Gold tops $5,000 as BTC stalls near $87,000 in widening macro-crypto split: Asia Morning Briefing
Good Morning, Asia. Here’s what’s making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and...
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Crypto Market Shaves $100B Amid US Government Shutdown Fears
Around $100 billion was wiped from the crypto market late on Sunday, as uncertainty around another potential partial US government shutdown caused traders to sell...
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GameStop ‘likely to sell’ Bitcoin holdings, Ethereum prepares for quantum: Hodler’s Digest, Jan. 18 – 24
GameStop moves entire Bitcoin stash, signaling potential sale: CryptoQuant GameStop has transferred its entire Bitcoin holdings to Coinbase’s institutional trading platform, sparking speculation that the...
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Deadly Winter Storm in US Impacts FoundryUSA and Other Mining Pools
The hashrate of FoundryUSA, a digital asset advisory firm with the world’s largest Bitcoin (BTC) mining pool, has curtailed its hashrate by about 60% since...
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ASSTs preferred equity blueprint for MSTR’s convertible debt
Strive (ASST), a bitcoin treasury and asset management company, is using perpetual preferred equity to retire convertible debt and restructure its balance sheet, a method...
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AI ‘Swarms’ Could Escalate Online Misinformation and Manipulation, Researchers Warn – Decrypt
In brief Researchers warn that AI swarms could coordinate “influence campaigns” with limited human oversight. Unlike traditional botnets, swarms can adapt their messaging and vary...
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Saylor Says ‘Opportunists’ Pushing for BTC Changes Are Its Biggest Threat
The biggest threat to the Bitcoin network is “ambitious opportunists” who want to push through protocol changes, according to Michael Saylor, the co-founder of Bitcoin...
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SOL news: Solana’s new phase is ‘much more about finance’ says Backpack CEO Ferrante
Solana’s latest phase looks a lot less flashy than its memecoin-fueled highs, and that may be the goal. Armani Ferrante, CEO of crypto exchange Backpack,...
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Bitcoin Gets the Macro Bug as $87,000 Comes Into Play
Bitcoin (BTC) saw multiday lows into Sunday’s weekly close as bulls faced a week of macro uncertainty. Key points: Bitcoin heads lower as market nerves...
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XRP price news: Ripple linked token drops 4%, will $1.88 support hold
XRP sank nearly 4% as bitcoin dropped under the $88,000 mark on Sunday, ahead of a busy week with the Federal Reserve’s two-day FOMC meeting...
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Bitcoin price news: BTC under $88,000 ahead of Fed week and Big Tech earnings
Bitcoin slipped below the $88,000 level on Sunday as crypto markets weakened in thin weekend trading, extending a pullback that has weighed on the crypto...
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The ‘paper gold’ trap: Why your gold investment might just be a worthless piece of paper
There is a buying frenzy in the gold market that has propelled the price of the precious metal by more than 80% over the last...
