According to @KobeissiLetter, Lockheed Martin (LMT) dropped about 7% after President Trump announced a ban on stock buybacks and dividends for U.S. defense companies until problems are rectified, source: @KobeissiLetter, Jan 7, 2026. Roughly two hours later, President Trump said the U.S. military budget should be raised to 1.5 trillion dollars, and LMT reversed to approximately +7% after hours, source: @KobeissiLetter, Jan 7, 2026. The stock is now up on the day following the after-hours rebound, source: @KobeissiLetter, Jan 7, 2026. The source did not reference cryptocurrencies or digital assets, source: @KobeissiLetter, Jan 7, 2026.

According to @KobeissiLetter, President Trump stated that executives of US defense contractors will be limited to $5 million in compensation unless companies build new and modern production plants, source: @KobeissiLetter on X, Jan 7, 2026. Trump also said dividends and stock buybacks for defense companies are banned until these problems are rectified, directly halting stated capital return programs in the defense sector, source: @KobeissiLetter on X, Jan 7, 2026. The statement pertains to US defense companies and contains no reference to cryptocurrencies or digital assets, indicating no direct crypto policy element in the announcement, source: @KobeissiLetter on X, Jan 7, 2026.