Strategy (MSTR), formerly MicroStrategy, has cleared all requirements for possible inclusion in the S&P 500 after delivering one of its strongest quarters ever. The company reported $14 billion in operating income and $10 billion in net income for Q2 2025, with $32.6 in diluted EPS. Revenue rose modestly to $114.5 million, while subscription services jumped nearly 70%.

The turnaround follows a shift to fair-value accounting in January, which let Strategy recognize gains on its bitcoin holdings. With BTC trading above $100,000 during the quarter, the firm booked massive paper profits, lifting its balance sheet. As of June 30, Strategy held 597,325 bitcoin, highlighting a year-to-date BTC Yield of 19.7%. Management boosted its 2025 outlook to $34 billion in operating income, $24 billion in net income, and $80 in EPS, assuming bitcoin hits $150,000 by year-end.

If admitted in the September 2025 rebalance, Strategy would become the first bitcoin-treasury company in the benchmark index. The milestone would mark a historic step in integrating digital assets into U.S. equity markets.

Former hedge fund manager and crypto advocate Raoul Pal believes global crypto adoption is accelerating at a historic pace. Sharing data on X, Pal compared crypto wallet growth to the early spread of the internet, noting that the industry has already surpassed 659 million users by the end of 2024. This marks a 137% annual increase over the past nine years, far outpacing the internet’s early adoption rate.

Pal forecasts crypto users could reach 1 billion by 2030 and possibly 4 billion by the same year, equal to one-eighth of the world’s population. He also predicts the sector’s market capitalization could exceed $100 trillion by 2032, driven by currency debasement and rapid adoption.

Despite his bullish outlook, skeptics on X warned that wallet numbers may not reflect real adoption, since individuals and projects often create multiple wallets. Pal countered that IP addresses work similarly. Independent reports from Triple-A and Andreessen Horowitz estimate 560 million to 660 million current users, with 30–60 million active monthly.

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Digital asset investment products recorded a strong rebound last week, with inflows totaling US$2.48 billion. This lifted August inflows to US$4.37 billion and pushed year-to-date figures to US$35.5 billion. However, overall assets under management slipped 10% to US$219 billion, as Friday’s outflows followed the release of Core PCE data that dampened hopes for a September Federal Reserve rate cut.

The United States led the charge, contributing US$2.29 billion in inflows, while Switzerland, Germany, and Canada also posted healthy gains. Analysts suggest the Friday dip was likely due to profit-taking rather than deeper investor concerns. Despite the setback, regional activity highlighted broad global confidence in digital assets.

Ethereum outpaced Bitcoin by a wide margin, drawing in US$1.4 billion versus Bitcoin’s US$748 million. For August, Ethereum has seen US$3.95 billion in inflows, while Bitcoin slipped with outflows of US$301 million. Solana and XRP also gained momentum, benefiting from optimism around potential U.S. ETF approvals.

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On September 1, 2025, Metaplanet hosted an EGM in the heart of Tokyo.

At the event, the Metaplanet’s president, Simon Gerovich, highlighted the successes the company has had in its 16 months operating as a bitcoin treasury company and laid out the company’s plan for acquiring 210,000 bitcoin — 1% of the total supply — by 2027.

This vision includes issuing two versions of a new financial product — Metaplanet Prefs, perpetual preferred stock offerings that resemble the type that Strategy rolled out in March 2025 — in efforts to acquire said bitcoin.

Metaplanet’s Milestones

Gerovich commenced the meeting by explaining how Metaplanet pivoted from operating as a…

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Metaplanet has added 1,009 Bitcoin to its reserves, boosting its total stash to 20,000 BTC valued at more than $2 billion. The Japanese Bitcoin treasury firm announced the move Monday, highlighting its aggressive strategy to position itself as a global leader in corporate Bitcoin ownership.

The company is also set for a key shareholder vote today on a capital-raising plan. Bloomberg reported earlier that Eric Trump is expected to attend. The proposal seeks approval to issue up to 550 million new shares overseas, aiming to raise about 130 billion yen ($884 million). A large portion of the funds would go toward purchasing additional Bitcoin, further cementing Metaplanet’s role as Japan’s premier Bitcoin treasury firm.

Once a hotel operator known as Red Planet Japan, the company has successfully rebranded into the seventh-largest corporate holder of Bitcoin. Recently added to the FTSE Japan Index, Metaplanet’s stock has surged nearly 146% this year despite a 2.6% intraday dip, underscoring growing investor confidence in its crypto-focused future.

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The suits are here, and Bitcoiners are the new hype in financial markets.

That’s been the story for most of this year, culminating spectacularly in the bitcoin price plunge during Bitcoin Asia 2025. Bitcoin, the most vocal vote-of-no-confidence in the permissioned fiat monetary system is now rushing headfirst back into traditional finance.

Cypherpunks, morphed into suitcoiners, have found their ultimate expression as stonkcoiners.

The rebellious teenagers repented their sins. The lost son has returned — in glamorous, greedy glory.

We, the nerdy outsiders who were once dead-set on building a new and improved world have become cheerleaders for regulated, permissioned…

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Android, Google’s mobile operating system, announced on August 25 that it will be requiring all app developers to verify their identity with the organization before their apps can run on “certified android devices.”

While this might sound like a common sense policy by Google, this new standard is not just going to be applied to apps downloaded from Google Play store, but all apps, even those “side loaded” — installed directly into devices by side-stepping the Google Play store. Apps of the sort can be found online in Github repositories or on project websites and installed on Android devices directly by downloading the installation files (known as APKs). 

What this means…

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