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View More NewsIn brief Bitcoin jumped as much as 9.3% this week, hitting an intraday high of $69,749 and trading near $68,689, up sharply from the week’s open at $62,832. CoinGlass’s Total Liquidations panel shows $1.14 billion in short positions wiped out across crypto in the last hour, with Bitcoin alone accounting for $677.64 million of the hour’s liquidations. The rally comes hours ahead of a White House meeting between President Trump, crypto executives, and top regulators, plus the Federal Reserve’s July meeting minutes, both due Wednesday. Bitcoin is barreling toward $70,000 again. The largest crypto by market cap touched an intraday…
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No true culture warrior worth his salt admits to reading The New York Times. Very Online conservatives refuse to read it because they think it hates Jews. Very Online progressives refuse to read it because they think it hates trans people. So intense is their loathing, it seems, that some of these hashtaggers cannot even tolerate the company of those who do read the Times. This includes one @claireyfaerie, who recently told Bluesky followers: “My parents have a [New York Times] subscription. Whenever I go to visit them and see the paper sitting on their coffee table, I remember the…
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The integration expands access to USDU, the UAE’s first central bank-registered US dollar stablecoin, as it builds distribution beyond institutional channels. Read the full…
In brief President Donald Trump called on Congress to pass a “fair version” of the Clarity Act during a White House meeting with crypto…
AI agents could boost crypto activity, but much of the value may bypass blockchains and their tokens. Read the full article here
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From E.B. v. Kimi Crush Ltd., decided Thursday by Judge Michelle Peterson (W.D. Wash.): On March 3, 2026, Plaintiff E.B. filed a complaint on…
Bittensor (TAO), down 9.6% over the weekend, joined Bitcoin Cash (BCH) as an underperformer. Read the full article here
KB Financial Group, the parent company of South Korea’s largest bank, KB Kookmin, completed a stablecoin pilot for offline payments and cross-border remittances through…
In brief The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield hit 4.63%—a 16-month high—up 70 basis points since the Iran War began, as odds of a 2026…
From Wednesday’s decision by Judge Amul Thapar, joined by Judges Julia Gibbons and Joan Larsen, in U.S. v. Ramic: Over a decade ago, a…
The U.K.’s financial watchdog and central bank unveiled their roadmap for tokenization, the use of stablecoins for institutional settlement and a phased transition toward…
Bitcoin (BTC) dropped to $76,000 during the early Asian trading hours on Monday as US-Iran tensions resurfaced. Key takeawaysBitcoin falls to $76,500 as bearish momentum…
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