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Vivek Ramaswamy's Strive acquired an additional 1800 Bitcoin for $143 million. With the latest purchase, it has become the 5th largest corporate Bitcoin treasury with 23,156 in total Bitcoin holdings.

 

Metaplanet's custodial Bitcoin shuffle highlights the strategic complexities and market sensitivities of large-scale crypto asset management. Metaplanet transfers 4,800 Bitcoin worth $377M to Coinbase Prime in custodial shuffle.

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Affirm (NASDAQ:AFRM), Shopify (NASDAQ:SHOP), Ripple, and Visa (NYSE:V) were among the companies announcing product features and partnerships this week. Affirm, Shopify announce Aussie installment feature Shop Pay Installments lets eligible shoppers split their purchases into fortnightly or monthly payments.

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Ripple's four-stage quantum security roadmap targets 2028 completion. Here's what it means for XRP price action and where traders are rotating capital.