BIP-361 puts Bitcoin’s quantum dilemma on a clock, proposing a staged move to quantum-safe wallet security before today’s signature schemes become a real target. The plan aims to reduce future theft risk, but it also raises ugly questions about coordination, deadlines, and old coins.
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China has jailed five Sifang operators over a payment network allegedly used to move $428 million in gambling-linked funds through USDT, bank cards, and merchant accounts. The case shows how crypto, payment rails, and offshore gambling can fuse into one messy laundering machine.
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Dev3pack’s Arbitrum-backed DeFi Builder Club drew 1,018 registrations, trained 6 ambassadors, and sent 9 teams into Uniswap’s Hook Incubator. It’s a solid builder pipeline for DAO delegates to review — but registrations aren’t adoption, and the real test is what ships next.
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Strategy’s STRC has become the largest holding in three major preferred-stock ETFs, with $756 million in combined ownership, but the market still isn’t fully buying the pitch. The Bitcoin-financing security closed at $86.89, well below its $100 target, raising questions about real demand versus mechanical ETF flow.
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XRP bulls are defending the $1 support zone while analyst Javon Marks sticks to a headline-grabbing target above $15. The setup is still mixed, though, with momentum weak and key resistance near $1.16 needing a clean breakout before the big talk means much.
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House passes a congressional stock-trading bill, but critics say it’s reform theater with loopholes galore. The measure bans new purchases, not existing holdings, leaving lawmakers’ old portfolios—and the conflict-of-interest problem—very much alive.
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SATA’s rebound toward par is giving Samson Mow fresh ammo for his thesis that Bitcoin-treasury preferred shares can steady each other, but STRC still trades well below its $100 target. ETF demand helps, yet the market remains the real judge of whether this financing model is solid or just clever financial engineering.
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Strategy’s STRC preferred stock is drawing real institutional interest thanks to its hefty yield, but the buying doesn’t mean funds are suddenly orange-pilled on Bitcoin. The debate now is whether this is durable support for Strategy’s BTC funding engine or just Wall Street chasing yield with a fancy wrapper.
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Strategy’s STRC wraps Bitcoin exposure in a perpetual preferred security with a $100 stated amount and variable monthly dividend, aiming to attract income investors and institutions. The big question: is this smart adoption—or just Bitcoin with a fancier suit and more hidden risk?
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CryptoQuant data suggests Bitcoin long-term holders are distributing rather than accumulating, weakening the “smart money is buying” narrative and adding supply pressure. That doesn’t guarantee a drop, but it does mean any rally has to absorb more selling than the bulls would like.
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