Jim Chanos

Anthony Scaramucci, founder and managing partner of SkyBridge Capital, believes the recent surge in public companies adopting crypto treasury strategies is unlikely to last. What Happened: In an interview with Blooomberg, Scaramucci said the current wave of firms mimicking Michael Saylor's Bitcoin...

Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:PLTR) is positioning itself as the next Amazon.com Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:AMZN) Amazon Web Services, according to a senior executive who believes the data analytics company offers superior solutions for complex enterprise problems. What Happened: Ted Mabrey, Global...

Veteran short-seller James Chanos of Kynikos Associates is once again taking a shot at Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:MSTR), calling its valuation framework not just flawed, but absurd. What Happened: On Monday, Chanos slammed Strategy’s claim that its valuation should reflect not just the net asset...

Major U.S. corporations are increasingly adding Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) to their balance sheets, raising concerns about potential market risks as the trend accelerates under President Donald Trump's administration. Companies like Trump Media & Technology Group (NASDAQ:DJT) are driving this surge...

Veteran short seller James Chanos defended on Sunday his strategic arbitrage trade of shorting Strategy Inc.'s (NASDAQ:MSTR) stock while going long on Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), as he continues to attack what he thinks is an unjustified premium on the stock relative to its BTC holdings. What happened:...

As a new GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME) ETF has made its debut, retail traders and investors have raised alarms about market distortion and potential misuse by institutional players. What Happened: Platforms such as Reddit and X are abuzz with concerns regarding a new ETF being created to track GameStop...

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon delivered pointed advice to corporate managers on Tuesday, urging them to abandon meetings designed to impress bosses and instead embrace radical transparency about business problems. What Happened: Speaking at a Morgan Stanley financial...

Veteran short seller Jim Chanos on Tuesday blasted the financial instruments employed by Michael Saylor’s company, Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:MSTR), to sustain its Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) play. What happened: In an X post, Chanos argued that Saylor wants investors to value Strategy not only based on...

U.S.-based Bitcoin treasury firm Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) has made another major Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) purchase even as it faces legal scrutiny over its accounting disclosures. What Happened: According to a regulatory filing with the SEC, the company acquired 7,390 BTC between May 12 and May 18 for...

El Salvador's bold foray into Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has entered a new chapter of profitability. As of May 19, the country's BTC portfolio stands at approximately $644.4 million, with an unrealized profit of $357.2 million, reflecting a gain of 124.39% on its initial investment of $287.2 million....

The cryptocurrency industry's increasingly close alignment with president Donald Trump and the Republican Party has put its future at the mercy of American electoral cycles, raising concerns about political overreach, regulatory uncertainty and reputational damage. What Happened: Once hailed as a...

Fourteen U.S. state-level public retirement and treasury funds reported a combined $632 million exposure to Strategy stock (NASDAQ:MSTR) in the first quarter of 2025, marking a significant surge in institutional allocations toward Bitcoin-linked equities. What Happened: According to publicly filed...

Lendr.fi on Friday introduced a decentralized platform that lets investors gain on-chain exposure to real-world assets like real estate, ETFs and commodities, combined with liquid staking, a structure that adds passive yield while preserving asset ownership. Lendr.fi has emerged as the first...

Veteran short seller Jim Chanos on Thursday revealed a strategic arbitrage trade: long Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), short Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR). His position targets what he described as a widening and unjustified premium on MicroStrategy's stock relative to its Bitcoin holdings. “We're buying...

Applovin Corp (NASDAQ:APP) shares are facing selling pressure again after short seller Muddy Waters Research released a bearish report on the company, which follows an initial short report from March. What To Know: AppLovin shares sold off in March after Muddy Waters announced a short position,...