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Bitcoin Core developer Antoine Poinsot’s merged pull request removing the long-standing 80-byte OP_RETURN relay cap has triggered one of the most divisive mempool policy debates since the block size wars.
In a rapid escalation, a separate contributor posted a public bash script to auto-ban every known node running Bitcoin Knots, a policy-opposed implementation now representing approximately 13...
The US Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is exploring whether digital asset holdings like Bitcoin should be considered in mortgage application processes.
FHFA Director Bill Pulte announced the initiative on July 24 via X, noting that the agency is beginning a review process to determine how crypto might be used in home loan evaluations.
According to him:
“We will study the usage [o]f...
Crypto markets bounced back in early Asian trading hours on June 24, sparked by US President Donald Trump’s announcement that a ceasefire had been reached between Israel and Iran.
On June 24, Trump posted on Truth Social:
“CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE! It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE.”
This unexpected development helped...
Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest sold around $110 million worth of Circle (CRCL) shares on June 23, continuing a wave of profit-taking just weeks after the stablecoin issuer went public.
According to the firm’s latest trading disclosure, the firm’s ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) offloaded the most significant chunk of CRCL with the sale of 306,921 shares, followed by the ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW...
BREAKING: The BBC is now reporting new missile launches from Iran at 08.30 BST, potentially breaking the ceasefire just moments after Israel’s acceptance. Iran has denied the accusation.
Bitcoin returned above $105,000 early Monday after Israel formally accepted a ceasefire proposal brokered by the United States, capping a volatile 48-hour period that saw rapid escalations in the Iran-Israel...
Telegram-based dark markets rapidly filled the gap left by Huione Guarantee after the $27 billion marketplace disappeared on May 13, according to a June 23 Elliptic report.
Elliptic noted that Telegram banned thousands of Huione Guarantee channels and usernames once researchers traced billions of USDT-denominated sales to pig-butchering scams. However, data shows that merchants immediately moved...
FTX’s bankruptcy lawyers have pushed back forcefully against a $1.53 billion claim filed by failed crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC), calling the demand “illogical” and warning that it would unfairly drain funds from FTX’s legitimate creditors.
In new court documents submitted on June 20, FTX’s legal team asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to reject 3AC’s entire claim, arguing the...
Bitcoin (BTC) whipsawed below $100,000 at about 4 p.m. UTC on June 23 and reclaimed nearly $104,000 three hours later as traders processed news of an Iranian missile strike on a US air base in Qatar that caused no casualties.
As of press time, Bitcoin was trading at $103,801.74, up 4.5% over the past 24 hours after hitting an intraday low of around $99,500.
Iran fired a limited salvo at Al Udeid...
Wealthy US investors say they are more likely to hire financial advisers who provide crypto guidance, according to a June 2025 CoinShares survey of 500 individuals with at least $500,000 in investable assets.
A vast majority (88%) of investors already work with an adviser, and 58% rank advisers as their most trusted source for digital asset information., ahead of market analysis tools, podcasts,...
The Federal Reserve Board on June 23 removed reputational risk from its bank supervision program, ordering staff to strike the term from examination manuals and to concentrate on measurable financial exposures.
The Fed move positions the central bank alongside the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which made similar changes this year...