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The Case for Accepting MicroStrategy’s (MSTR) Billion Dollar Bitcoin Gamble

The insatiable Bitcoin-buyer MicroStrategy (MSTR) has seen an impressive rise of over 600% in the past year—a performance roughly 4.5 times greater than Bitcoin’s (BTC) own gains over the same period. However, the rally has faced some headwinds since the end of last year, as MicroStrategy’s stock has struggled to reach new all-time highs—not necessarily due to cryptocurrency price swings but likely because of skepticism over massive equity dilution. As I’m cautiously bullish on MicroStrategy, gi

Factbox-What Germany's election means for Bitcoin and the super rich

Germany elects a new parliament on February 23, with potential ramifications for the financial industry of Europe's largest economy. Spoiler alert: The far-right Alternative for Germany wants to exit the euro and deregulate Bitcoin, while Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats want to tax the super rich. The conservative alliance of Merz's Christian Democrats (CDU) and the Bavarian Christian Social Union (CSU) are leading in the polls and, where finance is concerned, lay out only broad-brush ideas with few specifics.