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Odaily reports: Analysts at StoneX and TD Cowen believe that Strategy's preferred stock financing structure has stabilized and liquidity has improved, creating conditions for the company to resume accumulating Bitcoin and increase its Bitcoin holdings per share. Both institutions maintain a Buy rating, with target prices of $435 and $260, respectively.As of the end of the third quarter, Strategy held $5.07 billion in U.S. dollar assets, including $4.83 billion in cash reserves, sufficient to cover approximately 3.2 to 3.4 years of preferred stock dividends and debt interest. Strategy also spent approximately $2 billion to repurchase STRC preferred shares, helping its price recover to near its $100 par value. However, because funds were prioritized for replenishing cash reserves and supporting preferred stock rather than accumulating Bitcoin, Strategy's Bitcoin holdings per share declined 3.7% during the year.Additionally, holders of STRC, STRF, STRK, and STRD preferred shares have approved daily accrual of dividends: STRC effective November 1, and the other three classes effective January 1 of next year. Management stated that the move is intended to reduce volatility, improve liquidity, and expand demand. TD Cowen believes that broader distribution channels and better liquidity could ultimately enhance Strategy's efficiency in issuing "digital credit" products.
Odaily report: Analysts from three Wall Street firms—Cantor Fitzgerald, TD Cowen, and Compass Point—all believe that despite Binance suffering an approximately $6.3 billion hack, there is currently insufficient evidence to suggest the incident will threaten the broader crypto market, and the market's prior recovery trend is unlikely to be interrupted as a result.Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Ramsey El-Assal noted that Tether has frozen over $1.5 billion in stolen assets, Circle has frozen approximately $800 million, and Ripple has frozen about $200 million, with Binance stating that the total frozen stolen funds currently amount to roughly $3 billion. He believes the crypto industry is gradually improving its ability to respond to such security incidents and expects crypto-related stocks such as Coinbase, Robinhood, and Strategy to rebound once market panic subsides, recommending that investors buy on the dip.TD Cowen analyst Lance Vitanza believes the attack exposed security weaknesses in Binance's own transaction signing infrastructure rather than flaws in the underlying technology of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, and that the market sell-off may present an opportunity to accumulate Bitcoin and shares of listed companies holding Bitcoin.Compass Point analysts believe Binance has sufficient liquidity to cover the funding gap, and expect its excess USDT reserves, BTC reserves, and USDC funds to be adequate to absorb the losses. However, the firm also warned that Binance compensating customers could put pressure on stablecoin supply and may drive users to migrate from centralized exchanges to competing platforms such as Coinbase, Bullish, and Hyperliquid. (CoinDesk)
Odaily reports: According to Bitfinex analysis, Strategy shareholders voted on October 28 to approve a proposal for daily dividend payments on STRC preferred stock, with preliminary results showing 99.3% of votes in favor. STRC is expected to shift from semi-monthly dividend payments to daily dividend payments starting November 1, with the first cash dividend payment arriving on November 2; Strategy's other three preferred stocks, STRF, STRK, and STRD, are expected to follow suit in January 2027.Strategy's move aims to reduce price volatility around ex-dividend dates. Company CEO Phong Le stated that previously, when STRC paid dividends monthly, prices fell by an average of about 49 basis points around the ex-dividend date, which dropped to about 36 basis points after switching to semi-monthly payments. The company expects that daily dividend payments will further disperse selling pressure and improve price stability.This model was not pioneered by Strategy. Bitcoin treasury company Strive converted its SATA preferred stock to daily dividend payments in June of this year and launched a subordinated preferred stock, SATS, with a fixed annual dividend rate of 15%. In October, Strive issued 7 million shares of SATS at $90 per share, raising approximately $630 million, and used about $511 million of that to purchase 6,182 BTC.
Trader Killa posted that despite the market facing multiple bearish factors—including the Fed's hawkish decision, rising oil prices, hotter-than-expected CPI data, surging global bond yields, a stronger dollar, the Ledger wallet hack, and market concerns over Strategy (MSTR)'s delisting risk and its pivot to AI—Bitcoin has still maintained range-bound trading. Given the current macroeconomic pressures and negative news, Bitcoin should have fallen below $70,000, but its resilience is noteworthy. The market may be gradually forming a significant interim bottom, and its ability to hold the price range amid bearish shocks indicates that it is absorbing negative news, which is also a typical characteristic of a bull market.
Analyst Darkfost stated that Strategy currently holds 848,517 BTC, with an overall average purchase cost of approximately $75,446. Bitcoin’s price has recently reclaimed its 2026 cost basis line of around $78,900, but if accounting for all purchases since 2025 and sales made at the summer lows, the estimated cost remains at approximately $90,600, which is higher than the current BTC price.
According to on-chain analyst Ember (@EmberCN), Strategy made no BTC purchases last week and currently holds 848,517 BTC valued at approximately $68.075 billion, with an average cost basis of $75,446, resulting in an unrealized gain of roughly $4.058 billion (+6.3%). Bitmine bought 10,452 ETH last week for approximately $25.41 million, bringing its cumulative holdings to 6,051,933 ETH worth around $14.04 billion. With an average cost basis of $3,331, Bitmine faces an unrealized loss of approximately $6.118 billion (-30.3%), falling short of its 5% ETH allocation target by only about 55,000 ETH.
Odaily Report: Fidelity Digital Assets research analyst Zack Wainwright noted in an analysis published on October 20 that preferred stock financing oriented toward Bitcoin could attract capital from the approximately $15 trillion global fixed income market. Fidelity estimates that the size of this type of preferred stock is approximately $12 billion.As of October 5, preferred stock financing has supported the purchase of 135,979 BTC, of which more than 95,000 were purchased between March and May. Fidelity estimates that nearly 96% of Bitcoin's maximum supply has been issued, and the next halving is expected in less than two years.Bitcoin treasury company Strive Inc. completed a 15% Series A Perpetual SATS Preferred Stock offering on October 20, selling 7 million shares at $90 per share for total proceeds of $630 million; the dividend rate is calculated on a $100 par value and is 15% annualized.Bitcoin treasury company Strategy Inc. disclosed that it holds 848,517 BTC and purchased 267 BTC the previous week for $22.1 million, using proceeds from common stock issuance and cash. Fidelity noted that the performance of related instruments is affected by both Bitcoin and the issuing company. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily reports: Market analyst Murphy posted on X that MSCI officially approved new rules on October 15 to exclude non-operating companies that do not meet standards from its global investable market indices. Strategy had already been placed on the proposed removal list in a prior simulated screening, with the final results to be announced on November 11 and effective on November 30. Related index funds hold approximately 13 million shares of MSTR, valued at nearly $1.8 billion, equivalent to 60% of its 30-day average daily trading volume.Murphy stated that Strategy's core logic lies in driving growth in net Bitcoin per share through capital operations, and whether it can sustain this depends on market premiums and the extent of their contraction. MSTR's future performance depends on three variables: Bitcoin price, net Bitcoin per share, and mNAV; as of market close on October 16, its mNAV stood at 1.08x.
Echo Protocol has announced it will gradually terminate protocol operations due to business adjustments. The lending protocol has stopped accepting new deposits, new borrows, and interest accrual, and the strategy and LSD businesses have also stopped accepting new deposits and new staking. The protocol has now opened channels for repayment, withdrawal, and asset liquidation. Borrowers must complete repayment by November 14, 2026, otherwise their collateral will be liquidated; 23:59 (UTC) on November 19, 2026 is the final deadline for repayment, withdrawal, and unstaking. After that, Echo Protocol will officially cease operations, and remaining positions will enter the final liquidation and settlement process, with only the Aptos-to-B² cross-chain bridge redemption service retained.
CryptoQuant Founder and CEO Ki Young Ju posted on X that analysts are not overly concerned about MSCI's decision, and overall market sentiment toward MSTR remains bullish. Target prices from Citibank, Barclays, and B. Riley are $240, $175, and $195 respectively, all recently raised with none lowered. He believes the impact of the MSCI exclusion is primarily limited to index-related fund flows, which have already been reflected in the stock price. What warrants attention now is Strategy's mNAV (the ratio of market capitalization to the value of its held Bitcoin) hovering around 1.0x, its perpetual preferred stock STRC trading at par, and the company's $3.75 billion in reserve funds, which are sufficient to cover dividend payments.
Odaily News: MSCI has announced the formal adoption of its Non-Operating Company Index Exclusion Rules, which will be implemented during the November 2026 index review and take effect after the close of trading on November 30. Under the new rules, MSCI will first assess whether a company holds substantial operating assets; companies that fail the initial screening will undergo five financial ratio tests; if at least four exclusion criteria are triggered, the company will be ineligible for index inclusion. Bitcoin treasury companies Strategy and Metaplanet face potential removal, with the final list to be announced on November 11. JPMorgan previously estimated that if Strategy is removed from the MSCI index, it could face approximately $2.8 billion in selling pressure.
Bitcoin News posted on X that MSCI is advancing a proposed methodology that would classify Michael Saylor's Strategy, Japan's Metaplanet, and other digital asset treasury companies as "non-operating" enterprises, potentially excluding them from the MSCI Global Investable Market Indexes. JPMorgan estimates that passive funds tracking MSCI indexes may be forced to sell $2.8 billion worth of MSTR shares; if other index providers adopt similar rules, the broader capital outflow could reach $8.8 billion. Strategy's reverse analysis shows that MSCI-tracking funds hold approximately 3.1% of its outstanding shares; a final decision is expected around October 16, with implementation potentially beginning on November 30.
Odaily News: According to on-chain analyst Ember Monitoring, last week Bitcoin treasury company Strategy increased its holdings by 250 BTC, with a purchase amount of approximately $21.55 million and an average purchase price of approximately $86,194 per BTC.As of now, Strategy holds a total of 848,250 BTC, with a position value of approximately $70.532 billion. The cumulative average cost is $75,444 per BTC, with a current unrealized gain of approximately $6.536 billion and a return of approximately 10.2%.Meanwhile, Ethereum treasury company Bitmine increased its holdings by 12,532 ETH last week, with a purchase amount of approximately $32.6 million and an average purchase price of approximately $2,601 per ETH.Currently, Bitmine holds approximately 6,028,946 ETH, with a position value of approximately $15.319 billion. The cumulative average cost is $3,334 per ETH, with a current unrealized loss of approximately $4.781 billion and a loss of approximately 23.8%.In addition, Bitmine's subsequent ETH accumulation plan may be nearing a phased conclusion. Bitmine Chairman Tom Lee previously stated at the TOKEN2049 conference in Singapore that once the company's ETH holdings reach 5% of the total supply, it will stop further accumulation. Currently, Bitmine is still about 77,442 ETH away from the 5% target. Based on the recent pace of accumulation, it is expected to reach this target in about one month.
After Strategy completed a substantial buyback of STRC preferred shares in September, Chairman Michael Saylor revealed that the company "still has room" to purchase more Bitcoin. Independent analysts believe the move aims to optimize the balance sheet and build cash reserves to support future Bitcoin acquisition plans.
On-chain analyst Ember (@EmberCN) reported that two major crypto treasury companies completed another round of acquisitions last week: Bitcoin treasury company Strategy purchased 334 BTC at an average price of $85,839 (approximately $28.67 million), bringing its cumulative holdings to 848,000 BTC (approximately $73.03 billion). With an average purchase price of $75,441, its current unrealized gains stand at approximately $9.059 billion (+14.16%). Ethereum treasury company Bitmine acquired 15,112 ETH at an average price of approximately $2,687 (around $40.6 million), raising its total holdings to 6,016,414 ETH (approximately $16.34 billion). At an average purchase price of $3,336, its current unrealized losses amount to approximately $3.73 billion (-18.58%).
according to an official announcement, Bitget Stock+ has launched its "Multi-Leg Options Strategy" feature. The specific strategies include Covered Call/Put, Vertical Spreads, Straddle & Strangle, and Collar, further catering to users' professional trading needs in risk hedging, volatility trading, and directional speculation.Additionally, this feature supports a Portfolio Margin mechanism. When options positions are opened and form a risk hedge against a user's existing holdings, the system will automatically reduce or offset the corresponding margin requirements, helping to improve users' capital efficiency.Furthermore, the multi-leg strategy supports users in flexibly building and closing positions leg by leg (Leg in/Leg out). Currently, this feature is available during regular trading hours from 9:30 to 16:00 EST. For more product details, please refer to Bitget's official platform.
In response to previous on-chain monitoring showing Strategy transferring out 3,568 BTC ($297 million), Arkham analyst Emmett Gallic clarified that the involved BTC was neither sold nor transferred to an external platform, but rather constitutes routine fund transfers within Fidelity's custody system. Fidelity treats client-deposited BTC as fungible assets and reallocates funds across different addresses as needed; these addresses are already labeled as "Fidelity" custody addresses on Arkham.
Odaily News: In response to Lookonchain's monitoring of Strategy transferring out 3,568 BTC over the past 9 hours, onchain researcher Emmett Gallic stated that the related transactions are not a sale or asset relocation, but rather normal internal fund rebalancing within Fidelity Custody.He stated that Fidelity treats all BTC deposited by clients as fungible assets and will transfer funds as needed, and the related addresses have also been labeled as Fidelity on Arkham.
According to Lookonchain monitoring, over the past 9 hours, Strategy transferred out 3,568 Bitcoin, valued at $297 million.
Odaily News: According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, last week Bitcoin treasury company Strategy increased its holdings by 1,665 BTC at an average price of approximately $85,681, spending about $143 million; as of now, its holdings have grown to 847,666 BTC, with an average cost basis of $75,437, representing unrealized gains of approximately $6.731 billion. During the same period, Ethereum treasury company Bitmine increased its holdings by 17,362 ETH at an average price of approximately $2,710, spending about $47.05 million; as of now, its holdings have grown to 6,001,302 ETH, with an average cost basis of $3,337, representing unrealized losses of approximately $3.925 billion.