📢 Standard Chartered forecasts Bitcoin could reach $100K by the end of the year, driven by the U.S. Treasury's plan to double its long-term bond buybacks.

The bank called the move "exactly the type of thing Bitcoin loves."

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📈 Strategy’s bitcoin holdings now exceed its average acquisition cost, according to a recent report

The company's unrealized gains are approaching $1 billion as bitcoin trades near $76,500.

📢 Arthur Hayes suggests it could be a strategic misstep to avoid "long positions in stocks, gold, Bitcoin, and the broader market"—particularly as the U.S. Treasury's role in the bond market continues to evolve.

⭐️ Just a quick look at how the selected tokens have risen and fallen over the past week.

📢 President Trump announced that U.S. tariffs on Canadian cars, trucks, auto parts, and steel will rise to 50% starting January 1, 2027.

He blamed Canada for unfair trade practices, pointing to its agricultural tariffs as a key factor behind a $60 billion U.S. trade deficit. Trump called on companies to produce goods in the United States to bypass the tariffs, saying: "Build in the U.S. and there are ZERO TARIFFS."

⌨️ Pavel Durov stated that the French investigation against him remains ongoing, two years after his arrest.

He described it as continued pressure on Telegram for refusing to comply with censorship and surveillance requests.

China urges U.S. to reconsider Iran sanctions amid escalating tensions

Beijing is calling on Washington to reevaluate its sanctions against Iran, cautioning that further unilateral moves could prompt retaliatory steps. With geopolitical strains deepening, China advocates for diplomatic engagement over pressure, stressing that such measures risk disrupting global trade and weakening international stability.

#Geopolitics #USChinaRelations #IranSanctions

📢 Former X product lead Nikita Bier has revealed plans to introduce crypto trading buttons directly within X posts — coming soon

⚪️ CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Russia

⚡️ Circle minted 5 billion USDC last week

The US SEC has filed a new proposal with the White House, outlining possible updates to cryptocurrency custody rules.

📢 Binance co-founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao has suggested that bitcoin:native could become more significant than gold in the next bull run.

He also pointed out that the intersection of AI and crypto will probably begin with stablecoins, as AI-powered trading gains momentum long before AI-driven payment systems achieve broad adoption.

✅ The UK is set to give the Bank of England a new secondary mandate: supporting innovation in digital payments, including stablecoins

🔥 Circle secures front-of-shirt sponsorship deal with Chelsea FC, featuring USDC

🪙 Solana's governance has passed SGP-0002, cutting the annual SOL issuance rate by 30%—doubling the pace of reduction.

Meanwhile, SGP-0003, which aimed to boost $SOL fee burns, failed to secure the necessary two-thirds majority and did not pass.

⭐️ Here’s a snapshot of which tokens are gaining momentum—and which are losing traction—over the last seven days.

📢 Fidelity declares the Bitcoin bear market over

Jurrien Timmer noted the correction lasted long enough to likely mark a market bottom.

⚡️ The head of the BIS has rejected stablecoins for large-scale payments, promoting tokenized bank deposits as a superior alternative.

Here’s the irony: stablecoins are backed entirely by liquid assets, whereas tokenized deposits typically operate on fractional reserves—raising real concerns about security and trust. #Blockchain #Fintech