Welcome to the US Crypto News Morning Briefing-where pensions flirt with Bitcoin, and Michael Saylor plays financial Jenga 🤹💼.
Pour yourself a martini (or three), because today’s crypto saga involves pension funds, $3.2 million bets, and a CEO who treats Bitcoin like a piñata 🍸💥.
Crypto News of the Day: Louisiana Pension Enters MicroStrategy – Because Why Not?
The Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement System (LSERS) has quietly slipped $3.2 million into MicroStrategy (MSTR). Bold move for a fund that probably still uses fax machines, wouldn’t you say? 📠
According to a 13F filing (because nothing says “thrilling” like SEC paperwork 📄), the pension holds 17,900 shares of Strategy. Because nothing says “retirement security” like betting on a company that treats Bitcoin like a slot machine. 🎰
JUST IN: $15.6 billion U.S. Louisiana State Employees Fund just reported holding 17,900 ($3.2 million) #Bitcoin treasury company Strategy $MSTR shares.
– BitcoinTreasuries.NET (@BTCtreasuries) January 19, 2026
This is roughly 0.2% of its $1.56 billion portfolio. A “whopping” sum, really. If you squint. 🤏
MicroStrategy, led by the indefatigable Michael Saylor (a man who’s either a genius or sleep-deprived, opinions vary 🧠😴), now owns over 687,000 BTC. Because why hold cash when you can hold a Bitcoin stash bigger than a pirate’s treasure map? 🏴☠️
Supporters claim Saylor’s playbook is “innovative.” By issuing equity and debt, he’s converting capital into Bitcoin like a Wall Street alchemist 🧪💸. Critics? They call it “financial performance art.”
“The real innovation is that the market treats these STRC-style instruments almost like sound money. There were no forced liquidations, no structural failure. The framework held firm. It behaves like a battle tank-volatility doesn’t destroy it because there’s no short-term debt pressure,” wrote Joss, a popular user on X.
MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin Gamble: Bullish or Bonkers?
BeInCrypto reports Strategy plans to buy another 13,627 BTC for $1.25 billion. Because 700,000 BTC (≈3.3% of supply) wasn’t enough. 🤯
₿igger Orange.
– Michael Saylor (@saylor) January 18, 2026
Traders are drooling over MSTR’s technical breakouts. Because nothing says “buy signal” like a CEO who tweets emojis like they’re going out of style 🍊💥.
But not everyone’s clinking champagne flutes 🥂. Critics warn that STRC preferred shares dilute common stockholders. Each issuance? A tiny knife in the back of residual Bitcoin claims. Ouch. 🗡️
As Pledditor on X quipped: “The more STRC that gets issued, the less BTC MSTR holders actually have a claim to.” Deep. Like a Bitcoin wallet with a forgotten password 🔐😭.
“The more STRC that gets issued, the less BTC MSTR holders actually have a claim to,” stated Pledditor, a popular user on X.
Chart of the Day
This chart looks like it’s been on a rollercoaster. Or a caffeine binge. ☕🎢
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Crypto Equities Pre-Market Overview
The pre-market parade begins! Cue the trumpets 🎺:
| Company | Close As of January 16 | Pre-Market Overview |
| Strategy (MSTR) | $173.71 | $174.27 (+0.32%) |
| Coinbase (COIN) | $241.15 | $241.15 (+0.00%) |
| Galaxy Digital Holdings (GLXY) | $34.31 | $34.45 (+0.41%) |
| MARA Holdings (MARA) | $11.36 | $11.45 (+0.79%) |
| Riot Platforms (RIOT) | $19.23 | $19.31 (+0.44%) |
| Core Scientific (CORZ) | $18.89 | $18.98 (+0.48% |
MARA Holdings is prancing ahead like a show pony 🐴✨. Coinbase? Yawns into its coffee. The circus continues!
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2026-01-19 18:24