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Memecoins outperform as bitcoin traders turn defensive
Bitcoin BTC$70,803.44 failed once more to break out of its monthslong trading range over the weekend, selling off below the key resistance level at $74,000 to trade recently at $70,600.Ether (ETH) and the altcoin market followed suit, as ETH...
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Hacker Steals $237K after Minting 1B Bridged DOT on Hyperbridge
A hacker exploited the Polkadot-based cross-chain interoperability protocol Hyperbridge, netting about $237,000 and raising renewed security concerns about blockchain bridge infrastructure.An attacker minted 1 billion bridged Polkadot (DOT) tokens in a single transaction on Hyperbridge, according to blockchain data...
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Bitcoin Mining Centralizes as AI Decentralizes: Galaxy Research
Bitcoin mining runs the risk of becoming more centralized as time goes on, while artificial intelligence could be moving in the opposite direction, according to Galaxy Research head Alex Thorn.Thorn said that while Bitcoin mining began decentralized, with users...
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White House Study Finds Stablecoin Yield Ban Barely Moves Lending Needle Despite Policy Focus
Key Takeaways: White House analysis finds stablecoin yield ban lifts lending by only 0.02%, indicating limited real-world impact. Analysis shows only about 12% of reserves could be constrained under full-reserve treatment, limiting lending effects. Council of Economic Advisers...
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Iran War Fallout Will Muddy the Rest of 2026 for Asset Markets: Analyst
Now almost a week old, the Bitcoin (BTC) recovery is “fragile” as the crypto market faces geopolitical and macroeconomic headwinds from the ongoing war in the Middle East, according to Nic Puckrin, a crypto market analyst and founder of...
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Bitcoin Falls As US-Iran War Negotiations Fail In Pakistan
Bitcoin (BTC) fell 3% to trade below $71,000 into Sunday’s weekly close after negotiations to end the US-Iran war broke down.Key points:Bitcoin shed its gains as negotiations between the US and Iran broke down.The Strait of Hormuz becomes a...
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Michael Saylor Hints Strategy is Buying More Bitcoin
Michael Saylor, the co-founder of Bitcoin (BTC) treasury company Strategy, signaled that the company is acquiring more BTC, as the price retreated from the local high of over $73,000 reached this week.“Think bigger,” Saylor said on Sunday, while sharing...
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Bitcoin Supply Map Reveals Key Support And Resistance Zones – Analyst
According to market analyst Darkfost, Bitcoin’s price-based supply distribution is revealing critical zones that could define the asset’s near-term trajectory. This latest piece of important on-chain data is offering a clearer picture of where the market may be headed...
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Europe’s Stablecoin Adoption Enters Execution as Firms Select Partners
Banks and corporates across Europe are moving beyond exploration and are now actively selecting infrastructure partners to support stablecoin adoption, according to Lamine Brahimi, co-founder and managing partner at crypto custody technology provider Taurus.Brahimi told Cointelegraph that eighteen months...