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Martti Malmi, one of Bitcoin’s earliest developers and a man who worked directly with Satoshi Nakamoto, has released Nostr VPN — an open-source mesh VPN that aims to kill off the central trust model behind today’s commercial privacy tools. Martti Malmi launches Nostr VPN Peer-to-peer mesh replaces central VPN servers User-controlled exit nodes shift the […]
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TD Cowen just nudged its bullish outlook on Strategy’s Bitcoin-heavy play higher again, lifting its price target on NASDAQ: MSTR to $400 while keeping a Buy rating. The message is blunt: Wall Street still believes Strategy’s aggressive Bitcoin treasury strategy has room to run, even if the stock itself sometimes behaves like it’s allergic to […]
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Senator Elizabeth Warren is taking a hard swing at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), accusing the federal bank regulator of giving crypto firms bank-like perks through national trust charters without forcing them to play by bank-level rules. Warren says the OCC is handing crypto firms regulatory loopholes Nine national trust charters […]
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President Donald Trump has signed two executive orders that could reshape crypto and banking access in the U.S., with one hand easing the path for fintech innovation while the other tightens the screws on compliance and financial surveillance. Trump Signs Two Major Orders That Could Change Crypto and Banking Two executive orders target crypto, fintech, […]
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JPMorgan says Bitcoin is pulling away from Ethereum, and the gap is showing up where it counts: price recovery, ETF flows, and institutional confidence. BTC is looking like the cleaner bet while ETH and the wider altcoin market keep trying to regain footing after a rough stretch. BTC is outperforming ETH in price and institutional […]
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Minnesota has drawn a hard line against prediction markets, and the CFTC is answering with a lawsuit that could decide whether states can treat these markets like gambling or whether federal derivatives law wins the turf war. CFTC sues Minnesota over a new prediction markets ban Law takes effect Aug. 1 unless a court blocks […]
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President Trump has ordered a review of U.S. rules that may be blocking crypto and fintech firms from access to payment accounts and core payment rails, a move that could ease one of the biggest choke points in digital finance. Trump review: crypto banking access and payment rails under scrutiny Global split: Japan pushes stablecoin […]
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Polymarket is pushing prediction markets into one of finance’s murkiest corners: private-company valuations, IPO timing, and secondary trading activity. A new exclusive deal with Nasdaq Private Market gives traders a way to bet on unicorn outcomes before those companies ever hit public markets. Exclusive partnership: Polymarket teams up with Nasdaq Private Market New markets: private-company […]
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Bitcoin is again testing the market’s nerves, with spot ETF outflows adding pressure and traders watching $68,000 as the line that could decide whether the next move is a rebound or a deeper slide. $68K support level in focus $1.6B in Bitcoin ETF outflows weighs on BTC K33 Research sees $60K as the likely floor […]
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Strive has added another 382 Bitcoin to its treasury, pushing its total stash to 15,391 BTC and cementing its place among the biggest publicly disclosed corporate Bitcoin holders. 382 BTC bought for about $30.3 million Total holdings: 15,391 BTC, worth roughly $1.2 billion Funding method: preferred stock, not traditional debt Ranking: ninth-largest publicly disclosed corporate […]
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