Latest from James Van Straten
Strategy's credit risk falls as preferred equity value surpasses convertible debt
The bitcoin-owning company's capital structure is shifting toward permanent capital, reducing refinancing risk and damping credit volatility.

Strive proposes $150 million preferred stock sale to repay debt, buy bitcoin
The capital raise will support balance sheet restructuring and the company's bitcoin strategy.

Michael Saylor's Strategy purchases another $2.13 billion in bitcoin
The company now holds 709,715 bitcoin, acquired for nearly $54 billion.

BlackRock’s PFF ETF has $380 million worth of exposure to MSTR's preferred equities
ETF allocations to Stretch, Strife, and Stride underscore institutional appetite for MSTR income securities.

Tech index futures, crypto stocks drop as U.S.-Europe trade tensions rise, bitcoin falls
Risk assets slide amid tariff uncertainty and rising global bond yields.

Bitcoin price consolidation nears 60-day window that's historically triggered rallies
Range-bound price action continues within a familiar cycle pattern.

Bitcoin hashrate drops 15% from October high as miner capitulation drags into almost 60 days
Bitcoin mining difficulty set for a 4% decline, the seventh negative adjustment in the past eight.

Strive’s preferred stock hits par value, unlocking bitcoin funding channel
The perpetual preferred equity, SATA, moved above $100, giving Strive access to at-the-market issuance.

Large bitcoin holders buy the most coins since the FTX collapse of 2022
The so-called Fish-to-Shark cohort added 110,000 BTC over the past 30 days, according to Glassnode.

Riot Platforms surges 11% as lease deal with AMD marks major AI infrastructure pivot
The company sold nearly $100 million of bitcoin to fund the purchase of its 200-acre Rockdale site and signed a leasing agreement with Advanced Micro Devices that could deliver $1 billion in revenue.

