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Strategy Swings From $13 Billion Bitcoin Loss to $1.4 Billion Profit as BTC Rallies...
Coldcard Ships Deeper Security Fix Following Bitcoin Heist
Bitcoin Has Its Best Week Since 2023 as Shortsellers Continue To Get Wiped Out
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US probes China’s EVE Energy after LG Energy alleges patent infringement...
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Samsung’s record $79bn shareholder return reflects AI boom pressure...
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Japan greenlights new trading platform for unlisted shares...
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YMTC parent seeks $4.9bn Shanghai IPO on AI memory boom...
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Japan muted on Putin’s disputed-islands visit as US intentions remain murky...
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Ethena USDtb TVL drops 19.6% to $0.29B...
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The hard truth is that the Clarity Act is an anti-crypto bill...
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US rule rewrite looms for $200B on-chain venue Hyperliquid as Trump signals onshore approval...
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Most Americans Say Trump’s Crypto Profits Cross the Line: Poll...
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Analysts split on whether Bitcoin’s surge past key levels signals a new bull run...
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Editor’s Choice: When humanoids outrun Olympians, what comes next?...
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Nissan bets on faster car development and fresh lineup for sales turnaround...
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China rejects Rubio’s accusation it wrongfully detained US academic...
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Ethena Trends on CoinGecko as Traders Pile In...
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Saturn TVL drops 31.6% to $0.10B...
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DeFi
Ethena USDtb TVL drops 19.6% to $0.29B...
Saturn TVL drops 31.6% to $0.10B...
Saturn TVL drops 27.5% to $0.12B...
Saturn TVL drops 26.2% to $0.12B...
US debt tops $40T stoking debate on what it means for Bitcoin...
Treasury buybacks could set up Bitcoin’s next move toward $180,000, says strategist...
Press Releases
Institutional
Optimism Redirects $49.7 Million Airdrop Reserve After Late Deciding Vote...
Datavault wants to buy a bank and fund it with $35 million after reporting $1.4 million cash...
US debt tops $40T stoking debate on what it means for Bitcoin...
Treasury buybacks could set up Bitcoin’s next move toward $180,000, says strategist...
Optimism moves 546.9M OP from future airdrops to ecosystem growth fund...
Optimism-funded team's deciding vote shifts $49 million in OP tokens away from users...
Regulation
Coldcard Ships Deeper Security Fix Following Bitcoin Heist...
The hard truth is that the Clarity Act is an anti-crypto bill...
US rule rewrite looms for $200B on-chain venue Hyperliquid as Trump signals onshore approval...
South Korean lawmakers seek expanded FIU powers over unregistered crypto firms...
Arbitrum Activates Elara With Optional Compliance Filters for Dedicated Chains...
Optimism Redirects $49.7 Million Airdrop Reserve After Late Deciding Vote...
Markets
Strategy Swings From $13 Billion Bitcoin Loss to $1.4 Billion Profit as BTC Rallies...
Bitcoin Has Its Best Week Since 2023 as Shortsellers Continue To Get Wiped Out...
US probes China’s EVE Energy after LG Energy alleges patent infringement...
Samsung’s record $79bn shareholder return reflects AI boom pressure...
Japan greenlights new trading platform for unlisted shares...
YMTC parent seeks $4.9bn Shanghai IPO on AI memory boom...
Infrastructure
MANTRA token plunges 18% to record low as blockchain halts after exploit...
Ethereum’s next upgrade turns a 2-second block bottleneck into a roughly 9-second window...
Solana’s 50,000 SOL security contest did not cover a clock attack disclosed months earlier...
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Says Bitcoin Will Likely Hit $400,000 By 2030 ...
Bitcoin grabs 77% of $1.3 billion crypto fund surge as BlackRock leads the rebound...
A crypto network just voted to abandon its standalone blockchain and unlock 27% of its token supply...
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