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Industry advocates say the state is singling out crypto assets while leaving stocks untouched by a comparable transaction tax.
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STRC’s record low has sharpened scrutiny of the company’s dividend runway and its ability to keep funding Bitcoin purchases
Options on Bitwise’s HYPE ETF give traders a new way to bet on Hyperliquid volatility, linking Wall Street ETF desks with crypto-native spot and perp markets.
STRC was built to trade near $100, but its drop toward $92 is testing one of Michael Saylor’s key funding channels.
Event contracts let companies hedge specific risks like tariffs, oil shocks and regulatory rulings, but thin liquidity and oracle disputes could make the payout harder to trust.
Elon Musk’s company has jumped more than 50% from its IPO price as retail demand, crypto leverage and short liquidations amplify the rally.
The Nasdaq-listed ETF offers monthly income potential through covered calls while capping part of the rally trade.
XRPL’s $1.9 billion in 90-day RWA inflows gives XRP traders a fresh narrative as derivatives activity rebounds without a major leverage spike.
From DeFi vaults to BlackRock’s new income ETF and Metaplanet’s Japan push, finance is turning Bitcoin into a yield product, even though the yield still has to come from somewhere else.
