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Bitcoin Core discloses bug that could let miners crash nodes Bitcoin Core has disclosed CVE-2024-52911, a high-severity vulnerability that could let a miner crash some Bitcoin nodes by feeding them a specially crafted invalid block. The fix was already bundled into Bitcoin Core 29.0, but the awkward part is obvious: plenty of node operators still […]
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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is moving to formalize protections for non-custodial software, a step that could give crypto wallet developers and open-source builders more legal breathing room after the Phantom no-action precedent. CFTC wants clearer rules for non-custodial crypto software Phantom no-action relief set an important precedent Developer liability remains the big legal […]
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CME Group is preparing to launch Bitcoin Volatility futures, a new derivatives product designed for traders who want to hedge — or speculate on — the size of Bitcoin’s price swings, not just its direction. It’s a clear sign that demand for crypto risk management tools is growing as Bitcoin becomes more deeply embedded in […]
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Morgan Stanley’s new spot Bitcoin ETF has pulled in more than $200 million in assets within weeks of launch, a strong sign that regulated Bitcoin exposure is still very much in demand. MSBT tops $200 million in early assets Self-directed investors drove most of the first wave Direct crypto trading is coming to Morgan Stanley’s […]
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Washington is finally trying to stop treating crypto like a legal escape room, while Bitcoin and Ethereum keep sliding deeper into institutional finance, derivatives markets, and whale-sized transfers. Crypto market structure bill: lawmakers want clearer oversight and trading rules Institutional Bitcoin adoption: ETFs, futures, and open interest keep climbing Ethereum staking flows: large transfers point […]
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Bitcoin Sees $239 Million Net Inflow as Crypto Markets Show Active Capital Rotation Bitcoin pulled in about $239 million in net inflows as crypto traders shuffled capital across BTC, stablecoins, major altcoins, and a handful of speculative tokens. The numbers point to rotation and hedging, not a clean all-out bullish stampede. BTC led with $239 […]
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Bitcoin is back above $80,000, but the whale behavior behind the rebound says the rally is more tactical than triumphant. New large holders did the heavy lifting, old whales barely moved, and BTC is now staring down a nasty resistance zone that could decide whether this rebound turns into something real or just another leveraged […]
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Andreessen Horowitz is back with another monster-sized crypto war chest, and this one should get the attention of anyone watching Bitcoin, blockchain startups, and crypto venture capital: a16z has raised $2.2 billion for its fifth crypto fund. Fresh capital: a16z has raised $2.2 billion for its fifth dedicated crypto fund. Big signal: one of Silicon […]
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Strategy just posted a massive first-quarter loss of $12.54 billion, or $38.25 per diluted share, underscoring how brutally bitcoin volatility can hit a public company that has turned its balance sheet into a BTC war chest. Q1 net loss: $12.54 billion Loss per diluted share: $38.25 Main driver: bitcoin price swings and fair-value accounting Reality […]
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SoFi is making a fresh crypto push with a bank-branded stablecoin called SoFiUSD, and it plans to launch it on Solana. That’s a pretty loud signal that mainstream finance still wants in on blockchain rails — not for the memes, but for payments, settlement, and the boring plumbing where the real money movement happens. SoFiUSD […]
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