Tether, issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin, said on Sunday it had frozen $85,877 in USDt (USDT) tied to stolen funds, acting in “collaboration with law enforcement.” The move has reignited debate over the role of centralized stablecoin issuers in enforcing crypto compliance. The freeze, while relatively minor compared to other such actions by Tether,…
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Trump Media and Technology Group, the company that owns US President Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform, said it held about $2 billion in “Bitcoin and Bitcoin-related securities” just a few days after significant cryptocurrency bills pushed by Trump advanced in Congress. In a Monday notice, Trump Media said it had acquired Bitcoin (BTC) as part…
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Key points: Bitcoin is still failing to rechallenge recent all-time highs, leading to doubts over future BTC price strength. A deeper rebound could rescue the situation, says analysis, as altcoins steal the limelight. XRP now has a larger market cap than McDonald’s. Bitcoin (BTC) stayed locked below $120,000 at Monday’s Wall Street open as bull…
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210k Capital, a hedge fund founded by entrepreneur David Bailey, has reportedly posted massive gains from its digital asset holdings after helping persuade US President Donald Trump to adopt a pro-crypto policy stance, highlighting the potential impact of favorable regulation on the digital asset sector. The fund delivered a net return of 640% in the…
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Opinion by: Michael Rovner When US President Donald Trump called for America to become “the crypto capital of the planet,” he acknowledged a growing sentiment among his supporters. Crypto is no longer simply an asset class or subculture to this group; it’s a parallel financial system being shaped by tech-savvy conservatives for political and economic…
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Why Bitcoiners turned to AI The 2024 Bitcoin halving reduced block rewards to 3.125 BTC, cutting miners’ income in half. This change, combined with higher electricity costs, expensive equipment maintenance and increased competition, made traditional mining less profitable. Many mining companies struggled to maintain their profit margins and began exploring other revenue sources. Although Bitcoin…
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A hacker-turned-defender warns that most of the industry is asleep on crypto’s existential threat: quantum computing. David Carvalho, CEO of post-quantum infrastructure firm Naoris Protocol, began hacking at the age of 13, experimenting with spam emails to attract job offers and gain attention from employers. Eventually, that curiosity shifted into formal cybersecurity work, where he…
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Web3 venture firm Hashed Emergent and policy advisory group Black Dot have released a model crypto law aimed at clarifying India’s regulatory framework around digital assets. Announced Monday, the Crypto-systems Oversight, Innovation and Strategy (COINS) Act offers a legislative blueprint to support a clearer, industry-led policy environment for crypto in India. The model law is…
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Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the world’s largest public holder of Bitcoin, continued stacking Bitcoin last week as the cryptocurrency surged past $122,000 for the first time last Monday. Strategy acquired 6,220 Bitcoin (BTC) for $739.8 million during the week ending Sunday, July 20, according to a US Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Monday. Strategy’s new…
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Chinese blockchain Conflux announced the third version of its public network and introduced a new stablecoin backed by the offshore Chinese yuan. According to a report from the Shanghai municipal government on Sunday, Conflux announced the developments during a three-day conference held over the weekend. At the event, Conflux unveiled a partnership with fintech firm…
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