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Cointelegraph reports that Changpeng "CZ" Zhao's $10 billion investment firm YZi Labs is considering opening to outside capital and external investors. YZi Labs currently manages Zhao's personal fortune and funds from early Binance insiders, including co-founder Yi He. Ella Zhang, who heads the fund,
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Cointelegraph reported Monday that Arthur Hayes's Maelstrom fund issued a warning about Hyperliquid's HYPE token facing its "first true test." The fund warned that $11.9 billion worth of tokens will begin vesting on November 29 over a 24-month period for team members. Maelstrom
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MicroStrategy acquired 850 Bitcoin for $99.7 million during the week ending Sunday, according to Cointelegraph. The purchase was executed at an average price of $117,344 per coin as Bitcoin reached multi-week highs above $117,000 on Thursday. The acquisition followed the Federal Reserve's decision to cut
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Market analyst Jordi Visser believes Bitcoin will experience accelerated growth as global society enters what he calls a Fourth Turning period. According to Cointelegraph, Visser told Anthony Pompliano that Bitcoin is positioned to grow regardless of macroeconomic scenarios in coming years and decades. The Fourth Turning refers to a book
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Bitcoin mining difficulty climbed to a new all-time high of 142.3 trillion on Friday, according to Cointelegraph. The metric tracks the relative challenge of adding new blocks to the Bitcoin ledger. Mining difficulty hit successive all-time highs in August and September, driven by an influx of freshly deployed computing
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Crypto custody firm BitGo has filed for a United States initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission. According to Cointelegraph, the Palo Alto-based company submitted its Form S-1 registration on Friday. The firm plans to list Class A common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker
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Corporate crypto treasuries with long-term strategies will survive any market conditions if properly managed, according to HashKey Capital CEO Deng Chao. Cointelegraph reports that Chao argued digital asset treasuries are sustainable but require proper risk frameworks and diversification. HashKey recently launched a $500 million Digital Asset Treasury fund in Hong
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Michigan's House Bill 4087 advanced to a second reading Thursday after remaining inactive for seven months, marking progress toward establishing a strategic cryptocurrency reserve. According to Cointelegraph, the legislation moved to the Committee on Government Operations and would permit the state treasurer to invest up to 10% of
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The Royal Government of Bhutan transferred 913 Bitcoin worth approximately $107 million to new cryptocurrency wallets on Thursday, according to Cointelegraph. The move occurred just after the US Federal Reserve delivered its first interest rate cut of 2025, reducing the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to a range
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Anonymous cryptocurrency investors placed a 12-foot golden statue of Donald Trump holding Bitcoin outside the US Capitol on Wednesday. According to Cointelegraph, the installation appeared on 3rd Street across from Union Square on the National Mall. The statue arrived as part of a Pump.fun livestream marketing campaign. Organizers launched
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission approved Grayscale's Digital Large Cap Fund for listing as an exchange-traded product on Wednesday. According to Cointelegraph, the fund becomes the first multi-asset cryptocurrency ETP in the United States. The product offers exposure to Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana, and Cardano through a
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Next Technology Holding filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on September 15 to sell up to $500 million in common stock. According to Cointelegraph, the Nasdaq-listed company plans to use proceeds for general corporate purposes, including Bitcoin acquisition. The filing states the firm will monitor market conditions before
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Cointelegraph reports that Standard Chartered's venture capital arm SC Ventures plans to raise $250 million for a cryptocurrency investment fund. The fund targets a 2026 launch date with backing from Middle Eastern investors. Operating partner Gautam Jain revealed the plans at the Money 20/20 event in Saudi
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According to Cointelegraph, Mert Mumtaz, CEO of remote procedure call node provider Helius, argued that cryptocurrency represents "Capitalism 2.0" rather than Web 3.0. Mumtaz stated that calling crypto "Web 3.0" actually diminishes its true significance as a complete overhaul of the capitalist system.
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France warned it may block cryptocurrency companies operating locally under licenses obtained in other European Union countries. Cointelegraph reported Monday that France's securities regulator, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), expressed concerns about potential regulatory enforcement gaps. The AMF is considering a ban on operating in France under
Africa Bitcoin Corporation raised 11 million rand ($633,000) in its initial funding phase on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. According to Cointelegraph, the South African company completed its rebrand from Altvest Capital and became the continent's first publicly-listed Bitcoin treasury firm. The company targets raising $210 million total