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STRC could be funding more Strategy bitcoin buys than ever
A community-built dashboard that tracks Strategy’s STRC sales in real time suggests that today could produce the largest single-day STRC-funded bitcoin (BTC) purchase in history. By 11am New York time, the unofficial tracking system estimated that 2.7 million shares of STRC had t...
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UK banking bug gives customers the blockchain experience
Customers of a number of well-known UK banks were unexpectedly given the blockchain experience today after a banking app...
Ethereum address poisoning spike, ‘wallets aren’t ready,’ says researcher
On December 3, the Ethereum network executed the Fusaka upgrade which had one focus: “scaling without compromise.” Gas f...
Bitcoin policy debate heats up after lobbying claims against Coinbase
Coinbase has denied lobbying against a de minimis tax exemption for bitcoin (BTC), despite a vehement claim by podcaster...
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Bitcoin treasury firm Strive buys Strategy instead of bitcoin
A bitcoin (BTC) treasury company just bought another BTC treasury company’s dividend-paying shares after selling its own dividend-paying shares. If that sounds circular, that’s not...
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Binance probed by DoJ, files lawsuit against WSJ
Binance has launched a lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) over a series of allegedly “defamatory” articles that revealed how the exchange shut down an internal investiga...
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Oracle error adds to turmoil at DeFi giant Aave
Almost $27 million worth of liquidations were triggered on DeFi lending giant Aave yesterday, thanks to a faulty price cap oracle update. The Correlated Asset Price Oracle (CAPO), ...
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How bombing Iran shifted oil and bitcoin prices
Since the world learned of massive US military deployments toward Iran on February 18, crude oil has rallied 36%, far surpassing bitcoin’s (BTC) 2.8%. War-related headlines have de...
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Nigel Farage aide George Cottrell bets US war will last four more months
Nigel Farage aide George Cottrell is betting $41,000 that the US war with Iran will last for another four months, despite Reform UK calling for an end to the conflict. When Israel ...
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Assassination markets are legal now but Trump doesn't have to worry
While the world watched with growing consternation as the US and Israel attacked Iran and the Strait of Hormuz was shut down to sea vessels, a financial problem was quietly festeri...
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