Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin Shorts In, MicroStrategy Stock Downgraded, Bitwise ...

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....

MicroStrategy was downgraded to "sell" from "neutral" on Tuesday. Shares of MicroStrategy fell on Tuesday after Citibank reportedly downgraded the business intelligence firm over its “disproportionate” Bitcoin focus. Citi analyst Tyler Radke issued a “sell” rating on MSTR shortly after the company announced it was raising more money to buy Bitcoin (BTC). Radke says CEO Michael Saylor’s “disproportionate focus on bitcoin” puts investors at considerable risk, especially after an “overextended” rally since September. He wrote:“MSTR's bitcoin investment has returned $250M (or worth $26/share....

Crypto asset management firm Bitwise announced the launch of the ‘Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF’, the first listed ETF in the US with ‘crypto’ in it’s name. Bitwise has over $1.5B in assets under management. The Bitwise ETF The Bitwise ETF will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker BITQ. The […]

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....

Following the launch of the first ever Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), Microstrategy’s stock took a hit. This may show that investors would prefer to get BTC exposure through the ETF rather than the tech company’s stock. Microstrategy’s Stock Drops 2% In Response To Bitcoin ETF Launch As reported by Bloomberg, the tech firm’s stock had […]