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Three months ago, we examined how public bitcoin miners were beginning to dismantle or repurpose mining fleets for AI and high-performance computing infrastructure. This article first appeared in Miner Weekly, a weekly newsletter by Blocks Bridge Consulting, curating the latest news in energy, bitcoin, and AI compute from The Energy Mag. Subscribe to receive it […]

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Bitcoin has already produced about 20.07 million BTC since it launched in January 2009. At block height 962570, roughly 929,465 bitcoin remain under the 21 million cap, but they will not hit the market anytime soon. The easy years of new bitcoin issuance are long over. What remains is an extended, slow wind-down that will […]

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U.S. traders could gain access to bitcoin and ether funds designed to deliver three times each asset’s daily performance under a Cboe proposal covering six leveraged commodity products. The SEC initially has 45 days from Federal Register publication to approve, reject, or begin proceedings. Six Funds Tied to One Day of Price Action Traders in […]

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Binance will stop processing transactions involving 16 crypto platforms following regulatory developments. Transfers attempted after the applicable deadlines may undergo compliance reviews and trigger temporary restrictions on affected wallets. Binance Sets Three Deadlines for Transaction Restrictions Transactions involving 16 crypto-asset service providers will no longer be processed through Binance under restrictions announced Aug. 14. The […]

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XRP Ledger activity climbed to its strongest level in more than two months as bearish social commentary reached a three-month extreme. The divergence shows heavier network participation even as weak price action continues to pressure investor sentiment. XRP Activity Rises as Sentiment Turns Sharply Negative XRP Ledger activity jumped to a two-month high on Aug. […]

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Galaxy Research now puts the CLARITY Act’s chance of passing this year at 10%, ahead of a possible Senate procedural vote in September. Unresolved ethics rules and bank lobbying have weakened the measure’s support. Why Galaxy Sees a One-in-Ten Chance for the Crypto Bill Odds that the CLARITY Act passes this year have fallen to […]

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Ripple has expanded its Swell 2026 speaker lineup with executives from Robinhood, BNY, and Intercontinental Exchange as the company prepares its largest conference for institutional finance and XRP Ledger development. Ripple Adds Finance and Crypto Executives Ripple confirmed an expanded conference program for its Swell 2026 in New York, with more than 1,500 attendees, over […]

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Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor argues bitcoin can preserve and transfer economic value more efficiently than gold or fiat currency, framing the cryptocurrency as a technological upgrade to money itself. His thesis places proof of work, fixed supply, digital ownership, and financial infrastructure at the center of bitcoin’s potential role as a long-term monetary foundation. […]

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Two of Abu Dhabi’s biggest sovereign investment vehicles sat through a roughly $118 million hit to their Blackrock spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) positions in the second quarter and did not cut a single net share, leaving nearly $764 million riding on IBIT when June ended. Mubadala Investment Company and the Abu Dhabi Investment Council, […]

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Edelman Financial Engines, which manages $326 billion in client assets, disclosed a $34 million position in spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in its latest regulatory filing, a stake that now exceeds the firm’s holding in Amazon. A New Line in the Filing Edelman Financial Engines, the registered investment advisor that serves roughly 1.3 million clients, […]

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