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Strategy’s aggressive capitalization campaign has created a fundamental disconnect between its balance sheet and its income statement. While the headline Loan-to-Value ratios appear manageable at 30%, they mask a structural fragility: the company has encumbered itself with $860 million in annual hard-cash obligations that its operating business cannot support. By replacing low-coupon convertible debt with high-cost, quarterly-pay preferred equity, Strategy has forfeited the ability to wait out market volatility.

The establishment of the $2.25 billion USD Reserve is a prudent defensive measure, but it serves as a temporary delay rather than a solution. As long as mNAV remains above 1, Strategy can fund its obligations through accretive ATM issuance and leave the rese...

Inflation is projected to reach 4% by the end of the year, driven by current economic trends. The trajectory of inflation is upward, suggesting ongoing economic pressures. Labor market issues are more about mismatches than a slowdown in demand.
The post Adam Posen: Inflation expected to hit 4% by year-end, youth unemployment rising due to post-COVID mismatches, and tariffs’ delayed impact on economic pressures | Odd Lots appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Shifts in Bitcoin trading dynamics hint at a potential market reversal amid changing investor sentiment
The post Jeff Park: Low trading volume hampers Bitcoin price discovery, Hong Kong as a bridge for Chinese capital, and shifts in options trading signal market sentiment change | The Wolf Of All Streets appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Economist and longtime Bitcoin (BTC) critic Peter Schiff has issued a fresh warning to cryptocurrency investors, arguing that the world’s largest digital asset could face a steep decline if a key price level fails. Schiff Predicts 84% Bitcoin Crash  In a Thursday social media post on X, Schiff said that a break below $50,000 would likely open the door to a much deeper selloff. “If Bitcoin breaks $50K, which looks likely, it seems highly likely it will at least test $20K,” he wrote.  Related Reading: Revealed: The Biggest Bitcoin Holders Of 2026, According To Arkham Data A drop to that level, he noted, would represent an 84% fall from Bitcoin’s all‑time high of $126,000 reached last October. While acknowledging that Bitcoin has experienced similar collapses in the pas...

Since the start of the year, Litecoin’s price has fallen by almost a third of its January open, tumbling massively and briefly trading around $45 in early February. The prolonged pullback has kept sentiment quiet, but Litecoin’s price is now back to stabilizing around $53. A recent technical analysis shared on X by crypto analyst Jonathan Carter shows that a triangle support defense is currently playing out for Litecoin. Technical analysis of Litecoin’s price chart shows a descending triangle that has been developing for several years on the weekly timeframe. Right now, Litecoin is trading close to the triangle support, and the reaction at this support will determine whether Litecoin could launch to $285. Descending Triangle Support Faces Major Test The weekly chart ...

Economist and longtime Bitcoin critic Peter Schiff warned that Bitcoin could collapse to $20,000 if the asset loses key support near $50,000.  His comments come as geopolitical tensions escalate following reports that the US military is preparing strike options against Iran. Peter Schiff’s Anti-Bitcoin Perception is Stronger than Ever Before Schiff argued that a drop
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Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Surpasses $1 Billion in Monthly Volume As Adoption Grows
Bitcoin’s Lightning Network topped $1.17 billion in November monthly volume across 5.22 million transactions, according to River Financial, which says the milestone reflects growing adoption despite flat price action.
This post Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Surpasses $1 Billion in Monthly Volume As Adoption Grows first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman.

The migration comes just months after Cosmos announced it’s stepping back from efforts to turn the Cosmos Hub into a smart contract platform as TVL declines.

By Gaurav Sharma, CEO of io.netVitalik Buterin recently declared 2026 the year to “take back lost ground in computing self-sovereignty.” He shared the changes he’s made personally: replacing Google Docs with Fileverse, Gmail with Proton Mail, Telegram with Signal, and experimenting with running large language models locally on his own laptop rather than through cloud […]
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Bitcoin experienced another back-and-forth session on Feb. 19, struggling to maintain its value as it established a lower trading range. Bitcoin Faces Volatility as Trading Ranges Shift Lower Bitcoin ( BTC) endured another session of whipsaw price action Feb. 19, twice rebounding from sub-$66,000 lows to reclaim the $67,000 level. While the volatility mirrors the […]