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‘The 4 Wars We Could Fight With China,’ Feat. Kyle Bass

By Nathaniel WhittemoreJan 26, 2021

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The Bitcoin Whales Won’t Stop Buying

By Nathaniel WhittemoreJan 25, 2021

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A Reading of Satoshi’s Bitcoin White Paper

By Nathaniel WhittemoreJan 24, 2021

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Another Pro-Crypto Appointment in the Biden Administration?

By Nathaniel WhittemoreJan 23, 2021

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This Bitcoin Dip Was Not Caused by FUD

By Nathaniel WhittemoreJan 22, 2021

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Why the World's Largest Asset Manager Is Getting Into Bitcoin

By Nathaniel WhittemoreJan 21, 2021

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Is Janet Yellen Bitcoin's Biggest Enemy or Greatest Asset? Yes

By Nathaniel WhittemoreJan 20, 2021

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Goldman Sachs Can No Longer Dismiss Bitcoin

By Nathaniel WhittemoreJan 19, 2021

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Lyn Alden on Why the Dollar System No Longer Serves the US or the World

By Nathaniel WhittemoreJan 18, 2021

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‘America and Sound Money,’ the Most Important Bitcoin Essay of the Last Year

By Nathaniel WhittemoreJan 17, 2021

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2026's biggest crypto exploit: $292 million gets drained from Kelp DAO with wrapped ether stranded across 20 chains

An attacker drained 116,500 rsETH, roughly 18% of circulating supply, from Kelp's LayerZero-powered bridge on Saturday, triggering emergency freezes across Aave, SparkLend, Fluid and Upshift.

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Why Michael Saylor's Strategy decided to make STRC's dividend bi-monthly

Strategy aim to reduce volatility, enable consistent bitcoin buying, and create the only bi-monthly paying preferred shares in the market.

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From smelters to servers: Alcoa to cash in on crypto’s thirst for energy

Alcoa is in advanced negotiations to sell its dormant Massena East smelter in upstate New York to Bitcoin mining firm NYDIG.

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AI is increasingly eating into VC fundings and here is how crypto firms are adapting

AI companies raised $242 billion (80% of global venture funding) in early 2026, with Gartner projecting total AI spending will reach $2.52 trillion this year.

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