This is a segment from the Supply Shock newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Reading back the official transcript of a secret five-hour meeting between Julian Assange and then-Google CEO Eric Schmidt — released 12 years ago this week — gives an equally eerie feeling. Along with veteran global affairs fixer Jared Cohen, who was head…

Strategy (formerly known as MicroStrategy) has added 6,556 Bitcoin (BTC) to its balance sheet, spending a total of $555.8 million for the new acquisition.  The purchase was funded by proceeds from the company’s two at-the-market (ATM) stock offerings. According to a regulatory filing, Strategy sold 1.76 million shares of its Class A common stock and…

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) surged as much as $88,000 on Monday while stocks tanked, prompting one Wall Street strategist to note that the world’s largest cryptocurrency has outperformed the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) against the backdrop of a trade war. “Bitcoin outperformance to Nasdaq has been striking all through the U.S tariffs crisis – Bitcoin is down 10%…

Strategy spends $555.8M to acquire 6,556 BTC, boosting holdings to 538,200. Bitcoin’s price surge pushes Strategy’s holdings to a $10B paper profit. Strategy’s Bitcoin stash now valued at $46.8B, fueled by stock sales. Strategy acquired 6,556 Bitcoin for $555.8 million funds between April 14 to April 20. The purchase increased its Bitcoin stock to 538,200…

Online gambling is growing rapidly, and so are the ways in which players pay for their games. Previously, most players used traditional methods like credit cards or mobile money. But now, more and more people are turning to cryptocurrency, especially Bitcoin, for faster, safer, and more flexible transactions. luckystar1.ci is one platform that is embracing…

The crypto market bounced back over the weekend as it tried to recover from the woes due to President Donald Trump’s tariff escalations. The total crypto market cap soared from $2.75 trillion on Apr. 19 to $2.84 trillion on Apr. 21, a modest surge of 1%. However, the leading cryptocurrencies soared more than 3% within…

Key Notes Strategy’s Bitcoin holdings now total 538,200 units, valued at over $47 billion. Michael Saylor stands by Bitcoin as a risk-free store of value. Bitcoin’s market capitalization hits $1.73 trillion, boosting Strategy’s investment. Bitcoin treasury company Strategy has confirmed a major addition to its Bitcoin portfolio. The technology firm spent $555.8 million to top…

Bitcoin is back to its $88k price level, experiencing a surge of over 4.3% in just a single day. This marks the biggest jump in the cryptocurrency’s price level since ‘Liberation Day,’ when Trump announced the imposition of tariff hikes on other nations. Other major crypto coins, including Ethereum and XRP, also witnessed a similar…

Bitcoin rebounded, reaching its peak level since Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff declarations, whilst the dollar weakened due to growing concerns about the US president’s attempts to dismiss Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.The premier cryptocurrency‘s value increased approximately 3 per cent to exceed $87,600 on Monday morning in Singapore, as Bloomberg’s data indicated. This recovery nearly…

Nearly three years after Vitalik Buterin mocked his Stock-to-Flow model, anonymous analyst PlanB hit back, calling Ethereum a “centralized premined shitcoin.” PlanB, the anonymous analyst behind Bitcoin’s (BTC) Stock-to-Flow model, took aim at Ethereum (ETH) in a post on X, saying the project is looking worse than ever and arguing that centralized, premined coins like…