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Covers:  Cryptocurrency, equities, commodities, fixed income
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Diamond hands: Mt. Gox creditors hodl Bitcoin despite 10-year wait

Diamond hands: Mt. Gox creditors hodl Bitcoin despite 10-year wait

Mt. Gox creditors defy expectations by holding onto their Bitcoin despite a decade-long wait to get their han…

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Bitcoin hashrate drawdown hits bear market levels, but miners aren’t selling

Bitcoin hashrate drawdown hits bear market levels, but miners aren’t selling

Could miner capitulation signal that selling pressure is easing, or could it be the death spiral that takes B…

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Bitcoin or bust: Companies add BTC to treasury for long-term potential

Bitcoin or bust: Companies add BTC to treasury for long-term potential

Corporations are increasingly adopting Bitcoin as a treasury asset, with companies like MicroStrategy, Tesla …

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MakerDAO and Aave’s DeFi conflict reopens over DAI’s perceived risk growth

MakerDAO and Aave’s DeFi conflict reopens over DAI’s perceived risk growth

Aave has reduced its loan-to-value requirements for DAI after MakerDAO’s stablecoin gained indirect exposure …

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Bitcoin halving hype: How retail investors can prepare

Bitcoin halving hype: How retail investors can prepare

If history is any indication, the upcoming Bitcoin halving could significantly shake up the cryptocurrency ma…

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U.S. widens Iran crackdown to encompass crypto, gold, shipping and technology

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The U.S. Treasury has added Iran’s cryptocurrency industry to the sectors it can sanction, opening foreign exchanges, brokers and service providers to potential blacklisting as Washington expands financial pressure on Tehran. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a determination allowing it to sanction any person, regardless of location, it determines operates in Iran’s cryptocurrency sector.
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Fed experiment shows how bitcoin rallies attract new crypto buyers

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Showing U.S. households that bitcoin BTC $ 77,793.12 had gained 14% over the previous year made them more likely to buy crypto, offering evidence that past returns can pull new investors into the market. According to a Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland working paper, researchers randomly divided participants in a 2025 survey into a control group and six groups shown information about bitcoin, the S&P 500, GameStop or the Federal Reserve’s inflation forecast.
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