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Tether Gold tops $3.3B as demand for bullion-backed tokens rises

Tether’s XAUt tops $3.3 billion as gold reserves reach 154 tons, with demand rising amid geopolitical tensions and shifting expectations for Federal Reserve policy. Read Full Story at Cointelegraph.com →
Payments

Polygon Launches Shielded USDC and USDT Payments

The Polygon wallet now offers a “Privately Send” option that hides sender, receiver, and amount onchain, with KYT screening built into every transfer. Read Full…
Markets

Bitcoin-Funded ‘Satoshi Scholarship’ Opens Lomond School Doors to Global Students

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin-Funded ‘Satoshi Scholarship’ Opens Lomond School Doors to Global Students Lomond School deepens its Bitcoin integration with a fully funded “Satoshi Scholarship,” turning…
Infrastructure

If GameStop buys eBay, Bitcoin payments could suddenly have a 135M-buyer marketplace test case

GameStop’s unsolicited $55.5 billion bid for eBay could give the video game retailer a far larger e-commerce platform, a broader resale network, and a potential…
Markets

Bitcoin Tops $80,000 As ETF Bid Returns

The crypto rally extended into Monday, with traders pricing in the CLARITY Act compromise and Trump’s “Project Freedom” Hormuz operation. Read Full Story at Thedefiant.io…
Infrastructure

Glamsterdam Upgrade Set To Triple Ethereum's Execution Capacity

ePBS, Block-Level Access Lists, and EIP-8037 repricings combine to unlock a 200M gas limit floor, a throughput jump that could keep network fees pinned for…
Markets

How one trader used morse code to trick Grok into sending them billions of crypto tokens from its verified wallet

Tagging @grok in an X post plus a few dots and dashes was all that was needed last night for a bad actor to pickpocket…
Regulation

World Liberty Financial Sues Justin Sun for Defamation

The move is the latest in an escalating feud and comes just weeks after Sun filed a lawsuit against World Liberty Financial for freezing his…
Institutional

Strive’s (ASST) Bitcoin Treasury Crosses 15,000 BTC After $33.9 Million Purchase

Bitcoin Magazine Strive’s (ASST) Bitcoin Treasury Crosses 15,000 BTC After $33.9 Million Purchase Strive, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASST) said Monday its Bitcoin treasury has topped 15,000…