Current Issues
Selected recent IT announcements and security advisories with practical operational context. Each article records its announcement reference date and verification date. Also covers Bitcoin markets, ETFs, corporate disclosures, mining and custody.
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Strive reaches 36,818 BTC: separating the new purchase from the weekly total
Reconcile Strive’s 1,223 BTC addition with its 4,045 BTC weekly total. Examine average acquisition costs, warrants and why total holdings differ from per-share exposure.
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Strategy adds 267 Bitcoin while repurchasing STRC preferred shares
Separate Strategy’s 267 BTC purchase from STRC repurchases and program capacity. Calculations put the addition in context while explaining financing and per-share exposure.
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JPMorgan models 10% annual Bitcoin returns: reading the assumptions
Compare JPMorgan’s base, bear and bull Bitcoin return assumptions with compound-growth illustrations, and understand why annualized returns do not describe every year or price path.
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Mt. Gox extends repayments to 2027: a deadline is not a distribution freeze
Understand the scope of Mt. Gox’s repayment-deadline extension and distinguish trustee transfers, creditor receipt and actual market sales when reading subsequent updates.
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Blockstream expands institutional Bitcoin consulting from Lugano
Blockstream’s institutional consulting expansion highlights implementation work around approvals, signing, reconciliation and incident handling, beyond a service-launch announcement.
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NIP Group agrees to acquire another 4.47 EH/s of Bitcoin mining assets
Examine NIP Group’s 4.47 EH/s acquisition agreement, avoid double counting expected capacity, and connect closing, operations, production and per-share economics.
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Bitcoin hashrate recovers, but the price signal needs context
Bitcoin’s hashrate recovery has different implications for the network and individual miners. Share calculations explain competition alongside efficiency, power costs and production.
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Glassnode’s $87,700 Bitcoin cost basis: reading a potential resistance zone
Compare the reported $87,700 holder cost basis with the ETF estimate. Understand cohort averages, individual break-even levels and the difference between cost models and sell orders.
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Do Bitcoin ETF flows lead prices? DWF Labs studies 694 sessions
DWF Labs found ETF flows more closely associated with preceding than subsequent returns. Learn what the correlations mean and how timing and sample design affect interpretation.