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Strive's Bitcoin Treasury Expansion Propels Shares Higher
Crypto Sarah Chen

Strive's Bitcoin Treasury Expansion Propels Shares Higher

Strive Inc. shares climbed in premarket trading after the company revealed it acquired 381.61 bitcoin last week, bringing its total holdings to 15,391 coins.

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Kraken's Dubai License Advances UAE Crypto Market Entry
Crypto Sarah Chen

Kraken's Dubai License Advances UAE Crypto Market Entry

Kraken's parent Payward has secured preliminary Dubai VARA approval for a broker-dealer and investment license, moving closer to a full UAE launch with dirham funding and institutional services.

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MARA Holdings Faces AI Strategy Test as CEO and CFO Sell Shares
Crypto Sarah Chen

MARA Holdings Faces AI Strategy Test as CEO and CFO Sell Shares

MARA Holdings shares fell in pre-market trading after insider sales, as the company's $1.5 billion pivot into AI-powered data centers faces regulatory and execution risks.

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CleanSpark Stock Surges as Wall Street Eyes AI Potential of Its Power Assets
Crypto Sarah Chen

CleanSpark Stock Surges as Wall Street Eyes AI Potential of Its Power Assets

CleanSpark shares jumped 7.4% on Wednesday after the company appointed a new senior finance executive, with Wall Street viewing its power assets as a play on AI infrastructure.

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MARA Holdings Up 7% as Bitcoin Stabilizes, but Morgan Stanley Downgrade Looms
Crypto Sarah Chen

MARA Holdings Up 7% as Bitcoin Stabilizes, but Morgan Stanley Downgrade Looms

MARA shares rose 7% as bitcoin held near $77,357, but Morgan Stanley cut its price target to $7, prompting a public rebuttal from MARA's IR chief. Riot, Cipher, and TeraWulf also gained.

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Senate Panel Advances Crypto Bill, DeFi Pushback and Stablecoin Issues Remain
Crypto Sarah Chen

Senate Panel Advances Crypto Bill, DeFi Pushback and Stablecoin Issues Remain

The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act passed the Senate Banking Committee 15-9 but faces new opposition from DeFi developers and key Democrats over securities amendments and stablecoin provisions.

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CleanSpark Gains as Bernstein Highlights AI Data Center Power Potential
Crypto Sarah Chen

CleanSpark Gains as Bernstein Highlights AI Data Center Power Potential

CleanSpark shares rose 1.7% to $14.94 pre-market after Bernstein rated the stock Outperform with a $24 target, highlighting the value of bitcoin miners' power capacity for AI data centers.

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CleanSpark Surges 9% as Bernstein Highlights Bitcoin Miners' AI Data Center Potential
Crypto Sarah Chen

CleanSpark Surges 9% as Bernstein Highlights Bitcoin Miners' AI Data Center Potential

CleanSpark shares rose 9.3% after Bernstein noted bitcoin miners' potential as AI data-center power providers, setting a $24 target and citing $90B in sector AI deals.

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Hut 8 Stock Slips 5.5% Following $16M Water Infrastructure Investment for AI Data Center
Crypto Sarah Chen

Hut 8 Stock Slips 5.5% Following $16M Water Infrastructure Investment for AI Data Center

Hut 8 shares dropped 5.5% as the company invested $16 million in water infrastructure for its River Bend AI data center, highlighting the focus on project execution.

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Canaan Shares Tumble as Q1 Losses Widen, Revenue Forecast Disappoints
Crypto Sarah Chen

Canaan Shares Tumble as Q1 Losses Widen, Revenue Forecast Disappoints

Canaan shares dropped 13.8% to $0.4163 after the company posted a wider Q1 net loss of $88.7 million and issued a below-consensus Q2 revenue forecast of $35 million to $45 million.

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XRP Faces $1.37 Hurdle as Bullish $10 Forecasts Meet Skepticism
Crypto Sarah Chen

XRP Faces $1.37 Hurdle as Bullish $10 Forecasts Meet Skepticism

XRP trades near $1.37 as bullish $10 forecasts clash with skepticism over Ripple's payments strategy. Standard Chartered projects $2.80 by 2026, but analysts warn RLUSD stablecoin may reduce XRP's role.

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Bakkt Shares Surge After Director's $4.85M Insider Purchase
Crypto Sarah Chen

Bakkt Shares Surge After Director's $4.85M Insider Purchase

Bakkt shares surged 14.2% pre-market after director Michael Alfred acquired $4.85 million in stock. CEO Akshay Naheta also exercised options as the company shifts focus to stablecoin payments.

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