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Bitcoin news and financial news update. Today I cover MSCI's new index rules that could exclude Strategy, Microsoft's canceled AI data center deal with Bitcoin mining spinoff Nscale, and World's new identity verification tools for banks. I also look at a BIS study on stablecoin adoption, a scammer who lost nearly $5 million in Bitcoin to Ledger wallet thieves, Strategy's latest Bitcoin purchases a...

Bitcoin news and bitcoin regulation update. Today I cover Richard Heart's reported detention in Turkey, UK tax rules raising serious Bitcoin privacy concerns, Russia authorizing Sberbank to exchange cryptocurrencies, and Ledger's new $849 Atom security device. I also look at Patrick Witt leaving the White House Crypto Council, Bitcoin falling alongside Asian stock markets, AI-built Microsoft Offic...

Bitcoin news and economic news update. Today I cover Ledger's reseller sales pause amid a hardware wallet tampering investigation, Trezor's response, and hotter-than-expected September inflation that sent the bitcoin price lower. I also get into Richard Heart's reported detention, BNY and Citadel Securities' tokenized Treasury transaction, questions about Strategy's preferred stock financing, and...

Bitcoin news and economic news update. Today I cover Ledger's confirmation of an unauthorized hardware wallet implant, potential crypto losses exceeding $86 million, and the renewed debate over Bitcoin ETFs versus self-custody. I also look at global warnings about stablecoin risks, new CFTC rules for prediction markets, South Korea's first traditional bank loans backed by Bitcoin, and a $37.5 mill...

Bitcoin news and economic news update. Today I cover AI coding agents driving new Bitcoin payment integrations, growing concerns about AI threats to Bitcoin's cryptography, and WhiteBIT adding Lightning Network support. I also look at Bitcoin's rebound toward $82,000 following Trump's Iran comments, Bitwise's failed Dogecoin ETF, new EU scrutiny of tokenized collateral, and the NFL's legal fight w...

Bitcoin news and bitcoin regulation update. Today I cover the U.S. government's $770 million Bitcoin transfer to Coinbase Prime, the CFTC's push for new crypto exchange rules, and EU lawmakers targeting crypto-related corruption. I also look at Securitize bringing tokenized stocks to Solana, warnings about potential AI threats to Bitcoin wallet security, and a suspected AI-assisted hack affecting...

Bitcoin news and bitcoin regulation update. Today I cover Robinhood adding $25 million in Bitcoin to its corporate balance sheet, U.S. government wallets moving more than $100 million in BTC and BNB with no confirmed sale, prosecutors citing the Bitcoin Fog ruling in Roman Storm’s venue challenge, and Europol warning about quantum risks to crypto wallets. I also get into World Liberty Financial’s...

Bitcoin news and bitcoin regulation update. Today I cover FinCEN withdrawing its crypto mixing rule and self-hosted wallet proposal, a congressional bill targeting candidates who trade prediction markets on their own elections, and a 4chan Bitcoin cycle prediction calling October 5 the bottom. I also get into Bitcoin merchant adoption in Indiana, India’s removal of Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat, and a Cla...

Bitcoin news and financial news update. Today I cover the IMF praising El Salvador’s economic progress while pushing for less state involvement in Bitcoin, Stripe’s plan to expand stablecoin cards to more than 100 countries, Metaplanet’s 10,000 BTC sale and 11,000 BTC repurchase, and Strategy adding another 334 BTC. I also get into Chainalysis using AI to trace the $387 million Bitget hack to Nort...

Bitcoin news and bitcoin regulation update. Today I cover Block’s campaign to get more people spending bitcoin, another Trump memecoin dinner for top holders, BitGo CEO Mike Belshe’s warning about market structure after the CLARITY Act failed to advance, a weak September jobs report, Peter Todd joining MARA Foundation to lead Slipstream, the SEC’s proposed crypto custody rules, Sen. Steve Daines’...

Bitcoin news and economic news update. Today I cover TD Cowen’s view that Bitcoin is evolving into financial infrastructure, Bitcoin’s 40% quarterly gain, softer PCE inflation and changing Fed rate expectations, plus the latest bitcoin regulation stories in the U.S. and Europe. I also get into a live USDC settlement pilot between Lloyds and Visa, MetaMask’s validator exits following a security inc...

Bitcoin news and bitcoin regulation update. Today I cover the fallout from Bitget’s $388 million hack, thousands of bitcoin leaving the exchange after withdrawals reopened, a Senate Democratic staff report targeting Tether over Iran-linked USDT activity, Morgan Stanley’s new digital asset lab, and HANetf’s euro-hedged Bitcoin product. I also get into McDonald’s AI-powered pricing system and OpenAI...

Bitcoin news and economic news update. Today I cover a growing Bitcoin merchant network in Missouri, Kazakhstan’s plan to turn flared gas into energy for digital asset mining, Greece’s first MiCA entrants, and Belarus approving its first crypto banks. I also look at the ECB exploring AI-agent payments for a digital euro and the growing security problem around autonomous AI agents. Topics for today...

Bitcoin news and bitcoin analysis update. Today I cover the push to make Bitcoin quantum-resistant, AI agents cutting the estimated cost of quantum-safe transactions, California’s new memecoin restrictions for politicians, Strategy adding another 1,665 bitcoin, Michael Saylor’s proposed bill of digital rights, and a $2.4 billion week for U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs. Bitcoin technology, regulation, inst...

Bitcoin news and macro news update. Today I cover bitcoin price pressure as Treasury yields climb, the suspected $352 million Bitget hack, new IRS crypto reporting headaches, ARK’s move to tokenize venture fund exposure, and a growing list of AI security and privacy concerns. We also look at bitcoin markets, financial news, crypto tax reporting, blockchain analytics, and where AI agents are starti...

  Bitcoin news and financial news update. Today I cover BitMEX ending trading after more than 11 years, cross-border stablecoin flows climbing 77.5% to $220.3 billion, Russia’s digital ruble rollout, and Canada’s largest banks exploring tokenized deposits. I also get into the CFTC’s push toward mass tokenization and 24/7 markets, Binance taking a $100 million stake in Circle, BlackRock’s case...

Bitcoin news and bitcoin regulation update. Today I cover white hats moving 52.37 BTC tied to the Coldcard exploit into a recovery trust, Binance facing a reported U.S. federal probe over Iran sanctions compliance, new EU stablecoin liquidity proposals, and Strive adding another 1,355 bitcoin. I also get into unusual repetitive trading on Kalshi’s bitcoin and ether markets, Bitcoin culture at Shor...

Bitcoin news and financial news update. Today I cover new Bitcoin volatility futures trading on Hyperliquid, Strategy buying another 950 BTC, X suing two UK users over alleged crypto-focused creator payout fraud, Visa moving to close a meme-coin credit card rewards loophole, and President Trump announcing plans for an AI Force and AI czar. The episode also touches on Bitcoin investing, crypto paym...

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Bitcoin news and bitcoin regulation update. Today I cover the Fed’s first rate hike since 2023, CFTC rulemaking plans after the CLARITY Act failed to advance, the SEC’s new innovation exemption for tokenized securities venues, another possible CLARITY push during the lame-duck session, and a House committee vote advancing a U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve bill. I also look at Goldman’s call for ano...

Bitcoin news and bitcoin regulation update. Today I cover the Senate blocking the CLARITY Act, Bernstein’s expectation of faster SEC and CFTC rulemaking, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s argument for a different crypto bill. I also look at Bitcoin positioning ahead of the Fed decision, Lightning coming to BitBox, and Deutsche Bank’s planned bitcoin custody service for institutional clients in Europe. T...

Bitcoin news and bitcoin regulation update. Today I cover the latest fight over the CLARITY Act, a Democratic counteroffer to Republicans, new crypto tax legislation moving through the House, and Strategy’s latest $139 million STRC buyback while its Bitcoin holdings stay unchanged. I also get into a Swiss Bitcoin Pay data breach, Sam Altman’s warning about losing control of AI, and a DOJ case invo...

Bitcoin news and economic news update. Today I cover AI-assisted research that cut a key quantum attack benchmark against Bitcoin’s cryptography by 86%, Metaplanet’s 41% reduction in its executive reward pool, India’s corporate bond tokenization pilot using the digital rupee, and Bitcoin’s reaction to hot PPI, rising oil prices, and long-term Treasury yields. I also get into Blockstream’s refusal...

Bitcoin news and financial news update. Today I cover Nasdaq’s $100 million investment in Kraken parent Payward, Scott Bessent’s push for Senate action on the CLARITY Act, Steak ’n Shake’s claimed sales growth since adopting Bitcoin, hardware wallet phishing alerts, and the growing quantum computing debate around Bitcoin security. I also look at Hunter Biden’s LAPTOP memecoin crash and a BIS warni...

Bitcoin news and bitcoin regulation update. Today I cover CoinCorner’s new multisig Bitcoin vault, Block’s bid for a U.S. trust bank charter for Bitcoin and stablecoin custody, the UK’s growing focus on crypto-enabled money laundering, and the latest fight over the CLARITY Act. I also get into LG smart TV privacy concerns, an Anthropic researcher’s resignation over AI risk, and Robinhood’s deeper...