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New debt-fueled era for Bitcoin miners marked by 1 zetahash milestone – Report

Record difficulty and $0.06 power costs collide with a $90 billion debt-driven boom, testing whether miners’ AI pivots can outlast hashprice compression.

3 months ago

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Analysis

Time is up: The case for why Bitcoin bear market cycle started at $126k

Market top signal reached: This time last cycle Bitcoin entered a bear market.

3 months ago

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Analysis

5 things that need to happen for Bitcoin to stay above $100k

Realized support sits at $107K while flow data show U.S. ETFs still absorbing late-phase distribution.

3 months ago

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Rumors

The Big Bitcoin Short (Part 2): Rumor mill suspects link to US government insiders

Bitcoin short probe shifts toward WLFI claims as investigator retreats, trader doubles down.

3 months ago

Politics

Nigel Farage attempts to copy £5B Trump crypto script, without his levers or power

“Your champion” for crypto? Nigel Farage touts 61k BTC reserve and 10% tax

3 months ago

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Technology

How $800 hardware can sniff Bitcoin miner traffic via satellite

New research shows many GEO downlinks are unencrypted. If your pool uses Stratum V1 over satcom, passive eavesdroppers can read job templates and IDs.

3 months ago

A bright, cinematic 16:9 scene shows a split marketscape where a smooth golden BTC price wave arcs steadily on the left while a sharper teal XRP wave zigzags on the right, with both coins’ logos hovering above luminous candlestick skyscrapers to symbolize their contrasting moves during volatility.

Derivatives

How XRP moves compared to Bitcoin during market volatility

Is XRP turning into Bitcoin’s high-beta mirror?

3 months ago

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Analysis

The Big Bitcoin Short: This guy made $200M timing Trump’s tariff post perfectly

The record $19 billion liquidation spree is reviving debate over whether crypto trades tied to policy leaks could ever qualify as insider trading.

3 months ago

A bright cinematic scene shows a towering Tether coin formed from U.S. Treasury bonds rising at the center as five marble pedestals with the flags of Japan, China, the U.K., Luxembourg, and Belgium are subtly edged aside inside a sunlit trading floor.

Analysis

How Tether’s $127B in US Treasuries will hit top-5 foreign holders by 2033

$1T question: Could Tether ever be the largest foreign holder of U.S. debt?

3 months ago

Adoption

Top 10 most crypto-friendly countries revisited (2025)

Revisiting CryptoSlate’s first-ever list from 2017: See which countries now lead the world in crypto adoption, regulation, and tax clarity in 2025.

3 months ago

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Featured

Will Apple give governments Bitcoin private key backups via $80M iCloud backdoor?

iCloud Keychain stays encrypted end-to-end, but backups, Photos, and Notes don’t. Here’s how a UK-only carve-out could open a small but real attack surface for Bitcoin private keys.

3 months ago

A matte gold Bitcoin locked within a chained vault wheel shows most segments sealed while a glowing final quadrant with a gauge releases a thin stream of coins into a tray.

Analysis

Over 61% of BTC hasn’t moved in a year: What it means for Bitcoin price

We map HODL Waves, Coin-Days Destroyed, and weekly ETP net flows to see when thin float helps rallies, and when revived supply caps them.

3 months ago

Liam 'Akiba' Wright

New debt-fueled era for Bitcoin miners marked by 1 zetahash milestone – Report

Time is up: The case for why Bitcoin bear market cycle started at $126k

5 things that need to happen for Bitcoin to stay above $100k

The Big Bitcoin Short (Part 2): Rumor mill suspects link to US government insiders

Nigel Farage attempts to copy £5B Trump crypto script, without his levers or power

How $800 hardware can sniff Bitcoin miner traffic via satellite

How XRP moves compared to Bitcoin during market volatility

The Big Bitcoin Short: This guy made $200M timing Trump’s tariff post perfectly

How Tether’s $127B in US Treasuries will hit top-5 foreign holders by 2033

Top 10 most crypto-friendly countries revisited (2025)

Will Apple give governments Bitcoin private key backups via $80M iCloud backdoor?

Over 61% of BTC hasn’t moved in a year: What it means for Bitcoin price

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Liam 'Akiba' Wright

New debt-fueled era for Bitcoin miners marked by 1 zetahash milestone – Report

Time is up: The case for why Bitcoin bear market cycle started at $126k

5 things that need to happen for Bitcoin to stay above $100k

The Big Bitcoin Short (Part 2): Rumor mill suspects link to US government insiders

Nigel Farage attempts to copy £5B Trump crypto script, without his levers or power

How $800 hardware can sniff Bitcoin miner traffic via satellite

How XRP moves compared to Bitcoin during market volatility

The Big Bitcoin Short: This guy made $200M timing Trump’s tariff post perfectly

How Tether’s $127B in US Treasuries will hit top-5 foreign holders by 2033

Top 10 most crypto-friendly countries revisited (2025)

Will Apple give governments Bitcoin private key backups via $80M iCloud backdoor?

Over 61% of BTC hasn’t moved in a year: What it means for Bitcoin price

Exchanges to freeze trading and withdrawals after countdown under new crypto law – how long do you have?

“Major US bank blows up from Silver trade” headlines hide the $675M margin shock currently hitting traders

Banks just demanded $26 billion in emergency cash but Bitcoin traders are missing a critical warning signal

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