It’s Monday morning — Saylor and Trump bought $2.7B BTC
Purchase announcements by BTC treasury companies led by Donald Trump, Michael Saylor, and others exceed $3B today. Source link
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Circle claims Just A Circle’s use of CRCL ticker is brand infringement
$50B stablecoin firm Circle Internet Group accused a circle-themed memecoin of “brand infringement,” causing it to change its ticker. Source link
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Pump Fun ICO raises $600M as PUMP traders dodge sale restrictions
Despite the ICO requiring buyers to go through a KYC process, analysis suggests that some wallets used dozens, if not hundreds, of addresses. Source link
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Coinbase spends $17k per day to protect Brian Armstrong from tequila
Since 2020, Coinbase has spent over $20M on Brian Armstrong’s personal security, which called a bomb squad over a bottle of tequila. Source link
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New MSTR ETF offers weekly payouts — until BTC market turns
A new ETF manager wants to leverage MicroStrategy with swaps to amplify risks and payout frequency. Source link
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Bitcoin’s minimum transaction fee just got cut by 90%
Yesterday, the BTC mining network began adopting a new, much lower threshold for minimum transaction fees: 0.1 sat/vByte. Source link
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BigONE: hacked for $27M and still open for business
Crypto exchange BigONE revealed a $27M hack today, but crypto sleuths noted that it’s still accepting millions in scam funds. Source link
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Nobody knows why HTX is juggling $1B USDT on Aave
HTX, the Justin-Sun advised exchange, has been depositing and withdrawing hundreds of millions of dollars worth of USDT on Aave. Source link
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FOIA reveals US Marshals sitting on at least $1.6B in BTC
A freedom of information request filed by The Rage reporter L0la L33tz revealed that the US Marshals Service holds $1.6B in BTC. Source link
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Did Adam Back betray Bitcoin for a Wall Street payout?
Adam Back seems less concerned with bitcoin’s role in displacing traditional banking as he gets rich alongside Wall Street bankers. Source link