New Hampshire’s $100 Million Bitcoin-Backed Bond Faces Final Vote
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Bitcoin Magazine New Hampshire’s $100 Million Bitcoin-Backed Bond Faces Final Vote New Hampshire’s plan to issue what backers call the world’s first Bitcoin-backed municipal bond goes before the state’s Executive Council on Wednesday, the last approval the $100 million project needs before it can move forward, The Boston Globe reported today. Governor Kelly Ayotte, who […]

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Pro-Crypto Nigel Farage Quits MP Seat and Vows By-Election Fight Following Controversy Over Latest Donation
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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has resigned his seat as MP for Clacton, triggering a local by-election that he immediately intends to contest. Preempting the Watchdog Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK and a prominent opposition figure, has resigned his seat as the Member of Parliament for Clacton, triggering a high-stakes by-election. The sudden move […]

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Berachain hard fork to replace dual-token model with WBERA rewards
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Berachain launched the first stage of its PoL Next upgrade, which will phase out the BGT token and shift the network’s reward system to WBERA.

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Bitcoin Climbs 10%, but Wintermute Warns the Rally May Not Last
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Bitcoin rose nearly 10% over the past week to about US$64,023, touching a two-week high above US$64,500. Market maker Wintermute called the move a “textbook relief rally” driven by macro easing, a dovish Fed and Ethereum headlines. Bitcoin remains down about 50% from its October record of US$126,080, and Wintermute wants sustained inflows before calling […]

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XRP, Shiba Inu (SHIB), Solana (SOL) and Bitcoin (BTC) Price Analysis for June 8: Momentum Is Not Fueled Yet
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The market is actually trying to recover, but the bullish momentum requires way more liquidity.

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EU Lawmakers Look Beyond MiCA, Targeting DeFi and Staking
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Just days after the Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation became fully applicable on July 1, the European Parliament called on the European Commission to identify gaps in the current crypto rulebook and assess whether further regulation is needed. For brokers and institutional firms, it signals that areas currently outside MiCA are likely to receive greater regulatory […]

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KU Athletics announces jersey patch deal with <b>cryptocurrency</b> company Ripple – KU Sports
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XRP is a cryptocurrency used on the company's XRP Ledger blockchain. In a social media post, Ripple declared the deal “the first-ever crypto …

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Mt. Gox Bitcoin Repayments Begin, Bringing A Decade-Old Market Overhang Into Focus
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The Mt. Gox repayment process has moved from distant threat to active market event, with the trustee beginning Bitcoin distributions through registered custodians and exchange partners. Loading Tweet… View original post on X TL;DR The Mt. Gox trustee has begun distributing Bitcoin to creditors through registered custodians. The process follows years of delays after the […]

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Strike Launches Bitcoin Loans With No Liquidation Risk From Price Drops
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TL;DR: Volatility protection: The new financial product eliminates automated forced liquidations and margin calls triggered exclusively by drops in the underlying asset’s price.  financial backing: The initiative is supported by a $2.1 billion credit facility, developed in collaboration with stablecoin issuer Tether.  Default conditions: The crypto-asset collateral can only be partially liquidated if the user […]

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ZEC Surges as Zcash Nears Breakthrough Against Hidden Counterfeit Risks
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TL;DR: The ZEC token recorded an increase of over 12% during Tuesday’s session. Project Tachyon is leading the mathematical verification of the network’s upcoming shielded pool, named Ironwood. A previous flaw in the Orchard pool caused a 40% drop in the asset’s price in early June. This Tuesday, Zcash’s native token, ZEC, recorded a surge […]

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Bitcoin Records Worst June in Four Years – Is a Cyclical Bottom in Play?
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On-chain data has confirmed that June was a painful month for bitcoin (BTC), but beyond the price weakness, both spot demand and institutional flows faltered. Due to last month’s performance, there is speculation that the market may be nearing a cyclical bottom, but this remains unconfirmed. In the meantime, analysts at the crypto exchange Bitfinex […]

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Vanguard Warms to Crypto With Search for Digital Assets Chief
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Bitcoin Magazine Vanguard Warms to Crypto With Search for Digital Assets Chief Vanguard, one of the world’s largest asset managers and a longtime skeptic of cryptocurrency, has opened a search for a head of digital assets, a senior role that would shape the firm’s strategy across crypto and blockchain-based finance. The job, posted this week […]

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Judge Who Ruled XRP Not a Security in Ripple Case Hands Kalshi ‘A Major, Major Loss’ in New York
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Judge Analisa Torres, best known for the SEC v. Ripple ruling, has denied Kalshi’s bid for a preliminary injunction against New York gaming regulators, finding the state’s gambling laws are not preempted by federal commodities law. Another Major Ruling From Torres U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres has denied prediction market exchange Kalshi a preliminary injunction […]

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Kalshi files same-day appeal of NY court's rejection of bid to block state gambling law enforcement
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Kalshi appealed to the Second Circuit after a New York federal judge denied its request to block state gambling officials from enforcing local laws against its sports event contracts.

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Ripple-Operated Rail Dropped by Major Software Company
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AngelList, the massive venture capital platform boasting over 50,000 funds and 800,000 accredited investors, is officially winding down its crypto payment support.

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Setting the record straight
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TL;DR Payward, Kraken’s parent company, asked the Delaware Court of Chancery to enter final judgment against Mazars USA after winning a $22 million arbitration award. Kraken sued Mazars after it withdrew from Kraken’s nearly completed 2022 audit. Mazars’ resignation was part of a broader campaign of regulatory pressure and institutional pressure against lawful crypto companies, […]

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Crypto exchange Kraken is trying to become a bank in Europe – CoinDesk
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Kraken, the cryptocurrency exchange planning to go public in the U.S., is pursuing a full banking license in Europe, with a focus on Lithuania as …

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Paxos BUSD Case Closure Gives Stablecoin Issuers A Rare Regulatory Relief Signal
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Paxos says the SEC has ended its investigation into BUSD without recommending an enforcement action, giving the stablecoin sector a rare piece of regulatory relief in the United States. For more details, visit the official Paxos platform. TL;DR Paxos says the SEC will not recommend enforcement in its BUSD investigation. The decision removes a major […]

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Kraken Seeks Final Judgment After $22 Million Award Against Former Auditor
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Bitcoin Magazine Kraken Seeks Final Judgment After $22 Million Award Against Former Auditor Payward, the parent company of the cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, has asked the Delaware Court of Chancery to enter a final judgment against its former auditor, Mazars USA, after an arbitrator awarded the firm $22 million.  The exchange disclosed the request on July […]

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Tether invests in Mercado Bitcoin as blockchain finance expands in Latin America
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Mercado Bitcoin will use the funding to expand tokenized finance across Latin America, adding to Tether’s growing portfolio of infrastructure investments.

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Strategy Executes Record $216,000,000 Bitcoin Sale Under New Program
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The Bitcoin treasury firm Strategy (MSTR) has completed its largest crypto sale to date by divesting 3,588 Bitcoin for $216 million between June 29th and July 5th. The transaction happened under the firm’s newly introduced BTC monetization program designed to support dividend payments. “This framework is designed to strengthen credit quality and enable the Company […]

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Massive 3.99B DOGE Whale Move to Binance Puts Market on High Alert
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TL;DR: Cryptocurrency whale transfer: A crypto whale transferred exactly 3,999,999,999 units of Dogecoin (DOGE) from the Binance platform to an unknown address. Blockchain transaction fee: The blockchain transaction carried a network processing fee of 1.5331 DOGE, equivalent to a fraction of a dollar. Daily active addresses increase: Daily active addresses on the Dogecoin network recorded […]

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Bitcoin Suisse Secures Key Abu Dhabi Approval to Accelerate Middle East Growth
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The premium virtual assets pioneer, Bitcoin Suisse, reported that its subsidiary BTCS (Middle East) Ltd. has received Financial Services Permission (FSP) from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM). With this authorization, the entity can offer regulated digital asset financial services to institutional and professional clients directly from the […]

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Ripple CLO Stuart Alderoty: 67 Million Crypto Owners Are Not a ‘Rounding Error’
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Ripple’s Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty has criticized Politico over its interpretation of a recent opinion poll, where the publication framed support for crypto legislation as “only 27%,” arguing that the figure actually represents 67 million American adults who already own digital assets. According to him, that same percentage cited as a sign of weak […]

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Terawulf and Anthropic Sign 20-Year AI Data Center Lease Worth $19 Billion
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Terawulf has signed a 20-year AI infrastructure lease with Anthropic, expected to generate about $19 billion in contracted revenue. Terawulf Advances AI Strategy With Anthropic Lease and Texas Asset Sale Terawulf is reshaping its data center strategy around large-scale artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, securing a long-term lease with Anthropic while moving to exit a Texas […]

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Ripple Partner Secures Funding From Tether
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Stablecoin issuer Tether has announced a $20 million strategic investment in Latin American digital asset heavyweight Mercado Bitcoin.

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Volume profile indicators now available on Kraken Desktop
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TL;DR Four native volume profile tools are now live on Kraken Desktop: Volume Profile Visible Range (VPVR), Volume Profile Fixed Range (VPFR), Anchored Volume Profile (AVP), and Session Volume Profile (SVP). VPVR is a chart-wide overlay that updates dynamically as you pan or zoom, showing volume distribution across your current view. AVP and SVP track […]

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Jessica Tarlov hits out at Donald Trump's <b>cryptocurrency</b> remarks – AOL.com
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Fox News co-host Jessica Tarlov has criticized President Trump's cryptocurrency comments, firing back at his remarks that he's 'allowed' to invest …

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21Shares Solana ETF Filing Turns SOL Into A Crowded Institutional Race
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The Solana ETF race is no longer a one-issuer experiment. 21Shares has filed an S-1 registration statement for a Solana trust, adding another major name to the push for regulated SOL exposure in the United States. For more details, visit the official SEC platform. TL;DR 21Shares has filed a Solana S-1 registration statement with the […]

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Woman Admits To Stealing Over $3,000,000 in Washington State Bank Fraud Scheme
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A woman in Washington State has pleaded guilty to charges of wire fraud and bank fraud in a scheme that defrauded victims of millions. The case involves a fake investment advisor who targeted the Korean community including many elderly people, says the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Jenni Yoon Jeong Lee, 53, of Federal Way […]

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Polymarket Turns On Instant Bitcoin Deposits Via Lightning Network, Powered by Spark
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Bitcoin Magazine Polymarket Turns On Instant Bitcoin Deposits Via Lightning Network, Powered by Spark Polymarket, the crypto-native prediction market, has begun supporting instant Bitcoin deposits over the Lightning Network. The feature uses infrastructure from Spark, a Bitcoin protocol built for payments and stablecoins.  In a post on X, Spark told users they can deposit BTC […]

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USDT wins payments, USDC wins DeFi as stablecoins diverge: Dune
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Dune data shows Tether’s USDT has become crypto’s dominant payments stablecoin while Circle’s USDC powers DeFi, highlighting how blockchain choice shapes stablecoin use.

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