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Stocks are up, oil is up, gold is up, and Bitcoin is up, currently at $80,000, up 30% in the last month. Whether or not it’s logical, the debasement/store-of-value trade appears strong, according to Bloomberg’s ETF analyst Eric Balchunas. The crypto bear market... 
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This article first appeared in Miner Weekly, a weekly newsletter by Blocksbridge Consulting curating the latest news in energy, compute, infrastructure, and data analysis from The Energy Mag. The original article can be viewed here. Public miners analyzed by... 
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Key TakeawaysBukele slammed false reports of a transferred bitcoin reserve, clarifying only Chivo shares were privatized.The IMF praised El Salvador’s economic growth and fiscal surplus, which Bukele credited to better security.Bukele ignored IMF claims that bitcoin... 
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Key TakeawaysBitcoin saw 600 BTC from 2010 swept into 12 new wallets on Sept. 5, putting $47.84 million in rare Satoshi-era coins back in play.Arkham tagged the 12 original wallets as a miner, tying the stash to Bitcoin’s early CPU-mining days.The 600 BTC sweep... 
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Key TakeawaysOrionx halted withdrawals and is shutting down after a forensic audit revealed a $7M financial shortfall.Orionx filed criminal complaints against its founders for allegedly losing user funds in speculative trading.Regulators revealed Orionx operated... 
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Key TakeawaysBitcoin climbed back to $82,000 this week, giving the bulls a great deal more to cheer about.All 11 AI models see BTC ending 2026 higher, with calls ranging from $84,500 to $105,480.Deepseek is the big bull at $105,480, while Claude Opus 5 plays it safer... 
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Key TakeawaysThe FBI seized more than $560,000 in cryptocurrency intended for Hamas.Agents captured domains and servers used for fundraising and recruitment.Investigators obtained information about thousands of potential donors. FBI Takes Control of Hamas Fundraising... 
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Key TakeawaysPoland’s parliament failed to override a crypto bill veto, forcing local firms to register abroad for MiCA.The vote follows the Zondacrypto scandal, which stole $94M and sparked a massive state corruption probe.PM Tusk blamed opposition leaders for... 
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Key TakeawaysBitcoin’s old-school wallets moved 626.74 BTC during the first five days of September.Intriguingly, the crypto custodian Bitgo received 200 BTC from eight 2013 wallets that woke within just 25 seconds of each other.The writing’s on the wall: A slowdown is... 
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Key TakeawaysGoldman Sachs led disclosed spot XRP ETF holders with $87.4 million.The top 10 included banks, trading firms, and wealth managers.Investment advisers accounted for $120.9 million of total exposure. Goldman Sachs Leads XRP ETF Holder Rankings Institutional... 
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Key TakeawaysWeekly tokenized equity trading volume peaked near $3 billion.Onchain tokenized stock value locked surpassed $110 million.Lending and collateral use remain small but are expanding rapidly. Tokenized Equity Trading Reaches New High Tokenized equity trading... 
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Key TakeawaysHougan recently told investors to own bitcoin for debasement, Zcash for privacy and tokenization plays.Zcash crossed $1,000 the same day, and Grayscale’s ZCSH ETF has grown to $414.7 million since Aug. 25.Hougan has argued since December that bitcoin will... Translate »
