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Strategy, Inc. engages in the provision of enterprise analytics and mobility software. The firm designs, develops, markets, and sells software platforms through licensing arrangements and cloud-based subscriptions and related services. Its product packages include Hyper. The company was founded by Michael J. Saylor and Sanjeev K. Bansal on November 17, 1989, and is headquartered in Vienna, VA.

Strategy Inc. - Ordinary Shares - Class A

Strategy

MSTR is at the center of investor speculation ahead of its earnings report, as a sharp decline in Bitcoin's price has pushed the company's substantial holdings underwater, fueling intense community debate about Saylor's leveraged strategy and the potential for forced liquidations.

Bitcoin is the world's first decentralized cryptocurrency, created in 2009 by the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto. It enables peer-to-peer electronic cash transactions without intermediaries like banks or governments, operating on a blockchain secured by Proof of Work mining and the SHA-256 cryptographic algorithm.   With a fixed supply cap of 21 million coins and programmatic halvings every four years that reduce miner rewards, Bitcoin is designed as a deflationary digital asset often called "digital gold." Its value stems from solving the double-spending problem without trusted intermediaries, creating the first truly scarce digital asset with censorship resistance and permissionless access that no government, corporation, or individual can control.  Bitcoin operates as a decentralized peer-to-peer network where transactions are recorded on a public ledger called the blockchain, distributed across thousands of computers globally. Transactions are grouped into blocks added approximately every 10 minutes through mining, where specialized computers compete to solve complex mathematical puzzles.   Bitcoin has achieved mainstream adoption through multiple vectors. The January 2024 SEC approval of 11 spot Bitcoin ETFs opened Bitcoin investment to traditional finance participants, and corporations like Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) are using Bitcoin as a treasury reserve asset to protect against currency debasement, offering MSTR holders amplified exposure to Bitcoin.   The Bitcoin ecosystem continues to evolve with innovations like Ordinals, which emerged in January 2023 to enable NFT-like functionality directly on Bitcoin, and BRC-20 tokens, an experimental standard for creating fungible tokens using Ordinal inscriptions. BTCFi (Bitcoin Finance) represents emerging financial applications extending beyond Bitcoin's traditional role, with protocols like Babylon allowing Bitcoin holders to stake BTC to secure Proof of Stake chains.

Bitcoin

Bitcoin is trending after a sharp decline triggered widespread liquidations, leading to a polarized community debate. While some view the drop as a buying opportunity, others express deep skepticism and are linking the volatility to controversial discussions surrounding the Epstein files.

Ripple is the catchall name for the cryptocurrency platform, the transactional protocol for which is actually XRP, in the same fashion as Ethereum is the name for the platform that facilitates trades in Ether. Like other cryptocurrencies, Ripple is built atop the idea of a distributed ledger network which requires various parties to participate in validating transactions, rather than any singular centralized authority. That facilitates transactions all over the world, and transfer fees are far cheaper than the likes of bitcoin. Unlike other cryptocurrencies, XRP transfers are effectively immediate, requiring no typical confirmation time.  Ripple was originally founded by a single company, Ripple Labs, and continues to be backed by it, rather than the larger network of developers that continue bitcoin’s development. It also doesn’t have a fluctuating amount of its currency in existence. Where bitcoin has a continually growing pool with an eventual maximum, and Ethereum theoretically has no limit, Ripple was created with all of its 100 billion XRP tokens right out of the gate. That number is maintained with no mining and most of the tokens are owned and held by Ripple Labs itself — around 60 billion at the latest count.  Even at the recently reduced value of around half a dollar per XRP, that means Ripple Labs is currently sitting on around $20 billion worth of the cryptocurrency (note: Ripple’s price crashed hard recently, and may be worth far less than $60 billion by time you read this). It holds 55 billion XRP in an escrow account, which allows it to sell up to a billion per month if it so chooses in order to fund new projects and acquisitions. Selling such an amount would likely have a drastic effect on the cryptocurrency’s value, and isn’t something Ripple Labs plans to do anytime soon.  In actuality, Ripple Labs is looking to leverage the technology behind XRP to allow for faster banking transactions around the world. While Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are built on the idea of separating financial transactions from the financial organizations of traditional currencies, Ripple is almost the opposite in every sense.  XRP by Ripple price can be found on this page alongside the market capitalization and additional stats.

Ripple

XRP is experiencing a sharp downturn, sparking widespread panic selling and accusations of market manipulation across the crypto community. While many anticipate further drops, long-term holders are viewing current prices as an accumulation opportunity amid ongoing debates about external factors impacting overall crypto confidence and regulatory clarity.

Hims & Hers Health, Inc. operates a telehealth consultation platform. It connects consumers to healthcare professionals, enabling them to access medical care for mental health, sexual health, dermatology and primary care. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Hims & Hers Health Inc - Ordinary Shares - Class A

Hims & Hers Health Inc

Hims & Hers faces intense debate after launching a cheaper, compounded GLP-1 weight-loss pill and a new multi-cancer detection test, drawing immediate legal threats from Novo Nordisk. While bulls see immense growth and short squeeze potential, bears warn of severe legal and regulatory risks for alleged intellectual property infringement and patient safety, driving extreme intraday volatility and new 52-week lows.

Amazon.com, Inc. is a multinational technology company, which engages in the provision of online retail shopping services. It operates through the following segments: North America, International, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). The North America segment offers retail sale of consumer products, including from sellers, advertising, and subscriptions services through North America-focused online and physical stores. The International segment focuses on retail sale of consumer products, including from sellers, advertising, and subscription services through internationally-focused online stores. The AWS segment is composed of global sales of compute, storage, database, and other services for start-ups, enterprises, government agencies, and academic institutions. The company was founded by Jeffrey P. Bezos in July 1994 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

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Amazon.com Inc

Community discussion around Amazon (AMZN) intensifies ahead of its highly anticipated earnings report, focusing on potential AWS growth and AI investments amid a cautious market that has seen other tech giants experience post-earnings sell-offs.

Kelly Services, Inc. engages in the provision of talent solutions. It operates through the following segments: Professional and Industrial, Science, Engineering, and Technology, Education, Outsourcing and Consulting, and International. The Professional and Industrial segment includes the provision of administrative, accounting and finance, light industrial, contact center staffing, and other workforce solutions. The Science, Engineering, and Technology segment focuses on staffing, outcome-based, permanent placement services, clinical research, and telecommunications. The Education segment involves offering education and therapy services talent through staffing, permanent placement, and executive search services to Pre-K-12 school districts and organizations. The Outsourcing and Consulting segment consists of global talent supply chain and workforce solutions, including Managed Service Provider (MSP), Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), Payroll Process Outsourcing (PPO), and executive coaching programs. The company was founded by William Russell Kelly on October 7, 1946 and is headquartered in Troy, MI.

Kelly Services, Inc. - Ordinary Shares - Class B

KELYB is experiencing extreme volatility and frequent trading halts, driven by a significantly reduced public float after a recent controlling stake acquisition of its Class B shares, leading the community to discuss it as a highly speculative, low-float opportunity.

Coinbase Global, Inc. engages in the provision of a trusted platform that serves as a compliant on-ramp to the onchain economy and enables users to engage in a wide variety of activities with their crypto assets in both proprietary and third-party product experiences enabled by access to decentralized applications. It offers consumers primary financial account for the cryptoeconomy, institutions a full-service prime brokerage platform with access to deep pools of liquidity across the crypto marketplace, and developers a suite of products granting access to build onchain. The company was founded by Brian Armstrong and Fred Ernest Ehrsam in May 2012 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Coinbase Global Inc - Ordinary Shares - Class A

Coinbase Global Inc

Coinbase (COIN) is trending due to its significant price drop, closely following Bitcoin's recent decline, amidst community debate over stalled crypto market regulation and perceived institutional pressure following CEO Brian Armstrong's public stance. Investors are sharply divided, with many panicking over sustained losses, while others are aggressively buying into what they see as deeply oversold conditions ahead of anticipated financial reports.

Webull Corp. engages in the provision of financial services. It offers trading, wealth management product distribution, market data and information, user community, and investor education. The company was founded by An Quan Wang in 2016 and is headquartered in St. Petersburg, FL.

Webull Corp. - Ordinary Shares - Class A

Webull Corp

Webull (BULL) is trending as its stock experiences persistent daily declines to new lows, fueling intense frustration and accusations of market manipulation among investors who are comparing its trajectory to other brokerage platforms and grappling with its unexpected correlation to recent cryptocurrency weakness. The community is actively debating a potential bottom while criticizing management's silence amidst the downturn.

Snap, Inc. operates as a technology company, which engages in the provision of a visual messaging application that was created to help people communicate through short videos and images. The company was founded by Frank Reginald Brown IV, Evan Thomas Spiegel, and Robert C. Murphy in 2010 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

Snap Inc - Ordinary Shares - Class A

Snap Inc

Snap is trending after reporting better-than-expected Q4 earnings, featuring a notable increase in net income and a new stock repurchase program. However, community discussions reflect frustration as the stock contends with broader market weakness and ongoing debates surrounding user growth and executive governance.

Churchill Capital Corp. X is a blank check company, which was created for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company was founded by Michael Klein on January 4, 2024 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Churchill Capital Corp X - Ordinary Shares - Class A

Churchill Capital Corp X 

Churchill Capital Corp X is heavily discussed as its merger with quantum technology firm Infleqtion approaches, with the S-4 registration now effective and a shareholder vote slated for mid-February. The community is actively debating Infleqtion's advanced neutral atom technology, significant government and NVIDIA partnerships, and perceived undervaluation compared to quantum peers, contrasting with concerns about broader market volatility and post-SPAC performance.

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