Czech National Bank Governor Aleš Michl is not selling Bitcoin as financial salvation. He’s treating it like a reserve asset test — and that alone says a lot. Speaking at Bitcoin 2026 in Las Vegas, Michl laid out a cautious experiment to see whether a small Bitcoin allocation could improve long-term reserve performance without materially […]
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Strategy’s latest Bitcoin buying spree may be doing more than just stacking sats — it may also be helping power BTC’s recent 20% rebound, according to Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan. Strategy bought about $7.2 billion in Bitcoin over eight weeks Hougan says the company has been a major driver of Bitcoin’s 20% rebound STRC is […]
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The CLARITY Act was supposed to give the U.S. a cleaner rulebook for crypto, defining who regulates digital assets and where stablecoins, DeFi, and exchanges fit in. Instead, it’s getting stuck in the usual Washington swamp: banking lobby fights, Trump-linked ethics drama, and a legal knife fight over whether software developers should be treated like […]
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Canada is moving toward a tougher stance on crypto ATMs after investigators tied the machines to a growing wave of fraud and scam payments. What began as a handy cash-to-bitcoin bridge is increasingly being treated like a criminal convenience tool with a QR code. Canada crypto ATM crackdown Crypto ATM scams are rising Bitcoin ATM […]
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Canada is weighing tighter rules for crypto ATMs as regulators link the kiosks to scams, fraud, and money laundering. The machines have become a lightning rod because they make it easy to turn cash into Bitcoin fast — which is handy for legitimate users, and just as handy for scammers. Canada is considering a crackdown […]
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Bitcoin ETFs hit $102 billion in AUM just crossed $102 billion in assets under management as U.S. spot funds pulled in another $824 million, while a hyped presale called Pepeto is trying to sell traders on the old crypto fantasy: tiny entry, giant upside, and a Binance listing-shaped carrot on a stick. Bitcoin ETFs topped […]
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Bitcoin’s Coinbase Premium Gap has flipped negative after 20 straight days in the green, a sign that U.S. buying pressure may be cooling just as BTC slips back below $77,000. Coinbase Premium Gap turns negative after a 20-day positive streak U.S. demand may be weakening as Bitcoin falls to around $76,500 Coinbase vs. Binance remains […]
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Jack Mallers is coming for the payment rails with both hands, arguing that banks and card networks are squeezing merchants with hidden fees while selling consumer rewards as if they’re free candy. Jack Mallers Say Big Banks Are Holding Merchants Hostage, And Bitcoin Is the Way Out Merchant fees: Mallers says card networks charge roughly […]
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Polymarket is trying to bring its main exchange back into the U.S. market, and this time it wants the real door opened, not the side entrance. Main U.S. access: Polymarket wants direct approval for its core global exchange. Big money, big legitimacy: ICE invested heavily after Polymarket bought a CFTC-licensed exchange and clearinghouse. Regulatory heat: […]
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Ethereum is pulling ahead in holder count, with nearly 190 million non-empty addresses compared with Bitcoin’s 59.1 million, but the metric says as much about network design as it does about adoption. Ethereum holders: about 189.5 million non-empty addresses Bitcoin holders: about 59.1 million non-empty addresses Gap: ETH now has more than triple BTC by […]
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