Cryptocurrency News
- US CLARITY Act will be a ‘boon for domestic innovation’: A16z
- STRC preferred stock investors are mispricing major 'dislocation' risk: Analyst
- Strategy to repurchase $1.5B of 2029 convertible notes
- Bitcoin analysis sees 'bear trap' as BTC price passes two-week lows under $78K
- Here’s what happened in crypto today
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US CLARITY Act will be a ‘boon for domestic innovation’: A16z
Cointelegraph.com News - 17 May 2026, 1:09 am
A16z crypto said that when US legal frameworks strike a balance between innovation and consumer protection, the impact tends to ripple through into global markets.The US CLARITY Act, which aims to provide the US crypto industry with more regulatory clarity, could have a positive ripple effect beyond the crypto sector itself, according to venture capital…Read More
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STRC preferred stock investors are mispricing major 'dislocation' risk: Analyst
Cointelegraph.com News - 16 May 2026, 10:50 pm
Potential liquidity contractions in secondary markets and surging government bond yields could spell trouble for preferred perpetual stockholders.Investors are mispricing risk for perpetual preferred stocks, like Bitcoin treasury company Strategy’s Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock (STRC), according to Matt Dines, the chief investment officer of credit asset management company Build Markets.The corporate…Read More
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Strategy to repurchase $1.5B of 2029 convertible notes
Cointelegraph.com News - 16 May 2026, 7:03 pm
The notes carry a 0% coupon, but can be converted into equity in the company if holders choose to redeem their notes for shares. Bitcoin treasury company Strategy announced on Friday that it will repurchase $1.5 billion in 0% convertible notes, due in 2029, retiring about half of the 2029 convertible note tranche’s total outstanding…Read More
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Bitcoin analysis sees 'bear trap' as BTC price passes two-week lows under $78K
Cointelegraph.com News - 16 May 2026, 5:07 pm
Bitcoin fell below $78,000 for the first time since the start of May, but traders refused to give up hope of a BTC price rebound coming next.Bitcoin (BTC) circled $78,000 on Saturday after geopolitical headwinds erased most of its May gains.Key points:Read moreRead More
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Here’s what happened in crypto today
Cointelegraph.com News - 16 May 2026, 3:30 pm
Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation.Today in crypto, Strategy to buy back $1.5 billion in convertible note debt, THORChain has launched a recovery portal following a $10 million exploit, and the US CLARITY…Read More