CRYPTO
Bitcoin’s biggest quantum risk may not be wallet keys. An early investor fears something bigger
Andrew Gault, the venture capitalist who funded the quantum hardware labs now threatening bitcoin, says the industry is looking in the wrong place. Google’s own security team moved in the same direction in March. Aventure capitalist who has spent a decade backing deep-tech and quantum hardware startups says the bitcoin […]
Bitcoin treasury space still has fair share of ‘carnival barkers’: BSTR founder
BSTR co-founder Sean Bill says many Bitcoin treasury companies lack the “ability to actually deploy Bitcoin.” The Bitcoin treasury company space is becoming more divided between firms with actual financial strategies and those leaning more on promotion, according to one industry executive. “I think a lot of them don’t have […]
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon Declares War on Clarity Act, Calls Coinbase’s Armstrong ‘Full of Sh*t’
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has drawn a battle line in Washington: the Clarity Act, as written, is dead on arrival — and Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is the enemy driving it. In a Fox Business interview on Friday, Dimon unloaded on the pending crypto market structure legislation, calling it a threat […]
No – Digital Credit Cannot Be Replicated With Bitcoin and Treasuries
A response to Onramp’s paper about the risks of Digital Credit, and how it can be replicated using a “simpler trade” of Bitcoin and US treasuries. The scale up of STRC and SATA has drawn in many detractors. Recently Onramp published a paper highlighting some issues of Digital Credit. There were some errors and […]
The crypto industry’s massive political war chest is starting to lean Republican ahead of midterms
As crypto world notches political wins in Texas and beyond, some of its emerging political action committees ditch bipartisan approach for a Republican focus. What to know: The U.S. cryptocurrency industry has flexed its campaign-finance might to help dethrone veteran incumbents and elevate new allies in Texas and other states […]
Fidelity Digital Assets highlights ‘growing evidence’ of shift from dollar-based systems
The investment firm said nation-states and central banks are increasingly turning to assets like Bitcoin and gold as alternative settlement systems outside of US control. Recent moves by the Iranian government to Bitcoin for oil tolls as gold overtakes US dollar assets in global central bank reserves signals a “shift […]
Mastercard secures New York BitLicense to support stablecoin and digital payment infrastructure
The payments giant said the approval supports its push into stablecoins and blockchain-based settlement infrastructure. What to know: Mastercard has received a BitLicense from the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), giving the payments giant approval to operate digital asset activities under one of the strictest crypto regulatory […]
The History and Future of Physical Bitcoin
Bitcoin’s digital nature is the source of most of its advantages. Since it is programmable, it unlocks self-custody practices that can make theft and confiscation very difficult. Since it is digital, it can move at the speed of light, allowing movement of value and settlement across the globe in minutes. […]
US lawmakers renew strategic Bitcoin reserve push with ARMA bill
Under the American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026, Bitcoin must be held for a minimum of 20 years unless used to slash national debt. US lawmakers have renewed efforts to codify a US strategic Bitcoin reserve with a new bipartisan bill on Thursday that seeks to acquire around 1 million […]
BIS project finds tokenization could make cross-border payments faster, safer
Project Agorá, backed by major central banks, will now move toward “real-value” testing to settle tokenized central bank money and bank deposits on blockchain rails. What to know: Amajor experiment led by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) found that tokenization could help fix some of the biggest pain points in cross-border […]
