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New York’s pro-crypto mayor Eric Adams drops reelection bid

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is officially out of the mayoral race, plunging the city’s pro-crypto push into limbo.

Bitchat searches, downloads spike in Madagascar amid protests

Protests erupted in Madagascar’s capital, Antananarivo, last Thursday over ongoing water and power cuts, with demonstrations later spreading across the country.

Crypto treasury mNAV metric ‘needs to be deleted’ — NYDIG

NYDIG’s Greg Cipolaro argues that a popular metric for valuing crypto companies should be retired as it misleads investors.

Early Hyperliquid user sells airdropped Hypurr NFT for $467K

Early Hyperliquid users have been rewarded with a massive Hypurr NFT airdrop, with the free digital cats now worth over $64,000.

Firedancer devs’ new proposal aims to make Solana even faster

Jump Crypto has proposed removing Solana’s fixed compute block limit to prioritize high-performance validators to handle complex blocks over suboptimal validators.

Expect major BTC corrections before new all-time highs: Analyst

Bitcoin will perform like Nvidia and record several major corrections on its path to new all-time highs, analyst Jordi Visser said.

'The moral case for Bitcoin: How BTC ends the war machine' — Author

Sound money forces governments and individuals to embrace fiscal discipline, while currency inflation encourages reckless spending.

French officials pressured Telegram to censor Moldova election posts: Durov

Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov said that French intelligence pressured Telegram into censoring political content, which he refused to do.

Will the XRP price rally restart in October?

XRP price must hold above $2.75 to ignite a recovery in October, which could be triggered by spot ETF approval and the potential influx of institutional capital.

Web3 launchpads are funding ideas, not products

Web3 launchpads have become cash-grab funnels funding ideas without substance. The industry needs platforms that build better, not just raise more.

Singapore, UAE are the ‘most crypto-obsessed’ countries: Report

Singapore and the UAE rank as the world’s most crypto-obsessed countries amid high ownership, search activity and rapid adoption growth.

Stocks vs. Bitcoin in the AI era: Which will survive the next 50 years?

The choice between Bitcoin and stocks isn’t simple. Here’s how analysts and data reveal how investors can approach it.

The hidden force behind Bitcoin and Ether price swings: Options expiry

Learn how option expiries in Bitcoin and Ether derivatives markets can cause price swings that catch inexperienced traders off guard.

Cathie Wood: Hyperliquid ‘reminds me of Solana in the earlier days’

ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood says Hyperliquid reminds her of Solana’s early days, but maintains that Bitcoin remains the core of her crypto thesis.

Nation-state Bitcoin adoption to enter 'suddenly' phase soon: Samson Mow

Nation-state Bitcoin adoption is at the “tail end" of the gradual stage and entering "the beginning phases of suddenly," Jan3 founder Samson Mow said.

Bitcoin now just one of many ways for retail to onboard to crypto

A CoinGecko survey published on Monday found that 10% of respondents have never bought Bitcoin, and only 54% of newcomers started with it in their stash.

A Bitcoin strategic reserve may be bad for BTC and USD — Crypto exec

Creating a national Bitcoin reserve could prove disastrous for markets, as it would signal an immediate shift in the global financial order.

Options and derivatives to take Bitcoin to $10T market cap: Analyst

Traditional financial instruments cushion volatility and attract institutional investors to Bitcoin — a sign of market maturation.

Crypto treasury companies pose a similar risk to the 2000s dotcom bust

Investor psychology has not changed in the ensuing 25 years since the dotcom-era bust that took down the US stock market in the early 2000s.

The UK needs regulatory clarity that matches ambition

The UK government talks about becoming a “leading global crypto hub,” but slow policy development and fragmented regulation risk losing ground to competitors.

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