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Tether’s $120M Uruguay Bitcoin Mining Bet Ends in Power Dispute

Tether abandoned a roughly $120 million Bitcoin mining investment in Uruguay after a dispute with the state power company escalated into unpaid bills, an read more: Tether’s $120M Uruguay Bitcoin Mining Bet Ends in Power Dispute

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Bitwise XRP ETF Trading Volume Tops $200M Across Three Sessions

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Bitwise CIO Sees Crypto Bull Case Strengthening on 5 Key Shifts

Six-Figure Bitcoin Price in Sight as BTC Call Options Go Berserk

Six-Figure Bitcoin Price in Sight as BTC Call Options Go Berserk

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Bitcoin Price Drives Toward $80K as Economist Warns of 'Massive QE'

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Bitcoin Price Storms Past $79K Before Hitting Resistance Near $80K

XRP Faces 5.5% Annual Supply Dilution as XRPL Revenue Falls 81.6%

XRP Faces 5.5% Annual Supply Dilution as XRPL Revenue Falls 81.6%

Crypto Market Surge: $500B Added as Market Cap Hits $2.74T

Crypto Market Surge: $500B Added as Market Cap Hits $2.74T

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Bitcoin May Hit Turning Point This Week as Durable Bottom Takes Shape

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XDC Network Adds Clear Street as Institutional Masternode Validator

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Digital Gold Stirs at Last – Week in Review

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Tether Completes Audit, Wintermute Bets on AI and High-Frequency Trading, And More – Weekly Recap

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Yellow Gold Stirs While Digital Gold Stays Quiescent – Week In Review

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ParaFi Partner Bets AI Capital Flees to Bitcoin After Crash

BitMEX the End of an Era

BitMEX the End of an Era

The Brutal Truth About Crypto Infrastructure and M&A

The Brutal Truth About Crypto Infrastructure and M&A

CLARITY Stalls, Coldcard Fallout Continues, Bitcoin Barely Budges

CLARITY Stalls, Coldcard Fallout Continues, Bitcoin Barely Budges

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Trezor: Someone Always Holds Your Keys. It Should Be You.

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Morph: No More Backflips - What Onchain Yield Looks Like When It Sticks the Landing

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AI Stocks Trade Like Memecoins While Bitcoin Barely Moves – Week in Review

Trezor: If You Don't Hold the Keys, You Don't Own the Bitcoin

Trezor: If You Don't Hold the Keys, You Don't Own the Bitcoin

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Despite Tradfi Headwinds, Bottom Signs Abound – Week in Review

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Anthropic Co-Founder Ben Mann Says Elite Schools Matter Less in the AI Era

Anthropic Co-Founder Ben Mann Says Elite Schools Matter Less in the AI Era

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Microsoft Axes a Cult Publishing App After 30 Years, With .pub Files at Risk

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XRP Faces 5.5% Annual Supply Dilution as XRPL Revenue Falls 81.6%

Bitcoin Price Drives Toward $80K as Economist Warns of 'Massive QE'

Bitcoin Price Drives Toward $80K as Economist Warns of 'Massive QE'

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Crypto Market Surge: $500B Added as Market Cap Hits $2.74T

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$40 Trillion US Debt Spiral Threatens Global Markets, CEO Warns

$40 Trillion US Debt Spiral Threatens Global Markets, CEO Warns

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The Huge Dormant Wave of New Bitcoin Buyers Doesn't Even Get Bitcoin Yet

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AOC Blasts Past Newsom as 2028 Prediction Market Bets Pile Up

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Gold Hits $4,620 as Treasury Buybacks Reignite the Dollar Debasement Trade

Ray Dalio Backs Bitcoin as US Debt Could Spiral to $60 Trillion

Ray Dalio Backs Bitcoin as US Debt Could Spiral to $60 Trillion

Treasury Steps In, Bitcoin Wakes Up, and More – Week In Review

Treasury Steps In, Bitcoin Wakes Up, and More – Week In Review

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Michael Saylor Defines Bitcoin’s ‘Most Profound Breakthrough’

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Bitcoin’s ECX Fork Is Coming: When It Hits and Who Gets Free Coins

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Bitcoin Core Dev Warns Bitcoin Payments Vanish at Bitcoin Beach

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Ceffu Pulls $263 Million in Bitcoin and Ethereum off Binance in 30 Minutes

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Bitmine Adds 32,447 ETH as Ether Jumps 30% in One Week

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Bitcoin Trader Down $4.56M Opens New $23M Short on 300 BTC

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Strive Scoops 1,110 Bitcoin as Its BTC Treasury Blasts Higher

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Strategy Slams Brakes on Bitcoin Buying, Stockpiles $6.69B Cash

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Abraxas Builds $783M Hyperliquid Short, Hedges ETH as BTC Hits $77.5K

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Solana Validators Open Vote on Constitution

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Druckenmiller Bets $88m on Bitdeer and Hyperliquid Strategies

Bitcoin, Stocks and Gold Rip Higher While Bond Market Fear Festers

Bitcoin, Stocks and Gold Rip Higher While Bond Market Fear Festers

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'We're Going to Increase the Buyback': Treasury Boss Targets Bond Yields

Securitize Brings Neuberger’s $230 Billion Credit Platform Onchain

Securitize Brings Neuberger’s $230 Billion Credit Platform Onchain

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Trump Opens Bitcoin Door as US Debt Blows Past $40 Trillion

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Nasdaq Sets December 6 Launch for Nearly 23-Hour Trading Day

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UAE Pulls Iran Trade Plug as Hormuz Crisis Rattles Global Markets

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Citi Brings Bitcoin Into Custody+ as Markets Move Toward 24/7

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Bessent Warns Foreign Nations to Sever Iranian Digital Asset Ties

Report: Block Bits Founder Guilty After $960K Crypto Bot Pitch Implodes

Report: Block Bits Founder Guilty After $960K Crypto Bot Pitch Implodes

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Pakistan Puts Crypto Firms on Notice as Sept. 5 Deadline Looms

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Crypto Firm Shut Down After Nine Investors Lose Over £300,000

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Bank of Russia Eases Qualified Investor Rules With New Finance Test

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Ripple CEO Says Crypto Rules Near Finish After White House Meeting

Senator Seeks Trump Crypto Ban as 63% Call His Profits Inappropriate

Senator Seeks Trump Crypto Ban as 63% Call His Profits Inappropriate

Big Banks Demand Identity Checks for Secondary Stablecoin Markets

Big Banks Demand Identity Checks for Secondary Stablecoin Markets

Illinois' 0.2% Crypto Tax Sparks a Full-Blown Courtroom War

Illinois' 0.2% Crypto Tax Sparks a Full-Blown Courtroom War

UK Tax Agency Sends 81,000 Crypto Tax Letters as Scrutiny Rises

UK Tax Agency Sends 81,000 Crypto Tax Letters as Scrutiny Rises

Grayscale Names 3 Crypto Tokens That Could Gain From New SEC Rules

Grayscale Names 3 Crypto Tokens That Could Gain From New SEC Rules

South Korea Deploys AI to Bust Crypto Market Manipulation

South Korea Deploys AI to Bust Crypto Market Manipulation

Mining

Tether’s $120M Uruguay Bitcoin Mining Bet Ends in Power Dispute

Tether’s $120M Uruguay Bitcoin Mining Bet Ends in Power Dispute

Bitcoin Mining Hits a Crossroads as Difficulty Hovers Near the Floor

Bitcoin Mining Hits a Crossroads as Difficulty Hovers Near the Floor

EU Carbon Taxes Push Bitcoin Mining to Russia, Study Claims

EU Carbon Taxes Push Bitcoin Mining to Russia, Study Claims

Bitcoin Miners Get a Lifeline as Hashprice Explodes 20% Higher

Bitcoin Miners Get a Lifeline as Hashprice Explodes 20% Higher

Riot Platforms Sold 9,665 Bitcoin in H1 2026 to Fund AI Pivot

Riot Platforms Sold 9,665 Bitcoin in H1 2026 to Fund AI Pivot

Winklevoss-Backed Cypherpunk Seizes 18% of Total Zcash Hashrate

Winklevoss-Backed Cypherpunk Seizes 18% of Total Zcash Hashrate

Public Miners Shed 21% of Bitcoin Hashrate as AI Revenue Accelerates

Public Miners Shed 21% of Bitcoin Hashrate as AI Revenue Accelerates

Keel Shuts All Bitcoin Mining With $819M Ready for AI Pivot

Keel Shuts All Bitcoin Mining With $819M Ready for AI Pivot

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DeFi

Ripple Backs RLUSD Lending Push on XRP Ledger With Clearpool, Cicada

Ripple Backs RLUSD Lending Push on XRP Ledger With Clearpool, Cicada

DeFi Roars Back as $10B DEX Boom Sends TVL Flying Above $83B

DeFi Roars Back as $10B DEX Boom Sends TVL Flying Above $83B

Liquid Staking Giant Lido Moves 8 Million ETH Onto New Validators to Ease Ethereum Network Load

Liquid Staking Giant Lido Moves 8 Million ETH Onto New Validators to Ease Ethereum Network Load

DeFi Aggregator Odos Closes Doors, Leaves Users 5 Days to Move Locked Funds

DeFi Aggregator Odos Closes Doors, Leaves Users 5 Days to Move Locked Funds

Sui's Hashi Testnet Goes Live, Targeting a Slice of Bitcoin's $1.4 Trillion Market

Sui's Hashi Testnet Goes Live, Targeting a Slice of Bitcoin's $1.4 Trillion Market

UK HMRC Says Crypto Lending Will Trigger No Capital Gains Tax Until Economic Disposal

UK HMRC Says Crypto Lending Will Trigger No Capital Gains Tax Until Economic Disposal

Robinhood Chain Surges: L2 Posts More Than $3 Billion in DEX Volume With 7 Million Daily Transfers

Robinhood Chain Surges: L2 Posts More Than $3 Billion in DEX Volume With 7 Million Daily Transfers

BonkDAO Treasury Loses $20M in Malicious Governance Attack, BONK Slides 8%

BonkDAO Treasury Loses $20M in Malicious Governance Attack, BONK Slides 8%

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