Happy MSTR cost basis day! Is Micky S going to (a) average down, or (b) cut his losses?

Winner winner chicken dinner.

Newspaper have but one purpose to a thinking man, and that is to read between the lines, what they do not say is just as important as what they do say, and what they do say is to be analysed , and dissected for the underlaying narrative being pushed... and then , with a context of the historical understanding of the situation, decoded.


The actual words they print are generally 99% bulllllllshit......


.....and I am a little surprised that anyone in this thread does not get that yet.

Could be just constipated.

Vladimir Putin may be forced to give up control of the war in Ukraine for days as he is set for cancer surgery, a 'Kremlin insider' has claimed.

The Russian dictator will reportedly nominate hardline Security Council head and ex-FSB chief Nikolai Patrushev to take control of the invasion while he is under the knife.

Shadowy Patrushev, 70, is seen as a key architect of the war strategy so far - and the man who convinced Putin that Kyiv is awash with neo-Nazis.

The extraordinary claims appeared on popular Telegram channel General SVR, which says its source is a well-placed figure in the Kremlin.

[2] Yesterday, at the moment of the #Ukraine attack more than 40 high-ranked Russian military officers gathered in the HQs in #Izium. Reportedly, up to 20 of them are confirmed killed incl. Gen. Andrey Simonov, a commander of electronic warfare forces of the West district.

[3] Gen. Gerasymov suffered a minor shrapnel wound to his right shin without breaking a bone. Source: former minister of Internal Affairs of #Ukraine Arsen Avakov via his sources.

[4] UPDATE - #Ukraine claims that it liquidated at least 200 Russian servicemen incl. 30 high-ranked officers & elite Spetsnaz bodyguards unit as a result of the precision strikes on several Rus. military HQs in the last 5 days. Source: presidential aide A.Arestovych.

Sanctions cannot have a short-term impact on a well-prepared Russia - and on the other hand the EU is playing a very dirty game by supporting Ukraine only to the point of not angering Russia to the end, which means the EU hopes Russia will achieve its goals and that the war will end.

The EU has proved once again that it is weak and incapable of dealing with the crisis in its own backyard, while at the same time the US is sending military aid worth billions. Germany proved itself again by sending military vehicles about 50 years old, but at least they cleaned the warehouse.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/04/28/fact-sheet-white-house-calls-on-congress-to-provide-additional-support-for-ukraine/

The Central African Republic has adopted bitcoin as legal tender, the president's office said Wednesday, becoming the second country in the world to do so behind El Salvador.

Lawmakers unanimously adopted a bill that made bitcoin legal tender alongside the CFA franc and legalised the use of cryptocurrencies, and President Faustin Archange Touadera signed the measure into law, his chief of staff Obed Namsio said in a statement.

The CAR "is the first country in Africa to adopt bitcoin as legal tender," Namsio said.

"This move places the Central African Republic on the map of the world's boldest and most visionary countries," he declared.

Fidelity Investments plans to allow investors to put a bitcoin account in their 401(k)s, the first major retirement-plan provider to do so.

Employees won’t be able to start adding cryptocurrencies to their nest eggs right away, but later this year, the 23,000 companies that use Fidelity to administer their retirement plans will have the option to put bitcoin on the menu. The endorsement of the nation’s largest retirement-plan provider suggests crypto investing is moving further into the mainstream, but it remains to be seen whether employers will embrace it for their workers.

Buying a house with Bitcoin as collateral may soon be possible as crypto startups try to crack the $2.6 trillion mortgage market.

A start-up called Milo started offering 30-year mortgages backed by cryptocurrencies in March. The company is working with more than 700 potential borrowers on pre-approvals and has made $5 million to $10 million in loans, CEO Josip Rupena said in an interview with Barron’s.

“This is a live product and we’re breaking away,” he said.

Borrowers can use Bitcoin, ether, or stablecoins as collateral for a loan. Stablecoins are digital currencies designed to maintain a fixed $1 price. Milo will accept the USD Coin, Gemini Dollar, and Terra stablecoins, Rupena said.

That isn’t the only unconventional aspect of a crypto loan. Milo says it will extend credit for up to 100% of the purchase price if someone has enough cryptocurrency. Someone aiming to buy a house for $500,000, for instance, could pledge $500,000 worth of Bitcoin as collateral to Milo, which would then provide the cash to close the deal with the seller.

Rates for its 30-year mortgages range from 3.95% to 5.95% and the loan may be repaid to Milo in crypto or dollars.

After months of industry consultation, Australia's securities watchdog, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), has given the green light to long awaited spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the world's two largest cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin and Ethereum. The approval will allow Australian investors to gain direct exposure to the physical assets' price through funds that trade on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). It also cements Australia's intent toward digital innovation and opens the door for regulators in other jurisdictions to fast-track spot crypto ETFs as the asset class continues to gain momentum with investors.

I've been borderline for years and have kept it under control with exercise and my diet has always been steak, potato and salad based which I guess is no longer what is considered a death sentence. But with the covid shit quarantine I have slacked on exercise and gone up from 30 to 34 waist in the last year (actually I am having to squeeze in 34 now so its either get this shit under control or goto 36. I'm pretty tired most of the time now and guess i'm just at the age that time has caught up with me.  I pulled the bicycle out the other day and only made it half the distance I was doing pre covid so i'm not pleased with that result but I'm going to keep up and do my best this summer to get the spare tire under control but if I can't by fall then its gonna be fuck it. They have me on tons of pills for other shit for the last 22 years and I've watched my mental capacities decline markedly as well as the physical. So I'm basically figuring this is my last push to stay healthy if I fail i'll just call it a day and eak out my last few decades eating whatever the fuck I want and let the chips fall where they may.

The bill regulating the cryptocurrency market in Brazil is expected to be approved by the National Congress in the first half of this year, according to Cointelegraph Brazil.

The legislation, which has been debated in the Chamber of Deputies since 2015, has been approved in the first round of consideration. The Senate has attached it to another crypto-focused bill, which has already been approved by the Economic Affairs Committee of the Senate.

As the crypto industry continues to attract mainstream attention, institutions are looking for ways to get exposure to the emerging asset class. However, too often they run into friction when it comes to transacting, custodying assets, and getting onboarded at exchanges and prime brokers.

A new partnership is looking to change that.

Announced today, FIS, a publicly-traded $62 billion fintech company that offers everything from payments services to wealth management, has joined up with New York-based infrastructure company Fireblocks to provide its more than 6,000 capital markets clients access to a full suite of crypto trading and lending services.

“Globally, we are making it really easy for our client base to procure and take advantage of the Fireblocks platform,” says John Avery, FIS’s Global Product Head for Crypto and Digital Assets.

Starting today, all of FIS’ more than 6,000 capital markets clients will have access to Fireblocks’ offerings, starting with its 1,000+ partners onboarded to its network that allows quick, secure, and cheap transfers across the world 24/7/365.