Crypto

Strategy says it can cover interest and dividends even if bitcoin falls for six straight years

Strategy said it can meet its financial obligations under its current capital structure even if bitcoin prices fall for an extended period. It said an internal scenario showed it could fully pay interest costs and preferred share dividends even if bitcoin declines 11.4 percent annually for 5.8 years. The company is also reshaping its financing structure, revamping metrics and joining the Bitcoin Security Consortium backed by $15 million in pledged funding.

Finance

Four major financial groups\' net profit tops 11 trillion won, competition shifts from banks to capital markets

South Korea’s four major financial holding groups posted combined first-half net profit of 11.34 trillion won, up 9.8 percent from a year earlier, helped by steady interest income and rising fee income from capital-market businesses such as securities, wealth management and investment banking. As non-bank earnings contributions expanded, the competitive focus among groups increasingly shifted to capital markets. In banking, Shinhan Bank led in net profit, while Woori Bank was the only one to decline.