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Strategy’s Bitcoin Stack Raises the Key Question: What Can It Do Instead of Selling BTC?
Strategy has alternatives to selling bitcoin. A new research points to options that could raise cash without reducing its bitcoin holdings. After overhauling its capital management amid pressure on its preferred-stock structure, the key…
Visa Launches Stablecoin Pilot With M-Pesa in DRC to Test Cross-Border Transfers
Visa, M-Pesa and Onafriq have launched a pilot program in the Democratic Republic of Congo using U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoins to settle cross-border mobile transactions. Blockchain Meets Mobile Money Financial services giant Visa, mobile…
OKX Announces Direct Crypto Aid for Venezuelans Hit by Devastating Twin Earthquakes
The exchange wants to help Venezuelans who were hit by twin earthquakes last week and is now giving 20 USDT to users with proof of address verifying they reside in La Guaira, the state most affected by this natural disaster. OKX Opens…
Former Blackrock Executive Defends Ethereum as Solana’s Validator Count Shrinks to 800
Sharplink co-CEO Joseph Chalom, a former Blackrock executive, has pushed back on claims that Ethereum has a “culture problem,” arguing its 900,000-plus validators and one million-plus developers give it a decentralization edge Solana cannot…
Traders Push Bitcoin Back Above $62,000 as $31M Liquidations Signal Cooling Volatility
Bitcoin stabilized near $62,000 after a brief dip to $61,300, posting a modest 1.5% daily rise—far weaker than the approximately 3% surges seen on July 1–2. Liquidations Drop Sharply Amid Marginal Gains Bitcoin consolidated between $61,000…
Santiment: XRP Returns Sink to Lowest Levels Since December 2020 as Relief Rally Odds Climb
XRP holders are sitting on some of their steepest average losses in years, according to analytics firm Santiment, a setup it says has historically preceded relief rallies. The average trader is down roughly 47%. A Rare Loss Zone The average…
Same Risk, Same Rules: Brazil to Regulate Crypto VASPs Like Traditional Securities Brokerages
The Brazilian central bank has now included VASPS under Type 3 classification, with the same requirements as brokerage and securities distribution firms. Furthermore, the rules passed exclude VASPs from receiving Segment 5 classification, a…
Stablecoins Surge 2% in Brazil as the Central Bank Triggers a New ‘Samba Premium’
The Central Bank of Brazil recently sent a notification to several financial institutions about the possible misuse of purpose structures to import crypto into Brazil and act as intermediaries. This was enough to send stablecoin prices up…
Ireland’s CAB Cracks Third Bitcoin Wallet, Recovers $31 Million From Cannabis Grower
Ireland’s Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) reportedly pulled another 500 bitcoin out of a decade-dormant wallet this week, bringing its 2026 recovery total from a single cannabis dealer’s stash to 1,500 BTC, worth more than $92 million at…
These 12-Sided Roman Bronze Objects Have Kept Their Secret Since 1739
First discovered in 1739, more than 100 Gallo-Roman dodecahedrons have since turned up, largely across the northwestern provinces of the Roman Empire. The hollow bronze pieces, built with 12 pentagonal faces and small spheres at each…