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Why bitcoin's 'compressed' valuation offers reduced downside risk versus stocks
The recent surge in oil and gas prices has driven up inflation expectations, causing markets to adjust their bets on Federal Reserve rate cuts, with traders now pricing in a near 40% chance of no rate cuts this year.

Here's how bitcoin, Ethereum and other networks are preparing for the looming quantum threat
Across many of the most well-known ecosystems like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, responses are diverging along familiar lines: what to do on social consensus and technical iteration, and community members are split between caution and acceleration.

Watch out Bitcoin devs. Google says post-quantum migration needs to happen by 2029.
The search giant set a corporate deadline to migrate all authentication services to quantum-resistant cryptography, validating the timeline Ethereum has been building toward for eight years. Bitcoin's response so far has been silence.

White House crypto czar David Sacks transfers to presidential advisory committee role
White House AI and Crypto Czar David Sacks said Thursday he was joining the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology and leaving the czar role.

Market structure bill compromise draws wide-ranging reaction from fractured crypto crowd
The yield agreement, seen as a step toward finally advancing the stalled market structure bill, hasn't yet fully won industry support.

BNY CEO says the future of crypto runs through big banks
Robin Vince says large banks can bridge digital assets and traditional finance as trust and regulation shape the next phase of growth.

Circle stock plunges 20% as a new draft of the Clarity Act threatens stablecoin rewards
The latest version of the Clarity Act is pressuring stocks as it would restrict stablecoin rewards.

Coinbase says the ‘second wave’ of crypto investors are prioritizing income over price appreciation
Coinbase’s head of institutional, Brett Tejpaul, says institutional priorities in crypto are evolving, and investors are increasingly hunting for yield.

Bitcoin's wild roller coaster ride leaves leveraged traders with $415 million in liquidations
Bitcoin swung from $67,500 to $71,200 and back to $70,000 in a single session as Trump said he was postponing Iran strikes, then Iran denied any communication was taking place.

Ethereum faces make-or-break moment in high-stakes balancing act as scaling, quantum and AI pressures mount
While upgrades have improved efficiency and lowered costs, the ecosystem faces deeper structural questions around fragmentation, security, and purpose, even as it continues prioritizing base-layer scaling.

