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It has been a while since I last covered MARA Holdings (NASDAQ: MARA) and its Bitcoin treasury strategy. Yes, it still holds the crown for the largest hash rate among public Bitcoin miners. Yes, it also has the biggest stack of Bitcoin on its balance sheet. But honestly, nothing was compelling enough to take a deeper look in recent quarters. 🤷‍♂️

Here we are, Bitcoin’s [BTC] 90-day SOPR is at a cozy 1.018. It’s almost like an unwanted guest that keeps inching closer to the door you want to keep shut—historically, crossing into the 1.02–1.03 zone has led to some classic “oops” moments for traders. 🚪💰

Lee’s argument is that MicroStrategy’s shares went from $13 to $455, a 35-fold gain 🚀. And get this, only 11 of those gains were from bitcoin’s price increase, the rest was from their “treasury strategy” 📊. I’m not gonna bore you with the details, but basically, they’re doing some fancy financing moves that make their BTC per share go up faster than the coin’s price 💸.

According to the ever-so-reliable look-see from Lookonchain, it seems a particularly anonymous Whale, bearing the charming moniker “0x9684,” has meticulously filched an astronomical 122,691 ETH from FalconX’s wallet—mind you, this all happened faster than a rumor at a dinner party! 🍸🦈

The Crypto Sheriff of Russia?

From January 2021 to October 2022, Moore concocted a company called Quantum Donovan LLC. He told everyone they’d be buying and operating these fancy cryptocurrency mining systems, and get this – a 1 percent daily profit! Imagine! Folks believed him, handed over their hard-earned money…and he simply pocketed it. A right bounder, this Moore.

A widening chasm between the tempest of US trading and the gentle breeze of Korean activity raises eyebrows about global fervor — and oh, the perils that may lurk in the shadows.

The first half of 2025 wasn’t exactly a walk in the park for Stellar (XLM). The altcoin dropped 20.7% in Q1 and continued to slip by 9.62% in Q2. But Q3 has been a different story altogether. The price has already doubled, signaling a strong return of buying momentum.

This little scammy nugget popped up just hours after XRP decided to flex its extremely toned muscles and hit an all-time high (ATH). Thanks to some good old-fashioned market optimism, eager investors, and a few more wallets than usual, XRP practically had everyone saying “Take my money!” 🤷‍♀️💸

But it reflects cautious optimism among investors. Experts consider it a positive signal in the context of macroeconomic uncertainty and the lingering effects of the sharp corrections from 2022 to 2023. In other words, it’s like finding a silver lining in a cloud of regulatory and economic gloom.