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Disclosure: The author of this story owns shares in Strategy (MSTR).When executive chairman Michael Saylor confirmed on Strategy’s (MSTR) Q1 2026 earnings call on May 6 that the company was prepared to sell bitcoin, it appeared to mark a shift for the world’s largest publicly traded corporate holder of the cryptocurrency. But the move would not be unprecedented. In December 2022, Strategy sold bitcoin for tax-loss harvesting purposes — the same rationale the company now appears to be signaling to the market once again. On Dec. 22, 2022, Strategy sold 704 bitcoin for approximately $11.8 million at $16,776 per coin,…

Since February 2025, Anthropic has launched 13 vertical AI products and has stopped consistently warning business partners before releasing tools that compete with them. The shift has hit design and enterprise software companies hard. Figma is down about 50% year to date, raising fresh questions about how AI model providers will coexist with the companies building products on top of their models. The issue is familiar in tech: a platform company moves up the stack and enters its customers’ market. What makes Anthropic different is the speed of the expansion and the leverage it holds over the model layer. Anthropic…

The Dogecoin burn address has come under scrutiny as concerns about quantum computing continue to grow across the crypto industry. The address first gained prominence during Dogeparty’s proof-of-burn event in 2014, when users sent $DOGE to the wallet in exchange for XDP tokens. More than a decade later, the wallet remains untouched. Blockchain data shows that it currently holds around 1.854 billion $DOGE or 1.08% of the Dogecoin supply. At the current $DOGE price of $0.083, this holding has a worth of $153 million. The address has received over 22,700 transactions but recorded no outgoing transfers. Considering the size of…

The New Jersey Senate Commerce Committee has unanimously approved a bill that would effectively ban cryptocurrency ATMs across the state, sending the measure to the full Senate for consideration. If enacted, the legislation would prohibit the ownership, installation, operation, and sale of crypto ATMs, with violators facing fines of up to $10,000 per infraction. Why Lawmakers Are Targeting Crypto ATMs State legislators cited a sharp increase in fraudulent activity involving cryptocurrency ATMs as the primary driver behind the bill. According to federal law enforcement data, these machines have become a favored tool for scammers, who often pressure victims into depositing…

Kalshi has deployed an artificial intelligence agent to help decide which prediction markets to launch as trading activity on the platform has climbed to more than $5 billion in a single week. According to a Bloomberg report, the prediction market operator has introduced an internal AI system called Harrison to assist with several day-to-day functions tied to its exchange. The tool is being used to review news developments, monitor competing platforms, recommend new contracts for listing, and identify where liquidity incentives may be most effective. Bloomberg reported that Harrison forms part of Kalshi’s internal markets team and contributes to the…

Predict Protocol, a popular decentralized prediction market entity, has partnered with LayerEdge, a zero-knowledge infrastructure provider. The partnership aims to bring together permissionless prediction markets and a cutting-edge zero-knowledge proof framework to enhance scalability and trust. Predict Protocol × @layeredge Permissionless prediction markets meet decentralized verification.Predict’s unified $USDC liquidity vault on $BNB Chain. LayerEdge’s decentralized verification layer powering scalable zk-proof aggregation and settlement across multiple chains.Two… pic.twitter.com/ztCPmPOEzR — Predict Protocol (@PredictFDN) June 20, 2026 As Predict Protocol mentioned in its official social media announcement, the development unveils an inclusive liquidity vault for $USDC on $BNB Chain. Keeping this in view,…

Popular financial commentator Peter Schiff has called on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate statements made by Michael Saylor. The dispute centers on the suitability of STRC, perpetual preferred stock, for conservative investors. At the core of the criticism are SEC marketing and anti-fraud rules, as Schiff claims that Saylor openly acknowledged purchases of STRC by retirees whose primary goal is capital preservation and income generation without risking the principal amount of their investments. For Schiff, STRC is a high-risk instrument and a classic centralized Ponzi scheme. How can the SEC let @Saylor get away with public comments…

Ark Invest, the asset management firm led by Cathie Wood, sold approximately $7.53 million worth of Robinhood Markets stock on June 10, according to data from ArkInvestTracker. The transaction reflects a routine portfolio rebalancing move by the firm, which is known for its active management of exchange-traded funds focused on disruptive innovation. Details of the Trade The sale involved shares of Robinhood (HOOD), the commission-free trading platform that has become a household name among retail investors. Ark Invest did not disclose the exact number of shares sold, but the total value was reported at $7.53 million based on the stock’s…

Prominent $XRP commentator Bill Morgan has opined that San Francisco-headquartered firm Ripple should speed up the release of its escrowed tokens, which remain a hot topic of debate within the community. Based on current distribution rates, Ripple’s massive stash of locked tokens could take nearly a decade to be fully emptied out. Morgan argues that a swifter release schedule could actually unlock $XRP’s true potential. “Ripple should release more of the 1 billion each month and not lock so much back in escrow,” Morgan shared on the X social network. “The sooner it is all released from escrow, and the…

NeoPod, Neo’s community ambassador program, will host its second AMA session on Saturday, July 6, with grassroots community builder Aziz. The text-based AMA will run at 6:00 p.m. (UTC) in the #Proposal-Questions-AMA channel of the NeoPod Discord server. Aziz is an independent community member who is best known as the builder behind NeoRedPill, a Matrix-inspired memecoin on the Neo N3 blockchain, and NeoUltimateShop, a web store for Neo-related merchandise. Aziz has been involved in Neo since 2017. The session follows NeoPod’s first AMA on June 10, which featured NNT writer and editor Dylan Grabowski discussing governance and ecosystem strategy. NeoPod…