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GameStop turned its $368 million bitcoin stash into an options income play

The video retailer sparked speculations of selling bitcoin after it transferred nearly all its coins to Coinbase Prime in January.
Crypto edges off of worst levels after Trump extends Iran strike pause

It was an ugly day all around in markets as the Iran war has sent oil prices and bond yields surging higher.
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Top Democrat on House committee questions Kraken's Federal Reserve account

Maxine Waters, who would likely take the House Financial Services Committee gavel again if Democrats win the House, sent a letter to the Kansas City Fed.
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White House crypto czar David Sacks transfers to presidential advisory committee role

White House AI and Crypto Czar David Sacks said Thursday he was joining the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology and leaving the czar role.
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Tether hires KPMG for USDT audit, brings in PwC as it gears up for U.S. expansion

FT identifies KPMG as auditor as stablecoin giant eyes fundraising and expansion under new U.S. rules
Bitcoin slides below $68,500 as Trump extends Iran deadline but war risks persist

Every major is red on the day as the war enters its fifth week with no resolution, though ETF inflows of $2.5 billion over the past month and net exchange outflows suggest institutional accumulation beneath the surface.
XRP slides toward $1.35 as liquidation wave signals weak support

Sharp late-session selling and rising leverage suggest a bigger move is coming, with downside risk building.
Bitcoin macro risks spike as Ukraine throws a spanner in Trump's plan to stabilize oil markets

Ukraine’s disruption of Russian oil flows has added fresh uncertainty to already strained energy markets, complicating inflation outlooks and keeping pressure on risk assets including bitcoin.
Investors yank $171 million from bitcoin ETFs in largest single-day outflow in three weeks

ETFs show institutional demand for bitcoin is cooling after a strong start to the month.
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Bitcoin falls below $68,000 as 10-year Treasury yield nears 1-year high of 4.5%

Liquidation heatmap shows large liquidity cluster around $66,000, signaling potential downside target.
Anchorage Digital adds Tron custody, opens U.S. institutional access to TRX trading

The integration provides institutions with a compliant way to hold TRX and will be expanded to include TRC-20 assets and native TRX staking.
Bitcoin drops to two-week low as $300 million in longs are liquidated

Bitcoin fell below $67,000 and ether dropped toward $2,000 as equities weakened, oil topped $100 and leveraged longs unwound, signaling fragile sentiment.
Retail investors drive widespread bitcoin selling as prices fall

Glassnode data shows distribution across cohorts as BTC falls below $67,000, with whales remaining largely neutral.
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NYSE owner doubles down on Polymarket with fresh $600 million investment

The parent company of the New York Stock Exchange is cementing its bet on the future of prediction markets, bringing its total commitment to nearly $2 billion.
CoinDesk 20 performance update: AAVE drops 3.2% as nearly all constituents decline

Bitcoin Cash (BCH), up 0.8% from Thursday, was the only gainer.
Anthropic’s massive 'Claude Mythos' leak sends software names — and crypto — sharply lower

The model could significantly heighten cybersecurity risks by rapidly finding and exploiting software vulnerabilities, potentially accelerating a cyber arms race.
Crypto stocks battered as Nasdaq enters correction in $17 trillion market rout

The Friday plunge fits into a pattern since the war in Iran broke out, with gains on Monday turning into losses by the end of the week.
Why Mastercard paid double for stablecoin infrastructure it could have built

The credit card giant’s pricey payment to buy stablecoin platform, BVNK, says more than any strategy deck or earnings call ever could.
Morgan Stanley enters bitcoin ETF race with market-leading low fee

The bank priced its proposed spot bitcoin fund at 14 basis points, making it the lowest fund on the market, if approved.
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Bitcoin miners are becoming AI companies and selling their BTC to fund the transition

The average public miner spent $79,995 to produce one bitcoin last quarter. Bitcoin is trading at $70,000. The math doesn't work, so the industry is pivoting to AI, taking on $70 billion in contracts, and liquidating bitcoin treasuries to finance the shift.
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