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Strategy leaves preferred STRC dividend at 12% as price still below par

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-michael-saylor-got-wrecked-but-bitcoin-investors-neednt-panic.png" alt="Strategy leaves preferred STRC dividend at 12% as price still below par" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Investors have previously benefited from a payout boost when the preferred STRC shares traded well below their $100 par value for a month.</p>

Here’s what’s worth streaming in August 2026 on Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max and more

Turn off your brain and enjoy new seasons of Apple’s ‘Ted Lasso,’ Amazon’s ‘Reacher,’ Netflix’s ‘Outer Banks’ and much more

S&P 500 profit growth is getting even wilder as Amazon makes its mark

Amazon is the latest Big Tech company to report abnormally large earnings growth, thanks to paper gains on Anthropic investments.

How Apple’s cheap MacBook Neo sparked a war in budget laptops

Apple’s gamble on the budget MacBook Neo is paying off and forcing rivals to rethink their offerings.

Financial stocks are crushing it. These charts show why the ‘breakout’ rally may have just begun.

The breakout to record highs by bank stocks, plus their strong earnings and favorable valuations, suggest more good times ahead for the financial sector.

Investors are rotating into financial stocks. The Fed’s next move could determine how far the rally runs.

Financial stocks have been among the market’s best performers this month. The Fed’s next move, however, may determine how much further the rotation can run.

BNB Chain pursues legal action after ex-employee’s memecoin launch

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-what-is-a-social-engineering-attack-bnb-chain.jpg" alt="BNB Chain pursues legal action after ex-employee’s memecoin launch" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>BNB Chain said a former employee allegedly used a company tutorial wallet to create a memecoin that the company says it did not authorize or endorse.</p>

Tim Cook’s lasting legacy: Keeping Apple’s eye on the ball

Apple has been phenomenally profitable because its CEO resisted demands to change the business’s focus.

Trump Media sells another 2,628 BTC, holdings fall to 4,261 BTC

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-trump-on-bitcoin.jpg" alt="Trump Media sells another 2,628 BTC, holdings fall to 4,261 BTC" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Trump Media transferred another 2,628 Bitcoin to Crypto.com, bringing its reported sales over seven months to 7,281 BTC and leaving the company with 4,261 BTC in holdings.</p>

Coldcard hack sparks biggest sub-1 BTC move since FTX: CryptoQuant

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-what-is-segwit-explained2-1.jpg" alt="Coldcard hack sparks biggest sub-1 BTC move since FTX: CryptoQuant" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Bitcoin users moved 39,600 BTC in small transactions as the Coldcard hack continued, with researchers warning that the attack remained active.</p>

Onchain, in court: What happened in crypto legal news this week

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-5-key-highlights-of-the-secs-lawsuit-against-binance.jpg" alt="Onchain, in court: What happened in crypto legal news this week" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>A case tied to defunct crypto exchange FTX moves forward, a soldier seeks to dismiss over a Polymarket bet and a former congressman was ordered to pay $35,000 for manipulative trading.</p>

Minnesota crypto ATM ban goes into effect after reported $1M losses

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-crypto-atm-ban.png" alt="Minnesota crypto ATM ban goes into effect after reported $1M losses" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>State officials reported that Minnesota residents, and largely senior citizens, had lost about $1 million from scams tied to crypto kiosks from 2023 to 2025.</p>

‘We have always been civil’: My sister refuses to replace me as executor. Can I step down before she dies?

“I haven’t seen my sister since our mother’s funeral more than 20 years ago.”

Crypto PAC pours another $1M into Michigan House race

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-crypto-industry-votes-us.png" alt="Crypto PAC pours another $1M into Michigan House race" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Michigan incumbent Shri Thanedar’s re-election bid against other Democratic candidates is getting more about crypto with an infusion of ads funded by an industry-aligned PAC.</p>

They spent tens of thousands of dollars on home remodels — only to regret it

Some homeowners spend big bucks to upgrade their house, only to end up having second thoughts.

Russia expands crypto mining ban to Moscow through 2032

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-china-mining-ban.jpg" alt="Russia expands crypto mining ban to Moscow through 2032" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Russia has added Moscow, the Moscow Region and parts of Kursk Region to its cryptocurrency mining ban list, citing power supply concerns behind the restrictions.</p>

Coldcard Bitcoin loss estimate rises to $70M after Galaxy analysis

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hand-coin-laptop-hack-bitcoin.jpg" alt="Coldcard Bitcoin loss estimate rises to $70M after Galaxy analysis" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Galaxy Research identified 1,196 addresses that lost 1,082.65 Bitcoin in a 41-minute window, expanding the estimated scope of the Coldcard wallet incident.</p>

Bitcoin ETFs end July in the green despite late-month selling

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-cmc-verified-info-deadline-1.png" alt="Bitcoin ETFs end July in the green despite late-month selling" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $172.4 million in July inflows but remained $5.3 billion negative year to date after heavy withdrawals in May and June.</p>

My ex-husband’s sister died — so why is Fidelity asking me for her death certificate?

“Part of me jokes that paying for a death certificate would be like buying a lottery ticket.”

July ends on a hopeful note for stocks after momentum trade sees biggest wipeout since 2000

Investors are seeing more signs that the bottom is near, if not already in.