Strategy (MSTR) last week acquired 1,587 bitcoin for approximately $100 million, increasing its total holdings to 846,842 BTC, according to a Monday morning filing.
The latest purchase was made at an average price of $63,024 per bitcoin. The company disclosed it had also increased its USD Reserve by $100 million to $1.1 billion via the sale of common stock.
The purchase ran from June 8 to June 14, the same week Strategy raised $209 million by selling about 1.73 million MSTR shares through its at-the-market program.
The reserve is the money Strategy set aside in December 2025 to cover dividends on its preferred shares and interest on its debt. Building it up while continuing to buy bitcoin signals the company is funding both its accumulation and its obligations through equity issuance rather than touching its bitcoin or its cash cushion.
The buy lifts Strategy’s holdings to 846,842 BTC, worth about $56 billion at current prices and bought at an average of $75,656 per coin for a total of around $64 billion. The company remains the largest corporate holder of bitcoin, at roughly 4% of the supply that will ever exist.
Strategy disclosed on June 1 that it had sold 32 bitcoin to fund preferred dividends The company’s shares are up 5% pre market with bitcoin trading above $66,000.
Datadog, Inc. (NASDAQ:DDOG) is one of the high growth low debt stocks to invest in right now. The company fits the list because demand for cloud monitoring, security, and AI observability continues to translate into strong revenue growth and cash generation. On May 7, Datadog, Inc. (NASDAQ:DDOG) reported first-quarter revenue of $1.01 billion, up 32% year over year, while non-GAAP operating income reached $223 million and non-GAAP operating margin was 22%.
The growth is also showing up in larger customer relationships. As of March 31, 2026, Datadog, Inc. (NASDAQ:DDOG) had about 4,550 customers with annual recurring revenue of $100,000 or more, up 21% from about 3,770 a year earlier. The company generated $335 million in operating cash flow and $289 million in free cash flow during the quarter. Its balance sheet also supports the low-debt screen, with $426.4 million in cash and cash equivalents and $4.33 billion in marketable securities, compared with $984.5 million in non-current convertible senior notes as of March 31, 2026. Datadog’s June 9 DASH 2026 announcements, including expanded Bits AI agents, Agent Observability, and AI governance tools, add context to why the platform remains relevant as enterprises monitor increasingly AI-heavy infrastructure.
Datadog (DDOG): AI Observability Push Shows Why Cloud Monitoring Demand Is Broadening
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Bitcoin’s post-halving cycle is unfolding differently from previous market expansions, raising questions about whether the traditional four-year pattern still applies.
Historically, Bitcoin’s [BTC] demand accelerated after halvings and absorbed the tightening supply.
This time, however, Apparent Demand remained negative through much of 2026, even falling near -147,000 BTC in May. That weakness suggests new buying has struggled to keep pace with available supply.
Source: CryptoQuant
Meanwhile, MVRV peaked at 2.74 in 2025, well below prior cycle highs of 3.96, 4.72, and 5.88. The decline points to a maturing market with less speculative excess. Yet Bitcoin continues trading around $64,365, showing demand has not disappeared entirely.
Source: CryptoQuant
Instead, the market appears caught between institutional support and slowing spot accumulation. Whether Bitcoin resumes its uptrend or extends consolidation may depend less on cycle timing and more on renewed demand growth.
Liquidity emerges as Bitcoin’s key constraint
While demand has weakened across much of 2026, liquidity conditions reveal a deeper challenge for the current cycle. While Bitcoin’s supply remains relatively constrained, the flow of fresh capital has weakened.
In fact, Bitcoin ETFs have faced persistent outflows in 2026, signaling institutional fatigue amid liquidity weakness.
Stablecoin supply has grown toward $320 billion, yet new issuance has slowed sharply while global M2 liquidity expanded only modestly. This explains why Bitcoin has struggled to build on its post-halving gains despite tighter supply conditions.
Yet the market has remained more resilient than in previous cycles. Moreover, the relatively shallow 45-50% drawdown from its $126k peaks suggests institutional capital is absorbing part of the pressure, even as liquidity conditions limit expansion.
Still, demand is only one side of the equation shaping Bitcoin’s current cycle. Exchange reserves have fallen toward 2.7 million BTC as coins move into self-custody and long-term storage.
Source: CryptoQuant
This reduces the amount of Bitcoin readily available for sale, helping offset softer buying activity. Meanwhile, beyond supply dynamics, the market itself is changing. ETF holdings have grown beyond 678,000 BTC, and cumulative inflows approach $54 billion.
As institutional ownership expands, Bitcoin appears increasingly influenced by capital allocation decisions rather than halving cycles alone. That shift may reduce volatility, though renewed demand remains essential for a sustained advance.
Final Summary
Bitcoin [BTC] is showing signs of market maturity, but weaker demand and liquidity continue limiting post-halving expansion.
Bitcoin remains supported by shrinking supply and institutional ownership, though fresh capital is still needed for a sustained advance.
“Based on a preponderance of visual evidence and testimony, I have no doubt that we have been visited by off-world species since Roswell in 1947.”
Many scenes in Disclosure Day reflect alleged extraterrestrial encounters—screenwriter David Koepp took inspiration from “everything that seemed remotely credible,” describing the film as “a unified theory of everything we know about UAPs.”
The ending seems to summarize Koepp and Spielberg’s thoughts on the phenomenon.
What Is The Plot Of ‘Disclosure Day’?
The film follows Daniel (Josh O’Connor), a whistleblower who uncovers a vast conspiracy orchestrated by the sinister Wardex corporation, covering up decades of alien encounters.
Wardex has been experimenting with alien bodies and spacecraft, seeking a technological edge for the looming threat of WWIII, bubbling in the background.
Daniel, a mathematical genius, soon finds his fate entwined with Margaret (Emily Blunt), a meteorologist who has been imbued with extraordinary psychic abilities.
The two are aggressively pursued by Wardex CEO Noah Scanlon (Colin Firth), who will do anything to ensure that the great conspiracy stays secret.
As Margaret gradually develops control over her new powers, the two are drawn to Hugo (Colman Domingo), a longtime advocate for full disclosure.
Daniel and Margaret learn that they shared a bizarre abduction experience as children, and have to dig deep in their minds to recover the lost memory.
In a frightening flashback that echoes Hansel & Gretel, the two are lured into the woods by aliens, eerily disguised as animals, before being taken into a cottage and imbued with powers.
Their minds were wiped, but the experience was clearly traumatic, illustrating how alien these creatures really are. However, it all serves a divine purpose.
Hugo explains that the two have been given their powers in order to open clear communication channels between humanity and extraterrestrials.
Hugo tells Daniel that his math genius is “fluency in the language in which the book of the universe is written,” allowing him to understand the aliens.
To Margaret, he explains that the aliens infused her with supercharged empathy, “so you can understand us.”
Working together, the team of whistleblowers manages to evade the clutches of Wardex, successfully broadcasting a montage of video evidence through a news station, which then spreads through the internet.
The world learns the truth through their screens, big and small (against all odds, the footage is taken very seriously). Reflecting Spielberg’s beliefs, the clips reference alleged UFO encounters from history, such as the 1947 Roswell Incident.
Once the truth is out, it’s time for the message. One of the captured aliens, “In Vivo 17,” is revealed, and it whispers something to Daniel.
Daniel then relays the message to Margaret, who turns to her audience and simply says, “Listen …”
What Does The Alien Say At The End Of ‘Disclosure Day’?
The exact words of the alien are not revealed, but the film heavily implies the point.
While the aliens are shown to be strange, foreboding figures (the presence of animals, along with the sinister vibes, are accurate to the testimony of alleged abductees), but the intent of the creatures is benevolent.
There is a clear theme of empathy and understanding peppered throughout the film, underlining the alien’s message.
At one point, Hugo explains that aliens view empathy as the “foremost evolutionary advantage” bluntly stating that humanity faces “extinction” without it.
The threat of war simmering in the background, along with the sprawling surveillance state used to track the protagonists, highlights how humanity risks spiraling into paranoia and self-destruction.
Wardex’s experiments on the aliens are far worse than the unsettling experience of Margaret and Daniel—the horrified reaction from the public while watching the footage shows that humans still have plenty of empathy for the downtrodden.
The alien’s message seems an ode to empathy and understanding, not just between two different species, but a plea for humanity to listen to one another.
It’s best that the exact wording of the message remains a mystery—the viewer’s imagination can fill in the gaps. When asked about the secret, Spielberg said, “I’m never going to give that away.”
Screenwriter David Koepp confirmed that the film’s final word “said everything I wanted to say.”
“I realized when you found one word that says everything, you should stop talking.”
XRP spent the past two weeks trying to stop going down. Now it’s trying to go higher.
The token pushed through $1.14, then $1.18, and finally reclaimed $1.20 on the strongest volume since the early-June washout, forcing traders to reassess a market that had been priced for further weakness.
The move came as XRP-specific activity accelerated, with South Korea’s Upbit exchange accounting for a growing share of network flows and institutional demand continuing to build through ETF products.
News Background
• Ripple ecosystem activity picked up as traders focused on growing XRP demand across Asia, with Upbit accounting for 31% of XRP wallet-flow dominance by June 14, up from 13% a week earlier.
• XRP ETF products continued attracting capital, extending a run of inflows that has brought cumulative net investment to roughly $1.4 billion since launch.
• Several analysts pointed to bullish RSI divergences and completed correction structures following XRP’s rebound from the $1.05-$1.09 support zone.
Price Action Summary
• XRP climbed from $1.1425 to $1.2307 during the session, gaining roughly 8%.
• The breakout began during the June 14 21:00 UTC session, when volume surged to 107.6 million XRP and drove price through resistance near $1.14.
Bitcoin (BTC-USD) opened at $65,710.09 on Monday, 2% higher than Sunday’s opening price. As of 7:33 a.m. ET this morning, the price of bitcoin moved up to $66,157.11
Ethereum (ETH-USD) opened at $1,724.44 on Monday, up 2.6% from Sunday’s opening price. The price of ethereum moved higher this morning to $1,762.41 as of 7:33 a.m. ET.
The markets are rejoicing this morning after news yesterday that a ceasefire deal between the U.S. and Iran is in place, with a formal peace agreement set to be signed as soon as this week. Stocks, precious metals, oil, and crypto prices are all responding in kind.
This morning’s opening price for bitcoin and the opening price for ethereum are the highest we’ve seen since the start of June. If both sides continue towards a final peace agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, we’ll likely see even higher crypto prices in the coming days.
Current price of bitcoin and ethereum
Bitcoin
The price of bitcoin this morning was 2% higher than Sunday’s opening price. Here’s a look at how the opening bitcoin price has changed versus last week, month, and year:
One week ago: +3.9%
One month ago: -18.9%
One year ago: -37.7%
The all-time high for bitcoin was $126,198.07 on Oct. 6, 2025. The all-time low value for bitcoin was $0.04865 on July 14, 2010.
Ethereum
The price of ethereum this morning was 2.6% higher than Sunday’s open. Here’s a look at how the opening ethereum price has changed versus last week, month, and year:
One week ago: +2.3%
One month ago: -24.4%
One year ago: -31.9%
The all-time high for ethereum was $4,953.73 on Aug. 24, 2025. The all-time low value for ethereum was $0.4209 on Oct. 21, 2015.
Bitcoin is a type of cryptocurrency, which is a currency that exists only in digital form and operates without government or banking oversight. By comparison, the U.S. dollar, the EU euro, the Canadian dollar, and other national currencies have paper versions and are issued by their respective governments.
Bitcoin relies on a public digital ledger that validates and records transactions and verifies bitcoin ownership. This ledger is called the blockchain, and it is globally distributed — that is, decentralized — across a broad, worldwide network of servers.
Decentralization is a fundamental aspect of cryptocurrencies. Decentralization facilitates peer-to-peer payments with no banking intermediary, enhanced security, and defense against manipulation attempts.
There are several ways to buy Bitcoin. You can go through a crypto exchange, a fintech app, or a traditional brokerage that will allow you to buy into a bitcoin ETF.
Before placing a trade, though, decide what you actually want: full ownership of your bitcoin and private keys — or easy price exposure inside a familiar, regulated system.
Whichever avenue you take, it’s important to remember that bitcoin remains a high-risk, highly volatile asset compared to many other investments. Prices can surge or drop quickly, sometimes without warning. If you’re considering buying bitcoin, assume volatility is part of the deal.
Whether you’re brand new to tracking the value of bitcoin and ethereum or a more seasoned crypto investor, Yahoo Finance’s price-of-bitcoin chart and price-of-ethereum chart below show a visual history of how the currencies’ value continues to move and evolve.
Coinbase (COIN) CEO Brian Armstrong believes bitcoin BTC$66,197.49 may have bottomed near $60,000.
“My instinct is we probably have bottomed at this point, maybe at the sixty K number, but nobody can say for sure,” Armstrong said in a video posted on X on Monday. He added that he remains long bitcoin and expects prices to be significantly higher by 2030.
“I think bitcoin is the new digital gold,” he said.
Bitcoin traded above $66,000 on Monday, up nearly 3% over 24 hours, after the US and Iran reached a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The token touched a low near $59,743 on June 5, its weakest level since October 2024, before recovering.
Armstrong pointed to bitcoin’s four-year halving cycle, which has historically alternated between bull and bear markets at roughly regular intervals, as a framework for reading the current drawdown. Bitcoin is now roughly 50% below its October 2025 all-time high near $126,000.
The Coinbase chief also said last week that the drop in bitcoin’s price was masking broader health in the crypto market. “Derivatives, stablecoins, prediction markets are all up,” he wrote on X on June 5. “It will take some time for this to sink in.”
