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SCOOP: Circle's privately held stock is trading in the secondary market at a $5 billion to $5.25 billion valuation for the issuer of the $USDC stablecoin, ahead of a planned initial public offering, according to sources. Will Canny reports. trib.al/4rMgO2g

#Bitcoin miner Moved to @MARAHoldings's decision to follow Michael Saylor's HODL strategy says a lot about the state of mining. Here's why 👇 Analysis by Aoyon Ashraf trib.al/71PUhqb

SCOOP: My latest investigation exposes how DPRK IT workers have embedded themselves deep into the fabric of the crypto industry. More than a dozen projects confirmed that they inadvertently hired workers from the DPRK – exposing themselves to massive security and legal risks.

So both #bitcoin and #Ethereum's creators are Canadians eh #SatoshiNakamoto 🇨🇦

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Is TradFi worried about the U.S. #election's impact on #crypto? It sure seems like the industry will forge ahead no matter who wins. by Aoyon Ashraf trib.al/C9BGhzX

Michael Saylor just attracted a flurry of corporate copycats. Will it last or is it another Long Island Iced Tea/Long Blockchain fad? Aoyon Ashraf reports trib.al/tkxkTxL

World Liberty Financial, the crypto project backed by the family of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, plans to acquire tron (TRX) tokens for its treasury, according to a person familiar with the matter. By @oknightcrypto. coindesk.com/business/2025/…

SCOOP: Libra co-creator Hayden Davis bragged of sending money to Javier Milei's sister months before the memecoin scandal, saying of the Argentine president: "I control that n****." Danny Nelson reports trib.al/12BTRp4

Ye, the on-and-off-again "Nazi" formerly known as Kanye West, is planning a token: $YZY. He will own 70% of its supply. Sam Kessler reports trib.al/CY94OGy

.Coinbase 🛡️ is poised to score one of the biggest crypto legal victories against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in industry history. The exchange says the U.S. regulator is set to vote on a complete dismissal of its enforcement action. Jesse Hamilton reports trib.al/Qbto4ji

The SEC potentially dropping its Coinbase 🛡️ case could not only help the price of crypto tokens that were alleged as securities such as $BNB, $SOL and $ATOM, but it may also help Robinhood's $HOOD stock. by Aoyon Ashraf trib.al/vXo9ORc

The North Korean hacker group Lazarus was behind a $1.5 billion hack on Friday, which was the largest crypto theft of all time. by Aoyon Ashraf trib.al/aqstYUH

Strive Asset Management CEO Matt Cole Urges Ryan Cohen, Chairman and CEO of GameStop, to adopt bitcoin as a reserve asset using the $5 billion in cash on the balance sheet. James Van Straten trib.al/KOdzZU7

President Trump announced the establishment of a U.S. Crypto Reserve which will include $XRP, $ADA and $SOL tokens. @nikhileshde.bsky.social reports trib.al/9qcXDBB

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NEW: Movement Network Foundation signed a deal loaning ~50% of its circulating ecosystem supply to Web3Port. The day after MOVE debuted on exchanges, accounts linked to Web3Port dumped 66M tokens, leading Binance to ban it. 🧵CoinDesk obtained the contracts and much more:

Getting a lesson on using Phoenix Wallet by Peter Todd at Consensus 2025 has to be the most OG crypto thing I have done recently! Zack Seward Mariam Humayun

Today at #Consensus2025, I explored key drivers of digital infrastructure: treasury management, #Bitcoin, Moved to @MARA’ twin-turbo strategy, edge computing & AI/hyperscalers. As the world’s largest BTC miner, $MARA leads with one of the lowest costs per coin - mining or buying

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