This is a segment from the Supply Shock newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe.Bitcoin is everything, everywhere, all at once.Yes, Bitcoin has reshaped the financial order. It has also altered…
As geopolitical tensions rise in the Middle East and global markets brace for volatility, Byte-Sized Insight’s latest episode explores how crypto reacts under pressure and whether it can provide more…
This is a segment from the Empire newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe.“We’ve seen a huge influx of demand for our stablecoin infrastructure in general,” Paxos Head of Strategy Walter…
Marex and NatWest have announced a new cross-margining
arrangement that enables FX clients to reduce collateral requirements by
linking futures and prime brokerage positions. The initiative targets
institutions that use Marex for FX…
A new report from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) challenged the notion that stablecoins can serve as money in a modern financial system.According to the BIS Annual Economic Report…
Bitcoin’s hashrate saw its most dramatic fall of the last three years between June 15 and 24, according to Blockchain.com data.Bitcoin’s hashrate decreased from nearly 943.6 billion terahashes per second…
From Hunters to HuntedIrish trading broker AvaTrade has reached a preliminary agreement with a group of investors for a capital injection into the company.Reports from Israel suggest a local businessman…
Germany’s business sentiment hits a two-year high as the economy shows rare
signs of life amid global gloom, powered by a fiscal boost and cautious
optimism.Just as the World Goes to Pieces……
Smart contract analytics platform Fuzzland disclosed that a former employee was responsible for a $2 million exploit that targeted Bedrock’s UniBTC protocol in September 2024. In a new transparency report, Fuzzland…
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A U.S. District Judge has ruled that Anthropic’s AI training on copyrighted books is “exceedingly transformative” and qualifies as fair use.
However, storing millions of pirated books in a permanent…