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• Kazakhstan’s Crypto Bet: Central Bank To Begin $350M Digital Assets Investment In Q2
  Kazakhstan’s central bank will soon begin investing up to $350 million from its gold and foreign exchange reserves into cryptocurrency assets and related companies, as part of its broader digital assets strategy. Related Reading: US Watchdogs Submit Crypto, Prediction Markets Rule Plans For White House Review Central Bank Prepares For $350M Investment Into Crypto-Related Assets […]
• Single Swing Vote May Determine Fate Of The CLARITY Act In Banking Committee
  Despite strong backing from President Donald Trump and ongoing discussions at the White House, the CLARITY Act — the Senate’s long-debated crypto market structure bill — remains stalled as political divisions persist and the midterm elections draw closer. The legislation has been slowed by continued resistance from Senate Democrats and the banking industry, both of […]
• The Hormuz Standoff: Why Bitcoin’s Liquidity Drain Is Defying The Global Energy Shock
  Bitcoin is attempting to hold the $70,000 level as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East intensify, injecting fresh uncertainty into global financial markets. The asset began the week trading above $74,000 but experienced a sharp repricing as investors reacted to escalating developments around the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint for global energy supply. As […]
• Bitcoin Faces A New Quantum Era As Giant Computing Facility Breaks Ground
  Just over 10,000 Bitcoin — out of nearly 20 million in circulation — sits in wallets actually exposed to a quantum attack. Related Reading: US Moves Bitcoin During Iran Strikes — Market Watches Closely That number comes from CoinShares, a crypto asset management firm, which found in February that only 10,230 coins are both vulnerable […]
• The 24/7 Takeover: How Crypto’s $130B TradFi Surge Is Absorbing The Global Commodities Trade
  Cryptocurrency exchanges are increasingly evolving beyond digital asset trading platforms, gradually becoming global venues for traditional financial derivatives. A recent CryptoQuant report highlights how this shift is accelerating as market participants from traditional finance begin to utilize crypto-native infrastructure to trade assets outside the typical cryptocurrency universe. Related Reading: Bitcoin Bears Lose The Lead: Negative […]
• Buterin Says Ethereum Must Rethink Its Future: Here’s Why
  Vitalik Buterin is urging the Ethereum ecosystem to get bolder about what it builds on top of the chain—while drawing a hard line around the base layer’s core guarantees—arguing that a first-principles reset on applications, wallets, and even culture could be necessary for Ethereum’s next phase. In a post on X, the Ethereum co-founder said […]
• Bitcoin Could Outshine Gold Through 2029, Macroeconomist Predicts
  The gap between how investors feel about gold and Bitcoin has rarely been this wide. Gold’s fear and greed index sat at 72 out of 100 — deep in greed territory — while the top crypto’s equivalent reading hit 18 out of 100, a level classified as extreme fear. Related Reading: Bitwise Backs Bitcoin Devs […]