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Crypto institutions are chasing a 3% return on Bitcoin, but the entire payout machine collapses if miners stop burning cash

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Crypto institutions are chasing a 3% return on Bitcoin, but the entire payout machine collapses if miners stop burning cash
A 3% return on Bitcoin can look like a single number on an allocation sheet, even when the economic bargain underneath it is completely different. Stacks said its first institutional Bitcoin Staking bond went live on Sept. 10 with roughly 250 BTC committed by 21Shares, digital-asset manager HashKey Cloud, Bitcoin-focused investor UTXO Management and Sypher … Read more

El Salvador added 1,540 Bitcoin, but the IMF says Bukele’s government didn’t pay for them

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El Salvador added 1,540 Bitcoin, but the IMF says Bukele’s government didn’t pay for them
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says El Salvador’s Bitcoin reserve growth over the past year came from private donations, not new government spending. In its latest review of the country’s loan program, the global financial agency said documents supplied by El Salvador showed that Bitcoin accumulated since the previous review reflected private donations. It added … Read more

After selling every coin it owned, a public company is using Strategy’s STRC playbook to restart its $827M Bitcoin treasury plan

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After selling every coin it owned, a public company is using Strategy’s STRC playbook to restart its $827M Bitcoin treasury plan
Genius Group, a Singapore-based education group, has cleared a legal obstacle to raising capital for its planned Bitcoin and artificial intelligence treasury expansion. The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated a preliminary injunction that Genius said had restricted its ability to issue shares, raise capital, and purchase Bitcoin. The Aug. 31 order … Read more

Trump concession sends CLARITY Act odds above 32% before make-or-break Senate vote

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Trump concession sends CLARITY Act odds above 32% before make-or-break Senate vote
The CLARITY Act’s chances of becoming law climbed above 32% as Senate Republicans unveiled their final compromise before Tuesday’s cloture vote. Polymarket traders pushed the probability of the landmark crypto market-structure legislation being enacted in 2026 to its highest level since Aug. 2 after Republicans released a 635-page final draft designed to resolve several disputes … Read more

Hackers mint trillions in fake Bitcoin, but 15 BTC bridge recovery leaves liquidity providers unpaid

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Hackers mint trillions in fake Bitcoin, but 15 BTC bridge recovery leaves liquidity providers unpaid
Cross-chain protocol Symbiosis said it recovered approximately 15 BTC after an attacker exploited its native Bitcoin Bridge, but affected liquidity providers still lack compensation terms as a Sep. 13 bounty window nears its unspecified cutoff. The vulnerability was exploited at about 04:28 UTC on Sep. 11, according to the protocol’s incident statement. Symbiosis said only … Read more

Why AI faces an immediately difficult choice: Nationalize or decentralize – AI’s 2026 slowdown dilemma

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Why AI faces an immediately difficult choice: Nationalize or decentralize – AI’s 2026 slowdown dilemma
This weekend, on Sept. 12, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for coordinated limits on the advance of frontier AI and laid out a three-stage plan. Anthropic plans to begin by inviting external evaluators into the company with access mostly comparable to its internal risk teams. The proposed review team would receive company equipment, workspace access … Read more

Crypto wallet creators now have just 24 hours to alert regulators when flaws are exploited

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Crypto wallet creators now have just 24 hours to alert regulators when flaws are exploited
Commercial manufacturers whose connected hardware wallets or wallet software meet the European Union’s product test must now warn cyber authorities within 24 hours of discovering an actively exploited vulnerability or severe security incident. The requirement took effect Sept. 11, 2026, under the EU’s Cyber Resilience Act, or CRA. The European Commission’s reporting guidance says the … Read more