Sphere 3D has completed its all-stock acquisition of Cathedra Bitcoin, a sign that bitcoin mining consolidation is still very much alive while smaller operators keep getting squeezed by thin margins, power costs, and brutal competition. Sphere 3D completed its acquisition of Cathedra Bitcoin The deal was structured as an all-stock transaction More bitcoin mining consolidation […]
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Strategy, the business intelligence firm formerly known as MicroStrategy and one of the biggest corporate Bitcoin holders on the planet, sold 32 BTC for about $3 million in what it called a routine treasury move. That’s not a capitulation signal, not a Bitcoin death knell, and not exactly the sort of thing that should send […]
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Citi says tokenized securities could surge from a tiny market today into a multi-trillion-dollar force by 2030, and Wall Street is already shifting from skepticism to implementation. Blockchain is no longer being treated as a crypto sideshow; it’s being tested as part of the plumbing that moves stocks, bonds, and other real-world assets. Tokenized securities […]
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Further Asset Management and 3iQ have expanded the Alpha Digital Fund with a new USD Class II share class, giving institutional investors a cleaner way to get long Bitcoin exposure and alpha generation in one regulated package. New launch: USD Class II for the Further x 3iQ Alpha Digital Fund What it does: Combines long […]
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Senator Cynthia Lummis says the clock is running out on U.S. crypto regulation. If the CLARITY Act gets bogged down now, she warns, meaningful crypto market structure rules may not land until around 2030 — and by then, the U.S. may have already handed the field to Europe and parts of Asia. CLARITY Act delay […]
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U.S. strikes on Iranian military sites have rattled global markets, and Bitcoin didn’t get the “digital gold” treatment — it slipped below $73,000 as geopolitical risk surged. When tension spikes, traders usually do what traders do best: hit the sell button first and ask questions later. U.S. reportedly struck Iranian military sites Bitcoin dropped below […]
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Circle is preparing USDC and its upcoming Arc blockchain for a threat that is still theoretical, but too dangerous to ignore: quantum computers that could one day break today’s standard cryptography. The move is sensible, overdue, and a bit of a wake-up call for an industry that loves decentralization right up until it has to […]
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Europe’s central bankers are again sounding the alarm on stablecoins, warning that privately issued dollar-pegged tokens could create financial risks, weaken monetary policy, and hand regulators a fresh mess to clean up, as highlighted in the ECB’s latest warning on stablecoins. ECB warning: stablecoins could threaten financial stability Policy concern: foreign currency tokens may weaken […]
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Coinbase has finally given Indian users a proper way to move rupees on and off the exchange, ditching the clunky P2P workaround that made its earlier India push feel unfinished. Direct INR deposits and withdrawals now run through IMPS Spot trading, perpetual futures, INR order books, and Coinbase Advanced are live for Indian users FIU-IND […]
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Kraken is moving to launch regulated Bitcoin perpetual futures for eligible U.S. clients within 30 days, joining a fast-moving race to bring offshore-style crypto derivatives under American oversight. Kraken Bitcoin perpetual futures are planned for eligible U.S. institutional clients. The contracts are expected to trade through Kraken Pro and list on Bitnomial Exchange. Payward, Kraken’s […]
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