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Bitcoin price faces a crucial weekend test as US growth collapses to 0.7% while inflation stays stubborn
The data looked shaky even before the oil shock, and Powell now has to explain what breaks first.
Gino Matos 7 min read 
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Gino Matos 7 min read 
Crime
Crypto holders in France are being violently targeted again — and it’s no longer just insiders
Once the target pool expands beyond executives, the security playbook shifts to delays, multisig, secrecy, and physical protection.
Banking
The Fed is readying to punish banks for holding Bitcoin as US crypto tensions boil over
Basel’s thresholds and punitive risk weights can make direct Bitcoin exposure prohibitively expensive even when it’s legally permitted.
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Macro
Bitcoin surges over $72k to outperform gold and stocks since Iran strikes, but one brutal sell wall is looming
Bitcoin's swift recovery challenges bearish sentiments, leveraging ETF inflows and global market conditions.
Macro
White House admits Iran war burned equivalent of half the US Bitcoin reserve in 6 Days
Estimating the $13B in the US's Iran war spending in Bitcoin highlights BTC's potential as a hedge against military-driven inflation and fiscal strain.
Regulation
The SEC finally admits what caused the mess US crypto was in before Trump took power
U.S. crypto companies were being regulated twice — now regulators say they’ll try to fix it.
Macro
US gets first new oil refinery in 50 years but it will come too late for Bitcoin
Groundbreaking is slated for Q2 2026, so any real fuel supply arrives years after today’s inflationary pump shock.
Exchanges
Why Bitcoin’s kimchi premium is on life support after South Korea targets crypto exchange
FIU’s proposed six month partial ban targets new user transfers, but the bigger shock may be price discovery shifting to Upbit.
Macro
Why oil panic hitting global markets caused traders to dump Bitcoin instead of hiding in it
How did trouble in a key oil shipping lane wipe billions from Bitcoin’s value?
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