A Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into missing text messages from former chair Gary Gensler’s phone between October 2022 and September 2023 has concluded that “avoidable errors” led to their loss. The SEC Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigated how nearly a year’s worth of text messages from Gary Gensler were permanently lost between October…
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Corporate Bitcoin treasury adoption has hit a huge milestone, reaching 1 million Bitcoin as more companies tout Bitcoin’s potential to bolster their balance sheets. BitcoinTreasuries.NET confirmed the feat on Thursday, with a few additional purchases pushing the tally to 1,000,698 Bitcoin, worth over $111 billion. While Bitcoin miners like MARA Holdings were the OG Bitcoin…
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Key takeaways: Rising demand for government bonds and gold underscores recession fears, limiting Bitcoin’s ability to sustain bullish momentum. Correlation with equities remains high, but structural catalysts like Strategy’s S&P 500 inclusion could shift sentiment. Bitcoin (BTC) failed to hold onto its bullish momentum on Thursday as traders fled toward the safety of government bonds…
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US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins has released a regulatory agenda containing proposed rules that could significantly affect how the agency handles digital assets. In a Thursday notice, the SEC released about 20 proposed rules as part of its spring 2025 agenda. Though each proposal varies in terms of the potential impact…
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Key takeaways: The Binance Bitcoin/stablecoin ratio nears parity at 1, a rare market signal. Market structure metrics show BTC price remains in a profit regime but is prone to consolidation. A drop below $95,000 could trigger the first 50-week SMA bear signal this cycle. The Binance Bitcoin/stablecoin ratio is approaching a rare threshold that has…
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Key points: Bitcoin ignores US jobs data and falls over 2% on the day. A high-volume area now comes into play as support, even as analysis sees a BTC price comeback next. Gold continues to make headlines by beating crypto and US stocks this bull market. Bitcoin (BTC) fell back under $109,500 after Thursday’s Wall…
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Overview of tax regulations in India For the financial year 2024-2025, Indian tax law treats cryptocurrencies as virtual digital assets (VDAs) under the Income Tax Act, 1961. Section 2(47A) spells out what that means: Any code, number, token or piece of information created through cryptography counts as a VDA. The only exception is money itself…
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Who is Peter Thiel, and what’s his crypto treasury strategy? Peter Thiel has quietly established a large footprint in crypto treasuries by backing companies that invest in Ethereum. This approach gives him significant indirect exposure to the cryptocurrency’s growth while staying aligned with his broader venture capital strategy. Peter Thiel, best known as the co-founder…
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The blockchain industry has long strived to build its “city on a hill” — idealistic communities where blockchain provides a foundation and code is law. But they’ve not always panned out, as regulations, unrealistic expectations and other factors often make them dead on arrival. For several years, idealistic, would-be founders have strived to build communities…
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For over a decade, skeptics have dismissed crypto as little more than speculation. Still, moments of crisis keep testing that assumption, and in many cases, Bitcoin has delivered where traditional systems failed. This week’s episode of the Clear Crypto Podcast, brought to you by StarkWare and Cointelegraph, explores how Bitcoin’s real-world utility is unfolding and…
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