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Top Crypto Stories This Week: From Trump's Assassination Attempt to HK's Regulation Attempt
Crypto is standing in solidarity with Trump, alongside ear bandage-wearing Republicans but how is the rest of the world fairing?
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Binance is relocating staff from the UAE as the Iran war upends one of the industry's most important hubs. The question is where the talent goes next.
NY Times Makes its Case: Adam Back is Satoshi Nakamoto
The Blockstream CEO "emphatically denies" the claim — but a trail of decade-old emails makes him the most credible suspect in years.
The Quiet Professionalisation of Truth
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Hong Kong's Stablecoin Revolution Will Be Whitelisted
The HKMA handed its first approvals to the banks that already print the Hong Kong dollar. That tells you everything about what these tokens are meant to be.
Oil Shock Puts $70,500 Support in Focus as Bitcoin Struggles to Reclaim $72,000
Geopolitical pressure from the Strait of Hormuz standoff continues to weigh on BTC, which has failed to sustain gains above $72,500 even as whale selling dries up and leveraged shorts accumulate.
Bitcoin Slides as Trump Orders Strait of Hormuz Blockade, Wiping Weekend Gains
BTC retreated from a weekend high near $73,000 after the U.S. announced naval interdiction of vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, compounding an already fragile market structure.
MEV: Not Suitable for Financial Markets
DRW founder Don Wilson's blunt critique of MEV cuts to a deeper flaw: blockchain market design has drifted into engineering complexity that extracts value without improving price discovery or capital allocation.