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Trump Accounts Could Include Bitcoin, and How Bitcoiners Should Prepare Now

Trump Accounts Could Include Bitcoin, and How Bitcoiners Should Prepare Now

Trump's crypto policies may open new tax-advantaged Bitcoin exposure. Here's what we know and how to prepare with existing tools.

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FBI Director Kash Patel's Late MSTR Disclosure Reveals Bitcoin's Quiet Arrival in Washington Power Circles

FBI Director Kash Patel's Late MSTR Disclosure Reveals Bitcoin's Quiet Arrival in Washington Power Circles

FBI Director Patel's delayed disclosure of a six-figure Strategy stock purchase highlights how Bitcoin exposure has entered D.C.'s highest offices.

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Galaxy Cuts CLARITY Act Odds to 50-50 and Bitcoin Businesses Should Pay Attention

Galaxy Cuts CLARITY Act Odds to 50-50 and Bitcoin Businesses Should Pay Attention

Galaxy Digital slashed CLARITY Act passage odds to coin-flip territory. Here's what the legislative uncertainty means for Bitcoin businesses.

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Anonymous Plaintiff Seeks $293 Billion in Dormant Bitcoin Without Private Keys, Threatening Self-Custody Norms

Anonymous Plaintiff Seeks $293 Billion in Dormant Bitcoin Without Private Keys, Threatening Self-Custody Norms

An anonymous plaintiff is suing 39,069 dormant Bitcoin addresses holding 3.8M BTC, claiming legal title without private keys under lost property law.

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How the White House Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Could Reshape American Mining Infrastructure

How the White House Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Could Reshape American Mining Infrastructure

The U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve is driving new legislation and industry proposals that could dramatically expand domestic mining infrastructure.

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Brian Armstrong's CLARITY Act Advocacy Glosses Over Critical Self-Custody Questions

Brian Armstrong's CLARITY Act Advocacy Glosses Over Critical Self-Custody Questions

Coinbase's CEO champions the CLARITY Act as a win for crypto, but his messaging largely ignores the bill's complex effects on self-custody wallets.

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Kevin Warsh's Fed Confirmation Could Reshape Bitcoin Self-Custody Demand

Kevin Warsh's Fed Confirmation Could Reshape Bitcoin Self-Custody Demand

A Bitcoin-friendly Fed chair who owns 30+ crypto assets may legitimize BTC as a macro hedge while keeping markets volatile, pushing demand toward hardware wallets.

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Kevin Warsh Fed Confirmation Signals Policy Shift as Bitcoin Miners Face Treasury Decisions

Kevin Warsh Fed Confirmation Signals Policy Shift as Bitcoin Miners Face Treasury Decisions

Kevin Warsh's Senate confirmation as Fed Chair arrives as Bitcoin miners sell record amounts of BTC, forcing tough treasury choices.

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Bitcoin ETF Inflows Drive Price Stability Near $82,000 as CLARITY Act Markup Approaches

Bitcoin ETF Inflows Drive Price Stability Near $82,000 as CLARITY Act Markup Approaches

Strong ETF inflows removed 33,000+ BTC from tradable supply in early May 2026, stabilizing prices near $82,000 as the CLARITY Act advances in the Senate.

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Michael Saylor's Tax Loss Harvesting Strategy Could Signal Smart Corporate Bitcoin Management

Michael Saylor's Tax Loss Harvesting Strategy Could Signal Smart Corporate Bitcoin Management

Strategy's willingness to sell bitcoin for tax benefits reveals a sophisticated playbook for corporate treasuries navigating crypto volatility.

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Swiss Bitcoin Reserve Initiative Falls Short After Gathering Only Half the Required Signatures

Swiss Bitcoin Reserve Initiative Falls Short After Gathering Only Half the Required Signatures

Swiss crypto advocates abandon their campaign to force the SNB to hold bitcoin after collecting only 50,000 of the 100,000 signatures needed for a referendum.

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CME Bitcoin Volatility Futures Launch June 1 and How That Changes Portfolio Hedging

CME Bitcoin Volatility Futures Launch June 1 and How That Changes Portfolio Hedging

CME's new Bitcoin Volatility futures let traders hedge price swings without selling BTC. Here's what miners and institutions need to know.

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CME Bitcoin Volatility Futures Launch June 1st and Will Reshape How Institutions Trade Crypto

CME Bitcoin Volatility Futures Launch June 1st and Will Reshape How Institutions Trade Crypto

CME's new Bitcoin Volatility futures let traders bet on BTC price swings, not direction. Here's what changes for institutions and markets.

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Strategy's $2.2 Billion Bitcoin Tax Pivot Signals Corporate Treasury Evolution

Strategy's $2.2 Billion Bitcoin Tax Pivot Signals Corporate Treasury Evolution

Strategy's shift from 'never sell' to strategic Bitcoin sales for tax benefits marks a new era of sophisticated corporate treasury management.

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Senate Stablecoin Yield Compromise Clears Path for Bitcoin to Hit $80,000

Senate Stablecoin Yield Compromise Clears Path for Bitcoin to Hit $80,000

A bipartisan Senate deal on stablecoin yield provisions lifted regulatory uncertainty, pushing Bitcoin above $80,000 as institutional capital accelerates.

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BlackRock IBIT Options Overtake Deribit as Wall Street Embraces Bitcoin Derivatives

BlackRock IBIT Options Overtake Deribit as Wall Street Embraces Bitcoin Derivatives

BlackRock's IBIT options hit $27.6B open interest, surpassing Deribit's $26.9B in a historic shift toward regulated Bitcoin derivatives.

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Trump's Canceled Iran Talks Send Bitcoin Sliding as $5 Billion USDT Rally Reverses Course

Trump's Canceled Iran Talks Send Bitcoin Sliding as $5 Billion USDT Rally Reverses Course

Bitcoin dropped from $78,000 to $77,200 after Trump canceled Iran peace talks, reversing gains from $5B in USDT inflows earlier this month.

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Sberbank's Crypto Entry Opens Questions About Lightning Payment Corridors

Sberbank's Crypto Entry Opens Questions About Lightning Payment Corridors

Russia's largest bank prepares crypto trading for 110M customers. Could institutional adoption indirectly boost Lightning payment networks?

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New York Sues Coinbase and Gemini for $3.4 Billion Over Prediction Markets

New York Sues Coinbase and Gemini for $3.4 Billion Over Prediction Markets

NY Attorney General claims Coinbase and Gemini run illegal gambling operations. The CFTC responded by suing New York State three days later.

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Jason Lowery's Pentagon Role Could Reshape How the U.S. Military Views Bitcoin

Jason Lowery's Pentagon Role Could Reshape How the U.S. Military Views Bitcoin

Jason Lowery's INDOPACOM appointment and Admiral Paparo's Senate testimony signal growing military interest in Bitcoin as a national security tool.

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