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Bitcoin treasury stocks have gone ice cold
Over the past 18 months, the vast majority of publicly traded companies that pivoted to a BTC treasury strategy have lost money since their initial purchase announcement. Globally, nearly 200 public companies hold BTC, according to monitoring service Bitcoin Treasuries, although most have small...
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Vitalik Buterin Backs Trueo's Ethereum Move As TRUE Jumps 900%
Vitalik Buterin endorsed a prediction market by name on Monday, welcoming Trueo's plan to move its primary deployment from Base to Ethereum mainnet. Ethereum's base layer has no prediction market of scale. Polymarket settles on Polygon, and Kalshi is a CFTC-designated contract market with no......
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Feds Probing Binance Over Iran’s Bitcoin Use: Report
Bitcoin Magazine Feds Probing Binance Over Iran's Bitcoin Use: Report Federal prosecutors — including the U.S. Department of Justice — are investigating whether Binance has allowed Iran to dodge sanctions by using its platform, according to a report from Bloomberg. The outlet, citing people...
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Paul brothers are investing heavy into gambling, AI, drones, and defense
Infamous entertainers Logan and Jake Paul, who are now making PR stops at the Treasury and the Department of War, are also heavily invested in gambling, AI, drones, and defense contracts, according to the website for their venture capital fund, Anti Fund. Their portfolio includes Anduril, OpenAI,...
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Zcash gets first European ETP following US ETF launch
21shares listed physically backed ZEC and ETHFI products on Euronext Paris and Amsterdam, as issuers broaden their offerings beyond major cryptocurrencies.
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No Bitcoin Payments in Russia — But the Digital Ruble Is Open for Business
Bitcoin Magazine No Bitcoin Payments in Russia — But the Digital Ruble Is Open for Business While bitcoin is banned for making payments in Russia, the government is keen on one type of digital money: its own central bank digital currency. The digital ruble has been available for transactions in the...
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CLARITY vote failure could stoke more crypto PAC spending in key races
Control of the US House and Senate is up for grabs in 2026, and some advocates speculate that the crypto industry could ratchet up attempts to sway elections after the CLARITY vote.
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ECB, EU cenbanks seek changes in MiCA’s minimum bank deposit for stablecoins
The ECB and EU central banks want to replace MiCA’s stablecoin bank-deposit requirements with liquidity thresholds, warning that sudden withdrawals could strain lenders.
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CME Group to List Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap Futures Oct. 19
CME Group will launch Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futures on Oct. 19, pending regulatory review, the exchange said on Sept. 22. The pace of listings has accelerated. CME added Solana futures and XRP futures in 2025, its first single-token contracts beyond Bitcoin and Ether. It has added five more...
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Next for the U.S. SEC: Agency's chief crypto counsel illuminates path for custody
Taylor Lindman, the top lawyer on the agency's Crypto Task Force, says the SEC is trying to get firms comfortable with blockchain technology and crypto assets.
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European central banks push to expand stablecoin yield ban to crypto lending and staking
Central bankers argue that indirect yield structures blur the line between electronic payment tokens and commercial bank deposits, distorting financial system competition.
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Binance faces second probe over Iran-linked billions
US officials are probing Binance again as they try to uncover whether or not the Dubai-based crypto exchange knowingly allowed Iran-linked trades and violated US sanctions against the country. Bloomberg reported Tuesday that the Manhattan US attorney's office and Justice Department's (DoJ)...
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Jim Bianco: Macro Outlook, The 4th Turning and Bitcoin Adoption
Bitcoin Magazine Jim Bianco: Macro Outlook, The 4th Turning and Bitcoin Adoption The Fed just hiked for the first time in more than three years, and Jim Bianco of Bianco Research says the bond market had been signaling this was necessary for two years. He points out that during the cutting cycle...
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Binance probed by U.S. federal prosecutors for sanctions violations: Bloomberg
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan and the Justice Department are said to be investigating whether the crypto exchange knowingly permitted users to bypass U.S. sanctions on Iran.
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US Probes Whether Binance 'Knowingly' Let Iran-Linked Trades Through: Report
Binance says it has a "zero-tolerance policy" for sanctions violations. Prosecutors are asking whether its 2023 compliance fixes held.
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Australian 40-year economic outlook recognizes ‘AI revolution,’ omits crypto
Treasury named AI among five major transitions expected to reshape Australia’s economy, while Coinbase says the report overlooks the digital financial infrastructure AI agents could eventually need.
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Manhattan US Attorney leading probe into Binance’s Iran compliance: Bloomberg
The investigation is reportedly examining whether Binance knowingly allowed trading that violated US sanctions on Iran, months after reports first revealed a Justice Department probe.
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After Clarity Act Fails, Crypto Super PAC Fairshake Targets Sherrod Brown With $30 Million
The Ohio spending comes days after the Senate blocked the crypto industry’s Clarity Act.
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Bitcoin ETF Holders Back in the Black as Price Barrels Towards $87,000
Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin ETF Holders Back in the Black as Price Barrels Towards $87,000 Bitcoin exchange-traded fund holders are back in profit after the cryptocurrency's latest surge. Posted on X on Monday, Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart wrote that the rally on Monday morning in New York...
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X Sues Two Bitcoin Influencers Over Bot Army That Milked Creator Payouts
A lawsuit accuses UK users of running six coordinated accounts to pull at least $278,000 from X's now-defunct Creator Revenue Sharing Program.
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Why this investment bank expects little demand for tokenized stocks despite SEC’s new trading rules
TD Securities expects limited demand for tokenized stocks despite new SEC rules opening a path for trading outside traditional markets.
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Fairshake Plans $30 Million Ad Blitz Against Sherrod Brown in Ohio
Crypto super PAC Fairshake plans to spend $30 million on advertising against former Sen. Sherrod Brown in Ohio, its largest announced expenditure of 2026, after the Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act in a 49-50 cloture vote. The New York Times first reported the plan, saying Fairshake told......
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Crypto PAC to spend $30M opposing Sherrod Brown in Ohio, again
The digital asset-aligned PAC joined other groups to spend more than a combined $300 million in the 2024 Ohio Senate race, resulting in Sherrod Brown’s loss to Bernie Moreno.
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Crypto political group plans to spend $30 million against Sherrod Brown's Senate bid
It's the biggest spending from the industry's campaign arm in 2026, much like Fairshake's $40 million against Brown two years ago was its largest-ever outlay.
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Crypto Biz: CLARITY Act setback puts Coinbase in the spotlight
Coinbase draws scrutiny after the CLARITY Act stalls, while the SEC moves ahead with tokenized stocks and crypto firms push deeper into payments.
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Strive adds 1,355 bitcoin, picks up pace toward year-end second-place treasury goal
Strive (ASST) remains the fifth-largest public bitcoin holder, behind Strategy, Twenty One, Metaplanet and MARA.
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Why banks and offshore hubs like Dubai are winners of the Senate killing the Clarity Act
One expert believes that the failure to pass the bill is a win for the banks that staunchly oppose stablecoin yields, while a global crypto lawyer believes overseas jurisdictions benefit.
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Crypto casinos might get doxxed after Curaçao regulator hacked
Crypto casinos registered in Curaçao face having their sensitive data doxxed after the island's gambling regulator announced last week that it had been hacked. Curaçao became a magnet for online casinos thanks to its relaxed gambling laws under the Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA). The CGA revealed...
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Bitmine bought $75 million ether as Tom Lee says institutions are still underweight crypto
The largest Ethereum-centric treasury firm kept buying, while its chairman argued ETH’s strong third quarter could push institutions to increase crypto exposure.
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Strategy's Bitcoin Pile Nears June Record After $76M Purchase
The Bitcoin treasury firm’s holdings bottomed at 840,447 BTC in August. They have since climbed 5,553 BTC, to within 0.2% of the high.