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a16z Raises $2.2B Crypto Fund as VC Bets Big on Blockchain and Bitcoin’s Future

a16z Raises $2.2B Crypto Fund as VC Bets Big on Blockchain and Bitcoin’s Future

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Andreessen Horowitz is back with another monster-sized crypto war chest, and this one should get the attention of anyone watching Bitcoin, blockchain startups, and crypto venture capital: a16z has raised $2.2 billion for its fifth crypto fund. Fresh capital: a16z has raised $2.2 billion for its fifth dedicated crypto fund. Big signal: one of Silicon […]

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Strategy Posts $12.54B Q1 Loss as Bitcoin Volatility Hits Treasury Bet

Strategy Posts $12.54B Q1 Loss as Bitcoin Volatility Hits Treasury Bet

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Strategy just posted a massive first-quarter loss of $12.54 billion, or $38.25 per diluted share, underscoring how brutally bitcoin volatility can hit a public company that has turned its balance sheet into a BTC war chest. Q1 net loss: $12.54 billion Loss per diluted share: $38.25 Main driver: bitcoin price swings and fair-value accounting Reality […]

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Bullish Buys Equiniti for $4.2B to Build Tokenized Securities Infrastructure

Bullish Buys Equiniti for $4.2B to Build Tokenized Securities Infrastructure

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Bullish’s acquisition of Equiniti targets tokenized securities could put the crypto exchange at the center of tokenized securities infrastructure rather than just another venue for trading digital assets. Bullish will acquire Equiniti for $4.2 billion Equiniti serves 3,000 companies and 20 million shareholders The goal is to build “the global transfer agent for tokenized securities” […]

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GoMining Launches GoBTC Bitcoin Payments Protocol With 0.2% Merchant Fee

GoMining Launches GoBTC Bitcoin Payments Protocol With 0.2% Merchant Fee

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GoMining is rolling out GoBTC payments protocol, a Bitcoin-native payments protocol that promises instant checkout authorization, on-chain settlement, and a merchant fee of just 0.2%. GoBTC will debut at Consensus Instant authorization with Bitcoin mainnet settlement in hours 0.2% merchant fee versus card fees around 1.5% to 3.5% Miner-backed infrastructure raises real decentralization questions Potential […]

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Plan C Sees Bitcoin Supercycle to $250K by 2028 as Halving Model Fades

Plan C Sees Bitcoin Supercycle to $250K by 2028 as Halving Model Fades

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Bitcoin’s cycle chatter is getting louder, and analyst Plan C is making one of the boldest calls on the board: BTC may be entering its first true supercycle, with a lifetime peak around $250,000 by late 2027 or early 2028, according to a prominent analyst’s explosive Bitcoin supercycle projection. Plan C sees Bitcoin entering a […]

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Ethereum On-Chain Volume Overtakes Bitcoin as ETH Accumulation Continues

Ethereum On-Chain Volume Overtakes Bitcoin as ETH Accumulation Continues

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Ethereum is reportedly moving slightly more value on-chain than Bitcoin, and that says more about how the two networks are designed than about some dramatic “ETH killed BTC” moment. Ethereum on-chain volume is now said to edge out Bitcoin’s DeFi, stablecoins, smart contracts, and Layer 2s are driving ETH activity CryptoQuant data points to ongoing […]

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Bitcoin Above $80K Triggers AJC Mining’s Free Cloud Mining Pitch to Beginners

Bitcoin Above $80K Triggers AJC Mining’s Free Cloud Mining Pitch to Beginners

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Bitcoin’s push above $80,000 and nearly $629.37 million in Bitcoin ETF inflows have jolted market sentiment back to life, and cloud mining pitchmen are wasting no time cashing in. AJC Mining is leaning hard into that momentum with a free cloud mining offer aimed at beginners who want exposure without buying hardware or learning the […]

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