News Block: Strategy Selling Bitcoin is Bullish, S&P 500 is Ripping, and Bitcoin Is Still 30% Below Its All-Time High

In this week's episode of the Coin Stories News Block powered exclusively by Ledn, we cover these major headlines related to Bitcoin, macroeconomics, and global finance:

• Strategy says it's willing to sell Bitcoin — and it might be the smartest move they've ever made
• How one credit rating upgrade could unlock $23.6 trillion in institutional demand for STRC
• John Bollinger just went fully invested in Bitcoin for the first time in months
• Is Bitcoin setting up for a short squeeze? 

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References mentioned in the episode:

• Strategy Q1 2026 Financial Results
• Michael Saylor's Strategy Signals Potential Bitcoin Sale to Fund Dividends, Obligations
• Bitcoin Treasury Firm Strategy Breaks From "Never Sell" Approach
• Strategy May Sell Bitcoin to Fund Dividends, Saylor Tells Earnings Call
• S&P Global: Strategy Inc Assigned 'B-' Issuer Credit Rating; Outlook Stable
• JPMorgan Says Strategy's Bitcoin Buying Could Reach $30 Billion This Year
• Michael Saylor on X: BTC Capital Gains Funds STRC Dividends
• Michael Saylor on X: Buy More BTC Than You Sell 
• Michael Saylor Interview Clarifying Strategy's Bitcoin Strategy
• Sam Callahan on X: Second-Order Effects of Convert Retirement
• Josh Mandell on X: The Tax Optionality Angle
• Strategy Retail Investor Webinar Q&A
• Bitcoin Tests Bollinger Bands Breakout as Creator Flips Bullish on BTC
• John Bollinger on X: Tactica Program Now Fully Invested in Bitcoin
• Bitcoin Hits Longest Negative Funding Streak This Decade
• Bitcoin's Negative Funding Rates Set 10-Year Record
• Why "Negative" Funding Is Actually a Bullish Signal for Bitcoin
• Bitcoin's $81K Rally Comes Amid 66-Day Negative Funding Streak: Here's Why
• CryptoRand on X: Bitcoin Drawdown Recovery Stats

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