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cryptoslate. com > why-wall-street-keeps-cheering-strategy-while-getting-paid-to-fund-it

Banks rate Strategy a 'buy' while collecting $274 M to issue stock for its Bitcoin purchases

25+ min ago  (1000+ words) No large-cap stock carries more implied upside from Wall Street analysts than Strategy, which raises the question of whether that optimism reflects conviction about Bitcoin or an incentive to keep the fee pipeline open. Strategy is one of the most…...

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cryptoslate. com > over-80-of-bitcoin-etf-assets-hit-coinbase-custody-choke-point-with-74b-at-risk

Over 80% of Bitcoin ETF assets hit Coinbase custody choke point with $74 B at risk

2+ hour, 25+ min ago  (984+ words) More than four-fifths of U. S. Bitcoin ETF assets are tied to Coinbase in some custody role. Morgan Stanley's new trust shows Wall Street is still routing crypto exposure through the same gatekeeper. Wall Street spent two years selling investors on a…...

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cryptoslate. com > sec-admits-crypto-crackdown-went-too-far-headlines-as-it-dismisses-7-cases

SEC admits crypto crackdown went too far 'headlines' as it dismisses 7 cases

4+ hour, 55+ min ago  (758+ words) The same agency that pointed to crypto enforcement as proof of its toughness in late 2024 is now holding up those cases as evidence of institutional overreach. In November 2024, the SEC celebrated 583 enforcement actions and a record $8. 2 billion in remedies, saying…...

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cryptoslate. com > zcash-beats-bitcoin-by-46-as-privacy-coins-decouple-during-iran-war

Zcash beats Bitcoin by 46% as privacy coins decouple during Iran War

6+ hour, 55+ min ago  (1124+ words) The US-Iran ceasefire helped spark a broad risk-on rebound across markets and crypto, but privacy coins are outperforming the wider move. The US-Iran ceasefire made oil retreat, European equities posted their largest single-day gain in more than four years, and…...

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cryptoslate. com > bitcoin-sits-on-a-knife-edge-but-holds-71k-as-no-iran-deal-spooks-market-over-the-weekend

Bitcoin sits on a knife edge but holds $71k as "no Iran deal" spooks market over the weekend

9+ hour, 25+ min ago  (1746+ words) Bitcoin remains resilient as the ceasefire bounce fades, ETF flows recover, and on-chain fees near $0. 32 still fail to confirm demand. Bitcoin is still holding above $71, 000 after the weekend's ceasefire-driven risk bounce, even as the macro story behind that move has…...

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cryptoslate. com > ray-dalio-issues-economic-war-thesis-showing-dollar-debasement-against-bitcoin

Ray Dalio issues economic "war thesis" showing dollar-debasement against Bitcoin

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1272+ words) Dalio's latest essay is an interesting monetary piece addressing how investors may need to rethink what counts as safe money, which could bullish for Bitcoin. Ray Dalio's Apr. 9 TIME essay carries a geopolitical surface and a monetary argument underneath. Dalio…...

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cryptoslate. com > how-institutions-made-bitcoin-a-weekday-market-so-retail-takes-on-all-the-weekend-risk

How institutions made Bitcoin a weekday market so retail takes on all the weekend risk

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (1167+ words) Wall Street's largest contribution to Bitcoin may also be its most destabilizing: a weekday liquidity layer so dominant that its absence on weekends leaves the market exposed to cascading sell-offs. Bitcoin might trade around the clock, but its liquidity doesn't…...

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cryptoslate. com > bitcoin-bulls-are-eyeing-100000-yet-the-futures-market-hints-at-another-dip-first

Bitcoin bulls are eyeing $100, 000, yet the futures market hints at another dip first

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (1761+ words) ETF inflows are picking up and a new Morgan Stanley product is turning heads, but on chain and futures positioning still look uneasy. Bitcoin traders are rebuilding bets on a move toward $80, 000 as easing geopolitical tensions, firmer institutional demand, and…...

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cryptoslate. com > trumps-world-liberty-financial-borrows-75m-against-illiquid-wlfi-tokens-with-16b-token-dump-incoming

Trump's World Liberty Financial borrows $75 M against illiquid WLFI tokens with 16 B token dump incoming

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1223+ words) Is Trump's World Liberty Financial the next FTX-like black swan trigger, as Deja Vu hits crypto community? World Liberty Financial, the decentralized finance project co-founded by the Trump family, is hastily preparing to unlock a massive tranche of its WLFI…...

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cryptoslate. com > bittensors-tao-plunges-27-after-top-ai-builder-exit

Bittensor sheds $900 million in market value as key AI developer exits amid in-fighting

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (1221+ words) TAO slid 27% fast, liquidations hit, and the real trigger behind Covenant's exit is still being hotly disputed. A high-profile departure from Bittensor has triggered a steep sell-off in the decentralized artificial intelligence network, wiping out nearly $900 million from its market…...