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Michael Saylor is calling on MSCI to drop a proposed screening rule that could remove Strategy from its global indexes. The screen would affect three companies in November, with Strategy the largest of them.
CryptoSlate says AI data centers are adopting a power-management lesson associated with Bitcoin miners. AI computing relies on electricity, generates substantial heat and requires heavy-duty cooling as services scale to millions of users.
Strategy has challenged MSCI’s proposal to remove it from the Global Investable Market Indexes. Michael Saylor and Phong Le called the plan flawed and accused MSCI of discriminating against digital asset businesses.
CryptoSlate examines how PowerCompute and USBC use collars, options and secured loans around Bitcoin holdings. Such arrangements can turn apparently passive corporate BTC treasuries into assets subject to contractual conditions and potential future supply.
Strive bought $143 million worth of Bitcoin last week, raising its holdings to 23,156 BTC and making it the fifth-largest corporate Bitcoin treasury. The company’s stock rose after the latest purchase, Bitcoin Magazine reported.
Ireland’s new tax-advantaged investment accounts will permit listed stocks, bonds and ETFs but exclude cryptocurrencies. Providers will handle tax reporting to make compliance easier for investors, CoinDesk reported.
Bitmine reportedly made its largest ether purchase since June. Chairman Tom Lee said crypto’s strong third-quarter performance could attract more institutional investors, according to CoinDesk.
CryptoSlate reports that a bitcoin treasury company registered 93% of its issued shares for potential resale and placed one-third of its crypto holdings into options. The shares may never be sold, while loan, treasury and cash risks remain.
Strategy bought 4,603 Bitcoin for about $370 million, its first reported purchase since June. The coins cost an average of $80,318 each—around 29% above the price received for Bitcoin sold this summer.
Bitcoin’s rally to around $79,000 lifted Strategy’s 840,447 BTC holdings roughly $2.8 billion above cost. Michael Saylor’s “We’re Back” post prompted speculation that the company could resume buying, though no purchase was confirmed.
BitGo is paying roughly $42.5 million upfront for institutional trading capabilities while NYDIG prioritizes a claimed power-and-compute footprint of more than 3 gigawatts. CryptoSlate said profitability remains unproven for both strategies.
More than 100 AI, cybersecurity, finance and technology organizations are urging governments and industry to improve defenses against attacks powered by increasingly capable AI models, following cases in which AI systems hacked real companies.
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders said he plans to pursue legislation targeting Flock’s network of more than 120,000 AI cameras, warning that the system is pushing the United States toward a “surveillance state.”
Bitcoin climbed 21.5% between Aug. 17 and Aug. 21, while six of seven large US-listed miners fell. The performance gap underscores how mining companies are evolving beyond pure Bitcoin exposure toward high-performance computing operations.
