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Lego Reveals Its Most Expensive Set Ever: A $1,000 Death Star

by admin September 5, 2025

After rumors and leaks, Lego has officially released all the information on its upcoming Death Star diorama set. And yes, the rumors are true, Lego’s next big Star Wars set will cost an eye-watering $1,000, making it the most expensive set in the company’s history when it goes on sale in October.

Officially known as (deep breath) the LEGO® Star Wars™ Death Star™ – Ultimate Collector Series (75419), this new Death Star set is nearly 2 feet tall and over a foot wide. The big diorama contains over 9,000 Lego pieces and an astonishing 38 Star Wars minifigs. Yowza, that’s a lot of characters! Lego even tossed in a Stormtrooper wearing swimtrunks as a nod to the Lego Star Wars games and the famous hot tub Easter Egg. Other characters include Darth Vader, Chewbacca, Wulf Yularen, The Emperor, and various versions of Luke Skywalker.

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The large set contains multiple rooms that are each based on moments from the movies. It is a bit weird to see the famous trash compactor scene from A New Hope recreated in the same Death Star build that features Luke and Darth Vader fighting in the throne room from Return of the Jedi. I’ll just ignore these discrepancies and enjoy the massive set for what it is: A cool assortment of famous Star Wars moments contained inside a very expensive collection of plastic bricks.

If you want to buy the Lego Death Star set, well first off, you’ll need $1,000. Once you have that, congrats. If you are a Lego Insider member, you’ll be able to order the Death Star set starting on October 1. Everyone else has to wait until October 4. And if you buy the set before October 8, you’ll get a Lego Star Wars TIE Fighter set as an additional gift with purchase. The TIE Fighter can be built and slotted into the Death Star set.

I’m a big Star Wars nerd and Lego sicko, but I won’t be buying the Death Star set because I can’t in good conscience spend that much money on a single Lego set. I have too many other problems and things in my life that I could use that money on instead. Still, I’ll be curious to see how well this Death Star set sells in October. $1,000 is a hefty price tag and this set seems like Lego testing just how much money they can squeeze from collectors and fans using the power of nostalgia and exclusive minifigs. If it succeeds, I expect a few more $1,000 sets in the future.

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Upcoming PowerToys utility will finally let you set light and dark mode to cycle on a schedule in Windows 11

by admin September 4, 2025

I swear, sometimes the only thing that actually wakes me up in the morning—besides enough caffeine to kill a small horse—is the retina searing brightness of a rogue default theme, usually from that one app I keep meaning to switch to dark mode. Now an upcoming PowerToys utility means I won’t be jumpscared with a bright white blast to my eyeballs right before bed time.

For those unfamiliar, PowerToys is a Windows utility for those never content with a system default. Tucked away into the accompanying blog post for the PowerToys 0.94 update (via Windows Latest) is news of a feature in the works that will “automatically switch between light and dark mode based on your schedule.”

At present in Windows 11, you can select dark mode by ducking into settings, then looking under personalisation, and then colours. You can also pick a muted ‘accent’ colour to highlight certain features of the Windows UI—such as sliders and hyperlink text—without harshing the more sedate vibes of dark mode.

The rest of the recent 0.94 update focuses on quality of life updates, such as adding a search box into the PowerToys settings menu, plus a new gliding cursor mode that offers a little extra support for users who otherwise struggle to make rapid mouse movements and clicks precisely. Keyboard shortcuts also enjoy a tweak; rather than hitting a hotkey and being surprised when multiple things result from the same input, PowerToys now has a new tile that warns you of keyboard shortcut conflicts and also allows you to quickly reassign any doubled-up key combinations.

You can’t currently set your theming to change throughout the day in Windows 11, though that functionality is there for the Night light feature designed to reduce blue light intensity as ambient light levels drop. The PowerTools v0.95 update offering that feature should go live in October. As users have frequently requested this feature in the past (not to mention the fact a similar feature can already be found in macOS), there’s a good chance that the power users won’t be allowed to keep theme scheduling all to themselves forever.

And once we get themes that change based on the time of day, whose to say themes that change based on your location is out of the question either? Just think—dark mode for when you’re reading fanfic about your favourite blorbo at home, and then the normcore glow of day mode for when you’re in the office…though I’m not sure a shifting theme is what I’d personally consider a good enough reason to give up my location data.

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What Is a Passkey? Here’s How to Set Up and Use Them (2025)

by admin September 3, 2025

With a password, there’s a ton of room for an attacker to potentially steal your password. Data breaches might expose your password, and even if it’s encrypted, it can be cracked. Phishing schemes are an easy vector of attack for hackers looking to steal passwords. And, if you’re using a service with spotty security practices, you could have a password exposed as plaintext in a breach; there are dozens and dozens of examples of this happening before.

Passkeys vs. 2FA and MFA

Passkeys are tricky because they fly in the face of security conventions that have been around for years—namely, two-factor (2FA) or multifactor authentication (MFA). Although you don’t need to plug in a code from a text or copy something over from an authenticator app, passkeys inherently use multifactor authentication. It just happens so fast that it’s easy to miss.

MFA is about adding additional layers of protection beyond your password. Instead of just your password, you need it and a code texted to you, for example. Passkeys already work that way. You need to match the public-private key pair, but you also need to authenticate that you have access to that private key, usually with biometrics. It’s not “something you know and something you own,” as 2FA is normally described, but it’s still two layers of authentication.

Here’s how Shikiar describes it: “When you sign in, the service issues a cryptographic challenge that can only be answered with the private key on your device, verified by something you have (like your phone or laptop) and often something you are (like a biometric). The result is a phishing-resistant login with no reusable credentials to steal.”

Devices and Browsers That Support Passkeys

Passkeys are broadly integrated at an operating system level. If you’re using an OS that doesn’t natively support passkeys—i.e., Linux—you can still use them. However, you’ll need to use another device, like your phone, to scan a QR code and authenticate yourself, or a third-party password manager.

Here are the operating systems that fully support passkeys:

Each one of these operating systems supports passkeys for native apps, as well as in your browser. Chromium supports passkeys, which covers the vast majority of browsers available, including Brave, Opera, Vivaldi, and Google Chrome. The major non-Chromium browser, Mozilla Firefox, also supports passkeys on version 122 or newer.

How to Create and Store Passkeys

To use passkeys, you need to store them somewhere. The major operating systems that support passkeys already include a way to store them, but they aren’t created equally.

Windows 10 and Windows 11

You need to set up Windows Hello to use passkeys on Windows 10 or Windows 11. You might have set it up during installation, but if not, you can enable it in the Settings app by clicking Accounts > Sign-in options. Whenever you want to use a passkey, you’ll need to authenticate with Windows Hello, be it with your face, fingerprint, or PIN.

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The Crew is set to spring back to life as fan-made server emulator project prepares to launch later this month

by admin September 3, 2025

The Crew, the Ubisoft street racing game that met an unfortunate end in 2024, may live again. The Crew Unlimited, a fan-made effort to revive the game through a “custom server emulator,” says the work is just about complete and will be ready to launch on September 15.

The server emulator is now “feature complete,” according to a message on the newly launched Crew Unlimited website (via RPS) states. “All that is left to do is to thoroughly test and validate the software, then prepare the release.”

“A lot of our time and effort has been put into the project, and it’s finally coming to fruition,” project lead whammy4 wrote. “We are as excited as you are. Thank you all for your patience, understanding and support.”

The project is a reaction to Ubisoft’s 2024 decision to close The Crew’s servers, rendering the game unplayable as of April 1, 2024. Making matters worse, Ubisoft began revoking game licenses shortly after the servers went offline, a big step beyond simply delisting a game that seemed intended to make double-extra-sure that nobody would be able to play the game again in the future. The Crew Unlimited project member ChemicalFlood said at the time that the team was “deeply saddened by Ubisoft’s choice to start revoking licences to this game when people have paid hard-earned cash for it,” but added that the project would be able to bypass that restriction without having to modify any game files, “so the project is still on track.”

The Crew Unlimited will be available for download from the TCU website, but The Crew itself will not: You’ll need to own the game if you want to play, although the dev team noted in an FAQ that “as long as you manage to run the game files, we have absolutely no way to tell a legit copy from a non-legit one, so we just have to let you in.”

The emulator will currently only work with PC versions of the game, but the TCU team says it might be possible to implement console support in the future. Mod support will be wide open in offline modes, but only cosmetic mods will be allowed when playing online.

The bigger question hanging over all of this is how Ubisoft will respond. Projects like these tend to attract the attention of lawyers, typically followed by cease-and-desist letters, but The Crew Unlimited is in something of a unique position: Ubisoft has taken a brutal ass-beating for its handling of The Crew’s shutdown, including a lawsuit and a European Citizen’s Initiative petition that attracted more than one million signatures. The backlash was strong enough that Ubisoft promised not to do it again with The Crew 2 and Motorfest, and dropping the hammer on a project like this would almost certainly stoke those fires all over again. That’s about the last thing Ubisoft needs right now.

It’s possible that a deal has been worked out: In the “Special Thanks” section of its website, The Crew Unlimited team throws a credit to Ubisoft, “for letting this game happen.” I’ve reached out to the team to ask about the possibility of a Ubisoft-mandated C&D and will update if I receive a reply.

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Solana Set for Major Overhaul After 98% Votes to Approve Historic ‘Alpenglow’ Upgrade

by admin September 2, 2025

The Solana community voted overwhelmingly in favor of the long-awaited Alpenglow upgrade, bringing the network one step closer to the most significant technical transformation in its history.

According to Solana Status on X on Monday, 98.27% of SOL stakers that voted approved the proposal, with only 1.05% voting against and 0.36% abstaining. In total, 52% of the network’s stakers participated in the vote.

The community governance process for SIMD-0326: Alpenglow is complete. The proposal has passed:
98.27% voted Yes
1.05% voted No
0.69% voted Abstain
52% of stake cast a vote

— Solana Status (@SolanaStatus) September 2, 2025

The upgrade introduces a new consensus protocol designed to dramatically improve transaction finality and network efficiency. At the heart of Alpenglow are two new components, Votor and Rotor, which will replace Solana’s existing systems, Proof-of-History and TowerBFT.

Read more: What Is Block Finality?

Currently, Proof-of-History timestamps transactions to preserve their order without slowing the network, while TowerBFT handles the voting process among validators. Alpenglow’s enhancements will overhaul both systems.

Votor will slash transaction finality times from over 12 seconds to around 150 milliseconds, delivering near-instant confirmation for users. Rotor, scheduled for a later rollout, will minimize data transfers between validators, a crucial improvement for high-demand applications such as decentralized finance (DeFi) and blockchain-based gaming.

With the approval secured, Solana now prepares to implement the upgrade, a milestone expected to unlock greater speed, resilience, and scalability across its ecosystem.

Read more: Solana Targets Near-Instant Finality as Alpenglow Upgrade Heads to Vote

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‘Clayface’ Takes Shape in Leaked Set Photos

by admin September 2, 2025

Star Wars: Starfighter gets an Oscar-winning DP, Lady Gaga’s Wednesday character is finally revealed, and Avengers: Doomsday may introduce Steve and Peggy’s alternate-reality children. For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But for me, it was Morning Spoilers!

Clayface

Recent photos from the set of Clayface include our first looks at the film’s logo, Tom Rhys Harries as Matt Hagen, Max Minghella as the detective, “John,” Naomie Ackie’s “fringe scientist” character, and even street graffiti referencing “The Jokers.”

yeh x pic.twitter.com/QQptLdXOzA

— Grace 🇵🇸 (@DevilsDefend) August 31, 2025

it’s so healing to walk round Gotham set dressing since last time when they shot The Batman my anxiety was so bad I didn’t get to see any of it :’) pic.twitter.com/z4sIb8JgLI

— Lily🦇 (@lilyfnrose) August 30, 2025

Tom Rhys Harries on the set of ‘CLAYFACE’ pic.twitter.com/qXauK1tx4h

— Everything_DCU (@EverythingDCU_) August 31, 2025

Max Minghella foi avistado no set de #Clayface

Thanks! @_neonheart_ pic.twitter.com/rwWVsjNrty

— DCVerso (@DCVers0) September 1, 2025

The MCU/Avengers: Doomsday

At her recent appearance at Dragon Con (via Cosmic Marvel), Chloe Bennett confirmed Agents of SHEILD still “isn’t considered canon” to the MCU, adding that Secret Invasion “would’ve been better” had that not been the case.

I’m not playing a bit, this isn’t a joke, I don’t know anything. They haven’t asked me. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. isn’t considered canon, [but] I agree that I should’ve been in Secret Invasion. It probably would’ve been better.

Meanwhile, Yahoo! Entertainment notes that insiders Daniel Richtman and My Time To Shine Hello appear to have corroborated that Steve Rogers and Peggy Carter “have children” in Avengers: Doomsday. The outlet writes that Chris Evans and Hayley Atwell “are apparently shooting on the set of Steve and Peggy’s house from the end of Avengers: Endgame,” and that Tom Hiddleston also “filmed a scene” at the location in which “he has a conversation with them.” As per the reports, “when Steve went back in time to go live with Peggy, he created the Incursions so now Doom wants him dead.”

Tron: Ares

“Military A.I. is the future” in a new TV spot for Tron: Ares, including a cameo from Resident Alien‘s Elizabeth Bowen.

Affinity

A “PTSD-afflicted ex-SEAL” learns the woman he rescued from kidnappers was “bio-engineered by a scientist grieving his own wife” in the trailer for Affinity, an action/sci-fi movie starring Marko Zaror, Louis Mandylor, Brooke Ence, and Jane Mirro.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Chloé Zhao revealed to the Los Angeles Times she’s wrapped filming the new Buffy the Vampire Slayer pilot.

I just wrapped the pilot on the new Buffy the Vampire Slayer series, which is set 25 years later. My company is part of developing it. The fandom is so special to me and I’m excited about how that’s going to go into the world.

Star Wars: Starfighter

According to a new report from TheInSneider, Oscar-winning cinematographer Claudio Miranda will serve as the director of photography on Star Wars: Starfighter.

Wednesday

Bloody-Disgusting has a first look at Lady Gaga as Rosaline Rotwood, “an enigmatic teacher who crosses paths with Wednesday” in the second half of season two.

Invasion

Spoiler TV has three new images from “Infinitas,” this week’s episode of Invasion.

Aneesha and Clark’s peaceful life is upended by a visit from Trevante and Jamila. Mitsuki and Nikhil search for answers at a portal base.

Futurama

Finally, Hulu has released a new promo for the latest season of Futurama premiering this September 15.

But without phones, we wouldn’t get to see your unhinged comments 🥹 Watch all new episodes of #Futurama Sept 15 at 8pm on @hulu. pic.twitter.com/lDZK6R6Eak

— Futurama on Hulu (@futurama_hulu) September 1, 2025

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Spinneret and Spiderling race over the rooftops of New York

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Magic: The Gathering’s Spider-Man set is full of Spider-Verse Spider-Folk including the superhero identities of Peter Parker’s alternate-universe wife and daughter

by admin September 2, 2025

It’s wild to think how influential Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions was. The actually pretty good videogame from 2010 gave us a meeting of four alternate Spider-Mans, though that wasn’t enough for one its writers, Dan Slott, who thought it would be better with all of them. That inspired him to write the crossover Spider-Verse, which in turn inspired the animated Spider-Verse movies, the live-action movie Spider-Man: No Way Home, and the character’s whole modern status quo where he’s part of his own multiverse of Spider-People.

Which includes Spinneret and Spiderling, as depicted in this preview card from Magic: The Gathering’s Spider-Man set. They’re from an alternate Earth where Peter Parker and MJ stayed married and had a daughter, Annie-May Parker, who developed spider-powers of her own. She became the superhero named Spiderling while MJ, thanks to a high-tech suit that lets her share her husband’s abilities, fights crime alongside her family as Spinneret.

(Image credit: Wizards of the Coast)

This is told in a series that began as a crossover spin-off called Renew Your Vows, focusing on the domestic life of this Spider-Family. The struggle of two constantly exhausted parents who are not as young as they used to be makes for a surprisingly grounded superhero saga, one where heroes still have to worry about having breakfast on the table for their kid in the morning. The least realistic thing about it is that a fashion expert like MJ would wear an outfit with those boot cuffs.

The cards revealed so far in Magic’s Spider-Man set show plenty of similar multiversal deep cuts, like Spider-Cat from Spider-Island, Lyla the hologram sidekick from Spider-Man 2099, and multiple cards sharing the keyword ability “menace” because it’s J. Jonah Jameson’s favorite word for summing up Spidey. Which is cute.

The Renew Your Vows storyline that gave us Spinneret and Spiderling felt like a continuation of Spider-Man’s original promise. The early issues back in the ’60s depicted Peter Parker’s changing life as he grew up, but at a certain point the clock was wound back to trap him in bachelor stasis. Renew Your Vows let us see how Spider-Man would have changed if he’d been allowed to reveal his quips were dad jokes all along, and how his supporting cast could have grown alongside him to become co-stars in their own right.

It was only ever an alternate timeline, but thanks to the Spider-Verse we get to spend time with it and every other possibility, from the cartoon world of Spider-Ham to the hard-boiled Spider-Man Noir, and Magic’s clearly leaning into that variety with this set. They even brought back the Riot keyword from Ravnica Allegiance just for Spider-Punk. We owe it all to the outsized influence of Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, a seven-out-of-ten game that nevertheless reshaped an entire corner of popular culture.

Magic: The Gathering x Marvel’s Spider-Man will be available from September 26. Prerelease events begin on September 19.

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Lego’s September Releases Set Sail in More Ways Than One

by admin September 2, 2025

Thought Lego would take a break from the realm of big boats after it launched One Piece as part of its blockbuster August? Well, thanks to last week’s surprise announcement of a new Pirates of the Caribbean set, we can think again. And yet, it’s not the only boat on the horizon for this month.

After going all out for its big summer release wave in August, things are definitely a bit quieter in September for Lego. But that doesn’t mean big things aren’t coming: the new Black Pearl and a funky Charlie and the Chocolate Factory set bring the boats, while a whole new wave of Wicked sets prepares us for For Good‘s arrival in a couple months. And that’s even before you get into the Spider-Verse swinging in for Lego’s next wave of Collectible Minifigures!

Check out our breakdown below for all the must-get Lego releases this month.

Lego Batman Arkham Asylum

A grand upgrade on the classic Arkham Asylum playset from years ago, this nearly 3,000-piece set comes with a whopping 16 minifigures, from Batman and stalwart allies Batwing, Batwoman, and Robin to Arkham Guards and a whole host of deadly inmates like Joker, Harley, Killer Croc, Penguin, Poison Ivy, and more to fill out the myriad wings of the asylum—which itself is jam-packed with Easter eggs and references to Batman history. ($300, available here from September 9)

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Lego Wicked Sets

Lego’s off to see the wizard once more—and this time, it means it. While the first Wicked movie got some support from the brickmaker with a couple sets, the arrival of For Good means the company is going all the way out with a huge line, with minidoll sets inspired by key events from the new film. But collectors yearning for minifigure Wicked goodness should rejoicify: there’s both a set of bookends and a huge new Ozian entry to the Lego Wall Art range that brings Glinda and Elphaba to minifigure life alongside the Fab Five themselves from Wizard of Oz and other key characters from the musical.

Lego Wall-E and EVE

Years after Wall-E controversially hit the Lego Ideas lineup (remember that issue with the head joint? What a time to be alive), the pint-sized Pixar droid returns, and this time he’s brought some very adorable friends. The newly updated Wall-E build now includes an EVE to pair him up with, alongside M-O, the cleaner droid, and even lil’ Hal, the cockroach! ($70, available here)

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Lego Icons Pirates of the Caribbean Captain Jack Sparrow’s Pirate Ship

Announced just last week, Lego’s long-awaited return to Pirates of the Caribbean brings us a fresh take on the legendary Black Pearl and some very key minifigures. Of course Jack is included, but Will, Elizabeth, Barbossa, Gibbs, and more flesh out the roundup. ($380, available here from September 12 for Lego Insiders, September 15 widely)

See Captain Jack Sparrow’s Pirate Ship at LEGO

Lego Advent Calendars

It might not even be Halloween yet, but that’s not stopping Lego from getting into a different kind of holiday spirit as it prepares its annual swath of calendar sets. There’s quite a range available this year, but it’s no surprise our favorite of the selection this time around might just be the droid-themed Star Wars calendar, filled with fun minifigures and builds to flesh out your own seasonal workshop.

Lego Ideas Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

The next major Ideas set takes us to a world of imagination and the classic 1971 take on Roald Dahl’s whimsical, confection-filled adventure. As well as a host of minifigures inspired by the beloved movie (including, of course, Gene Wilder’s Wonka), this zany build includes a moving chocolate waterfall, Willy’s office, and plenty of candy-themed flora dotted alongside the chocolate river. And yes, there are plenty of golden tickets included. ($220, available here from September 18)

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Lego Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Collectible Minifigures

The newest blind-box Collectible Minifigures range returns to the world of Marvel with a twist, swinging into the animated Spider-Verse with a whole series inspired by the second movie in the trilogy, Across the Spider-Verse. The 12-strong lineup includes stalwarts like Miles, Gwen, Peter B. Parker (and Mayday), and Miguel O’Hara; deep cuts like Spider-Byte and the Webslinger; and perhaps a contender for Minifigure of the Year in Werewolf Spider-Man. ($5 each, available here)

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Set for Higher Prices as MACD Nears Potential Bullish Crossover

by admin September 2, 2025

Token climbs from $2.74 to $2.82 as whales add nearly $960M in exposure, even as analysts warn of potential correction.

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Trump-Linked World Liberty Team Floats Buyback-and-Burn Plan as WLFI Sinks

A Trump-linked DeFi project proposes using all liquidity fees to permanently reduce supply, as steep early losses highlight investor skepticism.

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World Liberty Financial proposes a buyback-and-burn program to boost confidence after a challenging market debut.
The program aims to reduce token supply by using liquidity fees to purchase and burn WLFI tokens.
A separate community proposal suggests auto-staking locked tokens, but it has not gained as much support as the burn initiative.

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Bitcoin Set To Benefit From Strategy’s Potential S&P 500 Inclusion, Analyst Predicts

by admin September 2, 2025

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Bitcoin (BTC) is likely to benefit from the inclusion of Strategy (MSTR) – formerly MicroStrategy – in the S&P 500 Index following one of its strongest quarterly results. To recall, Strategy is the world’s leading Bitcoin treasury firm, holding more than three percent of BTC’s total supply.

Strategy’s Inclusion In S&P 500 Bullish For Bitcoin

In an X post published earlier today, seasoned crypto analyst Lark Davis predicted that Strategy could join the S&P 500 Index as early as this Friday. The firm’s addition to the benchmark index could unlock billions in inflows for both Strategy and Bitcoin.

According to CoinGecko data, Strategy currently holds 632,457 BTC on its balance sheet, valued at roughly $69 billion at current prices. The company’s total acquisition cost stands slightly above $46.5 billion.

Strategy ranks first among all publicly-listed companies with Bitcoin treasury | Source: Coingecko

For the uninitiated, the S&P 500 Index is a stock market index that tracks the performance of 500 of the largest publicly traded companies in the US, representing about 80% of total US market value. It is widely considered a benchmark for the overall health of the US economy and stock market.

To qualify for inclusion, companies must meet several requirements, including being US-based, having at least 12 months of trading history on a major US exchange, a market cap exceeding $22.7 billion, and at least 50% of shares publicly held.

Noted Wall Street analyst, Josh Man took to X, saying Strategy is already a part of the S&P 500 Index. He added that all that remains is an official announcement.

Strategy Reports Impressive Q2 2025 Results

Strategy delivered stellar Q2 2025 results despite a shaky macroeconomic backdrop. The company reported $14 billion in operating income, $10 billion in net income, and $114.5 million in total revenue during the quarter.

One of the key drivers was the company’s adoption of new fair-value accounting standards in January 2025. These accounting standards allow the company to recognize unrealized gains on its BTC holdings, boosting profitability as Bitcoin hit a new all-time high (ATH) of $124,128 on August 14.

That said, Strategy’s stock MSTR has been in a bit of a downturn of late. The stock is down more than 15% over the past month – trading at $334.75 in the after hours of August 29.

MSTR stock is down more than 15% over the past one month | Source: Yahoo! Finance

If Strategy is added to the S&P 500 Index, it would join Coinbase and Jack Dorsey’s Block as only the third major crypto-related firm in the coveted benchmark. At press time, BTC trades at $108,651, down 0.2% over the past 24 hours.

Bitcoin trades at $108,651 on the daily chart | Source: BTCUSDT on TradingView.com

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