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Michael Saylor Responds To Scrutiny As Strategy Shares & STRC Hit 52-Week Lows Authored by Micah Zimmerman via BitcoinMagazine.com, Michael Saylor responded to the deepening selloff in Strategy’s stock and preferred shares Friday with a statement on X. “Volatility tests every capital structure,” Saylor wrote. “Strategy remains focused on Bitcoin, disciplined capital allocation, credit quality, and long-term value creation. We appreciate our investors and will continue to execute with transparency and resolve. $MSTR”. The tweet landed as MSTR shares and STRC, Strategy’s variable-rate perpetual preferred, both hit 52-week lows. MSTR has shed more than 80%...

As Hegseth Spars With Congress Over Iran War, Trump Decries Criticism As 'Virtual Treason' There was a bit of a narrative shift on display in Congress as back-to-back hearings on Capitol Hill with top defense and Trump admin officials played out Tuesday, with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth repeatedly on the defensive as he and the administration face intensified scrutiny over the Iran war. And the growing frustration vented in Congress is not just being sounded by Democrats. As Washington Post's Tuesday headline aptly described: Hegseth, Caine encounter intense bipartisan frustration with...

Billionaires Are Buying Into Psychedelic Companies Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance Putting aside my skepticism of SpaceX for a moment, there is something worth paying attention to in the latest report about the people who made fortunes backing the company: they are now putting serious money into psychedelics. And while I can’t necessarily get behind backing Elon Musk’s idea of elephants performing Les Miserables on the moon, or whatever other “lofty” goals are in the SpaceX S-1, I can get behind these follow up investment ideas. Back in January when absolutely no one was talking about the sector, I...