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Bitcoin Developers Push Quantum-Resistant Upgrades with BIP-360 and BIP-361

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 Shifts STRC Dividends to Twice a Month as Bitcoin Treasury Concerns Grow

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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Lummis Warns Clarity Act Must Pass Now or U.S. Crypto Rules Could Stall Until 2030

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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Strive Pushes to End Bitcoin Capital Gains Tax as U.S. Crypto Hearing Looms

Strive Asset Management is taking aim at one of the biggest reasons Bitcoin still feels clunky in the U.S.: capital gains tax on ordinary payments. CEO Matt Cole says scrapping that tax could help Bitcoin work more like money and less like a speculative asset that gets dragged through a compliance swamp every time someone […]

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Syscoin Pauses Bridge After Exploit Mints 5 Billion Unauthorized SYS Tokens

Syscoin has paused its bridge after an exploit minted around 5 billion unauthorized SYS tokens, turning a validation flaw into a supply nightmare and another ugly reminder that crypto bridges are still a juicy target. Bridge paused after a security incident ~5 billion unauthorized SYS minted Validation flaw accepted a bad transaction proof UTXO Bridge […]

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US Sanctions Iran’s Nobitex Exchange in Crypto Pressure Campaign

The U.S. has sanctioned Nobitex, Iran’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, as part of a broader pressure campaign aimed at cutting off financial infrastructure that helps Tehran move value outside the traditional banking system. Nobitex targeted: Iran’s biggest crypto exchange is now under U.S. sanctions. Infrastructure, not just wallets: Washington is going after the rails that move […]

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Senator Alsobrooks backs crypto market structure bill but warns on regulation

Senator Angela Alsobrooks is backing a crypto market structure bill — but she’s not handing it a blank check. The Maryland Democrat voted to move the legislation forward while flagging concerns about how it would actually regulate digital assets, a reminder that Washington loves a good “yes, but…” almost as much as it loves a […]

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Syscoin Bridge Paused After Flaw Allegedly Minted 5 Billion Unauthorized SYS Outputs

Syscoin has paused its bridge after a validation flaw reportedly allowed the creation of roughly 5 billion unauthorized SYS outputs through its UTXO bridge path. That’s not a typo. One broken verification step, and the accounting starts looking like it was done by a toddler with a mint button. Bridge paused after a security incident […]

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Bitcoin Reclaims $61.8K as Ethereum Leads Early Altcoin Rotation Amid Weak Volume

Bitcoin climbed back above $61,800 while Ethereum outpaced it, hinting that traders are rotating from the safest crypto bet into higher-upside names. The catch: trading volumes are fading, so this looks more like a cautious rebound than a confirmed breakout. Bitcoin price today: $61,823.79, up 1.62% Ethereum price today: $1,625.92, up 4.26% Altcoins: mostly green, […]

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FBI Arrests 3 U.S. Citizens Over Alleged ISIS Crypto Funding Plot

The FBI has arrested three U.S. citizens over allegations that they used cryptocurrency in a scheme to fund ISIS, a grim reminder that digital assets can be used for freedom or for outright evil depending on who’s behind the keyboard. Three U.S. citizens arrested by the FBI Alleged ISIS funding plot involving cryptocurrency Crypto is […]

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GOP Senators Push Regulators to Ease Bitcoin Bank Capital Rules

Republican senators are pressing U.S. financial regulators to stop treating Bitcoin like a radioactive asset on bank balance sheets. Their message is simple: if Washington wants American banks to stay competitive, the capital rules around Bitcoin need a serious rethink. GOP senators want Bitcoin bank capital rules revised Current policy may punish regulated Bitcoin custody […]

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Vietnam Moves to Regulate Crypto Trading in VND, Ending Dollar-Paired Domestic Trades

Vietnam is moving to bring crypto trading into its regulated financial system, with domestic trades set to be settled in Vietnamese dong rather than U.S. dollars. Domestic crypto trades would be settled in Vietnamese dong Dollar-paired trading on licensed platforms would be shut down Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT, and USDC are all covered Investors can still […]

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McGlone Warns Bitcoin Could Crash Below $10K as Liquidity Dries Up

Bloomberg strategist Mike McGlone is sticking with one of the bleakest Bitcoin price predictions on the market: BTC could still sink below $10,000 if macro conditions keep souring. That is an extreme call, but it’s not coming from nowhere. His warning centers on tighter liquidity, stubbornly high interest rates, and a risk-off backdrop that keeps […]

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Bitcoin and Ethereum Trigger $4.73B Crypto Short Squeeze as Leverage Gets Wrecked

Crypto liquidations just ripped through the market as Bitcoin and Ethereum bounced, forcing a massive short squeeze and wiping out roughly $4.73 billion in leveraged positions over 24 hours. Total liquidations: about $4.73 billion Shorts slightly led the damage: 51.9% of liquidations Binance topped the latest 4-hour window: about $45.45 million BTC and ETH led […]

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HTX Delists USD1 After WLFI Freezes Wallets in Justin Sun Legal Clash

HTX has delisted USD1, the stablecoin tied to World Liberty Financial (WLFI), after WLFI allegedly froze wallet addresses linked to the exchange. What started as a custody and compliance dispute has now turned into a full-blown legal and reputational brawl involving Justin Sun, lawsuits, countersuits, blacklist claims, and the usual crypto theater that somehow always […]

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