Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy Added Additional 51,780 Bitcoin for $4.6B
The company now holds 331,200 bitcoin acquired for roughly $16.5 billion and worth just shy of $30 billion.
Semler Scientific Added 215 Bitcoin to Holdings, Bringing Stack to 1,273 BTC
Semler Scientific raised $21.5 million through its at-the-market equity offering, purchased 215 BTC.
Lido Co-Founders Said to Plot Competitor to Sam Altman’s World Network
The new digital identity platform, Y, forgoes World Network’s controversial biometric authentication for a system based on users’ online activities.
Polymarket Trader Loses Millions on Tyson After Making Bank on Trump
Plus: the market is not confident if Matt Gaetz will be confirmed as Trump’s attorney general.
Beyond the Ballot: How DeFi Is Preparing for DC’s Next Chapter
Innovation, consumer protection and financial inclusion are neither Republican nor Democratic values — they’re American ones, says Rebecca Rettig, Chief Legal & Policy Officer at Polygon Labs.
Can a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Move Forward Without Congress? Experts Disagree
It’s unclear whether the U.S. government has the authority to use seized bitcoin to constitute a strategic reserve.
Bitfinex Hack Launderer Heather ‘Razzlekhan’ Morgan Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison
Heather “Razzlekhan” Morgan, who helped launder the proceeds of the 2016 Bitfinex hack led by husband Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison in the incident that drained almost 120,000 bitcoin from the exchange.
Decentralized AI Project Morpheus Goes Live on Mainnet
Like other decentralized AI networks, Morpheus seeks to curtail the negative side effects of AI, such as centralization, censorship, and data monopolies.
California Judge Puts the Kibosh on Kraken’s Interlocutory Appeal Attempt
A California judge has rejected Kraken’s motion for interlocutory appeal, saying in a Monday decision that allowing an appeal would only “delay resolution” of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) ongoing case against the crypto exchange.
Bitcoin at $100K No Longer a Dream Believe Traders, but Blow-Off Top Warning in Near Term
QCP traders expect a run to $100,000 — nearly 10% higher than the current record of over $93,000 — in the coming months, with those gains flowing into altcoins in a mark of a general “alt season.”