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Why Bitcoiners should care that Washington joined a $96B yen rescue to shield over $1 trillion in US Treasuries

The United States joined Japan’s effort to support the yen after preliminary central-bank data indicated Tokyo may have deployed almost $96 billion over two days,…
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Intesa Sanpaolo slashed IBIT stake by 94% in 2Q, tripled ether ETF holding as crypto prices slumped

The Italian bank tripled its holding of iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF stake as total bitcoin ETF holdings fell 35% to $69.3 million. Read Full…
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Odds of CLARITY crypto legislation passing sink to 27% as Treasury, White House, SEC, and Senate leads quit

Tyler Williams served as Secretary Scott Bessent’s principal adviser on blockchain and digital asset policy, making him one of Treasury’s top voices on US crypto…
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BlackRock Tokenizes $311B of European Money Market Funds With JP Morgan's Kinexys

Europe’s largest cash management platform is now issuing tokens on Ethereum, in a launch restricted to professional investors. Read Full Story at Decrypt.co →
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Strategy Sells 1,638 Bitcoin Below Its Cost Basis to Fund Dividends and STRC Buybacks

Strategy sold 1,638 BTC at an average of $63,957, about $11,462 under its cost basis, and used every dollar plus a $290.6 million stock raise…
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Mastercard completes $1.8B BVNK acquisition in stablecoin push

Mastercard said the tie-up would help banks, fintechs and enterprises expand stablecoin payments, payouts, settlement and treasury services. Read Full Story at Cointelegraph.com →
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Marmot Researchers Turn to OnlyFans for Funding—And There Are Meme Coins Too

Scientists are using OnlyFans to help fund decades of marmot research, while unofficial memecoins inspired by the project have emerged on Solana. Read Full Story…
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‘We’ll Get Through This Bear Market,’ Says CEO of Bitcoin Treasury Company Strategy 

Bitcoin Magazine ‘We’ll Get Through This Bear Market,’ Says CEO of Bitcoin Treasury Company Strategy  The biggest corporate holder of Bitcoin has again cashed out…
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Bessent’s top crypto adviser Tyler Williams exits US Treasury: Report

A key architect of the Trump administration’s digital asset agenda is leaving the Treasury Department as Congress struggles to advance landmark crypto legislation. Read Full…
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Italy’s biggest bank just slashed its Bitcoin ETF call position by 99% to triple down on staked Ethereum

A 500,000-share-equivalent held put appeared in Q2, but the filing cannot reveal the bank’s net options exposure or motive. The post Italy’s biggest bank just…