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21Shares debuts the Strategy Yield ETP on Euronext Amsterdam on Thursday, giving Europe regulated access to Strategy’s preferred stock, which is heavily backed by Bitcoin. Crypto exchange-traded product (ETP) provider 21Shares has launched an investment product giving European investors access to a preferred stock issued by Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the world’s largest public holder of Bitcoin. The asset manager will list its 21Shares Strategy Yield ETP under the ticker “STRC NA” on Euronext Amsterdam on Thursday, the company said Wednesday. The ETP is available to institutional and retail investors, offering a dividend backed by Strategy’s Bitcoin (BTC) treasury, which currently holds 717,722 BTC, valued at around $47 billion. With dividends set at a variable 11.25% annualized rate, the ETP represents one of the earliest structured, BTC-backed corporate securities available to European investors. Read more

Anchorage Digital Discloses STRC Holding in Strategy The post Anchorage Digital Discloses Holding in Strategy’s STRC, Signals Long Term Conviction appeared first on Cryptonews.

Strategy has become the most-shorted large-cap US stock as hedge funds ramp up bearish bets, according to data from Goldman Sachs. Crypto bank Anchorage Digital said it holds Strategy’s perpetual preferred security STRC on its balance sheet, adding an institutional backer to Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin treasury company at a time when Wall Street traders are increasingly betting against it. In a Wednesday post on X, Anchorage co-founder and CEO Nathan McCauley said the purchase shows alignment between two companies built around Bitcoin (BTC) infrastructure and corporate treasury adoption. “Conviction compounds. Institutions don’t just talk about Bitcoin, they structure around it,” McCauley wrote. “When the company that operationalizes Bitcoin infrastructure puts capital alongside the company that operationalized the Bitcoin treasury strategy…that’s a signal,” he added. Anchorage did not reveal the size or timing of the position. Read more

The dividend increase follows renewed pressure on STRC, which has been trading below its $100 par value.

The bitcoin treasury company's perpetual preferred equity, STRC, hit $100 for the first time since early November.

The company lifted STRC’s payout after the preferred stock again slipped below its $100 par value.

Strategy, the business intelligence firm formerly known as MicroStrategy, has reinforced its Bitcoin position with another large purchase. In a Sept. 2 filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company reported acquiring 4,048 BTC for $449.3 million, paying an average of $110,981 per coin. The move lifts Strategy’s total Bitcoin balance to […] The post Strategy pushes Bitcoin stash over $69B, raises STRC dividend to 10% amid criticism appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The company continues to accumulate BTC through corporate equity and debt offerings, but class action lawsuits against Strategy are mounting. Bitcoin (BTC) treasury company Strategy has expanded the scope its STRC offering twice since issuing the corporate security on July 22. The company announced an at-the-market offering of up to $4.2 billion of its Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock (STRC), a hybrid corporate security, to purchase more BTC on Thursday. STRC is a dividend-paying security with variable yields that has no set maturity date and can be called or redeemed by the company under specific conditions, making the terms of repayment flexible, according to Thursday’s announcement.  Read more