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Bitcoin miner MARA Holdings shares rose about 15% in early trading Thursday after the company announced plans to acquire a Texas powered-land site with access to up to 2 gigawatts of electricity for AI computing and Bitcoin mining. The 1,200-acre site in Matagorda county, about 90 miles southwest of Houston, is expected to provide access to an initial 1 GW of grid capacity by October 2027 and up to 2 GW by April 2028. MARA said it plans to develop the site as a digital infrastructure campus supporting both high-performance computing and Bitcoin mining. Upon full energization, the site is expected to more than double the Bitcoin (BTC) miner’s potential power capacity to about 4.8 GW. HIF USA will retain a minority ownership stake in the project if MARA signs a lease with a high-performance computing tenant, according to the companies. The companies did not disclose financial terms of the
Strategy raised the dividend on its flagship preferred stock to 12% in late June, but the security is still changing hands well below the $100 price the company says it wants investors to see. STRC, Strategy’s Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock, traded in the mid-to-high $80s this week, with some sessions dipping […]
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Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh has appointed a high-profile group of economists, former central bankers, and technology leaders to help review how the US central bank conducts monetary policy. While the initiative is not focused on digital assets, the inclusion of prominent Bitcoin supporter Marc Andreessen has drawn attention from crypto investors looking for signs of a more technology-aware Federal Reserve. Warsh Launches Sweeping Fed Policy Review The Federal Reserve announced five independent task forces on Thursday to examine communications, balance sheet policy, inflation frameworks, economic data, and the impact of artificial intelligence on productivity and employment. “The Federal Reserve’s commitment to price stability and maximum employment is unwavering,” Warsh said in the central bank’s announcement. He added that the reviews will assess whe
This innovation could reshape energy economics for solar users, offering a sustainable model for Bitcoin mining and reducing grid dependency.
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Bitcoin rebounded to test the $63,000 threshold, recovering from a 3% drop to under $61,500. Recovery came despite growing military tensions and exchanges of fire between U.S. and Iranian forces. Bitcoin Reclaims Key Support After Sharp Drop On Thursday, bitcoin recovered slightly from its more than 3% tumble over the previous 24 hours as it […]
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Strategy sets July 30 for Q2 2026 results and a live investor webinar as Bitcoin treasury and software updates come into focus. Strategy Inc. will release its second-quarter 2026 financial results on Thursday, July 30, after U.S. markets close. The company will host a live investor webinar at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the same day. The call will stream through Zoom, X, and YouTube, giving investors several ways to follow management’s update. A replay will also be posted on Strategy’s investor relations website after the event ends. Strategy remains closely watched because it is the largest corporate holder of bitcoin. Its quarterly results often draw attention from investors tracking corporate Bitcoin treasury models. The company also operates an AI-powered enterprise analytics software business under its “Intelligence Everywhere” strategy. Therefore, the Q2 call may cover both bitcoin capital
Cashu's offline Bitcoin transactions via NFC could revolutionize digital payments, enhancing privacy and accessibility in low-connectivity areas.
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Bitcoin (BTC) reclaimed the $63,000 mark on Thursday, but traders fear a correction ahead of Friday’s $1.4 billion options expiry on Deribit. The concerns stem from the US government bond yield climbing toward a level that many view as a warning sign. Is the $62,000 support level at risk? Key takeaways: Rising US Treasury yields signal debt concerns, negatively pressuring risk assets. Balanced Bitcoin options put-to-call volumes suggest limited downside from the $62,000 level. US 10-year Treasury yield (left) vs. Bitcoin/USD (right). Source: TradingView Bitcoin ETF outflows are not a concern ahead of the Bitcoin options expiry The 10-year Treasury yield’s approach to 4.6% signals investor anxiety over the expansion of US government debt and prospects for further monetary policy expansion to avert an economic recession. Bitcoin has felt the impact, trading sideways while
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Public companies kept stacking Bitcoin in June, but the month’s real story played out in a corner of the market that did not exist a couple of years ago: the preferred shares that treasury firms now use to fund their coin purchases. A new report from BitcoinTreasuries.net calls June the first true stress test for this “digital credit” market, and the results offer a mixed but telling verdict on where corporate Bitcoin adoption goes next. First, the buying. Public treasuries added close to 9,000 BTC before sales in June, or about 7,300 BTC on a net basis, worth some $427 million at the month-end price of $58,398. That counts as moderate growth, and two names did most of the work. Michael Saylor’s Strategy added 3,625 BTC net, and Strive added 3,364, with each company spending in the neighborhood of $200 million. Strip out those two and the rest of the field bought about 2,000 BTC.