Citigroup Downgrades Microstrategy to ‘Sell’ Rating Over ‘Aggressive’ Bitcoin...
Citigroup has downgraded the Nasdaq-listed, pro-bitcoin Microstrategy to a “sell” rating after the company announced that it would offer $400 million convertible senior notes to buy more bitcoin. Microstrategy currently holds about 40,824 bitcoins. Citi Analyst Uncomfortable With Microstrategy’s ‘Disproportionate Focus on Bitcoin’ While Citigroup has recently been bullish on bitcoin, Citi analyst Tyler Radke is not so convinced by Microstrategy’s announcement on Monday that it intends to offer $400 million of convertible senior notes and use the sale....
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MicroStrategy was trading sharply lower Tuesday after a Citi analyst changed his rating to "sell."
MSTR stock has surged by roughly 113% since Dec. 8 when it was downgraded by a Citigroup analyst. On Dec. 8, 2020, Citigroup, one of the largest banks in the world, downgraded MicroStrategy'ss stock (MSTR). Since then, MSTR stock is up 113.27% from $289.45 to $617.31, as the price of Bitcoin (BTC) rallied.In the same period, the Citigroup stock has declined slightly by 0.63%, from $58.36 to $57.99.MicroStrategy stock vs. BTC and Nasdaq. Source: ecoinmetricsWhy has MicroStrategy stock performed so strongly despite the downgrade?MicroStrategy has been investing its treasury holdings in....
Coinbase, Three Arrows Capital and MicroStrategy headline the latest business news from the world of blockchain. Coinbase has long been considered an important bellwether of the cryptocurrency market. Last year, when the company was expanding its workforce, adding institutional clients and issuing stock, crypto prices were hitting record highs. Now, in the depths of crypto winter, Coinbase finds itself slashing a fifth of its workforce, losing retail trading volume and contending with downgrades of its credit and stock.This week’s Crypto Biz dissects Goldman Sachs’ latest downgrade of....
One of the largest rating agencies in the U.S., Fitch Ratings, has downgraded El Salvador’s long-term default rating deeper into junk status, citing risks from adopting bitcoin as legal tender as a key reason. “The adoption of bitcoin as legal tender has added uncertainty about the potential for an IMF program that would unlock financing for 2022-2023,” Fitch detailed.
El Salvador Downgraded to Junk
Fitch Ratings downgraded El Salvador’s Long Term Foreign Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) from “B-” to “CCC”....
Moody’s said further downgrades could follow if Coinbase doesn’t diversify from its current revenue model or it's unable to turn a profit even in a prolonged bear market. Credit ratings agency Moody’s has downgraded the Corporate Family Rating (CFR) and guaranteed senior unsecured notes of crypto exchange Coinbase, and stated that both ratings have been placed under review for further downgrade.The CFR, a rating assigned to reflect Moody’s opinion of a company’s ability to honor its financial obligations, was downgraded from Ba2 to Ba3 which is considered as below non-investment....