Bitcoin is getting harder for Wall Street to dismiss. JPMorgan says BTC is “gaining on gold” in the debasement trade, even as ETF flows split between the two hard-asset camps. Bitcoin is closing in on gold as a fiat debasement hedge. ETF flows are diverging, showing investors are not all chasing the same safe haven. […]
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Solv Protocol has switched its wrapped Bitcoin infrastructure from LayerZero to Chainlink CCIP, putting more than $700 million in BTC-backed assets under a new cross-chain security model. Solv moved wrapped Bitcoin infrastructure from LayerZero to Chainlink CCIP More than $700 million in BTC-backed assets is now tied to the new setup Security and trust are […]
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Bitcoin reserves on centralized exchanges keep shrinking, while trading volume is rotating away from U.S. hours and into Europe and Asia. That can tighten liquidity and sharpen price moves — but it does not automatically mean fresh spot buying is behind every withdrawal. BTC balances on exchanges continue to fall Europe-hours volume dominated Binance BTCUSDT […]
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Major Coinbase Outage Halts Trading After AWS Hardware Issue Coinbase suffered a major trading outage that shoved the exchange into “Cancel Only” mode for hours, just after a disappointing earnings report rattled investors and sent its stock lower. Trading halted: Coinbase froze markets in “Cancel Only” mode AWS problem: A hardware issue in US-EAST-1 triggered […]
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Solv Protocol is moving more than $700 million in tokenized Bitcoin assets from LayerZero to Chainlink CCIP, a loud sign that bridge security is no longer optional for serious DeFi. More than $700 million in tokenized Bitcoin is shifting to Chainlink CCIP SolvBTC and xSolvBTC are the assets being migrated LayerZero support will be phased […]
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Coinbase Exchange went offline for more than two hours after an Amazon Web Services (AWS) data center problem disrupted part of its infrastructure, once again exposing a familiar weak point in crypto: the “decentralized” promise often sits on top of very centralized plumbing. Coinbase Exchange outage: trading and account access were interrupted for more than […]
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Trump’s reported AI policy zigzag, a fired federal worker turning DOGE fallout into a congressional bid, and a cruise ship hantavirus outbreak all hit the same media cycle with one shared theme: institutions under pressure, and the people caught in the blast radius. Trump administration may be considering federal AI oversight Alexis Goldstein is running […]
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Binance is back under the regulatory microscope, this time over potential sanctions violations tied to Iran. A Treasury Department letter has reportedly put the world’s largest crypto exchange in the crosshairs again, underscoring the uncomfortable reality that “borderless money” still has to survive the boring, brutal machinery of state power. Treasury scrutiny: Binance reportedly received […]
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Adam Back says Bitcoin is outmuscling DeFi where it matters most: security. Speaking at Consensus Miami 2026, the Blockstream CEO argued that Bitcoin's simpler design is proving more reliable than the smart-contract-heavy plumbing behind much of decentralized finance. Bitcoin vs DeFi: Back says Bitcoin is winning the “security war.” Adoption waves: Retail first, spot ETFs […]
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Binance is back under a microscope in Washington, with the US Treasury reportedly demanding tighter compliance over alleged Iran-linked crypto flows that may have run into the billions. For the biggest exchange in crypto, this is not just a paperwork problem — it’s a sanctions fight, a political headache, and another reminder that centralized platforms […]
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