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Binance’s $1B BTC buy fails to win back trust after Oct. 10
This morning, Binance announced a $1 billion purchase of bitcoin (BTC) from its SAFU fund. Unfortunately, the swap from its stablecoin reserves did little to repair confidence from catastrophic liquidations that originated on the exchange during the October 10, 2025 crypto crash....
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MtGox's former CEO is now shilling a cat-themed memecoin
MtGox’s former CEO Mark Karpelès is shilling a cat-themed memecoin called “ChiefPussy” after a group of Pump Fun traders...
Inside DeFi 002: 🎭 Good and bad news for security, plus two very ugly charts
Ups and downs in the DeFi security space An attack on Hyperliquid-based DeFi lender HypurrFi was (mostly) thwarted on Su...
The Context 158: 🎰 Gambling on Trump
The Trump administration has paved the way for the unprecedented proliferation of so-called “prediction markets” that en...
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It’s like the GBTC premium, but in Chinese silver
Amid a speculative frenzy in silver, the Shenzen-traded UBS SDIC Silver Futures Fund LOF has repeatedly halted trading, warned of an “unsustainable premium” in its share price, and...
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Huione Group head 'Boss Xi' reportedly arrested then released
The head of the Huione Group has been arrested in Cambodia, according to local reporting. Local Chinese-language news outlet Onthegrounds published a photo showing, it claims, “Bos...
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China executes 11 ringleaders of pig butchering scam compound
China has executed 11 members of a crime syndicate that made at least $1.4 billion via pig butchering scams and illegal casinos across Southeast Asia. The Ming mafia family was bas...
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CHART: Gold gained twice the market cap of BTC in three days
On Monday evening, gold was trading at $5,050 per ounce. By Wednesday evening, it hit $5,600. In other words, the value of all above-ground gold increased $3.7 trillion within 72...
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Crypto traders finally get gold — at all-time highs
The crypto industry took an alarmingly long time to allow retail traders to speculate on spot precious metals markets. By the time many exchanges had listed gold and other monetary...
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CZ cries FUD as anti-Binance posts flood X
Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has branded a flurry of online criticism directed towards himself and Binance a “coordinated attack.” The criticism came in response recent to a p...
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