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$640M SPAC fuels Parataxis Bitcoin buy-up as public BTC treasuries surpass 230
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US Bitcoin miners face 21% rig cost surge after Trump’s tariff goes live
US hashrate dominance under threat as mining margins collapse post-tariff.
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Jurors deadlocked in Roman Storm trial over Tornado Cash allegations
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ETF
SEC liquid staking guidance clears ‘last hurdle’ for staking in spot crypto ETFs
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Legal
Birthday plans clash with Tornado Cash’s Roman Storm trial deliberations
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Regulation
SEC clarifies liquid staking tokens are receipts, not securities
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Banking
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