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Banking

Why US banks were just told they can only hold crypto to pay for gas fees

What "holding crypto for network fees" actually changes for payments and custody risk.

2 months ago

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Crypto

El Salvador buys the dip defying IMF demands: Over $100M in BTC added as price wobbles

What the timing says about sovereign adoption, and whether it props up spot liquidity.

2 months ago

A raging river of glowing blue and orange water carries massive Bitcoin coins past a towering ETF skyscraper under a fiery sunset sky.

ETF

Record $2.5 billion flees Bitcoin ETFs as BlackRock’s IBIT sheds $1.6 billion

BlackRock’s flagship fund leads the worst daily bleed since launch, leaving most ETF buyers underwater for the first time.

2 months ago

Bankruptcy

Mt Gox FUD: Bitcoin ETFs just sold more BTC than Mt Gox has left to give back

Nearly $950M in legacy coins shifted to a new wallet as Bitcoin breaks below $90,000, reviving anxieties over creditor repayments.

2 months ago

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Analysis

Here’s who actually bought Bitcoin’s $90k crash and who rage-sold the bottom

Whales, long-term holders and a handful of funds quietly added BTC and SOL exposure while retail panic-sold.

2 months ago

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Crypto

Why Adam Backs thinks Bitcoin’s 20-year quantum runway matters more than today’s headlines

Bitcoin faces "probably not" any vulnerability to a cryptographically relevant quantum computer for roughly 20 to 40 years.

2 months ago

Two glowing faucets pour golden coins into glass bins labeled Solana and XRP ETF, set against a red falling market chart in a trading room.

Crypto

Solana and XRP ETFs just had record-breaking launches — so why are prices crashing anyway?

XRP’s $58M debut and SOL’s streak land on a red tape, but why big launches aren’t saving spot markets?

2 months ago

A stream of glowing golden energy flows from an open bank vault toward large Tether and USDC coins under glass, with a Euro coin on the floor in a marble hall.

Crypto

The $300 billion backdoor threat that Europe didn’t see coming

For the European Central Bank, the stablecoin market transforms what was once a crypto-native curiosity into a new channel for importing American financial stress.

2 months ago

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Crypto

Bitcoin sentiment has hit rock bottom – as bad as COVID and FTX crashes

At these levels, the question stops being "how scared are people?" and becomes "does extreme fear actually predict anything?"

2 months ago

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Crypto

Capitulation or rotation? $867M flees Bitcoin ETFs amid dip below $100,000

The exodus surpassed the Aug. 1 record of $812.3 million to take second place, while the Feb. 25 outflow of $1.1 billion remains the worst daily redemption on record.

2 months ago

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Crypto

If you invested $10k in BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF at launch it would be worth this much today

By Sept. 30, that same $10,000 IBIT position had reached approximately $25,000, translating to a 150% return in under two years.

2 months ago

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Crypto

Former SEC aide and Uniswap founder clash over decentralization’s true role

Uniswap founder and Gensler's chief of staff go back-and-forth on X about centralization.

2 months ago

Gino Matos

Why US banks were just told they can only hold crypto to pay for gas fees

El Salvador buys the dip defying IMF demands: Over $100M in BTC added as price wobbles

Record $2.5 billion flees Bitcoin ETFs as BlackRock’s IBIT sheds $1.6 billion

Mt Gox FUD: Bitcoin ETFs just sold more BTC than Mt Gox has left to give back

Here’s who actually bought Bitcoin’s $90k crash and who rage-sold the bottom

Why Adam Backs thinks Bitcoin’s 20-year quantum runway matters more than today’s headlines

Solana and XRP ETFs just had record-breaking launches — so why are prices crashing anyway?

The $300 billion backdoor threat that Europe didn’t see coming

Bitcoin sentiment has hit rock bottom – as bad as COVID and FTX crashes

Capitulation or rotation? $867M flees Bitcoin ETFs amid dip below $100,000

If you invested $10k in BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF at launch it would be worth this much today

Former SEC aide and Uniswap founder clash over decentralization’s true role

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Major market maker secretly offloaded 1,213 BTC onto Binance during New Year’s Eve thin liquidity

Bitcoin is trapped in a $54 billion Nvidia gamble that could trigger a sudden institutional sell-off

Solana is becoming settlement rail for Visa and JPMorgan but one metric still scares insiders

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Gino Matos

Why US banks were just told they can only hold crypto to pay for gas fees

El Salvador buys the dip defying IMF demands: Over $100M in BTC added as price wobbles

Record $2.5 billion flees Bitcoin ETFs as BlackRock’s IBIT sheds $1.6 billion

Mt Gox FUD: Bitcoin ETFs just sold more BTC than Mt Gox has left to give back

Here’s who actually bought Bitcoin’s $90k crash and who rage-sold the bottom

Why Adam Backs thinks Bitcoin’s 20-year quantum runway matters more than today’s headlines

Solana and XRP ETFs just had record-breaking launches — so why are prices crashing anyway?

The $300 billion backdoor threat that Europe didn’t see coming

Bitcoin sentiment has hit rock bottom – as bad as COVID and FTX crashes

Capitulation or rotation? $867M flees Bitcoin ETFs amid dip below $100,000

If you invested $10k in BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF at launch it would be worth this much today

Former SEC aide and Uniswap founder clash over decentralization’s true role

Major market maker secretly offloaded 1,213 BTC onto Binance during New Year’s Eve thin liquidity

Bitcoin is trapped in a $54 billion Nvidia gamble that could trigger a sudden institutional sell-off

Solana is becoming settlement rail for Visa and JPMorgan but one metric still scares insiders

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