Why Is Strategy Valuable? CEO Says MSTR Is More Than Its BTC Holdings

Key Takeaways Strategy highlighted enterprise software operations as a core driver supporting its bitcoin treasury business. Cloud revenue increased 59%, while controllable margin improved 27% during the first quarter. Investors may increasingly evaluate Strategy through both BTC exposure and operational execution capabilities. Why Strategy Says Its Value Extends Beyond Bitcoin Holdings On May 10, Strategy…

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XRPL targets DeFi expansion with lending and programmable escrow tools

The XRP Ledger ecosystem is preparing two major upgrades aimed at expanding XRPL beyond payments and settlement.  Summary XRPL plans native lending pools and fixed-term crypto loans directly on-chain for institutional users. Smart Escrows aim to bring programmable transaction logic without slowing XRPL transaction speeds or efficiency. XRPL Foundation says compliance layers and permissioned tools…

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Anthropic says ‘evil’ portrayals of AI were responsible for Claude’s blackmail attempts

Fictional portrayals of artificial intelligence can have a real effect on AI models, according to Anthropic. Last year, the company said that during pre-release tests involving a fictional company, Claude Opus 4 would often try to blackmail engineers to avoid being replaced by another system. Anthropic later published research suggesting that models from other companies…

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