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AI Data Centers Face Local Pushback Seen in Bitcoin Mining

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For years, Bitcoin miners expanding across the United States learned that access to cheap power and industrial land did not ...

US Marshals Investigate Claims around Stealing $40M in Seized Crypto

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The US Marshals Service confirmed β€œthe matter is under investigation,” following claims that millions in government-seized crypto was stolen. US ...

Nearly 40% of US Merchants Accept Crypto

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Today in Crypto: PayPal found nearly 40% of US merchants accept crypto, Nomura’s Laser Digital has applied for a US ...

Morgan Stanley Appoints Head of Digital Asset Strategy

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Morgan Stanley has tapped veteran executive Amy Oldenburg to lead the investment bank’s new crypto unit, just weeks after announcing ...

Crypto Must Be Indispensable if Bill Fails to Pass: Bitwise

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The crypto industry will need to become ingrained in everyday life in the US should Congress fail to pass a ...

Bitcoin Bears Hold Advantage In Friday’s $10.8B Options Expiry

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Key takeaways: Bearish options strategies maintain an edge unless Bitcoin secures a decisive price breakout above $90,000. Traders are using ...

Rodeo Announces Closure, Becoming The Second NFT Marketplace This Week

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Social NFT marketplace Rodeo has become the second NFT platform this week to announce its closure amid a tough market ...

4 in 10 US Merchants Now Accept Crypto: PayPal

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Almost four in ten US merchants now accept cryptocurrency at checkout, as customers have shown increasing interest in crypto for ...

Steak ‘N Shake Adds $5M To Strategic Bitcoin Reserve

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US fast-food restaurant chain Steak ’n Shake has added $5 million worth of Bitcoin to its Strategic Bitcoin Reserve as ...

Ethereum AI Agent Standard ERC-8004 Launches This Week

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An Ethereum smart contract standard enabling trustless artificial intelligence agent communication on the network is β€œprobably” going to be deployed ...

AI Data Centers Face Local Pushback Seen in Bitcoin Mining

For years, Bitcoin miners expanding across the United States learned that access to cheap power and industrial land did not guarantee community acceptance. Now, as AI hyperscalers and developers race to build power-dense data centers, they are encountering similar local resistance over electricity demand, infrastructure costs and long-term environmental impact, according to the latest Miner ...
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US Marshals Investigate Claims around Stealing $40M in Seized Crypto

The US Marshals Service confirmed β€œthe matter is under investigation,” following claims that millions in government-seized crypto was stolen. US authorities confirmed that an investigation was underway into claims that the son of a federal contractor tasked with safeguarding seized digital assets stole more than $40 million in cryptocurrency. A spokesperson for the US Marshals ...
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Nearly 40% of US Merchants Accept Crypto

Today in Crypto: PayPal found nearly 40% of US merchants accept crypto, Nomura’s Laser Digital has applied for a US national trust charter license and Standard Chartered says stablecoin growth could drain bank deposits. Nearly 40% of US merchants accept crypto: PayPal Almost 40% of US merchants now accept crypto at checkout, as customers have ...
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Morgan Stanley Appoints Head of Digital Asset Strategy

Morgan Stanley has tapped veteran executive Amy Oldenburg to lead the investment bank’s new crypto unit, just weeks after announcing plans to launch three crypto exchange-traded funds and a crypto wallet. Oldenburg will transition to head of digital asset strategy after working in Morgan Stanley’s emerging markets equity team since 2001, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. ...
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Crypto Must Be Indispensable if Bill Fails to Pass: Bitwise

The crypto industry will need to become ingrained in everyday life in the US should Congress fail to pass a crypto market structure bill, or risk being set back by a change in administration, says Bitwise investment chief Matt Hougan. Hougan said in a note on Monday that legislation making its way through the Senate ...
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Bitcoin Bears Hold Advantage In Friday’s $10.8B Options Expiry

Key takeaways: Bearish options strategies maintain an edge unless Bitcoin secures a decisive price breakout above $90,000. Traders are using $100,000 call (buy) options as income tools rather than direct bets on a massive Bitcoin rally. Bitcoin (BTC) has rebounded multiple times from the $87,000 level over the past two months, but traders remain skeptical ...
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Rodeo Announces Closure, Becoming The Second NFT Marketplace This Week

Social NFT marketplace Rodeo has become the second NFT platform this week to announce its closure amid a tough market climate for nonfungible tokens. Rodeo launched via Apple’s iOS store in March last year and was designed to be a social-media-focused NFT collecting platform, with an emphasis on creators getting rewarded for posting over purely ...
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4 in 10 US Merchants Now Accept Crypto: PayPal

Almost four in ten US merchants now accept cryptocurrency at checkout, as customers have shown increasing interest in crypto for payments, according to a recent PayPal survey. Nearly nine in ten US merchants stated that they’ve received customer inquiries about crypto payments, PayPal reported on Tuesday, citing data from a National Cryptocurrency Association survey. The ...
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Steak ‘N Shake Adds $5M To Strategic Bitcoin Reserve

US fast-food restaurant chain Steak ’n Shake has added $5 million worth of Bitcoin to its Strategic Bitcoin Reserve as part of a pledge to funnel all sales made in Bitcoin straight into the fund. The move takes the company’s total Bitcoin (BTC) holdings to $15 million, equivalent to roughly 167.7 BTC at the time ...
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Ethereum AI Agent Standard ERC-8004 Launches This Week

An Ethereum smart contract standard enabling trustless artificial intelligence agent communication on the network is β€œprobably” going to be deployed on mainnet on Thursday, according to Marco De Rossi, head of AI at MetaMask. Further development of ERC-8004 has been β€œfrozen […] and we will go to mainnet midweek, probably around Thursday, 9 AM ET,” ...
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