In 2004, U2 approached Apple about an ad deal, asking to be paid in Apple 
shares. Steve Jobs refused and instead steered the band into a no-fee campaign 
built around a special iPod U2 Edition, complete with black casing, red click 
wheel and engraved signatures. The tie-up drove a hit product and big sales 
without […]

In 2004, U2 approached Apple about an ad deal, asking to be paid in Apple shares. Steve Jobs refused and instead steered the band into a no-fee campaign built around a special iPod U2 Edition, complete with black casing, red click wheel and engraved signatures. The tie-up drove a hit product and big sales without &#8230;

The Unexpected Deal Steve Jobs Offered U2 After Refusing to Hand Over Apple Shares

Radiant Capital has announced plans to wind down operations after failing to 
recover from a $50 million exploit that devastated the lending protocol and 
left it without sufficient funding to continue. According to a statement 
published Monday by Radiant’s decentralized…

Radiant Capital has announced plans to wind down operations after failing to recover from a $50 million exploit that devastated the lending protocol and left it without sufficient funding to continue. According to a statement published Monday by Radiant’s decentralized…

Radiant Capital to wind down after $50 million North Korea-linked hack

Robinhood&#8217;s acquisition of WonderFi enhances its global reach, potentially 
reshaping Canada&#8217;s crypto market with increased accessibility and innovation.
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trading to Canada appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Robinhood&#8217;s acquisition of WonderFi enhances its global reach, potentially reshaping Canada&#8217;s crypto market with increased accessibility and innovation. The post Robinhood completes WonderFi acquisition to bring low-fee crypto trading to Canada appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Robinhood completes WonderFi acquisition to bring low-fee crypto trading to Canada

Telegram founder Pavel Durov says it is “returning to our roots — and starting 
a new chapter” by rebranding Toncoin to Gram.

Telegram founder Pavel Durov says it is “returning to our roots — and starting a new chapter” by rebranding Toncoin to Gram.

TON jumps 15% as The Open Network plans rebrand to Gram

Strategy sold a small portion of its Bitcoin holdings last week, marking the 
company’s first disclosed BTC sale since its December 2022 tax-loss harvesting 
transaction. The sale is notable less for its size than for what it signals: 
Strategy is now willing to use a sliver of its Bitcoin stack to service the 
preferred equity structure it has built around its balance sheet. According to 
a Form 8-K filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Strategy sold 
32 BTC between May 26 and May 31 for roughly $2.5 million. The average sale 
price was $77,135 per bitcoin, net of fees and expenses. The company said 
proceeds from the sale are expected to be used to fund distributions on 
preferred stock. Why Did Strategy Sell Bitcoin? The transaction is the first 
Bitcoin sale disclosed by Strategy since December 2022, when the company sold 
704 BTC for tax-loss harvesting purposes before buying back more bitcoin two 
days later. That earlier sale was widely framed as a tax maneuver rather than 
a strategic reduction in exposure. The new sale is different in character: it 
appears tied to preferred stock obligations rather than portfolio tax 
management. Related Reading: Bitcoin Short-Term Holders Move 107,760 BTC In A 
Single Day — Details Strategy’s Bitcoin position remains enormous. As of May 
31, the company held 843,706 BTC acquired for an aggregate purchase price of 
$63.87 billion, implying an average purchase price of $75,699 per bitcoin. 
Against that position, the 32 BTC sale represents a negligible reduction in 
headline holdings, but it still breaks a long-running pattern in which 
Strategy’s Bitcoin disclosures were almost exclusively about accumulation. The 
filing also shows that Strategy continued using its capital markets machinery 
during the same period. Between May 26 and May 31, the company sold 801,994 
shares of MSTR common stock under its at-the-market program, generating $128.3 
million in net proceeds. As of May 31, Strategy listed $26.137 billion of 
remaining available issuance capacity for MSTR stock, alongside remaining 
preferred stock issuance capacity of $1.619 billion for STRF, $17.511 billion 
for STRC, $2.1 billion for STRK and $4.015 billion for STRD. The Bitcoin sale 
lands against the backdrop of recent comments from Executive Chairman Michael 
Saylor and CEO Phong Le, who have both signaled in recent weeks that Strategy 
could sell BTC under certain circumstances. Saylor, however, has also 
emphasized that the company expects to buy more bitcoin than it sells, keeping 
the market focused on whether any isolated sale is offset by larger 
accumulation. Related Reading: Bitcoin Trend That Has Held For 15 Years Shows 
When To Expect The Bottom And When $400,000 Will Happen That question remains 
open for the latest reporting period. On May 31, Saylor posted on X: “Working 
₿etter.” The phrase appeared to tease another purchase, consistent with his 
usual cadence before formal Strategy updates. But no corresponding buy 
announcement had been made public at press time, leaving investors to wait for 
confirmation on whether the company bought more BTC than it sold during the 
period. Strategy also disclosed that its US dollar reserve stood at $900 
million as of May 31. The reserve, announced in December 2025, is a 
management-designated liquidity pool intended to support dividends on 
preferred stock and interest payments on outstanding debt. That reserve 
matters because it sits at the center of the company’s newer capital 
structure: Strategy has layered preferred equity, common stock issuance and 
Bitcoin holdings into a balance-sheet model that depends on continued access 
to liquidity. The company’s board declared cash dividends payable on June 30 
to holders of record as of June 15. The declared payments include $2.50 per 
share for STRF, $0.958333333 per share for STRC, €2.50 per share for STRE, 
$2.00 per share for STRK and $2.50 per share for STRD. Strategy also said the 
regular dividend rate on its variable-rate Series A Perpetual Stretch 
Preferred Stock, STRC, would remain at 11.50% per annum for monthly periods 
beginning on or after June 1. At press time, BTC traded at $71,637. Featured 
image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com

Strategy sold a small portion of its Bitcoin holdings last week, marking the company’s first disclosed BTC sale since its December 2022 tax-loss harvesting transaction. The sale is notable less for its size than for what it signals: Strategy is now willing to use a sliver of its Bitcoin stack to service the preferred equity &#8230;

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Citi expects tokenized securities and real-world assets to grow from about $17 
billion today to $5.5 trillion by 2030. The bank says Treasury bills, digital 
stocks, and stablecoins could become the main drivers of Wall Street’s move 
onchain. Citi Highlights Stablecoins, Treasuries and Stocks as Tokenization 
Leaders Citi expects the market for tokenized securities to […]

Citi expects tokenized securities and real-world assets to grow from about $17 billion today to $5.5 trillion by 2030. The bank says Treasury bills, digital stocks, and stablecoins could become the main drivers of Wall Street’s move onchain. Citi Highlights Stablecoins, Treasuries and Stocks as Tokenization Leaders Citi expects the market for tokenized securities to &#8230;

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