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Jerome Powell’s Fed tenure is ending with markets still glued to the central bank’s every move, and Bitcoin traders pretending macro doesn’t matter while absolutely trading like it does. After eight years of crisis management, inflation whiplash, and a balance sheet that swelled to absurd size, Powell is handing the Federal Reserve torch to Kevin […]
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Spot Bitcoin ETFs hauled in $824 million in net inflows as markets warmed to signs of Middle East de-escalation. Translation: when the fear trade cooled off, money started rotating back into assets people actually want to own — and Bitcoin, via ETF rails, was one of the cleanest ways to express that view. $824 million […]
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Western Union is getting ready to launch USDPT in May, a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin built less for retail hype and more for the unglamorous business of settling payments faster across its global network. USDPT launch target: May Issuer: Anchorage Digital Bank Blockchain: Solana Main use: Settlement tool, not a consumer-facing token Broader push: Digital Asset […]
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Bitcoin options traders are still leaning bullish overall, but recent flow is showing a clear appetite for downside protection around the $60,000 level, as seen in Bitcoin options open interest and put volume. In plain English: the market is not panicking, but it is definitely buying insurance. BTC options open interest has cooled from Friday […]
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The CFTC is shrinking fast just as prediction markets, crypto-linked trading, and politically loaded wagers are getting harder to police. That is not exactly the kind of timing that inspires confidence. CFTC staffing down 24% since Trump returned to office Experienced enforcement lawyers were hit hardest Prediction markets are expanding as insider-trading concerns rise Lawmakers […]
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Scallop Protocol took a hit on Sui after a flash loan exploit drained roughly $142,000 from a deprecated rewards contract, not its core lending system. The headline here isn’t just the dollar loss — it’s how a forgotten contract path, stale accounting, and manipulated pricing feeds can still turn into a live attack surface long […]
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Litecoin’s privacy upgrade MWEB just took a nasty hit after a Denial-of-Service attack exposed how extra features can widen the attack surface. The network says the issue is patched, but the debate over whether this was really a zero-day is far from settled. MWEB vulnerability: Litecoin’s privacy layer was the weak spot. 13-block reorg: Invalid […]
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Senator Thom Tillis has dropped his objection to Kevin Warsh’s confirmation after the Justice Department ended its probe into Jerome Powell, clearing a major political obstacle around the Federal Reserve chairmanship fight. Tillis flips after DOJ ends the Powell probe Fed independence was the real fight Warsh confirmation may now move faster Powell stays in […]
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Institutional investors are now controlling a larger share of Bitcoin supply, with institutional ownership rising from 8% in 2024. That’s a big deal for liquidity, price discovery, and the future of Bitcoin’s self-sovereign promise — for better and for worse. Institutional BTC control rose to 8% in 2024 More coins off the market can tighten […]
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Wall Street wants quantum profits, but banks still disagree on whether the technology is ready or still years away Quantum computing is pulling in serious money and even more serious hype, but the machines themselves are still nowhere near delivering on the grand promises. Wall Street sees opportunity, banks are split on whether to keep […]
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