The UK Financial Conduct Authority is loosening its grip on crypto exposure for regulated funds, but only in the most controlled way possible. Authorized investment funds may soon be allowed to put up to 10% of their assets into crypto exchange-traded notes, or ETNs, while direct ownership of Bitcoin, Ether, and other digital assets remains […]
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Saif Faiq has pleaded guilty to helping organize a violent bitcoin kidnapping plot tied to a massive crypto theft, and he now faces up to 20 years in federal prison. The case is a brutal reminder that once stolen Bitcoin becomes loot, the threat can shift from screens and wallets to vans, bats, and family […]
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CME Group has launched Bitcoin Volatility Index futures, giving institutions a new regulated way to trade the size of Bitcoin’s price swings instead of just betting on direction. New regulated Bitcoin volatility futures Trade turbulence, not just BTC price moves First block trades: DV Chain and Monarq Asset Management CME crypto derivatives volume and open […]
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Michael Saylor is back at it: MicroStrategy added another 1,550 BTC to its treasury for about $101 million, even while the company remains deep in the red on paper from its massive Bitcoin bet. 1,550 BTC added for roughly $101 million Average price: $65,332 per BTC Total holdings: 845,256 BTC Estimated paper loss: around $12 […]
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China Banned Bitcoin, But Prosecutors Still Say It Can Be Protected Property China keeps trying to shut Bitcoin out of its financial system, but its courts are still being forced to admit the obvious: if something has value and can be stolen, the law has to deal with it. China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate published a […]
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The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority is proposing a modest but meaningful loosening of its crypto rules: investment funds could be allowed to put up to 10% of their assets into crypto exchange-traded notes, or ETNs. 10% allocation cap for investment funds Crypto ETNs only, not direct bitcoin custody More institutional access to bitcoin and crypto […]
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Bitcoin developers are no longer treating quantum computing like a theoretical boogeyman for some far-off decade. With BIP-360 and BIP-361, the network is now preparing for a future where today’s signature schemes may not be good enough. BIP-360 introduces Bitcoin’s first quantum-resistant address type. BIP-361 pushes vulnerable coins to migrate before a deadline, with old […]
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Strategy has approved a new dividend rhythm for its STRC preferred stock, moving payouts from monthly to twice a month as the company tries to make the security more liquid, more appealing, and less prone to trading like a caffeinated roller coaster. The change lands while STRC trades below par, Strategy keeps stacking Bitcoin, and […]
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Galaxy Digital has trimmed its outlook for the CLARITY Act, warning that the Senate may simply run out of time to push crypto’s key market structure bill across the finish line. Odds cut to 60% July is the critical window August recess could stall momentum Ethics and illicit finance are still unresolved 60 Senate votes […]
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Senator Cynthia Lummis is pushing hard for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, and she’s not pretending the stakes are small. Her warning is simple: Congress may have a short window to pass meaningful U.S. crypto market structure legislation before the political winds shift and the whole thing gets shoved into a legislative freezer until […]
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