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View More NewsIn brief Bitcoin gained 23.2% over seven days as gold climbed and the dollar weakened. The Treasury said it would at least double planned purchases of longer-term government debt. Analysts said sustained pressure on the dollar and long-term Treasuries would strengthen the case for a fiscal-credibility trade. Bitcoin gained 23.2% over seven days as gold climbed and the dollar weakened, reviving the “debasement trade”–-buying scarce assets to protect against inflation and the declining purchasing power of currencies such as the dollar.Bitcoin broke out of a weeks-long $62,000-to-$67,000 range after the U.S. Treasury announced expanded buybacks of long-dated bonds, climbing above…
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The gene genie has been out of the bottle for some time. In late 2023, two graduate students working under FBI supervision at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab ordered fragments of a virus from 38 commercial DNA synthesis companies. The virus in question was the 1918 “Spanish flu” variant of influenza—the pathogen responsible for one of history’s most devastating pandemics, which killed an estimated fifty million people worldwide. The orders were placed on behalf of an organisation that conducts no laboratory experiments, and shipping was requested to an address with no laboratory facilities—both details that should have triggered…
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Analysts say consolidation could strengthen bitcoin’s rally, while thin trading above $80,000 may set up sharper price moves. Read the full article here
Analysts at Bernstein are bullish on stablecoin issuer Circle, arguing that a new growth cycle for its USDC stablecoin could provide a significant boost…
In brief Base has added Coinbase-issued tokenized stocks for eligible users outside the U.S. The initial offering includes fractional shares of Apple and Nvidia.…
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CleanSpark (CLSK) stock fell over 9.4% in pre-market trading on Tuesday after the U.S. bitcoin BTC$80,621.04 mining company reported a widening net loss of…
Wells Fargo reported larger positions in Ether exchange-traded funds in the first quarter while reshuffling its Bitcoin ETF holdings across several products, according to…
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Exodus Movement (EXOD) cut its bitcoin holdings by 1,076 BTC in the first quarter, while adding 5,068 SOL, as it moved more of its…
Bakkt swung to a first-quarter loss as crypto services revenue fell 77%, underscoring the digital asset platform’s push to reposition itself around stablecoin payments…
In brief Bitcoin’s current bear market drawdown of around 36% from its ATH is shallower than historical cycles, which saw 40–50% declines. ETF inflows…