicate as much as possible the holdings of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) (BRK.B). That’s the conglomerate that Warren Buffett led for decades before departing as CEO last week. But is that all there is to it? Sure, we can see from public disclosure which stocks are owned. And their portfolio includes one ETF that covers the industrial sector, because that fund, the S&P 500 Industrial Sector SPDR (XLI), has some of Berkshire’s favorites. So the ETF is a surrogate for owning several of the stocks in it.…

Global leading digital asset trading platform BitMart today announced the official launch of its new product, Prediction Market, offering users an innovative way to participate in forecasting and trading future events using USDT. Combining prediction-based participation with open market trading, the product covers a wide range of topics including cryptocurrency markets, sports events, and trending public figures. With transparent mechanisms and flexible trading features, BitMart aims to deliver a new value-driven interaction model for digital asset users.Binary Prediction Model with Clear Probability VisualizationBitMart’s Prediction Market adopts a binary “Yes / No” prediction structure, allowing users to forecast the outcomes of future…

The crypto market isn’t alone in climbing this new year — the US national debt is soaring too.The national debt has risen to $38.5 trillion, the highest amount the country has ever owed to domestic and foreign lenders, according to debt dashboards.Over 70% of the national debt is owed to domestic lenders, while the rest is owed to overseas lenders, led by Japan, China, and the United Kingdom.The raw number isn’t the whole story; it’s how it stacks up against the economy. The US GDP, which is the total value of everything produced in a year, sits closer to $30…

AMD CEO Lisa Su delivered a CES keynote that highlighted cost benefits, memory improvements, a shift toward real-world AI — and an insatiable demand for compute power.

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Despite mainstream media coverage of crypto becoming more negative in recent years, a report found that in 2025, legacy media’s coverage of bitcoin became more balanced, with neutral reporting outweighing negative stories.According to an aggregate of sentiment data compiled by crypto intelligence platform Perception, the shift was less about enthusiasm for bitcoin and more about the exhaustion of earlier critiques.Perception’s analysis, which tracked around 350,000 mentions across 407 outlets, suggests that environmental concerns, which once dominated mainstream coverage, faded in 2025, replaced by episodic reporting on crime, kidnappings, and illicit use.While those stories skew negative in isolation, they no longer…

Since the news broke early Saturday that the U.S. military had captured Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro and his wife in a brazen raid in Caracas, investors have been wondering how the global oil market might react.

Find out how much you could earn by locking in a high CD rate today. A certificate of deposit (CD) allows you to lock in a competitive rate on your savings and help your balance grow. However, rates vary widely across financial institutions, so it’s important to ensure you’re getting the best rate possible when shopping around for a CD. The following is a breakdown of CD rates today and where to find the best offers. Historically, longer-term CDs offered higher interest rates than shorter-term CDs. Generally, this is because banks would pay better rates to encourage savers to keep…

The blockchain space continues to evolve beyond speculation, and at PIKZ, we believe the next wave of innovation lies in utility-driven platforms that combine real data, real users, and transparent incentives.Today, we’re excited to officially announce the launch of $PIKZ, the native platform token of the PIKZ sports intelligence ecosystem, through a fairlaunch presale hosted on PinkSale Finance.Why We’re Launching $PIKZPIKZ was built with a simple but powerful idea in mind:to merge sports analytics, community participation, and blockchain transparency into a single ecosystem.Sports data is massive, fast-moving, and global. Yet access to advanced insights is often limited to institutions or…