The post Michael Saylor’s MSTR Reports $3.9B of BTC Gains Last Quarter appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. With the third quarter now fully in the books, the original bitcoin treasury company Strategy (MSTR) reported a $3.9 billion gain on its mammoth holdings of BTC for that three month period. Alongside, the compnay confirmed what had been teased by its Executive Chairman Michael Saylor over the weekend — that it did not add to its 640,000 stack last week — the first time since April that it did not do so. Strategy’s average purchase price across its bitcoin holdings is $73,983 per coin. With bitcoin’s current price around $124,000 those holdings are now valued around $78.7 billion, representing roughly $31.4 billion in unrealized gains. Financial Update Highlights For the quarter ended Sept. 30, the company announced an unrealized gain of $3.89 billion on its digital assets, along with a deferred tax expense of $1.12 billion. As of Sept. 30, the company’s digital asset carrying value stood at $73.21 billion, with a related deferred tax liability of $7.43 billion. MSTR shares rose 2.5% in premarket trading alongside bitcoin’s weekend gains to the current $124,500. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/10/06/strategy-q3-bitcoin-gains-were-usd3-9b-no-weekly-buys-for-first-time-since-aprilThe post Michael Saylor’s MSTR Reports $3.9B of BTC Gains Last Quarter appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. With the third quarter now fully in the books, the original bitcoin treasury company Strategy (MSTR) reported a $3.9 billion gain on its mammoth holdings of BTC for that three month period. Alongside, the compnay confirmed what had been teased by its Executive Chairman Michael Saylor over the weekend — that it did not add to its 640,000 stack last week — the first time since April that it did not do so. Strategy’s average purchase price across its bitcoin holdings is $73,983 per coin. With bitcoin’s current price around $124,000 those holdings are now valued around $78.7 billion, representing roughly $31.4 billion in unrealized gains. Financial Update Highlights For the quarter ended Sept. 30, the company announced an unrealized gain of $3.89 billion on its digital assets, along with a deferred tax expense of $1.12 billion. As of Sept. 30, the company’s digital asset carrying value stood at $73.21 billion, with a related deferred tax liability of $7.43 billion. MSTR shares rose 2.5% in premarket trading alongside bitcoin’s weekend gains to the current $124,500. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/10/06/strategy-q3-bitcoin-gains-were-usd3-9b-no-weekly-buys-for-first-time-since-april

                                                                               The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved standards that could speed up spot crypto ETF approvals, as each application would not been to be assessed individually.                     The US Securities and Exchange Commission has approved a set of listing standards for commodity-based trust shares, opening the door for digital asset listings without requiring individual approvals.  The decision, detailed in SEC filings on stock exchanges like the Nasdaq, NYSE Arca, and Cboe BZX, on Wednesday, would streamlines the process under Rule 6c-11, significantly reducing approval timelines, which have taken several months in the past.  “By approving these generic listing standards, we are ensuring that our capital markets remain the best place in the world to engage in the cutting-edge innovation of digital assets,” SEC Chair Paul Atkins said in a separate statement.It comes as spot ETF applications for the likes of Solana (SOL), XRP (XRP), Litecoin (LTC) and Dogecoin (DOGE) await official approval.The SEC was facing deadlines from October onwards to decide on those cases, in addition to a handful of others.This is a developing story, and further information will be added as it becomes available.Read more