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Bitcoin hovers below $65,000 as Middle East tensions escalate further
Brent crude has meanwhile moved to over $83 a barrel after Yemen’s Iran-linked Houthis attacked Saudi Arabia, further escalating tensions in the Middle East.
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Russia Passes Law to Regulate Crypto Exchanges, Keeps Payment Ban in Place
Bitcoin Magazine Russia Passes Law to Regulate Crypto Exchanges, Keeps Payment Ban in Place New crypto regulations have been signed into law. But citizens in the country won't be able to buy coffee with Bitcoin anytime soon. This post Russia Passes Law to Regulate Crypto Exchanges, Keeps Payment B
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Asset Manager 3iQ to Manage Bhutan’s Bitcoin Reserves
Bitcoin Magazine Asset Manager 3iQ to Manage Bhutan’s Bitcoin Reserves Canadian digital asset manager 3iQ Corp. will work to manage some of the Bitcoin reserves of Bhutan’s Gelephu Mindfulness City project. 3iQ, Canada’s biggest and oldest digital asset fund manager, will not only manage the 10,00
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Live updates: Bitcoin stuck in tight range as risk assets rise on Iran deal hopes
Japan may have spent as much as $36.6 billion buying yen in the first joint US-Japan action to support the currency since 1998. Bitget Wallet’s Alvin Kan says it can slow a disorderly slide without reversing the broader trend.
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Bhutan's GMC puts part of its bitcoin treasury to work after 10,000 BTC pledge
The planned Gelephu Mindfulness City says 3iQ will run part of its bitcoin treasury on a market-neutral basis, a shift from holding the coins as a long-term national asset.
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U.S.-Japan intervention revives yen carry trade fears for bitcoin
Coordinated action sent the yen sharply higher, but bitcoin’s recent correlation suggests U.S. dollar strength, rather than the carry trade, may be the bigger risk.
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The bitcoin futures yield collapse: Once over 20%, now less than Treasury notes
Bitcoin futures’ once-rich carry has evaporated, with quarterly basis yields trailing two‑year U.S. Treasuries since February, a sign of shrinking arbitrage and a maturing market.
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Live updates: Traders say bitcoin sell-off from $65,000 points to thin volume, not panic selling
ARP Digital’s Yusuf Fakhro said bitcoin’s weakness reflects stalled participation more than forced selling, with ETF flows turning negative, CME open interest back at 2023 levels and Strategy idle for a fifth straight week.
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SEC to review Nasdaq bitcoin options approval after CME challenge
CME argues that because bitcoin is a commodity, options tied to its value fall under CFTC jurisdiction, not the SEC's authority.
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Bitcoin mining difficulty shrinks 14% from this year's high as plunging revenues force operators to pivot
Difficulty falls as weak mining economics reduce capacity, while forward markets signal little relief through year-end.
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Bitcoin's quantum plan assumes some algorithms break. AI just weakened one in 60 hours
The HAWK system isn't deployed anywhere, and Bitcoin doesn't use it. But is sitting in the same quantum race that Bitcoin developers are scrambling to finish.
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Tether posts $1.5 billion operating profit in Q2 as reserve buffer falls by half
The world’s largest stablecoin issuer added 14 metric tons of gold and about 1,800 bitcoin to its reserves during the second quarter.