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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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Former UK PM Liz Truss Endorses Bitcoin as Alternative to Central Banking After Economic Criticism

Former UK PM Liz Truss Endorses Bitcoin as Alternative to Central Banking After Economic Criticism

Liz Truss calls Bitcoin 'sound money' and criticizes UK monetary policy at CPAC UK, signaling growing political interest in institutional bitcoin adoption.

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Congresswoman Sheri Biggs Buys Up to $250K in Bitcoin Through BlackRock ETF

Congresswoman Sheri Biggs Buys Up to $250K in Bitcoin Through BlackRock ETF

Rep. Sheri Biggs disclosed her second major Bitcoin ETF purchase, raising questions about political crypto adoption and congressional trading rules.

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Kraken's $550M Bitnomial Acquisition Creates a CFTC-Licensed Derivatives Powerhouse

Kraken's $550M Bitnomial Acquisition Creates a CFTC-Licensed Derivatives Powerhouse

Payward's $550M deal for Bitnomial gives Kraken all three CFTC licenses needed for regulated US crypto derivatives, challenging Coinbase and CME.

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Congresswoman Sheri Biggs Drops $250K on iShares Bitcoin ETF as Congress Goes Orange

Congresswoman Sheri Biggs Drops $250K on iShares Bitcoin ETF as Congress Goes Orange

Rep. Sheri Biggs disclosed up to $250K in Bitcoin ETF purchases, joining a wave of pro-crypto lawmakers. But should politicians model self-custody instead?

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