Michael Saylor’s company has accumulated 607,770 BTC since adopting its Bitcoin treasury strategy in 2020. Business intelligence firm–turned–Bitcoin treasury company Strategy has reportedly increased its preferred stock offering to $2 billion, up from the previously planned $500 million, as it continues raising capital to fund additional Bitcoin purchases. The Series A Perpetual Stretch preferred shares were priced at $90 each at noon Eastern Time on Thursday and carry an initial dividend of 9%, Bloomberg reported, citing an anonymous source. This update comes just days after Bloomberg first revealed the preferred equity sale, which at the time was expected to be marketed between $90 and $95 per share. As Cointelegraph reported, the offering includes 5 million preferred shares. Read more
The hack only affected a limited number of user wallets, but withdrawals have been temporarily paused for additional safety, the team said. Crypto trading platform Woo X paused withdrawal services after a cybersecurity breach affected several accounts, leading to $14 million in losses. Nine user accounts experienced “unauthorized withdrawals” on Thursday, the Woo X team said in an X post. The team added that the incident has since been contained: Cointelegraph reached out to Woo X but was unable to obtain a response from the trading platform by the time of publication. Read more
The digital asset service company joins a growing list of firms making stablecoin moves following the GENIUS bill's passage into law. Anchorage Digital, an institutionally-focused digital asset service provider, announced the launch of a stablecoin issuance platform on Thursday, tapping synthetic dollar and stablecoin issuer Ethena as its first partner client. The company will launch Ethena’s USDtb stablecoin in the United States, according to an announcement made on Thursday. Currently, USDtb is issued offshore. Issuing USDtb in the US will make the stablecoin fully compliant under the GENIUS stablecoin regulation, signed into law by US President Donald Trump in July. Read more