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Japan Institutions Eye Bitcoin as Crypto Sentiment Rises, Regulations Tighten

Japanese institutions are getting a lot more serious about digital assets, and Bitcoin is firmly part of that conversation. A new Nomura and Laser Digital survey shows sentiment is improving fast while Japan’s regulators move to bring crypto under a tighter, securities-style rulebook. Nearly 80% of surveyed professionals plan to invest in digital assets within […]

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Bitcoin Quantum FUD Fizzles as 15-Bit ECC Crack Means Nothing for Bitcoin Security

Bitcoin’s latest quantum scare is making the rounds again, but the numbers here matter. A 15-bit elliptic curve cryptography test is a tiny sandbox experiment, not a credible crack of Bitcoin security. 1 BTC prize awarded to Giancarlo Lelli 15-bit ECC key reportedly cracked with quantum tools Adam Back: closer to “statistical guessing” than a […]

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Powell Out, Warsh In: Fed Shift Could Hit Bitcoin Short Term, Boost It Long Term

Jerome Powell’s Fed tenure is ending with markets still glued to the central bank’s every move, and Bitcoin traders pretending macro doesn’t matter while absolutely trading like it does. After eight years of crisis management, inflation whiplash, and a balance sheet that swelled to absurd size, Powell is handing the Federal Reserve torch to Kevin […]

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Spot Bitcoin ETFs Pull In $824M as Middle East Tensions Ease

Spot Bitcoin ETFs hauled in $824 million in net inflows as markets warmed to signs of Middle East de-escalation. Translation: when the fear trade cooled off, money started rotating back into assets people actually want to own — and Bitcoin, via ETF rails, was one of the cleanest ways to express that view. $824 million […]

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Wall Street Chases Quantum Computing as Bitcoin Faces Long-Term Security Risk

Wall Street wants quantum profits, but banks still disagree on whether the technology is ready or still years away Quantum computing is pulling in serious money and even more serious hype, but the machines themselves are still nowhere near delivering on the grand promises. Wall Street sees opportunity, banks are split on whether to keep […]

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Bitcoin Faces Huge Volatility Week as Inflation, Fed, and ETF Flows Collide

Bitcoin is heading into one of the most consequential weeks of 2026 as a cluster of macro and crypto-specific catalysts threatens to jolt price action, shake out weak hands, and give the narrative machine yet another excuse to foam at the mouth. Major macro data and policy signals are lined up Bitcoin price volatility could […]

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Bitcoin Reclaims $73,700 MVRV Support as $96K and $55K Levels Come Into Focus

Bitcoin’s April rebound has put the market at a familiar line in the sand: keep the reclaimed support, or risk getting shoved back into a deeper correction. One on-chain model says the key level sits near $73,700, and BTC has already pushed back above it. Key support: $73,700, the -0.5 MVRV valuation band Bullish target: […]

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US Admiral Paparo Ties Bitcoin to National Security Strategy

A U.S. Admiral tied to Bitcoin is enough to make even the most hardened bureaucrats look up from their spreadsheet coffee. If the headline is accurate, it signals that Bitcoin is no longer being discussed only by traders, tech nerds, and libertarians with hardware wallets — it’s now entering national security conversations. U.S. Admiral Paparo […]

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US Freezes $344M in Iran-Linked Crypto as Tether Blocks USDT on Tron

Washington has frozen about $344 million in crypto tied to Iranian-linked wallets, a sharp reminder that centralized stablecoins are not a magical escape hatch from sanctions. The move, which followed Tether’s own freeze of the same funds, hits wallets reportedly connected to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Hizballah. $344 million frozen in Iran-linked […]

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BlackRock’s IBIT Drives $2.1B Bitcoin ETF Inflow Streak as BTC Rallies to $77K

US spot Bitcoin ETFs have logged eight straight days of net inflows totaling $2.1 billion, and BlackRock’s IBIT has hoovered up about three-quarters of that money. Bitcoin responded the way a scarce asset tends to respond when giant buyers show up with a checkbook: it climbed from roughly $68,000 to $77,000 while the ETF bid […]

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Quantum Researcher Wins 1 BTC for 15-Bit ECC Break as Bitcoin Quantum Risk Emerges

A quantum researcher just won 1 BTC for cracking a 15-bit elliptic curve key, and while that is nowhere near enough to break Bitcoin, it is a reminder that quantum computing is not just a lab toy anymore. Project Eleven paid Giancarlo Lelli for a successful quantum ECC break 15-bit key recovered in about 45 […]

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Quantum Attack Wins 1 BTC Bounty, Raising Real Bitcoin Security Concerns

Italian researcher Giancarlo Lelli has landed a 1 BTC bounty after demonstrating the largest known quantum attack on elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) so far, a result that pushes the quantum threat to Bitcoin from abstract worry to something that deserves real engineering attention. 1 BTC bounty awarded to Giancarlo Lelli on April 24 Shor’s algorithm […]

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Rare Bitcoin Metric Flashes First-Time Signal as BTC Eyes Major Move

Bitcoin’s next big move may be closer than the chart naysayers want to admit, with one key metric flashing a signal that has never appeared before, according to this rare Bitcoin setup. Whether that turns into a clean breakout or just another brutal fakeout depends on liquidity, macro conditions, and whether traders can resist doing […]

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UK FCA Cracks Down on Illegal Peer-to-Peer Crypto Trading in First Coordinated Raid

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has launched its first coordinated crackdown on illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading, putting unregistered operators on notice that “casual” is not a get-out-of-jail-free card. First FCA operation against illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading Eight suspected operators targeted across London Joint action with HMRC and SWROCU Unregistered activity “by way of business” can […]

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Bitcoin Holds Near $78K as Volume Falls and Momentum Fades

Bitcoin Price Holds Near $78K as Trading Volume Falls and Momentum Slows Bitcoin is still clinging to the $78,000 area, but the latest Bitcoin Holds _78K as Trading Volume Drops, Signaling Fading Momentum market update shows a rally that’s starting to lose breath. Trading volume is shrinking, retail interest is cooling, and momentum is flattening […]

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Fidelity’s Timmer Says Bitcoin May Be Building a Base for the Next Major Move Higher

Fidelity’s Jurrien Timmer thinks Bitcoin may not be cracking under pressure at all — it may be coiling for its next major move higher. The short-term chart can be read as bearish, but the bigger macro setup still looks constructive, with capital apparently rotating between BTC and gold. BTC bounced from $60,033 and later reached […]

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U.S. Military Runs Bitcoin Node for Cybersecurity Tests, Not Mining BTC

The U.S. military is testing Bitcoin as a cybersecurity and cryptography tool, and yes, that means a Bitcoin node is now part of the conversation inside the Pentagon’s orbit. US military and Bitcoin — running a Bitcoin node for monitoring and operational tests Not mining — the focus is Bitcoin security, cryptography, and protocol study […]

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Thailand Proposes Direct Crypto Derivatives Licenses in SEC Licensing Revamp

Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission is moving to make crypto derivatives licensing less of a bureaucratic maze, and that could open the door wider for regulated futures trading in the country. Thailand SEC proposes direct derivatives licensing for crypto firms Separate legal entity requirement could be removed Public comment runs until May 20 Goal: wider […]

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