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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure According to remarks made on CNBC’s Power Lunch, Strategy’s CEO Phong Le said the company moved quickly to calm investor fears after Bitcoin fell sharply. The firm announced a $1.44 billion US dollar reserve on Monday, raised through a stock sale. The reserve is meant to hold enough cash to cover at least 12 months of dividend payments right away, and the company says it will expand that buffer to cover 24 months over time. Reserve Aimed At Dividend Concerns Based on reports, Le said the drive…

Ethereum’s recent rally has stalled at the $3.2K resistance zone, where heavy selling pressure triggered a clear rejection. The asset is now trading within a narrow consolidation range, and the next decisive breakout is likely to dictate the following major move. Ethereum Technical Analysis By Shayan The Daily Chart Ethereum’s rebound from the $2.6K support zone extended into a key supply area, where a daily FVG converges with a long-standing downward trendline near $3.2K. This confluence attracted significant selling interest, halting the advance and producing a sharp rejection. The pullback has also resulted in the formation of a daily lower…

Strive Asset Management is pushing back against MSCI’s latest proposal. The index provider suggested removing companies with bitcoin holdings over 50% of total assets from major equity benchmarks. In a letter to MSCI CEO Henry Fernandez, Strive warned the plan could create uneven results worldwide. Companies report bitcoin differently under U.S. GAAP and IFRS accounting standards. Strive said this could lead to inconsistent outcomes for firms with similar exposure. The Nasdaq-listed firm urged MSCI to rely on optional “ex-digital-asset treasury” index variants instead of redefining eligibility for broad benchmarks. These custom indexes already exist for sectors like energy and tobacco.…

Western Union has unveiled plans to introduce a new “stable card” to protect users in high-inflation economies as part of its stablecoin strategy.Speaking at the UBS Global Technology and AI conference, chief financial officer Matthew Cagwin said the initiative builds on the company’s investor-day reveal that it is moving beyond traditional cross-border payments and into a multi-pillar digital asset roadmap.Cagwin pointed to Argentina, where annual inflation recently hit 250–300%, noting that remittances can lose nearly half their value in a month. “Imagine a world where your family in the US is sending you $500 home, but by the time you…

UK law now formally recognises cryptocurrencies as personal property under new legislation. The Property Digital Assets Act gives courts clearer rules for ownership and asset recovery. Rising crypto adoption pushed the UK to strengthen legal clarity for digital asset rights. The UK has made a major change to how digital assets are treated in law, confirming that cryptocurrencies and other electronic tokens qualify as personal property. The update became official when the Property Digital Assets Bill received royal assent in the House of Lords this week, with Lord Speaker John McFall announcing that King Charles had formally approved it. The…

Key Takeaways Two Casascius physical Bitcoin coins containing about $2,000 moved after 13 years of dormancy. Casascius coins are rare, physical coins embedding private keys beneath a tamper-evident hologram. Share this article Two Casascius physical Bitcoin coins containing approximately $2,000 worth of Bitcoin moved this week after remaining dormant for 13 years, according to Timechain Index founder Sani.Casascius, which creates physical Bitcoins that embed real crypto value through a private key concealed beneath a tamper-evident hologram, allows holders to redeem the associated Bitcoin on the blockchain. The coins include a private key hidden under the hologram, intended to secure the…

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.ICRA 2026: 1–5 June 2026, VIENNAEnjoy today’s videos!EPFL scientists have integrated discarded crustacean shells into robotic devices, leveraging the strength and flexibility of natural materials for robotic applications.[ EPFL ]Finally, a good humanoid robot demo!Although having said that, I never trust videos demos where it works really well once, and then just pretty well every other time.[ LimX Dynamics ]Thanks, Jinyan!I…

Two long-dormant Casascius coins — each backed by 1,000 Bitcoin — have just been activated as of Friday, unlocking more than $179 million stashed away for more than 13 years. Onchain data indicates that one of the Casascius coins was minted in October 2012, when Bitcoin was trading for $11.69. The other was minted earlier in December 2011, when Bitcoin was valued at only $3.88, giving that Casascius coin a theoretical return of about 2.3 million percent, not including the cost of minting. A little history behind Casascius coinsCasacius coins are physical metal coins or bars created by Utah-based entrepreneur Mike Caldwell, which…

Three years ago, ChatGPT was born. It amazed the world and ignited unprecedented investment and excitement in AI. Today, ChatGPT is still a toddler, but public sentiment around the AI boom has turned sharply negative. The shift began when OpenAI released GPT-5 this summer to mixed reviews, mostly from casual users who, unsurprisingly, judged the system by its surface flaws rather than its underlying capabilities.Since then, pundits and influencers have declared that AI progress is slowing, that scaling has “hit the wall,” and that the entire field is just another tech bubble inflated by blusterous hype. In fact, many influencers…

Welcome to the US Crypto News Morning Briefing—your essential rundown of the most important developments in crypto for the day ahead.Grab a coffee as global markets quietly shift with Japan’s bond yields surging and the BoJ hinting at a rate hike. The decades-long yen carry trade, which fueled stocks, crypto, and risk assets, could be unraveling faster than anyone expects.Crypto News of the Day: Bitcoin Braces as BoJ May End Decades of Cheap MoneyGlobal markets are bracing for a potential macro shock as the Bank of Japan (BoJ) prepares for its December 18–19 monetary policy meeting.Sponsored SponsoredTraders now price a…