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U.S. Sanctions Chinese Refinery in Crackdown on Iranian Oil Shipping Networks

U.S. Sanctions Chinese Refinery in Crackdown on Iranian Oil Shipping Networks

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Washington has slapped new sanctions on a Chinese refinery and oil shipping networks tied to Iranian crude, another reminder that the global energy game is still being fought with blacklists, tankers, and a whole lot of geopolitics. U.S. sanctions target a Chinese refinery Iranian oil shipping is also in the crosshairs The move is part […]

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Strategy Buys 3,273 BTC as Corporate Bitcoin Treasury Bet Continues

Strategy Buys 3,273 BTC as Corporate Bitcoin Treasury Bet Continues

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Strategy Adds 3,273 BTC, Keeping Its Bitcoin Treasury Bet Alive and Kicking Strategy has added another 3,273 Bitcoin to its balance sheet, extending one of the most aggressive corporate BTC accumulation campaigns on the planet — though this latest buy appears to be a little more measured than some of its earlier, all-guns-blazing moves. New […]

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Japan Institutions Eye Bitcoin as Crypto Sentiment Rises, Regulations Tighten

Japan Institutions Eye Bitcoin as Crypto Sentiment Rises, Regulations Tighten

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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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EU Sanctions Russia’s Crypto Rails, Digital Ruble, and A7A5 Network

EU Sanctions Russia’s Crypto Rails, Digital Ruble, and A7A5 Network

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The European Union has rolled out its largest sanctions package against Russia in two years, and crypto is firmly in the firing line. Brussels is no longer treating digital assets as a fringe issue; it’s targeting them as a working tool for sanctions evasion. Crypto rails targeted: Russian platforms, exchanges, CASPs, DeFi, stablecoins, and CBDC […]

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

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

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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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Saylor Hints at Another Bitcoin Buy as Schiff Warns of STRC “Death Spiral”

Saylor Hints at Another Bitcoin Buy as Schiff Warns of STRC “Death Spiral”

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Michael Saylor is teasing another Bitcoin buy, and Peter Schiff is already calling the funding model behind it a potential mess. Strategy’s latest hint suggests the company may be stacking more BTC soon, just as its STRC financing setup draws fresh scrutiny. “The ₿eat Goes On” signals another possible BTC buy Strategy holds more than […]

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

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

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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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