News Block: Strategy Selling Bitcoin is Bullish, S&P 500 is Ripping, and Bitcoin Is Still 30% Below Its All-Time High
Coin Stories with Natalie Brunell
Intro
Natalie Brunell opens the News Block and outlines the episode's focus on Bitcoin and markets.
In this week's episode of the Coin Stories News Block powered exclusively by Ledn, we cover these major headlines related to Bitcoin, macroeconomics, and global finance:
- Strategy says it's willing to sell Bitcoin — and it might be the smartest move they've ever made
- How one credit rating upgrade could unlock $23.6 trillion in institutional demand for STRC
- John Bollinger just went fully invested in Bitcoin for the first time in months
- Is Bitcoin setting up for a short squeeze?
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References mentioned in the episode:
- Strategy Q1 2026 Financial Results
- Michael Saylor's Strategy Signals Potential Bitcoin Sale to Fund Dividends, Obligations
- Bitcoin Treasury Firm Strategy Breaks From "Never Sell" Approach
- Strategy May Sell Bitcoin to Fund Dividends, Saylor Tells Earnings Call
- S&P Global: Strategy Inc Assigned 'B-' Issuer Credit Rating; Outlook Stable
- JPMorgan Says Strategy's Bitcoin Buying Could Reach $30 Billion This Year
- Michael Saylor on X: BTC Capital Gains Funds STRC Dividends
- Michael Saylor on X: Buy More BTC Than You Sell
- Michael Saylor Interview Clarifying Strategy's Bitcoin Strategy
- Sam Callahan on X: Second-Order Effects of Convert Retirement
- Josh Mandell on X: The Tax Optionality Angle
- Strategy Retail Investor Webinar Q&A
- Bitcoin Tests Bollinger Bands Breakout as Creator Flips Bullish on BTC
- John Bollinger on X: Tactica Program Now Fully Invested in Bitcoin
- Bitcoin Hits Longest Negative Funding Streak This Decade
- Bitcoin's Negative Funding Rates Set 10-Year Record
- Why "Negative" Funding Is Actually a Bullish Signal for Bitcoin
- Bitcoin's $81K Rally Comes Amid 66-Day Negative Funding Streak: Here's Why
- CryptoRand on X: Bitcoin Drawdown Recovery Stats
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