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Pro-Bitcoin Bill Pulte Named Acting Intel Chief While Keeping FHFA Post

Bill Pulte has been named acting director of national intelligence while keeping his grip on the Federal Housing Finance Agency, adding a loud pro-Bitcoin conservative to one of Washington’s most powerful lanes. Bill Pulte becomes acting director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard exits on June 30 Trump says Pulte keeps FHFA, Fannie Mae, and Freddie […]

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Best Buy Sells Tangem Hardware Wallets Nationwide, Boosting Crypto Self-Custody in the US

Best Buy has started selling Tangem hardware wallets nationwide, pushing crypto self-custody further into the mainstream and giving U.S. shoppers a simple way to buy a device that keeps private keys off exchanges and away from company servers. Best Buy now sells Tangem hardware wallets online and in 200+ U.S. stores Tangem calls it its […]

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CLARITY Act Faces Senate Roadblocks Over Ethics, DeFi and Developer Protections

The CLARITY Act is still moving in the Senate, but passage is far from guaranteed as lawmakers clash over ethics rules, DeFi enforcement, and protections for software developers. Advanced through Senate Agriculture and Banking Committees Needs 60 votes to beat a filibuster Ethics guardrails are a Democratic red line DeFi enforcement language remains unsettled August […]

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CFTC Approves First U.S. Bitcoin Perpetual Futures in Major Crypto Derivatives Shift

The CFTC has approved KalshiEX’s Bitcoin perpetual futures product, giving the U.S. its first regulated path into a market long dominated by offshore crypto exchanges. For more on the regulatory backdrop, see CFTC Approves First US Bitcoin Perpetual Futures, Signals Shift to 24/7 Trading. First regulated U.S. Bitcoin perpetual futures approval CFTC backs 24/7 crypto […]

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Michael Saylor Signals Another Bitcoin Buy as Strategy Cleans Up $1.5B Debt

Michael Saylor may be gearing up for another Bitcoin buy, and Strategy’s latest balance sheet moves are doing a fine impression of a not-so-subtle trailer. Another Bitcoin Buy Ahead? Michael Saylors Latest Post Fuels Rumors 411 BTC moved to Coinbase Prime, then back out the next day Strategy retired $1.5 billion in convertible notes The […]

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AI Prediction Models Move Beyond Crypto Into Sports, Weather and Healthcare

AI prediction models are pushing far beyond hedge funds and crypto trading desks, with sports, weather, healthcare, and consumer software now getting a taste of the same forecasting machinery that once belonged mostly to high-finance quants. Cheaper GPUs are collapsing the cost of forecasting Open-source models have gotten good enough for small teams Sports, weather, […]

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Bitcoin Weakness Driven by Demand Shortage as ETF Outflows Mount

Bitcoin’s latest price weakness isn’t about a shortage of coins. It’s about a shortage of buyers. Long-term holders are sitting on a record pile of BTC, but ETF outflows and fading fresh demand are keeping the market stuck in neutral. Bitcoin price weakness is being driven by demand, not supply Long-term holder supply has hit […]

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Radiant Capital Shuts Down After $50M North Korea-Linked Hack

Radiant Capital winds down after $50 million North Korea-linked hack Radiant Capital is shutting down active operations after a $50 million exploit tied to North Korea-aligned attackers left the DeFi lending protocol unable to recover financially or secure fresh funding. $50 million crypto exploit North Korea-linked attackers Maintenance mode only TVL collapsed from $386.8 million […]

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Coinbase Returns to India With Direct INR Deposits via IMPS Amid Weak Bitcoin Market

Coinbase is back in India with the one thing that actually matters for retail users: direct INR deposits and withdrawals through IMPS, finally giving the exchange a proper bank-to-crypto bridge instead of the usual P2P circus. Direct INR deposits and withdrawals via IMPS FIU-IND registration brings compliance footing Coinbase’s earlier India push had a rough […]

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ServiceNow, Zeta Global and Fluence Energy: 3 AI Stocks to Watch in June 2026

Three AI-linked stocks are drawing attention for June 2026, and the pitch is refreshingly unsexy: strong businesses, real numbers, and exposure to the parts of the market that are actually getting paid right now. ServiceNow for cash flow, margins, and enterprise AI monetization Zeta Global for rapid growth and improving profitability Fluence Energy for AI […]

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CLARITY Act Could Lift XRP, Solana, Cardano as Senate Crypto Bill Advances

The U.S. CLARITY Act could become the kind of crypto policy that actually moves markets, not just headlines. If Senate momentum holds, XRP, Solana, Cardano, Stellar, and Hedera may be among the biggest beneficiaries of a cleaner regulatory framework for digital assets. CLARITY Act: U.S. crypto market structure bill under Senate review Why it matters: […]

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Bitcoin ETFs Paved the Way, but Digital Credit Could Be Bitcoin’s Bigger Prize

Bitcoin ETFs made BTC easy to buy. Strive CEO Matt Cole thinks the bigger prize is something far more ambitious: digital credit built around Bitcoin itself. Matt Cole’s thesis: digital credit could matter more than Bitcoin ETFs ETFs: useful for access, but mostly just price exposure Digital credit: could turn BTC into collateral and financial […]

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CME Launches 24/7 Crypto Futures, Records $50M First-Weekend Volume

CME Group has pushed crypto derivatives into 24/7 trading, and the first weekend brought in about $50 million in notional volume. For a market built around assets that never sleep, that’s a pretty obvious fix to a very old TradFi problem. 24/7 crypto futures and options launched on May 29 About $50 million in notional […]

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Japan Pushes Crypto ETF Framework and Yen Stablecoin Expansion

Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party is pushing for a formal framework for crypto ETFs and broader support for yen-denominated stablecoins, signaling a sharper shift from cautious oversight toward regulated digital asset adoption. Japan crypto ETFs: The LDP wants crypto-based exchange-traded funds treated as official investment products. Yen stablecoins: Lawmakers also want yen-pegged tokens used more […]

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Corporate Bitcoin Buying Shrinks Exchange Supply as BTC Scarcity Tightens

Bitcoin available for trading is shrinking, and corporate buyers are helping lock it away. Exchange balances are thinning while treasury-style accumulation continues, tightening the market’s liquid supply and making BTC feel less like a loose trade and more like a fight over scarce sats. Corporate Bitcoin buying is absorbing available supply Exchange balances continue to […]

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U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve No-Sell Policy, Not a True Buying Spree Yet

The U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve is real, but it is not the giant sovereign buying machine some people hoped for. Right now, it looks more like a legal and custody framework with a no-sell rule than a full-blown Bitcoin accumulation program. No-sell policy, not active buying About 328,372 BTC reportedly held by the U.S. Congress […]

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