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A Senate panel is preparing to vote on a split-oversight framework that could redraw how the U.S. polices Bitcoin, altcoins, and the broader crypto market. The fight is really about one thing: who gets the keys to the regulatory kingdom, the SEC or the CFTC. Senate panel vote: Lawmakers are weighing a divided crypto oversight […]
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Strategy CEO Phong Le outlines conditions for selling Bitcoin is asking a question that Bitcoin purists hate and treasury managers need answered: under what conditions would a Bitcoin-heavy company actually sell some BTC? Strategy’s stance: Bitcoin is a reserve asset, not untouchable religious doctrine. The real issue: When does conviction give way to liquidity, debt, […]
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New South Wales Police in Australia reportedly seized 52.3 bitcoin, worth about $4.2 million, from a darknet operator — another blunt reminder that Bitcoin’s neutrality cuts both ways. 52.3 BTC seized Estimated value: $4.2 million Target described as a darknet operator Law enforcement keeps chasing illicit crypto activity Bitcoin remains useful for both freedom and […]
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Wall Street is moving deeper into Bitcoin, and Strike CEO Jack Mallers says that’s not a problem. If Bitcoin can’t survive institutional adoption, he argues, then it was never built to last. Morgan Stanley’s E*Trade is testing crypto trading at 50 basis points, or 0.5% per trade Jack Mallers says Wall Street buying Bitcoin proves […]
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China’s crypto policy is not a mystery anymore: support blockchain, crush decentralized money, and funnel everyone toward the state’s digital rails. Bitcoin, stablecoins, exchanges, and mining all run into the same wall — control is the point. Dual-track policy: blockchain yes, permissionless crypto no Bitcoin under pressure: mining, trading, and private use face heavy restrictions […]
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Coinbase just put more skin in the game, adding another $88 million worth of Bitcoin in Q1 2026 and lifting its treasury stash to 16,492 BTC. That’s a roughly $1.3 billion bet on the hardest money in the room. $88 million in additional Bitcoin bought in Q1 2026 16,492 BTC now held on Coinbase’s books […]
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Strategy CEO Phong Le is making one thing clear: when it comes to Bitcoin sales, the spreadsheet beats the sermon. If selling BTC ever makes more sense than holding it on principle, Le says the numbers will decide. Math over dogma: Strategy won’t treat Bitcoin like a sacred object. Treasury first: BTC is being managed […]
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Morgan Stanley has launched E*Trade crypto trading with a flat 0.5% fee, taking a direct swipe at Coinbase and other brokers trying to skim too much off the top of retail Bitcoin demand. 0.5% fee undercuts major rivals Bitcoin, Ether, and Solana available in the pilot 8.6 million E*Trade clients are next in line Zerohash […]
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Coinbase, Kraken, and Gemini are pressing lawmakers to soften a CLARITY Act rule that could make it much harder for smaller crypto assets to get listed on U.S. exchanges. CLARITY Act fight: Exchanges want the “readily susceptible to manipulation” rule revised Main concern: Low-liquidity tokens may be blocked before they can prove demand Regulatory backdrop: […]
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Amazon Web Services has embedded Coinbase’s x402 protocol into its AI payments stack, giving autonomous agents a way to send USDC without a human approving every little move. That’s a meaningful step toward machine-to-machine commerce, where software buys services, data, or compute on its own instead of waiting for some poor soul to click “approve” […]
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