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One of the top Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) influencers has sold his position and called founder Michael Saylor a liar. Josh Mandell, who has over 140,000 followers on X and is frequently praised in subreddits like r/MSTR as a key voice on the company, went viral today after claiming that Strategy executives have reneged on solemn forward guidance. As previously reported by Protos, Saylor decided to modify slide 96 of the company’s July 31 earnings presentation. Critically, he changed the company’s guidance to not dilute common (MSTR) shareholders while MSTR trades at a multiple-to-Net Asset Value (mNAV) between 1x and 2.5x. Yesterday morning, Saylor added a third, catch-all exception beyond servicing interest and dividend payments. According to the new slide, Strategy may now dilute MSTR between a 1x and 2.5x mNAV “when otherwise deemed advantageous to the company.” MNAV is the extra value that investors place on Strategy’s enterprise value above its bitcoin ...

Several markets were seen witnessing a major shift in sentiment. The world’s largest cryptocurrency, Bitcoin (BTC), and Gold were pocketing massive gains. The sudden uptick in the prices of these assets was related to macroeconomic events as well as changes in investor sentiment. Also Read: Goldman Sachs Predicts $3,700 Gold by Year-End Surge A Look Into The BTC Market Source: Watcher Guru The king coin has been struggling in terms of price. Bitcoin managed to rise all the way to a high of $109,114.88 in January 2025. But the asset failed to retain itself above the $100,000 mark. Recently, BTC jumped back above $90,000 after a long stay below this price level. The past 24 hours have been extremely bullish for the king coin as it rose by 2.28%. At the time of writing, BTC was trading at $96,552.21. Earlier today, the asset rose to a high of $97,625.81. Source: CoinMarketCap Bitcoin’s uptick comes around the same time the Federal Open Market Committee wrapped up its two-day me...

Ripple’s XRP token faced significant hurdles over the last few years. The asset failed to gain momentum even during the 2021 bull run. XRP’s lackluster performance over the last few years was likely due to the lawsuit with the SEC. The financial watchdog accused the fintech company of selling unregistered securities. The company had a partial victory last year. The win led to a substantial boost in investor sentiment. While the lawsuit is still ongoing, many anticipate the asset to come out on top. Also Read: Shiba Inu: SHIB Price Prediction 10 Years From Now XRP Gaining Momentum Source: Reddit Ripple’s XRP is currently the third-largest crypto project by market cap. The asset has a valuation of about $154 billion. XRP’s price is down 1% in the daily charts and 15.9% over the previous month. Despite the dip, the asset’s price has rallied 4.6% in the weekly charts, 16% in the 14-day charts, and 384.6% since February 2024. Source: CoinGecko Also Read: Will GT...