Stacking Smarter, Betting Bigger: Why Corporations are Doubling Down on Bitcoin

Happy Monday Bitcoiners, it's Bam here with another Bitcoin update!

Each week, our team at Bitcoin News saves you time by curating the most impactful events into a concise, easy-to-read update.

Notable events this week include:

• Strategy announces a massive $21 billion stock offering.

• Solo miner finds a block worth 3.125 BTC using a $150 piece of hardware.

• Senator Lummie reintroduces the BITCOIN Act.

Let’s dive in! ⚡

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🙌 ADOPTION

• ZEBEDEE introduces the ZBD MCP Server, bringing Bitcoin and Lightning support to LLM clients. Now you can integrate Bitcoin payments into workflows with MCP-compatible hosts like Claude and Cursor.

• U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick announces that Cantor Fitzgerald is launching Bitcoin-backed lending, marking a major step toward institutional adoption of BTC as collateral.

• Fox Business host launches a dedicated show covering Bitcoin and crypto politics as mainstream media continues diving deeper into Bitcoin.

⚖️ LEGAL

• BBVA, Spain’s second-largest bank, receives regulatory approval to launch Bitcoin trading and custody services.

• Japan cuts the tax on Bitcoin gains from ~55% to 20%, marking a major shift toward crypto-friendly policies.

• Deutsche Bank report calls Bitcoin a “hard reserve asset,” suggesting it could redefine international standards for global reserves.

📈 MARKETS

• Strategy announces a massive $21 billion at-the-market share offering of its perpetual strike preferred stock ($STRK) to further expand its Bitcoin holdings.

• Rex Shares debuts the first-ever Bitcoin Corporate Treasury Convertible Bond ETF, offering investors new exposure to companies holding Bitcoin on their balance sheets

• Metaplanet acquires 162 BTC (~$13.5M at $83,123/BTC), raising its holdings to 3,050 BTC with a 53.2% YTD Bitcoin yield in 2025. Rumble Inc. ($RUM), buys 188 BTC for $17.1M at ~$91,000 per bitcoin to start its Bitcoin treasury.

⛏️ MINING

• A solo miner strikes gold, solving a Bitcoin block with a Bitaxe at just 3.3 TH/s—turning a 1-in-250 million chance into a ~$250K reward using just $150 in hardware.

• Bitwise launches the Bitcoin Standard Corporations ETF ($OWNB), tracking firms like MicroStrategy and major miners like Riot and CleanSpark—companies holding 1,000+ BTC as strategic treasury assets.

• Canaan, a Bitcoin mining hardware producer, secures up to $200M in funding through a Series A-1 Preferred Shares offering, with an initial $100M already received.

🗳️ POLITICS

• Senator Lummis reintroduces her historic bill proposing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, calling for the U.S. to acquire 1 million Bitcoin over the next 5 years.

• US Congressman Nick Begich introduces a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve bill in the House, complementing Senator Lummis’ efforts in the Senate. With bills in both chambers, the process moves faster.

• Bolivia forcibly converts citizens' USD holdings into local currency (bolivianos), causing instant 50% losses—highlighting why Latin America urgently needs Bitcoin.

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Don’t Sell Your Winners

I’ve yet to meet anyone who hasn’t felt some pain on their Bitcoin journey. It seems to be a rite of passage: diving in, fueled by early profits, and getting swept up in the euphoria of rising prices.

That familiar voice whispering urging you to double down, “It’s now or never!” tends to appear at the worst time—right before a major retracement. We’ve all been there, watching newfound gains vanish overnight. But each cycle brings wisdom, turning newcomers into seasoned veterans—or as we call them, Bear Market Survivors.

Graduating a Bear Market

With Bitcoin pulling back from all-time highs and fluctuating in the $80Ks after a 25% drop, anxiety is creeping back in. Some wonder if it’s time to trim positions, fearing a dip below $70K or even $60K. The cautious investor considers taking profits—but a wiser move might be studying how smart money plays the game.

Enter Strategy.

Having weathered both a euphoric bull run and a brutal bear market, Strategy—driven by Michael Saylor’s unwavering conviction—didn’t just hold its Bitcoin reserves. It doubled down.

Double Down On Your Winners

MicroStrategy didn’t just HODL—it pioneered new ways to keep aggressively stacking Bitcoin across all market conditions:

• First, it deployed corporate cash directly into Bitcoin.

• Then, it raised debt via convertible bonds, transforming institutional capital into Bitcoin.

• Now, it has launched the perpetual preferred stock STRK, a rare financial instrument offering an 8% annual yield with an attractive convertibility feature.

• It even helped drive the creation of an ETF designed for retail participation in convertible bonds.

Through bold financial innovation, MicroStrategy has built a direct pipeline from traditional finance to Bitcoin, continuously converting depreciating fiat into an appreciating strategic asset.

The Impact of STRK

STRK isn’t just another financial instrument—it’s a game-changer in how capital flows into Bitcoin. With this strategy, MicroStrategy aims to raise $21 billion explicitly for Bitcoin accumulation, fundamentally changing the game.

This vehicle offers investors a fixed 8% annual yield—outpacing traditional bond market returns—while tapping into a new liquidity source: the fixed-income market.

Beyond the yield, STRK includes a built-in conversion feature, allowing investors to capture MicroStrategy’s potential upside if its Bitcoin thesis holds. This creates the possibility of unlimited returns, far beyond the already attractive fixed yield.

Strategy didn’t endure a bear market just to cash out. Instead, it’s laser-focused on securing a larger share of the Bitcoin supply. With the U.S. government now designating Bitcoin as a strategic national reserve, the race is on to see who can accumulate the most.

The takeaway? Don’t sell your winners. Double down. Convert depreciating assets into appreciating Bitcoin—a strategy Strategy is boldly executing in plain sight. It’s setting the stage for others to follow, potentially reshaping corporate treasury management for years to come.

If there were ever a time to double down on Bitcoin, it’s now.

Stay safe and keep on stacking!
Bam

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