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Entering long

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If you’ve been hodling on Fiat thinking if it’s time, it’s about time for a good swing. Buy in!! submitted by /u/External-Fisherman-2 [link] [comments]

Robots Will Beat Humans At Being Human

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Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #400

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Bitcoin Optech newsletter #400 is here: - recaps the "Testing Bitcoin Core 31.0 Release Candidates" PR Review Club meeting - Optech Newsletter #400 Podcast https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2026/04/10/ 'Testing Bitcoin Core 31.0 Release Candidates' was a review club meeting that did not review a particular PR, but rather was a group testing effort. Before each major Bitcoin Core release, extensive testing by the community is considered essential. For this reason, a volunteer writes a testing guide for a release candidate so that as many people as possible can productively test without having to independently ascertain what’s new or changed in the release, and reinvent the various setup steps to test these features or changes... https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2026/04/10/#bitcoin-core-pr-review-club Bitcoin Optech will host an audio recap discussion of this newsletter streaming live on X/Twitter Tuesday at 16:30 UTC. submitted by /u/bitschmidty [link] [comments]

I want to take payments using Bitcoin.

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I have a business and the margins are negative to breakeven. part of this is the rate people are scamming using services and chargebacks. It is small but it happens. Basically, you order custom, we make custom and you pick up. There is zero chance of you not getting the custom order. But we do not have zero chargebacks. I see maps of services much smaller than us even though we still are small potatoes in our industry, that accept bitcoin payments and all over the map these are square app enabled lightning network payments. no chargebacks and most importantly over that no interchange fees. How can I start taking bitcoin payments? Is my business too big? Is it only service businesses being allowed since they do not charge sales tax? I would make all inclusive pricing if sales tax were the issue. Both interchange and chargebacks are drowning me. There is often no money to pay myself when these people steal this way. It took three months of working a second job to finally be back to cashflow positive. Except quarterly sales tax is due in weeks so we may actually still be negative on that aspect. I just want to get paid for the service and goods we provide. I dont want to educate people how to make things harder on the little guy so I wont elaborate. People pay once they have the goods and services provided in person. We dont know a better way to combat the ways people are scamming the system but taking bitcoin payments would be a step in that direction. submitted by /u/CarpePrimafacie [link] [comments]

Is anyone actually using crypto for anything besides holding?

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I'm really starting to miss the days when crypto wasn't just sitting in a wallet waiting for the next big price surge. It's all about ETFs and speculation now, and honestly, it's kind of getting boring. Crypto was fun when you could actually use it for something beyond just holding; we could be playing games, buying stuff, and exploring the whole Web3 vibe. Now, it feels like everyone's just waiting for the market to turn around. What happened to the real-world utility? Seems like the space is all about price charts and getting "rich" instead of using crypto for, you know, fun or practical purposes. I've actually just been using my idle LTC tokens on Metaspins lately. For me, it's one of the few places where it feels like the Web3 part actually works, with the instant withdrawals and the provably fair casino games. My adventure here is miles better than just starting at a stagnant portfolio. Is anyone still actually spending or using crypto for anything interesting? Because right now, it just feels like a digital asset waiting to hit the moon. Anyone else feeling this way ????, or is there something I'm missing out on? submitted by /u/liftcookrepeat [link] [comments]

I tracked how much MEV I lost over 6 months of trading on DEXs. the number was disgusting.

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So I went back through my wallet history and used a couple of MEV tracking tools to figure out how much value I actually lost to sandwich attacks and front-running over the past 6 months. not gonna share exact numbers but it was enough to make me seriously rethink where and how I trade on-chain. the thing that pissed me off the most wasn't even the big trades. it was the small ones. $200-500 swaps getting sandwiched for a few bucks each time. doesn't feel like much in the moment but it adds up fast when you're making multiple trades a week. what I learned: AMMs are basically open season for MEV bots. your trade hits the mempool and you're cooked private RPCs like flashbots protect help but they're not a complete solution. you're still trusting the builder not to screw you intent-based systems (cow swap etc) are better but they introduce solver trust assumptions and don't work for everything the only architecture where MEV extraction is structurally impossible is one where transaction ordering is provable and verifiable. not hidden, not trusted, but mathematically proven to be fair honestly the biggest takeaway is that most people have no idea how much they're losing. the "invisible tax" framing is accurate. you never see a line item that says "MEV bot took $4.50 from this trade" but it's happening on basically every swap. anyone else tracked their MEV losses? curious what numbers people are seeing. also curious if anyone has found a setup that actually eliminates it, not just reduces it. submitted by /u/ginete_tech [link] [comments]

Straits of Hormuz traffic tolls are being paid in crypto currency

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US, UK and Canada Freeze $12M in Crypto Phishing Operation

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Highlights from the All Core Developers Execution (ACDE) Call #234

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Japan Approves Legislation Granting Crypto Financial Instrument Status

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'It is decentralization theatre': Covenant AI exits Bittensor, TAO drops 15%

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Apparently a major Dev on one of the TAO subnets decided to bail. Other Devs are trying to do damage control, saying he acted irrationally and out of greed. The community isn't far away from this sentiment, and they believe it was a rugpull from the dev as well. Apparently, he made out with about $10M. That's a lot of money. The BITTENSOR price has been affected. What are you guys' opinions on the matter? Is this sudden drop in price going to affect sentiment over TAO to the point where recovery is going to be difficult, or impossible? Or do you think the dev that left was simply a bad faith actor, and his exist opens the door to stronger possibilities? I am personally not holding any TAO at all, by the way. Just want to see what you guys think. submitted by /u/daanishh [link] [comments]

Moons e-begging spam

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It’s getting frustrating to see so many posts in this subreddit turning into outright begging for moons. What was once a place for discussion and sharing has become cluttered with repetitive requests for moons, with no effort or meaningful contribution. It creates distrust and lowers the quality of the community. If people want rewards, they should earn them through genuine participation, not constant appeals for handouts. But really though, whose idea was this? Every e-beggar under the sun has started spamming with nonsense. Edit: I am talking about the "community-point" bot that uploads polls or pizza giveaways or pics of dogs from users that ask for moon tips submitted by /u/SecretProfessional65 [link] [comments]

What are the risks you should analyse before putting your stablecoins in the defi protocols?

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Losing your money due to the bad investment decisions is less painful than losing your stablecoins that are "parked" waiting. So, what are the top 10 risks of using stablecoins in DeFi on public blockchains? Smart contract bugs — Vulnerabilities or logic errors in protocol or stablecoin contracts can cause loss of funds (exploits, reentrancy, oracle manipulation). Check security audits. Counterparty/peg risk — Algorithmic or fiat-backed stablecoins can lose peg or fail to redeem 1:1, causing value loss. You can find a 3rd party risk ratings and investigate. Oracle manipulation / price feed failure — Compromised or stale oracles can trigger liquidations, bad trades, or loss of collateral. Try to understand the logic there. Liquidity risk — Low liquidity in pools or markets can produce large slippage, failed exits, or inability to unwind positions. Liquidation cascade / systemic risk — Rapid price moves or correlated liquidations can force forced sells and wipe out positions across protocols. Governance risk — Malicious or poorly designed governance (rug pulls via admin keys, governance attacks) can change protocol parameters or drain funds. Cross-chain bridge risk — Using wrapped or bridged stablecoins exposes you to bridge hacks, consensus failures, or custodial counterparty loss. Regulatory / legal risk — Regulatory actions (freeze orders, depegging due to reserve audits, sanctions) can limit usability or value of a stablecoin. Custodial/reserve risk — For fiat-backed stablecoins, issuer insolvency, insufficient reserves, or opaque audits can render the token worthless or unredeemable. Front-running / MEV & transaction risk — Miner/validator or bot extraction (sandwiching, griefing) can increase costs, worsen execution, or cause failed transactions and losses. submitted by /u/J-96788-EU [link] [comments]

Daily Discussion, April 10, 2026

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Please utilize this sticky thread for all general Bitcoin discussions! If you see posts on the front page or /r/Bitcoin/new which are better suited for this daily discussion thread, please help out by directing the OP to this thread instead. Thank you! If you don't get an answer to your question, you can try phrasing it differently or commenting again tomorrow. Please check the previous discussion thread for unanswered questions. submitted by /u/rBitcoinMod [link] [comments]

Bitcoin is experiencing a double S curve technology cycle

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This is common in almost every technology growth cycle. First there is the initial hype, then there is a period of innovation where the technology matures, then there is a secondary period of high growth and hype that reflects its built-out maturity, enhanced user experience, and mainstream integration. These three stages look like this with bitcoin. 2009 - 2017: Initial hype (parabolic price action) 2018 - 2026: Innovation (price stagnation) 2027 - 2035: Maturity (parabolic price action) After these three stages we will reach mass adoption, which would in theory equal a 26 year adoption cycle from whitepaper to mass adoption. The last 8 or so years in bitcoin have felt boring, but thats just because the price action has been going nowhere. for example we are currently at the same prices seen in 2021 and only 3x the prices seen in 2017. But this is exactly how the innovation stage works. It appears boring however there is a ton of building going on behind the scenes to make bitcoins user experience intuitive while integrating it into mainstream finance and technology apps. It just feels boring because we dont see all the innovation happening behind the scenes. Once all these years of innovation start to present themselves in the mainstream world the second hype/growth stage begins where the price moves into a parabolic stage once again as it reflects the maturity of bitcoin. The best is yet to come not just for price, but also for user adoption. submitted by /u/slvbtc [link] [comments]

France pulls all gold out of US Federal Reserve

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BTC just reclaimed every major EMA with the strongest trend signal in months — and nobody believes it because Fear & Greed is at 16.

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ADX hit 60.1 on the 4H. That's an absurdly strong trend reading. EMA ribbon flipped bullish. MACD is at +563. By every technical measure this is a confirmed uptrend. Meanwhile Fear & Greed is at 16. Extreme Fear. Retail is actually net short at 0.86 while smart money flipped long at 1.06. Let that sink in — smart money is long, retail is short, technicals are screaming bullish, and sentiment is at the floor. Ohhh and CPI drops in a few hours. If it comes in cool, this thing flies. If it comes in hot, we retest $69K and everyone says "told you so." Best asymmetric setup in weeks and almost nobody is talking about it. submitted by /u/OkMagician7867 [link] [comments]

A solo miner with just 70 TH/s, defies odds to mine Bitcoin block 944,306 and earn 3.128 BTC.

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Do you guys set limit orders or market?

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I noticed the spread is really wide on Bitcoin, so do you prefer to set limit orders or market buy? submitted by /u/Olson5678 [link] [comments]

Calvoro funded account not received

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My Complaint Against calvoro funding : I still haven't received my funded account from calvoro. I have already made the full payment. It has been nearly four days now; I reached out to support, but I haven't received any substantial response. They are just doing scam Please help me for this situation and tag calvoro funding INDIA submitted by /u/Fun-Paramedic2605 [link] [comments]

Joby Weeks (bitclub network scam) in Tommy Robinson interview.

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Just watched an interview featuring British activist Tommy Robinson speaking with a former BitClub Network figure, and I honestly think he’s been seriously misled in this conversation. The guest in the video claims BitClub Network was a huge success with “no victims” and that “everyone got rich.” That is not true based on public record. BitClub Network has been the subject of a major fraud case brought by the U.S. Department of Justice, with allegations that it was a large-scale crypto investment scheme involving misrepresented mining profits and returns funded by new investor money rather than real trading or mining activity. I say this as someone who personally invested in it and lost money. There absolutely were victims..... I was one of them. I don’t think Tommy has done basic background research on this individual or the case before giving him a platform. At minimum, I hope he looks into the actual court filings and evidence, because the claims being presented in that interview don’t match the documented facts. If anyone is watching that video and doesn’t know the history of BitClub Network, please do your own research before accepting what’s being said at face value. Please share this far and wide to hopefully get the creator to take this down. There have been too many scammer in the industry and this guy shouldn't be getting a victin pass. submitted by /u/Low_Variety_3226 [link] [comments]

Is Bitcoin set to skyrocket?

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Is it actually going to go up? submitted by /u/No-Nothing1711 [link] [comments]

Sick of the rumor mill

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This is a call to focus. This is a call for growth. There is only one way to know Satoshi. We are fairly certain Satoshi is a composite of all the minds that contributed to the original white paper, that founded what we have now. The first prophets of the financial rebirth. I get that publicity is a good thing, any news is good news to some degree. But I also hate that so much attention is being spent on trying to out a collective or individual that doesn’t want to be known. If Satoshi wanted to be known, we’d see a single transaction from one of the wallets. We haven’t seen it, we won’t see it, I wish they would stop the witch hunt. Some fabled mythos serve the purpose of being a faceless icon of things to come. Why can’t the world embrace this creation and stop trying to put a face to the name. Let the dust settle as we focus on the road ahead. It’s a sycophantic chase to have something to point a finger at by the non-believers. I call to the mods to ban posts of witch-hunt articles. Baseless claims need not be supported. This crap comes in waves and there has to come a point where we just stop listening. I vote that this wave is the last straw. I love them for what they gave us, but we are more than a name. More than a series of wallets. Shake the dust. submitted by /u/DeathPrime [link] [comments]

ok this is gonna be so cool

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CZ Memoir Claims U.S. Rivals Paid Millions To Block His Pardon

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What the hell is this new system? Points? Store? Please meet me behind the Wendy’s dumpster. Going to use my moons for some tendies to share.

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I got the power

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Iran’s $7.8 Billion Crypto Economy Finds New Way to Grow After Cease-Fire

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[POLL] Should MOON project migrate to ETH mainnet?

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Hormuz Strait Just Made Bitcoin 10x Easier to Understand ???? (281 BTC Ever...

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Cake Wallet + Cupcake, transform your old Android phone into a hardware wallet

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After using Electrum Bitcoin Wallet for so long, I had to try Cake Wallet + Cupcake and it so much better! If you have an old Android phone sitting alone in the corner of your drawer or shoes box, you can do a pretty easy setup: Download Cake Wallet on your main phone and load your public key there on Cupcake in the old phone, load your seed phrase and done, Cupcake is your offline air gapped signer while your main phone is your watch-only and broadcast device. Cake Wallet Repo: https://github.com/cake-tech/cake_wallet Cupcake Repo: https://github.com/cake-tech/cupcake Oh yea, Cake Wallet is compatible with Spark the newest Layer 2 Protocol which allow you to send Bitcoin through the lightning network but you own the keys to the Bitcoin. Cake Wallet: https://preview.redd.it/fcfu5usgc9ug1.png?width=1206&format=png&auto=webp&s=7853b222bda572c57fe55f0aa9804ad18a1e10f6 Cupcake: https://preview.redd.it/7daoru4dc9ug1.png?width=662&format=png&auto=webp&s=31c9211bf704cc245ebf038830c258d2dae2d502 submitted by /u/FunWithSkooma [link] [comments]

Sitting on Ice

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I'm waiting to see if $58k-$60k happens. If it does, I will be down for the 1st time im many years. So, Im stacking powder. submitted by /u/Unable_Illustrator_2 [link] [comments]

Hey, let me ask you something. . .

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Terrence Howard says Bitcoin is going to die. I the quality of Bitcoin’s critics makes me even more bullish

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Man these bitcoin critics are embarrassing. they just make me want to buy more submitted by /u/thesatdaddy [link] [comments]

Bitcoin Devs Reveal New Quantum Resistant Wallet

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Algorand is the only major L1 with a post-quantum transaction on mainnet with 140,000+ quantum-resistant transactions. Algorand shipped their first post-quantum update in 2022 far before anyone was talking about it. They have Chris Peikart, Head of Resear

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https://preview.redd.it/eras28zgf8ug1.jpg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=74ed3015e7e1d129a86fb700b0544892b9052971 "Algorand has been the leader in blockchain quantum resilience since 2022. By implementing Falcon signatures, a globally recognized post-quantum cryptography standard, Algorand already safeguards the entire history of its chain against the future threat of quantum computers. In 2025, Algorand further extended its post-quantum readiness by executing the first quantum‑resistant transaction on mainnet using NIST‑selected Falcon signatures. This expands Algorand’s post‑quantum protections to real digital assets on a live public blockchain, not just historical transactions. " Chris Peikart helped develop FALCON signatures, which other major L1s are or are going to adopt in the future. "The Falcon implementation is based on the pioneering GPV work by Craig Gentry (former Algorand Foundation Research Fellow), Chris Peikert (Head of Cryptography at Algorand Technologies), and Vinod Vaikuntanathan (MIT professor and Scientific Advisor to Algorand). Dr. Zhenfei Zhang from Algorand, working with collaborators, contributed to the Falcon proposal that was ultimately selected as one of the NIST-endorsed digital signature algorithms. Falcon is a lattice-based digital signature scheme selected by NIST in 2022 for standardization under the names Falcon-512 and Falcon-1024. It relies on the structure of NTRU lattice, which provides strong resistance to quantum attacks while maintaining compact signatures and fast verification. Falcon’s design goal is to achieve security comparable to RSA-3072 or Ed25519, but with quantum-resistant foundations suitable for deployment in bandwidth-and latency-sensitive environments such as blockchain systems." https://algorand.co/technology/post-quantum https://web.eecs.umich.edu/~cpeikert/ submitted by /u/gigabyteIO [link] [comments]

Algorand is the only major L1 with a post-quantum transaction on mainnet with 140,000+ quantum-resistant transactions. Algorand shipped their first post-quantum update in 2022 far before anyone was talking about it. They have Chris Peikart, Head of Resear

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China using cryptocurrency to pay for fees through Strait of Hormuz

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“Chinese ships were among a long line of vessels waiting for clearance to leave the strait, said Muyu Xu, a Singapore-based analyst with Kpler. She said that the overall picture was still confusing and cited how last week Iran said it was accepting Chinese yuan as payment for transit, but then changed to a preference for cryptocurrency“ I do mostly momentum trading but found this nugget on NBCNews, any idea which crypto this could be that Iran and China are in agreement for payment? https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/strait-hormuz-shipping-traffic-effectively-standstill-iran-ceasefire-rcna267391 submitted by /u/WobblyWidget [link] [comments]

The 7 Levels of Bitcoin Security, from zero to maximum control and resilience.

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Binance’s CZ Offers OKX Founder $1 Billion Bet Over Divorce Dispute

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Bitcoin core wallet Help

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I use the bitcoin core wallet on my PC, and I have an old wallet that I saved from another computer and I am trying to restore/get that wallet open. I have the .dat file and the entire wallet folder saved, but every time I try to load the wallet it says it’s not a recognized format. submitted by /u/Suspicious_Plate9397 [link] [comments]

What Is the Correct Investment Philosophy?

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What Does the Right Investment Philosophy Really Look Like? I’ve noticed that too many people jump into trading stocks, options, and cryptocurrencies without understanding the market at all. They treat investing like gambling I used to be exactly the same. I’d see one piece of news and think this is going to moon, or hear someone say a coin would 10x, and immediately open an account, add leverage, and go all in. The result? Emotions took over. I traded frequently, couldn’t stick to stop losses, and definitely couldn’t take profits. In the end, I lost a lot of money. That wasn’t investing, it was just being a really bad gambler Later, I switched everything to a long-term strategy, and it completely changed both my approach and my mindset. I stopped staring at candlestick charts every day, stopped getting anxious over daily price swings, and stopped trying to predict where the market would be next month In my opinion, the right investment philosophy can actually be summarized in a few simple points: Buy things you truly understand. Practice delayed gratification. Diversify and hold long-term. Control greed and fear. Treat investing as a business, not a casino.More learning and research, instead of mindlessly losing money. Even something as “boring” as VOO is far better than throwing your money into the abyss, at least it’s stable submitted by /u/facaila888 [link] [comments]

Do you run a Bitcoin node?

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Are you a user who contributes to the Bitcoin network? For example, by running a node or mining Bitcoin? submitted by /u/Equivalent_Dog6713 [link] [comments]

He stole 120,000 Bitcoins and outran the feds for 6 years, only to get caught by a single fucking Dropbox file ????

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I analyzed this massive DOJ consolidation address where the feds moved the 94,643 stolen Bitcoins from Bitfinex in 2022 stolen by Ilya Lichtenstein and his wife. He’s the one who sat on the Bitcoin loot for six years and blew it by saving the keys.txt in his Dropbox.. WTF?? ???? Crypto Bonnie and Clyde?! I mapped the whole mess and it’s wild to see $3.6 billion move into a single wallet just because this guy couldn't keep his keys offline. Moral of the story: You can outrun the blockchain, but you can't outrun a "keys.txt" file. ???? What do you guys think? submitted by /u/Realistic_Pizza4178 [link] [comments]

Online Bitcoin Meetup

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If anyone is interested, we have an online-only Bitcoin Meetup group where we have live video discussions on various Bitcoin topics with other Bitcoiners. No shitcoins allowed! Our next event is April 16th. https://www.meetup.com/bitcoin-worldwide/events/313614294/?eventOrigin=group_upcoming_events submitted by /u/ironmonger29 [link] [comments]

My no-nonsense notes on spot trading for total beginners

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When I started in 2024 I had no idea what a limit order even was. If you are just starting on BYDFi here is the 1 min summary of what actually matters. The Basics: You can open an accout with just an email and no kyc is required to start which is great for privacy. I usually just send USDT via TRC-20 because its cheap and fast. Market vs Limit: - Market: Buy now at the current price. Fast but you might get a slightly worse entry. - Limit: You set the price. It only fills up if the market hits your target. Use this to save on feess and get better entries. Mistakes I made: Fomo: Buying at the top because I was scared of missing out. Altcoin Overload: Buying 15 random coins at once. Most went to zero. Just stick to BTC or ETH until you learn the ropes. Overtrading: The 0.1 percent fee adds up if you click buy and sell every 5 minutes. Bottom line: Just try a small 20 dollar trade first. This exchage has been around for 6 years and is way easier for beginners than the bigger platforms that force you to upload 10 documents before you can even touch a chart. submitted by /u/ssr262 [link] [comments]

Bhutan Accelerates Bitcoin Sell-Off With $17.7M Transfer to Exchanges

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Computers Without Intermediaries And Custodians

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How Africa can build the entire continent on bitcoin

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Strategy made nearly $2 billion on Bitcoin this year but SEC filing hides a far bigger number

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Crypto Regulation Gets Real: GENIUS Act Rules Land, CLARITY Act on Deck

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Quick look at a simple self-custody setup with COLDCARD and Cove wallet

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A lot of people assume self-custody is too complicated, but with the right tools it's pretty simple. Curious what setups others here are using? submitted by /u/Subject_Reward [link] [comments]

‘Misinformation, hype, and fraud’: Inside Ben McKenzie’s scathing new crypto doc—featuring Sam Bankman-Fried

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Ben McKenzie knows that his main claim to fame is, still, starring in The O.C., a Fox TV series that bowed out nearly 20 years ago. That’s why he begins his new documentary with a self-deprecating medley of clips featuring him being introduced as such. It’s a disarming transition to the film itself, which is a dire warning about what he views as possibly “the largest Ponzi scheme in history.” When the pandemic hit, and acting work vanished, McKenzie, who majored in economics at the University of Virginia, began a now six-year-long quest to understand the crypto industry, a research odyssey that he developed into a 2023 book, Easy Money. Now he’s turned that book into a scathing new documentary that he wrote, directed, stars in, and funded called Everyone is Lying to You for Money. It hits theaters in New York and Los Angeles on April 17, followed by Boston, Washington D.C., Austin, San Francisco, and Portland. The movie depicts McKenzie’s journey toward trying to understand crypto, one that took him from Miami to London to El Salvador. It includes footage from interviews he did with victims and fraudsters alike, including the industry’s now-fallen hero, Sam Bankman-Fried. Bankman-Fried spoke with McKenzie in July 2022, months before being arrested and consequently beginning his 25-year federal sentence for seven counts of fraud, including stealing $8 billion from customers. Since Bankman-Fried’s conviction, decentralized digital currency has risen again, and McKenzie believes that his movie is even more relevant now. submitted by /u/_fastcompany [link] [comments]

Fully Homomorphic Encryption - The Key To Private And Secure DeFi

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This Week 4 different Solo Miners Took Home $853K!

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It's been a wild week for solo miners. Four different miners hit blocks in the past 7 days across three different solo pools, taking home a combined ~12.47 BTC (~$853,000 USD). The little guys keep winning. ???? [Block 943,411](https://mempool.space/block/00000000000000000000bef7f0870c24f2962cf83949e96c7288cf30f0d74bf0) (April 2) Pool: Solo CK Hashrate: ~240 TH/s Reward: 3.07 BTC (~$205,949 USD) 3,961 transactions | 1.4M sats in fees Fee range: 0.00 to 477 sat/vB 312th solo block on CKPool. First in 33 days. Odds: ~1 in 28,000 per day ???? [Block 943,466](https://mempool.space/block/943466) (April 3) Pool: Public Pool (the pool's first ever solo block) Devices: NerdOCTAXE (8.2 TH/s) + NerdQaxe+ (2.9 TH/s) + NerdQaxe++ (7.4 TH/s) Total hashrate: 18.5 TH/s Reward: 3.14 BTC (~$209,597 USD) 2,359 transactions | 2.3M sats in fees Fee range: 1.00 to 448 sat/vB All open-source hardware. Zero pool fees. ???? [Block 944,078](https://mempool.space/block/944078) (April 7) Pool: Noderunners Mining Pool Device: NerdQaxe++ Reward: 3.13 BTC (~$215,163 USD) 3,927 transactions | 706.4k sats in fees Fee range: 0.13 to 85.0 sat/vB Another open-source miner gets a win. ???? [Block 944,306](https://mempool.space/block/000000000000000000012d5e7b4745f92b9cd60241854e38be68d9b182feabcb) (April 9) Pool: Solo CK (EU) Device: Antminer S19 (~70 TH/s) Reward: 3.128 BTC (~$222,722 USD) 440 transactions | 299.2k sats in fees Fee range: 1.00 to 20.25 sat/vB 313th solo block on CKPool Odds: ~1 in 100,000 per day (once every ~300 years) For context, the entire Bitcoin network is running at ~1 ZH/s (1,000,000 TH/s). These miners represent a rounding error of the total hashrate, yet they're pulling full block rewards worth six figures. Solo mining is the ultimate Bitcoin lottery. You either win everything or nothing. No reward splitting, no pool politics. Just you, your hardware, and SHA-256. 4 solo blocks in one week is absolutely nuts. submitted by /u/XGod0fWarX [link] [comments]

Bitcoin isn’t a sprint and most holders forget that

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Every pump makes people greedy, every dip makes them panic. The real BTC gains go to those who think long-term and don’t react to every candle. How do you train yourself to ignore the noise and stick to your plan? submitted by /u/ChangeNOW_Community [link] [comments]

What changed in your understanding of Bitcoin after running your own node?

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Not talking about the technical setup, more the mental model shift. Before running a node I understood Bitcoin conceptually. After, the trust model clicked in a different way. Curious what other people noticed changed in how they think about it. submitted by /u/Necessary-Summer-348 [link] [comments]

Hyperliquid Suicide Liquidation: FARTCOIN Perpetual Attack Drains $1.5M from HLP Vault

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Ethereum Foundation keeps selling ETH after telling the market it was staking 70,000 coins

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Unofficial Daily Crypto Discussion - April 9, 2026 (GMT+0)

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Since the daily bot is dead let me do the honors: Welcome to the Daily Crypto Discussion thread. Please read the disclaimer and rules before participating. Disclaimer: Consider all information posted here with several liberal heaps of salt, and always cross check any information you may read on this thread with known sources. Any trade information posted in this open thread may be highly misleading, and could be an attempt to manipulate new readers by known "pump and dump (PnD) groups" for their own profit. BEWARE of such practices and exercise utmost caution before acting on any trade tip mentioned here. Please be careful about what information you share and the actions you take. Do not share the amounts of your portfolios (why not just share percentage?). Do not share your private keys or wallet seed. Use strong, non-SMS 2FA if possible. Beware of scammers and be smart. Do not invest more than you can afford to lose, and do not fall for pyramid schemes, promises of unrealistic returns (get-rich-quick schemes), and other common scams. Rules: All sub rules apply in this thread. The prior exemption for karma and age requirements is no longer in effect. Discussion topics must be related to cryptocurrency. Behave with civility and politeness. Do not use offensive, racist or homophobic language. Comments will be sorted by newest first. Useful Links: Beginner Resources Intro to r/Cryptocurrency MOONs ???? MOONs Wiki Page r/CryptoCurrency Discord r/CryptoCurrencyMemes Prior Daily Discussions - (Link fixed.) r/CryptoCurrencyMeta - Join in on all meta discussions regarding r/CryptoCurrency whether it be moon distributions or governance. Finding Other Discussion Threads Follow a mod account below to be notified in your home feed when the latest r/CC discussion thread of your interest is posted. u/CryptoDaily- — Posts the Daily Crypto Discussion threads. u/CryptoSkeptics — Posts the Monthly Skeptics Discussion threads. u/CryptoOptimists- — Posts the Monthly Optimists Discussion threads. u/CryptoNewsUpdates — Posts the Monthly News Summary threads. submitted by /u/Choice_Potato_6279 [link] [comments]

Tom Lee isn’t just bullish on ETH — he’s literally buying billions

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Tom Lee went on CNBC saying the market bottom is probably already in, and that crypto (especially ETH) could lead the next move up. But the interesting part is he’s not just talking — the company he chairs (BitMine) keeps stacking ETH hard. They’re sitting on ~4.8M ETH (close to 4% of supply), with a huge chunk staked. That’s not trading, that’s positioning. Feels like one of the first times we’re seeing a macro thesis + actual balance sheet move fully aligned around Ethereum. Source: https://btcusa.com/tom-lee-says-the-market-bottom-is-in-as-bitmine-doubles-down-on-ethereum/ submitted by /u/Enough_Angle_7839 [link] [comments]

Chat_164 - Skating To Where The Puck Will Be with Matt Hill

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Japan Cuts Crypto Taxes from 55% Progressive Tax to a 20% Flat Tax Rate

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Binance launches gambling platform

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Trump's Crypto Project That Borrowed From Itself Now Has a Sanctions Problem Too

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90% of tokens listed on major CEXs fell below their listing price within 1 year. The odds are heavily against buying new tokens.

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Research from CoinGecko showed that across the top 12 CEXs, only about 32% of newly listed tokens show positive price action in the first 30 days. It gets worse from here. By the 12-month mark, fewer than 10% of listed tokens on most top exchanges are still above their initial listing price. The interesting outlier is Upbit. It had the best immediate post-listing performance by far, with 67% of new listings in the green after 30 days. However, Upbit listings also declined the fastest. By the 300 - 329 day mark, EVERY single newly listed token on Upbit had gone underwater. The only exchange that broke the pattern was Coinbase, where listed tokens caught a second wind after the six-month mark. Make of that what you will. If you're buying tokens on listing day expecting to hold for a year, the data says the odds are heavily against you. Source: https://www.coingecko.com/research/publications/spot-centralized-exchanges-report-2026 submitted by /u/khai0001 [link] [comments]

What Is ADI Chain? The Blockchain Behind Predictstreet

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Caffeine V3 is Officially Live: The "Agentic" Shift Redefining On-Chain Development

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Ethereum Price Holds $2,100 as Foundation Leads Triple Sell-Off

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Iran's crypto tanker tolls are the latest step in its sanctions‑busting trade network

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ZachXBT Exposes DPRK Crypto Payment Network Processing $3.5M in Illicit Remittances

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Adam Back says he is not Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto

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On X, Adam Back addressed, external the New York Times' assertion that he was absent on Bitcoin forums at the time when Satoshi was most active and then came back once Satoshi had vanished - saying he actually "did a lot of yakking" on the forums at the time. He said the rest of the New York Times evidence is "a combination of coincidence and similar phrases from people with similar experience and interests". submitted by /u/TheresNoSecondBest [link] [comments]

⚡ Lightning Thursday! April 09, 2026: Explore the Lightning Network!⚡

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The lightning network is a second-layer solution on top of the Bitcoin blockchain that enables quick, cheap and scalable Bitcoin payments. Here is the place to discuss and learn more about lightning! Ask your questions about lightning Provide reviews, feedback, comparisons of LN apps, services, websites etc Learn about new LN features, development, apps Link to good quality resources (articles, wikis etc) Resources: Here is an awesome list of resources compiled by Jameson Lopp: https://bitcoinfo.org/lightning.html Want to test out your lightning fire power? tip the Bitcoin devs! https://bitcoindevlist.com/ Previous threads: Search Lnbook getting closer towards being finished and can already be seen at: https://github.com/lnbook/lnbook Lightning Dedicated YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/renepickhardt Also there is the playlist by chaincode labs: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpLH33TRghT17_U3as2P3vHfAGL8pSOOY Lightning stores: https://www.lightningnetworkstores.com/ Learn more and talk about lightning right here in r/Bitcoin, r/bitcoinbeginners and r/thelightningnetwork submitted by /u/rBitcoinMod [link] [comments]

Fear & Greed dropped from 17 to 14 AFTER a $72.7K rally and $471M in ETF inflows. That's never happened before and nobody's asking why.

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Think about what just happened. Iran ceasefire. Morgan Stanley launches a Bitcoin ETF. $471M pours into BTC ETFs in a single day. Price hits $72.7K. $280M in shorts get liquidated. And sentiment got WORSE. Not better. Worse. Fear & Greed was 17 before the rally. Today it's 14. The market saw the most bullish news combination in months and responded by getting more afraid. I've been watching this index for a long time. A rally on major positive catalysts that DROPS sentiment instead of lifting it tells you one thing: the people with real money don't believe this move. The $280M in liquidations means the pump was fueled by short squeezes, not by new buyers who want to hold. Halving anniversary is April 20. CPI drops tomorrow. The next two weeks will tell us if this was the start of something or just noise. But that Fear & Greed number should bother everyone who went long yesterday. submitted by /u/OkMagician7867 [link] [comments]

Shake it out shake it out

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More dips, shake it out, shake it out the weak hands submitted by /u/unthocks [link] [comments]

Daily Discussion, April 09, 2026

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Bitcoin em 60 Segundos EP 1 - O Que é Bitcoin

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Olá pessoal. Estou começando uma série de vídeos curtos chamada “Bitcoin em 60 segundos”, onde explico os conceitos básicos do Bitcoin e do mercado de criptomoedas de forma simples e direta. A ideia é ajudar iniciantes a entender temas como: • O que é Bitcoin • Como funciona a blockchain • Por que o Bitcoin tem valor • Como funciona o mercado cripto Cada vídeo tem apenas 1 minuto, pensado para quem quer aprender rápido sem precisar assistir vídeos muito longos. Acabei de publicar o primeiro episódio e gostaria de ouvir a opinião da comunidade. Vocês acham que esse formato de explicações rápidas sobre Bitcoin ajuda quem está começando no mundo cripto? Sugestões de temas para os próximos episódios também são muito bem-vindas. submitted by /u/GilbertoPeresPro [link] [comments]

Iran To Earn 282 BTC Per Day From Straight Of Hormuz Toll: More Than 50% Of The Supply

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Iran Eyes Bitcoin Toll for Strait of Hormuz Oil Transit

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Crypto card boom hits $600 million monthly volume as USDC gains ground on USDT

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Im going to start buying again!

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Im so sorry guys! Im going to start buying in now meaning it’s going to crash! So for you regards out there that only buy when its high go ahead and make that purchase ???? submitted by /u/luisg888 [link] [comments]

MicroStrategy’s Saylor Rejects NYT Satoshi Nakamoto Claims

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Bitcoin’s rebound may be fragile as Wall Street warns Hormuz disruption is not really over

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Which platforms allow leverage crypto trading in Canada?

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From my research, because of the rules in Canada, I can't find any platforms that allow leverage crypto trading. Should I use a VPN to access these platforms? Is the VPN route safe? Thank you. submitted by /u/AllenownzGiveaway [link] [comments]

US SEC Names New Enforcer as Questions Loom over Agency‘s Direction

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Morgan Stanley’s bitcoin ETF draws $33.9 million on day one

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My favorite indicator is often opening the "minds" channel and spot where the masses are.

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It's easy, just watch for those compulsive comments like "SHORT SHORT SHORT" and guess the overall sentiment. If everyone is bearish i look for long opportunities and vice versa. These unprofitable retails will often scream buy or sell, completely unaware that the main trend is already exhausted: that's exactly when the large pockets step in to scale their positions. They will then get confused when BTC moves against them, and will never admit they were wrong, blaming it all on news. This works so many times, it's actually funny. If you're one of them, my guy, you should know where you stand as a retail trader: at the bottom of the food chain. submitted by /u/ne_el_maior [link] [comments]

Slow block validation on Signet: BIP-54 demo stream (2nd & 3rd run)

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There are three planned runs of mining slow-to-validate blocks on signet today. This is a stream of some of my monitoring for the 2nd and 3rd run. You can find more context on https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/consensus-cleanup-demo-of-slow-blocks-on-signet/2367/ submitted by /u/0xb10c [link] [comments]

Real Time USD Purchasing Power

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Live stream of slow blocks demo (BIP 54 / Consensus Cleanup) - YouTube

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Developer 0xb10c live streams the demo of slow(ish) blocks on Signet ran in the context of BIP 54 (Consensus Cleanup). submitted by /u/darosior [link] [comments]

Bitcoin day

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Paid a local cafe in sats and got 25 bucks back from the btc day promotion ????! submitted by /u/Puzzleheaded-King222 [link] [comments]

Is this you?

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White House study bolsters crypto's stance in stablecoin yield fight against bankers

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They hate this little trick

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Morgan Stanley launching its own spot Bitcoin ETF feels bigger than just another ETF headline

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Morgan Stanley has officially launched MSBT, a spot Bitcoin ETF listed on NYSE Arca. What makes this more interesting than a normal product launch is that this is the first major U.S. bank putting its own name directly on a spot Bitcoin ETF. The fund holds physical bitcoin, launched on April 8, and comes in with a 0.14% fee, which undercuts most of the existing spot BTC ETF field. To me, the bigger story is what this says about where Bitcoin sits now in traditional finance. Up to this point, most of the major spot ETFs came from asset managers like BlackRock, Fidelity, and others. Morgan Stanley changes that dynamic because it brings a bank balance sheet, a private wealth brand, and a massive advisor network into the same trade. The article notes roughly 16,000 financial advisors overseeing $6.2 trillion in client assets, which is a very different kind of distribution channel than retail-driven ETF demand. The fee also matters more than people think. At 0.14%, Morgan Stanley is basically telling the market this product is meant to compete seriously for long-term allocation, not just exist as another checkbox product. That kind of pricing usually means they expect Bitcoin exposure to become a persistent part of client portfolios, not a temporary trade. So the real question here isn’t just whether MSBT gets flows. It’s whether this is another sign that Bitcoin is moving deeper into core portfolio infrastructure and away from being treated as a niche satellite asset. Curious how others see it: is this mainly a fee war and distribution story, or does a major bank launching its own spot Bitcoin ETF mark a more important shift in how traditional finance now views BTC? submitted by /u/cashflashmil [link] [comments]

Morgan Stanley ETF + Iran ceasefire pumped BTC to $71.7K — but 3 things my system caught that nobody's talking about

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I run an automated monitoring system that tracks BTC orderflow, on-chain data, and macro signals around the clock. Today's rally looks amazing on the surface. $71.7K, +4.37%, $471M in ETF inflows. But my system flagged 3 problems: The sellers are hiding inside the rally. A metric I track called VPIN — it measures how much "smart money" is moving — hit 0.91. That's extreme. The sell-to-buy transaction ratio is roughly 7:1. Somebody big is using this pump as an exit. Volume is lying. On the 1-hour chart, actual buying volume is shrinking while price climbs. This divergence is how most "fake breakouts" start. My system targets $68,500-70,000 as the likely pullback zone. History says this pattern loses. Going long during a bear market bounce has a 90.3% loss rate in my dataset (31 instances). The bearish regime hasn't changed — one good day of news doesn't flip the structure. I'm watching $68,500-70,000. If BTC gets there and seller activity calms down, that's where things get interesting again. BTC halving anniversary April 20 could add positive sentiment heading into it. But CPI April 10 first. I don't touch anything around that release. What's your take — sustainable move or news-driven bounce? submitted by /u/OkMagician7867 [link] [comments]

Thoughts? I know it’s the daily fail but they did correctly identify Banksy about 20 years ago so..

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15715043/Bitcoin-inventor-unmasked-55-year-old-British-encryption-expert-writing-style-gave-away.html# submitted by /u/Dry_Point_4924 [link] [comments]

BitBox vs Ledger - Vergleich 2026

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Wir vergleichen die BitBox mit den Krypto Hardware Wallets von Marktführer Ledger. Was ist euer Favorit? submitted by /u/fintech_portal [link] [comments]

One week of Qubic DOGE mining

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Week one post launch. For anyone who has been following my verification thread from the beginning, here is the data summary. Week 1 network stats dashboard: Total DOGE Blocks: 7 Peak % of DOGE network hashrate: 26.81 TH/s Average % over the week: 9.86 TH/s It seems like qubic hashrate is growing and gaining traction and I will keep an eye out to see how they progress. Currently they are outside of the top 20 biggest mining pools but I will guess they will enter the top 20 in the coming days. Interesting to see the technology being put to work, where do you guys think qubic will end up in terms of hash rate %? https://preview.redd.it/718db9cj70ug1.png?width=2534&format=png&auto=webp&s=bf2cd3e46184d6e4f83564d2553cc2edafbaae25 submitted by /u/CalzerMalzer [link] [comments]

Iran demands crypto fees for ships passing Hormuz during ceasefire

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Strait of Hormus Transit Tolls Payable in BTC?

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https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/08/iran-eyes-crypto-toll-for-oil-tanker-transit-through-strait-of-hormuz submitted by /u/Dry_Communication748 [link] [comments]

Bitcoin is above $70,000 on Iran ceasefire, but rally is turning cautious for good reasons

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Iran Wants Bitcoin Payments From Oil Ships Seeking Hormuz Passage: FT

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Live X Spaces on Bitcoin Circular Economies

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Exclusive: Iran demands crypto fees for ships passing Hormuz during ceasefire

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Still haven't filed your crypto taxes? Quick do's and don'ts

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WLFI Treasury Drains USD1 Pool on Dolomite: Rates Spike to 35%

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the $16m us-iran ceasefire market is a trap

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tbh the $16m us-iran ceasefire market is probably the most mispriced contract on the board rn. every time a de-escalation headline drops like trumps 14 day pause today people just blindly slam YES. but the real challenge isnt forecasting the middle east. its figuring out how the fine print actually gets settled through UMA. there are a couple obvious traps here. first off the current ceasefire is just a two week suspension mediated by pakistan. a temporary pause doesnt count as a permanent conclusion to 'operation epic fury' even if the headlines make it sound bullish af. second, proxy conflicts (like israel saying lebanon isnt included) make these geo contracts a mess. once a market goes to dispute it always comes down to technical wording over common sense. honestly thats why i stopped trading this stuff off headlines alone. lately ive just been dumping the raw text into [PolyPredict] to flag the rule-risk and map time decay cause doing it manually is brutal. it caught a pretty wild divergence here. headline sentiment pushed the april 30 YES odds up hard after hormuz reopened, but the rule-risk side basically says this 14 day window has almost zero path to meeting the strict definition of a formal end to the ops. imo your edge isnt having faster news. its just reading the rules better than the next guy. if your buying YES on every short term headline your just exit liquidity for the whales who actually read the contract. trade the contract not the news. dropping the exact rule phrasing in the comments for anyone who cares. submitted by /u/Hamesloth [link] [comments]

Things I wish I understood earlier about Bitcoin:

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short-term thinking leads to bad decisions trying to time the market usually fails patience beats constant trading What did Bitcoin teach you? submitted by /u/ChangeNOW_Community [link] [comments]

Bitcoin pumping, the war is over (probably, who knows) and one of the largest wealth managers in the world released its bitcoin ETF today. MS has 16,000 advisors managing $9.3 Trillion in assets for their clients

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Morgan Stanley's bitcoin ETF comes with a 0.14% annual fee, making it the lowest in the spot BTC ETF market and undercutting BlackRock's IBIT (0.25%) submitted by /u/21Bullish [link] [comments]

"I am not aware of the ability to send Bitcoin without some intermediating service"

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https://www.reddit.com/r/askanything/comments/1s8mrgl/comment/oenq0i2/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button I thought some of you might like to read this comment. I was debating this guy for a while until he finally spit this sentence out: I didn't misrepresent anything. How is "sending [XYZ] unlimited distance without a third party" unique at all? How is this any different than a wire transfer? I guess there is banking intermediation, but I am not aware of the ability to send Bitcoin without some intermediating service, either. This absolutely baffled me, as he was confidently debating me for quite a while, then accidentally admitted he thought bitcoin required an "intermediating service". I called him out and he has since not responded...lol. submitted by /u/Nice_Tap6818 [link] [comments]

How The Trumps Blew $1 Billion On Bitcoin

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CZ Memoir Rekindles Feud with OKX Founder Star Xu

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Bitcoin dip buyers gobbled up nearly 850,000 BTC between $60,000 and $70,000

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Iran eyes crypto toll for oil tanker transits through Strait of Hormuz

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FDIC setting standards for Stablecoins ft GENIUS ACT

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????FDIC will establish a prudential framework for FDIC-supervised permitted payment stablecoin issuers. ????Requirements related to reserve assets, redemption, capital, and risk management standards will also be set. ????We can expect FDIC-supervised payment stablecoin issuers and insured depository institutions that provide certain payment stablecoin related custodial and safekeeping services. Which blockchains will be chosen by stablecoin issuers supervised by FDIC? Will regulated stablecoins eat marketshare of incumbent players?? source submitted by /u/semanticweb [link] [comments]

HOLY! $70M BTC Long Just Opened! Is This the Pump Signal or a Bull Trap?

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0.075BTC at 18y old

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Shall i accumulate more? Or wait and hodl. submitted by /u/Adventurous-Bite3466 [link] [comments]

Polymarket Traders Net $663K on US-Iran Ceasefire in Suspected Insider Trade

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Quantum Threat to Bitcoin Not Immediate, Says Blockstream’s Adam Back

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Guilty people disappear. Real ones rebuild

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I heard this line recently and it hasn't left my head. Not because it’s a 100% universal truth, but because it happens often enough to notice the pattern. When a project goes south, a business fails, or a massive mistake is made, the most common response is the disappearing act. Wiping the slate clean and starting over somewhere new is the ultimate pressure release valve. You don't have to face anyone, and you don't have to explain the mess. It makes sense why it's the default choice. Rebuilding is the exact opposite. Rebuilding requires you to stay in the exact same environment, under the microscope of the people who watched things go wrong, and deal with everything head-on. You can't hide. It takes an entirely different level of commitment to stay visible when everything is falling apart. But it makes me wonder about the first part of that quote. Is disappearing actually about being "guilty"? Or is it simply that staying and rebuilding requires a capacity to carry heavy emotional weight that most people just don't possess? What do you think? Have you ever watched someone choose to stay and rebuild when they had every opportunity to just disappear? submitted by /u/augustcero [link] [comments]

Crypto Fear & Greed Index

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Just wondering: do you guys take this index into consideration at all (for buying decisions and such)? submitted by /u/Phantasizer [link] [comments]

Bitcoin Spikes Over $72K as Trump Announces Conditional Ceasefire With Iran

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NYT says Adam Back is Satoshi

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Trump’s Crypto Project Just Borrowed $50 Million Against Its Own Token and Broke the Lending Pool

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Need a little Help

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How do I get into bitcoin? I’m 19 and have always been intrigued by the way bitcoin works since I could fully process what it was and always wanted to get into it but could never figure out where to start submitted by /u/AdMental1375 [link] [comments]

Polymarket Traders Accused of Insider Trading on US-Iran Bet

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Attacking bitcoin mining with a quantum computer would require the energy of a star, academics say

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How often do your trading bots break because of exchange API issues?

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I’m trying to understand how common this actually is because I’m working on something in this space. For people running crypto trading bots (Binance, Coinbase, etc): - How often do you run into API issues? (rate limits, stale data, 500 errors, auth problems) - When it happens, does it actually affect your trades or cause losses? - How do you usually deal with it? (retry logic, custom fixes, just ignore it, etc) - Would you trust something that fixes this automatically in real-time? I’m thinking about building a tool that sits between the bot and the exchange APIs to handle these issues automatically, but I’m not sure if this is actually a big enough problem or just something most people already solved. submitted by /u/zerozero023 [link] [comments]

Google’s Quantum Breakthrough Is Already Reshaping Crypto Markets

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This doesn’t seem like an immediate break, but more like a shift in how close that scenario might actually be. The fact that timelines are being pulled forward is probably more important than the headline itself. Markets reacting with dispersion rather than a broad selloff makes sense if people are starting to differentiate between projects that can adapt and those that haven’t really addressed it yet. What’s interesting is that this turns into more of a coordination problem than a purely technical one. Upgrading cryptography across large networks like Bitcoin or Ethereum isn’t trivial, even if solutions exist. So the risk isn’t just quantum capability, but whether governance and adoption can move fast enough when needed. submitted by /u/JAYCAZ1 [link] [comments]

The Main Problem of Crypto Business

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Widespread adoption of cryptocurrency would enable businesses to make significant savings on acquisition fees, reach a global customer base and process payments instantly. However, slow fiat transfers within the banking system remain a problem. Moving a business into the crypto industry can fragment a company’s working capital. The inability to abandon fiat currency and the need to use intermediaries — crypto gateways — means funds are distributed across three channels: • bank account • crypto gateway wallet • hot and cold wallets. Consequently, companies are forced to maintain excess reserves in each account and wallet, resulting in capital being tied up. According to Cryptomus, this problem can be partially solved by issuing crypto cards that enable the direct spending of cryptocurrency with instant conversion to fiat. Fireblocks offers clients automatic rebalancing: as soon as the cryptocurrency accumulated in the crypto gateway wallet exceeds a set threshold, it is automatically transferred to a cold wallet. BitPay offers a solution that combines bank account and crypto wallet management in a single dashboard. This allows for the instant conversion of cryptocurrency to fiat currency to replenish a bank account on a 'just-in-time' basis. submitted by /u/tornavec [link] [comments]

Litescribe (MWEB-enabled Litecoin inscriptions wallet) v1.1.4 is out

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Strategy Is Buying Bitcoin 2x Faster Than New BTC Supply In 2026

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Daily Discussion, April 08, 2026

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Daily General Discussion April 08, 2026

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Welcome to the Daily General Discussion on r/ethereum https://imgur.com/3y7vezP Bookmarking this link will always bring you to the current daily: https://old.reddit.com/r/ethereum/about/sticky/?num=2 Please use this thread to discuss Ethereum topics, news, events, and even price! Price discussion posted elsewhere in the subreddit will continue to be removed. As always, be constructive. - Subreddit Rules Want to stake? Learn more at r/ethstaker Community Links Ethereum Jobs, Twitter EVMavericks YouTube, Discord, Doots Podcast Doots Website, Old Reddit Doots Extension by u/hanniabu Calendar: https://dailydoots.com/events/ submitted by /u/EthereumDailyThread [link] [comments]

Cakewallet misleading transactions

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I’ve been waiting over two hours for a transaction that when I set it my wallet was set to sat 3 priority yet upon actually looking at the transaction id on mempool it says it’s in the sat 2 block, meaning it is stuck behind everything else (like what I was led to believe would be my transaction!) I find this to be a deceptive practice. Aitah for this? submitted by /u/RevolutionaryFig7203 [link] [comments]

Wake me up when

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Wake me up when Bitcoin finally submitted by /u/unthocks [link] [comments]

Morgan Stanley's Bitcoin ETF Goes Live Tomorrow

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Bitcoin Tops $72K as US-Iran Ceasefire Sparks Rally : But For How Long?

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Mission ₿

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Based on the level of responses, criticism, disbelief, and a few compliments...I believe I can help open the minds of many of you. Every week, I will talk with you about Bitcoin and explain why it is so important for our generation. IN BITCOIN WE TRUST. Let’s move forward… submitted by /u/BittyRunes [link] [comments]

Everyone right now

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Bitcoin and Oil Flips as Trump Nears Hormuz Deal with Iran

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How to lever up bitcoin safely

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Obviously bear markets have exposed the unwise. What are the safer, more legitimate ways to take on a very modest amount of leverage against my Bitcoin stake? I’d like to buy some more at these prices. Thank you submitted by /u/upupandaway_76 [link] [comments]

Immovable object (me) vs. unstoppable force (Bitcoin)

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My “decision” process over the last few weeks went something like this: 65.5k → don’t invest yet, it will drop further 66.0k → dead cat bounce! 67.5k → fake out, sellers will win this fight 68.0k → too high, invest when it drops to 66.0k 71.5k → what the hell is going on? Time in the market beats timing the market, I know. submitted by /u/Cartier1847 [link] [comments]

Daily Crypto Discussion - April 7, 2026 (GMT+0)

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Welcome to the Daily Crypto Discussion thread. Please read the disclaimer and rules before participating. Disclaimer: Consider all information posted here with several liberal heaps of salt, and always cross check any information you may read on this thread with known sources. Any trade information posted in this open thread may be highly misleading, and could be an attempt to manipulate new readers by known "pump and dump (PnD) groups" for their own profit. BEWARE of such practices and exercise utmost caution before acting on any trade tip mentioned here. Please be careful about what information you share and the actions you take. Do not share the amounts of your portfolios (why not just share percentage?). Do not share your private keys or wallet seed. Use strong, non-SMS 2FA if possible. Beware of scammers and be smart. Do not invest more than you can afford to lose, and do not fall for pyramid schemes, promises of unrealistic returns (get-rich-quick schemes), and other common scams. Rules: All sub rules apply in this thread. The prior exemption for karma and age requirements is no longer in effect. Discussion topics must be related to cryptocurrency. Behave with civility and politeness. Do not use offensive, racist or homophobic language. Comments will be sorted by newest first. Useful Links: Beginner Resources Intro to r/Cryptocurrency MOONs ???? MOONs Wiki Page r/CryptoCurrency Discord r/CryptoCurrencyMemes Prior Daily Discussions - (Link fixed.) r/CryptoCurrencyMeta - Join in on all meta discussions regarding r/CryptoCurrency whether it be moon distributions or governance. Finding Other Discussion Threads Follow a mod account below to be notified in your home feed when the latest r/CC discussion thread of your interest is posted. u/CryptoDaily- — Posts the Daily Crypto Discussion threads. u/CryptoSkeptics — Posts the Monthly Skeptics Discussion threads. u/CryptoOptimists- — Posts the Monthly Optimists Discussion threads. u/CryptoNewsUpdates — Posts the Monthly News Summary threads. submitted by /u/AutoModerator [link] [comments]

Surge.Credit - Newsletter #2

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How safe is Tokenized Gold?

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I've learnt that we can now invest in gold directly in crypto, which is quite exciting as I don't trust any bank or broker, so here's a few questions: Is this safe? What is the best within Paxos or Tether gold, is this as trustable as USDT/Stablecoins? How to buy it? submitted by /u/Purrfect_bu [link] [comments]

Ultimate Cheapest way to Buy Bitcoin?

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I'm looking for a cheap way to buy bitcoin, i'm getting a crazy rate on OKX which is all but okay. In Singaporean dollar BTC on OKX is 88.7k but when I preview my purchase it’s 90.0k, i'm speechless. submitted by /u/Trophy_waifuu [link] [comments]

Crypto Banks Reach Stablecoin Deal in CLARITY Act Talks

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ethlocal.world — a globe for Ethereum events and communities

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I just built ethlocal.world: a simple way to explore Ethereum activity around the world. The idea was pretty straightforward: Ethereum is global, but it can still be surprisingly hard to get a quick sense of what’s happening locally or regionally. So I made a site that maps events and communities in one place and lets you browse by region and type. It takes data from ethereum.org and was inspired by the Codex Ambassadors globe. Link: https://ethlocal.world Would love honest feedback from people here: Is this actually useful? What feels missing or confusing? Is the globe view helpful, or do you mainly want a cleaner list/filter experience? What would make something like this genuinely valuable for local Ethereum communities? Built it as a small project for the Ethereum community, and I’d love to improve it based on feedback. submitted by /u/not_qz [link] [comments]

Suspected North Korean IT Operative Exposed in Remote Job Interview After Failing Loyalty Test

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How important is it to you that you can fully control and can export your own wallet keys?

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Binance’s New Rule Could Have Prevented the $19 Billion October Crash

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Strategy Acquires 4,871 BTC and Now Holds 766,970 BTC

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Strategy has acquired 4,871 BTC for ~$329.9 million at ~$67,718 per bitcoin. As of 4/5/2026, we hold 766,970 BTC acquired for ~$58.02 billion at ~$75,644 per bitcoin. submitted by /u/TheresNoSecondBest [link] [comments]

84% of Polymarket traders are losing money. That says a lot about who prediction markets are really built for.

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The most interesting part of the latest Polymarket data isn’t just that most people lose. It’s how uneven the edge really is. An April 2026 analysis covering 2.5 million wallets found that 84.1% of participants were unprofitable. Only 2% made more than $1,000 over their full trading history, and just 840 wallets cleared $100,000 in cumulative profit. That’s not a small retail underperformance story. That’s a market structure story. The wallets making serious money are concentrated around arbitrage, market making, and execution speed. In other words, the advantage seems to sit with participants who treat these markets like infrastructure, not opinion. That matters, because prediction markets are often sold as a cleaner way to express views on real-world outcomes. But if most retail traders are consistently late, emotional, or trading without a structural edge, then the market starts looking less like “collective intelligence” and more like another venue where faster players extract value from slower ones. Real question is whether prediction markets are actually useful for retail traders, or whether they mostly reward people who already have tools and execution advantages the average user doesn’t. submitted by /u/cashflashmil [link] [comments]

The Real War Isn’t in Iran — It’s in the US Treasury Market | Luke Gromen & Lyn Alden

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Wallet of Satoshi now lets you use a self-custodial wallet with seamless access to the Lightning Network, thanks to Spark the new high speed L2 solution!

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There is a lot to talk about, but if you want to read more: https://www.xverse.app/blog/what-is-spark-bitcoin-l2 quick TL;DR: Spark is a Bitcoin L2 designed for fast, cheap, and self-custodial transactions, leveraging statechain tech and atomic swaps. Spark supports the issuance and transfer of stablecoins and tokens on Bitcoin, enabling new financial use cases such as payments, trading, and earning stablecoin yield. Spark provides a scalable ecosystem for wallets, developers, and businesses to build financial apps interoperable with Lightning Network and Taproot Assets. Wallet of Satoshi now integrates Spark, letting you create a self-custodial wallet, secure your 12 word seed, and seamlessly send/receive BTC on the Lightning Network while staying fully in control of your funds. hope many other lightning wallets such as Strike, Blink, Speed, Coinos implement Spark Welcome to the new era of scalability of BTC! Edit: After using the WoS self custody option with Spark, I noticed that WoS shows all your history with your Spark Key to the public, meaning that you should create your wallet in another app that has the privacy option as default such as Cake Wallet and then import your wallet to WoS. submitted by /u/FunWithSkooma [link] [comments]

Anyone else noticed different payouts between mining pools?

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Not trying to start anything — just genuinely curious. I’ve been looking a bit closer at my setup lately, and it got me thinking… Everyone talks about: hash rate power cost …but I don’t see as many people comparing actual pool payouts over time. For example: Two pools might say: 1% fee vs 2% fee But does that really translate to better returns? Things like: luck stale shares payout method (FPPS vs PPLNS) seem like they could make a bigger difference than the fee itself. I haven’t done a super deep analysis yet, but I feel like I’ve seen small differences depending on the pool. Could just be variance though. Curious what others here have experienced: Have you ever tested multiple pools side-by-side? Did you notice any real difference in payouts? Do you stick with one pool or rotate? Not saying anything is “wrong” with any pool — just trying to understand if I’m overthinking this or if there’s actually something here. submitted by /u/Just_Mining_Away [link] [comments]

bitcoin provides mathematical certainty in a world that is more fake and uncertain than ever. There will only be 21,000,000 bitcoin, forever

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Kaspa's Toccata Hard Fork: Covenants, ZK Opcodes, And A New June Target

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Nice one. Bitcoin for good.

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Split Capital Founder Says Crypto Hedge Funds No Longer Work

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XRP led crypto's $224 million ETF inflow rebound last week

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'A whole civilization will die': Crypto markets under pressure as Trump ups rhetoric towards Iran

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Anyone still using rocket pool?

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I’ve had my eth staked for about 2 years now, net negative on the eth itself but I’ve gained what would be ≈4 percent more worth of ETH than I had before. To me it was the easiest way to stake given that I don’t have 32 eth. I appreciate the protocol for being a decentralized way to stake, heard there’s some liquidity issues in terms of getting your Eth back after staking but that’s a problem for the future. Anyone have any input on rocket pool?! submitted by /u/TheLelouchLamperouge [link] [comments]

Crypto Exchanges, 1099-DA, and Crypto Tax Software?

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If you transfer crypto to a wallet outside the exchange, does the exchange track this as a sale or a transfer? More context: Crypto Tax Software has no problem tracking this as a transfer---since it knows about all of your wallets---but I suspect the exchange may track this on the 1099-DA as a sale. But then the 1099-DA reports a sale while the 1099-B generated by the crypto tax software reports a nothing burger---and may not even report this transaction since it's just a transfer. Question: do we need to report the 1099-DA is we use crypto tax software to track all transactions? If so, how to reconcile when the two are different? Update: if not clear this is about US taxes submitted by /u/bestjaegerpilot [link] [comments]

BLOOMBERG: Morgan Stanley Bitcoin ETF will launch this week

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I think Satoshi Nakamoto is Alive

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Google search trends vs Crypto Twitter sentiment: Which is more reliable?

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Crypto Twitter sentiment right now feels pretty bearish: lower engagement, quieter timelines, less hype overall. But when you look at Google Trends for “crypto,” the picture looks a bit different. Search interest has cooled off from a recent spike, but zooming out since mid-2023, it still seems to be forming a pattern of higher lows and higher highs. That got me thinking: CT reflects active participants (traders, builders, influencers) Google search likely captures broader interest (new users, retail research, institutions doing initial due diligence) In previous cycles, there have been periods where social sentiment felt weak while underlying interest (search trends, onboarding, etc.) was still building. Not saying this guarantees anything, but it does raise a question: Are we over-relying on Crypto Twitter as a market signal? Curious what others think. Do you track alternative indicators like Google Trends, app downloads, or exchange signups? submitted by /u/Ourcrypto_news [link] [comments]

Hackers Selling Fake Hardware Wallets and Pre-Loaded Seed Phrases to Steal Crypto

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Argentina President Javier Milei Under Fire in LIBRA Crypto Scandal: New Evidence Reveals Deeper Ties

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r/cryptocurrency

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Title: Exolix refunded my funds to a different address without authorization – need advice Body: Hi everyone, I’m dealing with a serious issue with Exolix and would really appreciate your advice. I sent 500 USDT via BSC for an exchange. The transaction was confirmed, but later their support said it failed AML checks and that they would issue a refund. I confirmed the refund to my original address: 0x94F1Fa345f242126a7FC18DcCEac4D3cA5BE0b69 However, after a long delay, they claim the funds were refunded to a completely different address: 0x659D2De729d254686d38107B69948de988549923 This address is NOT mine and I never authorized any change. What’s worse is that their support admitted that user identity can be verified using exchange ID and TXID (which I provided multiple times), yet they still processed the refund without proper verification. Now they are blaming me, saying I made information public. To me, this looks like a serious security failure on their side. Has anyone experienced something similar with Exolix or other instant exchanges? Is there anything I can do at this point to escalate this or recover my funds? Thanks in advance for any help. #exolix submitted by /u/DrAli1981 [link] [comments]

Transferring Bitcoin without actually moving it: explaining how Statechains work

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Cardone Capital Plans to Tokenize $5B Real Estate Portfolio

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What is the total amount you have in CRYPTO related products -- AND what percent is it of your overall portfolio?

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I know it's not polite to talk numbers but this isn't polite society, this is the ghetto of all ghetto's and we got to keeps it reals. The more I look at the market and overall macro pictures, the less interested I am in equity as opposed to bitcoin. I'm talking $700k into crypto related products which is a huge chunk of my swing portfolio. There's some beaten down stocks that have good entry points, but really, the risk reward of BTC while the govt keeps printing and there's talk of reducing the deficit but all budget proposals are wildly throwing money at the defense budget so we know it's not happening other than fraud (which is a good thing atleast). The overall runup of SPY since COVID always has you thinking when it starts to dump, it can really go a long ways down. In my 30s. submitted by /u/VivaLaBiome [link] [comments]

Worldcoin Prices Dips As Sam Altman’s Trust Crisis Deepens With New SBF Comparison

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The world is getting rid of cash, crypto is here to replace it.

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Cash is being quietly capped across the EU, Mexico just mandated digital-only payments at gas stations and toll booths, and Mastercard is training AI on hundreds of billions of your transactions including merchant locations, authorization history, and biometric data. The pattern is clear: every exit from cash pulls you deeper into a system that logs everything. People have been trying to solve this for years. Monero exists but merchants won’t touch it. Zcash has the cryptography but never cracked real adoption. Lightning Network is fast but fully traceable on-chain once you know what to look for. What’s changed now is that private payments are starting to work on chains people actually use, with assets people already hold, no separate ecosystem required, just pure plug and play privacy. submitted by /u/Repulsive_Counter_79 [link] [comments]

CAC26 - Fiat Chain: Rethinking Public Blockchain Infrastructure Without Native Tokens(Silvio Micali)

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On-chain commodities trading is the still an underrated narrative

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Everyone is panic watching macro right now. Tariffs, inflation, gold hitting new ATHs, oil swinging 5% in a day. The whole world is suddenly very interested in commodities again. And yet barely anyone in this sub is connecting the dots between what's happening in macro and what's being built on-chain. Think about what Hyperliquid already proved. You can trade perps on basically anything, permissionlessly, on-chain, with deep liquidity and no broker in the middle. It wasnt even designed for commodities and people are already using it to get exposure to oil and gold like its nothing. Now imagine a protocol built from scratch specifically for commodities perps. That's what **Sphinx** is doing alongside a couple of other next gen apps in crypto. Not a general DEX that throws in a few commodity pairs as an afterthought. The whole architecture is designed around on-chain perps for real world commodities, with compliance considerations built in from the start. That last part matters more than people realize because it opens the door to institutional capital that currently cant touch DeFi for regulatory reasons. The size of commodities markets is hard to overstate. Oil, gold, wheat, natural gas, copper. Multi trillion dollar markets running through legacy brokers with limited hours, high fees and endless middlemen. DeFi is about to eat into all of that. Slowly at first and then very fast. The traders who figured out Hyperliquid early did well. The ones who understand what purpose-built commodities infrastructure on-chain means might do a lot better. submitted by /u/spriteMeLeukoKrasi [link] [comments]

SEC close to putting out 'reg crypto' for fundraising questions, Chair Atkins says

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Daily Discussion, April 07, 2026

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Demonstration Of "Attack Blocks" On Bitcoin's Signet Test Network

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In two days, on Wednesday April 8th, a handful of Bitcoin Core developers are going to be doing a demonstration of “attack blocks” designed to take an inordinate amount of time to verify on Signet. The demonstration will take place at 10 AM EST (2 PM UTC). Anyone who wishes to participate can run Bitcoin Core node on Signet and watch the blocks be mined and processed by their node in real-time. Instructions can be found here to spin up a node and follow along (including how to check your node’s logs to see the verification times for the attack blocks). The demonstration is not going to show the worst case of the attack (the script and transaction structure required has not been publicly revealed to not give malicious actors even more information about the attack), but it will produce blocks that take orders of magnitude more time to verify than your average block. The aim of the demonstration is to show users the severity of one of the four severe consensus vulnerabilities that the Great Consensus Cleanup aims to address with BIP 54. Two more demonstrations will take place at 6 PM EST (10 PM UTC) on April 8th, and at 5 AM EST (9 AM UTC) on April 9th, to allow for Bitcoin users in different global timezones to directly participate as well. The Signet blockchain is currently at around 32-33 GB, so if you have any device with ample storage space, go ahead and spin up a Signet node to participate. For your awareness the following software patch was quickly put together for this demonstration and not audited thoroughly (though it is just a basic terminal based-GUI). If you are spinning up a brand new Signet node just for this demonstration on a machine without any funds on it, you should be fine even if you are the paranoid type like me. For those who don’t want to just poke at log files, AJ Towns provided a patch to the “bitcoin-tui” project, a Terminal based GUI for Bitcoin Core to display the attack blocks during the demonstration. The project creator is working on a proper release in time for the demonstration, but you can also compile it yourself. Run these commands on Linux (git commands will work on other OSes, and you should be able to find the equivalent CLI commands for your OS easily online): git clone https://github.com/ajtowns/bitcoin-tui.git cd bitcoin-tui git switch 202604-bip54blocks From there you should be able to just follow the build instructions at the repository here. After compiling, make sure your bitcoind has “server=1” set in the config file, and start up bitcoin-tui. You should find a “Slow Blocks” tab on the right of the top bar. submitted by /u/TheresNoSecondBest [link] [comments]

Help me get started

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Ok please explain bitcoin/crypto currency to me. This is my first time learning about it and I would like to invest my money in it. I don't know where to begin and how to start. If anyone can help guide me. Thank you! submitted by /u/Capricorn_79 [link] [comments]

Daily General Discussion April 07, 2026

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CLARITY Act Yield Deal Finalized by Banks, Crypto Firms: Act Could Be Signed This Month

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Bitcoin from Zero — Day 1: What is Bitcoin and why does it exist?

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Gm r/Bitcoin. ???? Starting an educational series — simple, direct, no jargon, no promises. Just verifiable facts. Day 1: What is Bitcoin? Bitcoin is digital money with a fixed supply of 21 million units — hardcoded by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009. No government, bank, or company can ever change that. Verified data — April 2026: - Over 20 million BTC already mined (95%+ of total supply) - Less than 1 million remain — and will take 100+ years to mine - New block every ~10 minutes - Current reward: 3.125 BTC per block (after April 2024 halving) - Next halving: estimated April 2028 Why does this matter for someone who barely pays rent? The money you keep in the bank loses value every year to inflation. Bitcoin has a fixed supply — nobody can "print more." For the first time in history, an ordinary person has access to a genuinely scarce asset. Don't trust. Verify Next week — Day 2: Why does money lose value? #Bitcoin #Education #BitcoinFromZero submitted by /u/BittyRunes [link] [comments]

Trump’s World Liberty Strikes Deal With Binance-Backed Aster

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China Orders Removal of Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat App From App Store

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US Money Supply Hits Record $22.7, Inflation Fears Rise as Bitcoin Case Strengthens

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Need uncanny knowledge in BTC,Gift cards transactions .Any guidance

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Daily Crypto Discussion - April 6, 2026 (GMT+0)

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Polymarket Becomes War Betting Hub, Lawmakers Demand Crackdown

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Make Money With Coinbase’s x402: A Practical Playbook for Product Developers

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You set up a hardware wallet and wrote down your seed phrase. Here’s what most guides don’t tell you.

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There’s a post near the top of this sub right now where someone sent Bitcoin to their Trezor and the wallet showed empty. They panicked. Turns out their Bitcoin wasn’t gone — it was in their passphrase wallet. They hadn’t known they created one. That’s the most common failure pattern in hardware wallet support forums, and it almost never gets explained at setup. Here’s what’s actually happening and three other traps that catch people the same way. The passphrase trap When you set up a Trezor using Trezor Suite, the passphrase feature is on by default. A passphrase — sometimes called the 25th word — creates a completely separate wallet derived from your seed. Any input during setup creates one. An accidental keystroke creates one. If you set a passphrase and don’t write it down, that passphrase is gone forever — and so is everything in that wallet. Your seed phrase alone opens a different, empty wallet. No error message. Nothing to indicate anything is wrong. Trezor’s support forums have dozens of threads that all read identically: “I have my seed, I’ve tried everything, balance is zero.” In most cases the passphrase was set accidentally during initial setup. Different software generates different addresses from the same seed This sounds impossible but it’s documented repeatedly. There are multiple standards for how wallet software derives addresses from a seed phrase — BIP-44, BIP-49, BIP-84 are the common ones — and different apps default to different ones. One user bought Bitcoin through Exodus paired with a Trezor in 2021. Exodus defaulted to P2SH-SegWit (m/49’/0’/0’). Trezor Suite defaults to Native SegWit (m/84’/0’/0’). Four years later, a firmware update forced a reset. The user opened Trezor Suite instead of reconnecting through Exodus. Empty wallet. His Bitcoin was on-chain and accessible — completely invisible to the software he was now using. Valid seed. Right device. Zero balance. This is not a bug. It’s two correct implementations of different standards. Electrum does not speak the same language as your hardware wallet If you ever try to import your Trezor or Ledger seed into Electrum as a backup option, it will show an empty wallet. Electrum uses a proprietary seed format and deliberately does not support BIP-39 — the standard your hardware wallet uses. To get it working you have to click a hidden “Options” button during seed entry, select “BIP39 seed,” then manually enter the derivation path your original wallet used. Without those steps, Electrum opens a valid empty wallet with no explanation. The Electrum developers are aware of this and consider it a feature. What to actually write down alongside your seed phrase The seed is the starting point, not the whole picture. What you also need documented somewhere safe: Which device and software you used to set up the wallet (Trezor Suite, Ledger Live, Electrum, etc.) Whether a passphrase was set — and if yes, exactly what it was, case-sensitive Which address format was used (Legacy, SegWit, Native SegWit, Taproot) — your software may show this during setup The derivation path if you can find it — usually visible in advanced settings That context, stored with your seed backup, is what makes the difference between recovery taking five minutes and recovery being impossible. submitted by /u/Infinite_Airline7705 [link] [comments]

i fixed my problem

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this is way to fix my problem One thing that really worries me is this: what if something happens to me? I’m afraid my family might lose access to the money completely. I’d really appreciate any tips or advice on how people securely store their seed phrases while also making sure their family could recover the funds if something happens. Hello, peace be upon you. How did I solve my problem in a safe way and make sure the control stays in my hands so I don't worry? I have two wallets stored on two metal plates. I made two new plates. I wrote the first 12 words on the first plate and the other 12 words of the first wallet on the second plate. For the second wallet I did the opposite. I explained this system to my wife and I will train her on it once every month. I also gave her a hard wallet because it is difficult to buy one in the third world. After that I bought a steel safe it open with key and password only one i know it and explained to her that two plate is inside it, while the other plate is with my uncle. I told him to give it to my wife only in the event of my death and for no other reason. I informed my uncle, my brother, and my uncle’s wife about the location of the second plate. If my uncle ever tries to use the plate he has, it will open a decoy (fake) wallet. What do you think of this solution? submitted by /u/LasyAsF [link] [comments]

I have $100K but I am certain that once I buy BTC will begin to drop to $35,000

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I just know it. So I won't buy just so the rest of you can make some money. submitted by /u/Glass-Translator2781 [link] [comments]

Polymarket’s Biggest Upgrade: New Stablecoin and Trading Engine

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best practices for public keyes

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A simple question for the community. I was recently asked for me public key (to my metamask wallet) I know that Bitcoin public keys should still be treated with some care as they disclose all transactions to that address in any blockchain explorer Is this the same with Ethereum? submitted by /u/izkornator [link] [comments]

LibertyX

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Is anyone else having issues being blocked out for no apparent reason? I have used this service for several months now and it worked wonderful for buying bitcoin with a debit card. They are in a number of stores, Walgreens, CVS and others! No matter what I do I can’t get signed back on! submitted by /u/TraditionalLife6281 [link] [comments]

The continued case for bitcoin. Despite the volatility, BTC is still in play.

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Bitcoing is extremely volatile, having thoroughly tanked this year. And yet it is still your best long term store of value play. BTC value vs. Tradfi 2020-2026 Despite the 4-year peak trough cycles, BTC still MASSIVELY outperforms TradFi. And what does that mean to you? LONG TERM Store of Value: Median US home price 2020-2026 One day you'll buy a home with a fraction of your BTC. In fact, you'll easily collateralize your BTC to back the loan - no cap gains tax, lower rates. BTC may not be "money" (currency) yet, but it is a store of value particularly against fiat currencies, as these two charts quickly demonstrate. What are you doing relative to BTC, running for the hills? I'm dollar cost averaging. submitted by /u/ElanInsights [link] [comments]

Bitcoin can build generational wealth..

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But only if you make a good serious plan for it. If you're able to save 1 BTC for your descendants, then one method looks like this. 2056 [ 4.5 hours ]. Generation shares 0.11 BTC. Generation shares 0.22 BTC. 2086 [ 576 hours ]. Generation shares 0.11 BTC. Generation shares 0.22 BTC. 2116 [ 150,000 hours ]. Generation shares 0.11 BTC. Generation shares 0.22 BTC. This is the distribution order of one of the multi-sig interlocking methods. [ hours ] indicate how long it will take all the worlds mining pools to create the same amount of BTC, that your grandchildren is gifted by your foresight, should the blockchain protocol continue uninterrupted. It's a guideline to the enormous potential of owning BTC into the next decade. Something very few of us will live to experience.. . But our grandchildren and their children will. submitted by /u/FromThePits [link] [comments]

How did you guys first discover Bitcoin?

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Curious how it started for all of us. submitted by /u/Imaginary_Ladder_553 [link] [comments]

US Senate Banking panel member confirms April timeline for crypto market structure

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Quantum - is it really that dangerous? No...

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Hi, I used to work as a technical full-stack developer and recently I spent some time investigating this thing everyone's talking about "Quantum computing destroying encryption". Well, there are many remedies already available: Example 1 - for not technical people: https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/08/nist-releases-first-3-finalized-post-quantum-encryption-standards Example 2 - for technical people: https://github.com/open-quantum-safe/oqs-provider Most companies / IT projects are not prioritising it only because quantum computing threads might be decades away, and businesses don't execute investments on security unless there is a true threat. That's why your email providers, messaging apps, etc. don't have post-quantum standards implemented (such as: ml-dsa, ml-kem, slh-dsa). Yes. It is more complicated to secure decentralized Crypto than a website, but - anyway most of us use platforms like CoinBase, Kraken, Binance, .. and those holding crypto in one-single physical wallet - are not really the targets here. Anyhow, please, I hope my post helps some of you to be a bit calmer about this topic. I am definitely calmer after my research. Let's not cause panic sell-off. Have a great day everyone! submitted by /u/ForwardByNature [link] [comments]

Pink Brains Publishes Revenue Sustainability Analysis Covering Katana, Monad, MegaETH, Ink, and Plasma

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Link to the thread: https://x.com/PinkBrains_io/status/2041184272586076449 Key takeaways: 1/ TVL ≠ value capture for chains: $2.85B TVL generates just $2.4M/year (0.08% capture). 2/ Monad leads in DEX activity: Highest trading volume and DEX turnover. 3/ Katana stands out as the most sustainable incentive model for token holders with diversified revenue and a self-sustaining loop. 4/ Tech ambition ≠ adoption: Ink shows the strongest perps activity, while MegaETH is the more ideal chain for instant trading. 5/ Poor capital efficiency: $1.06B raised for ~99K DAU (~$10.7K/user); at current revenue, ROI would take centuries. Leaders: Katana (85/100): - Chain-owned Liquidity recycles 100% sequencer fees into permanent. VaultBridge earns 3-5% on L1 assets. AUSD yield feeds the ecosystem. A roadmap to replace emissions with chain fees. - $25.29M/day perps volume on Katana Perps adds a high-margin fee vertical - Lowest stables/TVL (42.9%) confirms capital is deployed, not parked. - No VC selling schedule. Ink (70/100): - Kraken's 10M+ users as a zero-CAC funnel - Nado is the strongest organic trading signal in this cohort - $10M Aave guarantee ensures Tydro operates for 5 years - Risks: 84.4% TVL concentration in Tydro, $287/d chain capture, and post-TGE retention risk Monad (55/100): - Airdrop hangover is over - Uses heavy token incentives (38.5% supply) to bootstrap ecosystem activity and staking - Generates ~$19.7M annualized fees, but much is speculative - TVL is on an increasing trend. App ecosystem is interesting to try out. - Risks: big upcoming token unlocks and reliance on incentive-driven usage. MegaETH (40/100): - Unique model where stablecoin yield (USDm) subsidizes chain costs → potentially zero fees for users - $149K/d perps, $2.33M DEX, 3,833 DAU. $15M+ spent bootstrapping ($10M Aave + $5M+ listings) against $1.6M ann. fees = deeply negative ROI - KPI-gated TGE. Zero conditions met after 2 months Plasma (20/100): - Focused on zero-fee USDT transfers, prioritizing adoption over revenue - Minimal direct chain revenue ($97/day); relies on Aave as top yield source. - Risks: business model conflicts with fee generation and heavy token dilution pressure submitted by /u/ManBearPig9220 [link] [comments]

It’s going to ????

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Am I investing in mining… or just gambling? (be honest)

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I’ve been seeing a lot of people (including myself at one point) jump into mining thinking it’s some kind of guaranteed money printer. So I made a quick gut-check list. If most of these hit… you’re probably gambling. You’re probably gambling if: you bought a miner because a calculator said it was profitable today you have no idea what your actual monthly power cost is you’re assuming the coin price won’t drop (or will magically go up) you don’t really understand what J/TH means, you just picked a machine you chose the coin because it’s “hot” right now you’re expecting ROI in a few months no matter what you haven’t thought about difficulty increasing at all downtime/repairs haven’t even crossed your mind you think this is passive income with zero headaches you didn’t compare multiple machines, just pulled the trigger you’d be stressed if profits dipped for a couple months you’re checking profitability every day like it’s a stock ticker be honest — how many of these did you check before you started? and which one actually cost you money? submitted by /u/Just_Mining_Away [link] [comments]

The Digital Enclosure

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How Corporate Ledgers Will Swallow Your Money — And Why Bitcoin Is the Last Exit They're not going to take your money. They're going to make you want to give it to them. That's the part nobody talks about. Every conversation about CBDCs, digital dollars, programmable money — it always frames the threat as force. Government freezes your account. State shuts off your wallet. Authoritarian overreach. That's not how it happens. Not here. Not in the West. It happens through convenience. The Bridge You Don't Come Back From Here's the play. Fiat is already going digital. That's not a prediction — it's a process. Cash use is collapsing. Every central bank on the planet is either piloting a CBDC or pretending they're not. The endgame is a fully programmable state currency. Trackable. Freezable. Expirable if they want it to be. But the CBDC (Stable coins) isn't the final destination. It's the adapter. Once your money is programmable and KYC'd at the protocol level, it talks to everything. Every corporate ledger. Every ecosystem. Every loyalty program and rewards system that's been quietly building rails for the last decade. This is where it gets interesting. Amazon doesn't need to build a currency. They just need a ledger that accepts the CBDC — and gives you back something that only works inside Amazon. Call it Amazon Credits. Walmart does the same. YouTube does the same. Every platform with a massive consumer base builds their own internal economy, their own unit of account, their own closed loop. And they'll make the bridge in incredibly attractive. "Convert your dollars to Amazon Credits and get 12% bonus purchasing power." Same energy as credit card points. Same psychology as frequent flyer miles. You're not losing anything — you're upgrading. Right? Wrong. You're walking through a one-way door. The Sink Protocol These ecosystems are sinks. Value flows in. It doesn't flow back out — at least not on your terms and not at the rate you put it in. Think about it like a festival. The headliners are the brands you already use. The ones already in your house, your car, your daily routine. Amazon. Walmart. YouTube. Apple. Google. Netflix. The entire lifestyle stack. They're not strangers — they're the infrastructure of your life. So when they say "bridge over and we'll give you a little extra" — it's a no-brainer. You're already in. You've been in. The bridge just makes it formal. You stop holding dollars and start holding ecosystem tokens that only work inside their walls. And here's the thing nobody says out loud: that's company scrip. The exact same play coal companies ran in the 1800s. Pay workers in tokens that only spend at the company store. Except now the company store is the entire internet and the tokens have a blockchain under them so they feel legitimate. The CBDC is the universal on-ramp. Every ecosystem speaks the same compliance language — KYC'd, tracked, taxable, programmable. The "interoperability" they'll sell you as a feature is the surveillance mesh. Every bridge between ecosystems is a checkpoint. Every transaction is a data point. Every conversion is consent. Where Bitcoin Sits In All This Bitcoin doesn't fit their system. That's not a flaw — that's the entire point. It has no admin keys. No compliance API. No foundation that can push an update to make it play nice with Amazon's ledger. No upgrade mechanism that a government can lean on. It is, by design, the one digital asset that cannot be enclosed. And that makes it dangerous — not to users, but to the enclosure model itself. They'll want your Bitcoin. Badly. They'll offer you a premium to convert. "Bridge your BTC into our ecosystem and we'll give you 15% more purchasing power than the dollar rate." Maybe they'll even create Bitcoin-denominated ecosystem tokens — AmazonBTC, some stupid branded wrapper that looks like Bitcoin but lives on their ledger, under their rules. The moment your BTC touches a corporate ledger, it stays there. You become a number on that ledger. Permanently. The whole point of these systems is that value enters and doesn't leave — or if it does, it leaves diminished, taxed, tracked, and KYC'd into oblivion. The squeeze won't be a ban. It'll be a friction gradient. They make the walled garden so easy and sovereign Bitcoin so inconvenient that most people walk in voluntarily. Your BTC works fine on-chain — but Amazon won't accept it directly. Your Lightning payment clears in seconds — but Walmart's checkout only takes WalCredits. You could stay outside the walls. But everything inside is easier, faster, shinier, and all your friends are already there. Sound familiar? It should. That's the exact same playbook that moved the world from cash to cards. From ownership to subscription. From software you install to software that lives on someone else's server. The Parallel Economy So what does "staying sovereign" actually look like when the entire consumer economy has been enclosed? It looks like infrastructure. Cold storage and hot wallets that never touch a corporate ledger. Lightning nodes that route payments peer-to-peer without intermediaries. Mesh networks that relay signed transactions over Bluetooth when the internet isn't an option — or isn't safe. CoinJoins and ecash mints that break the chain between your identity and your UTXOs. It looks like a parallel economy running alongside the corporate-state layer. Its own payment rails. Its own communication channels. Its own financial infrastructure. Not a protest. Not a movement. Just a system that works without asking permission. And yeah — parts of it will get called a black market. That's inevitable. When the "legitimate" economy requires you to bridge into a surveilled ledger, anything outside that ledger gets framed as illegitimate. Using original BTC for goods instead of the ecosystem's blessed stablecoin will be a policy violation before it's a legal violation. The line between "noncompliant" and "criminal" gets thinner every year. But here's what they can't change: the network works. The math works. The protocol works. Peer-to-peer value transfer with zero infrastructure dependency — that's not a feature of Bitcoin. That's the thesis of Bitcoin. And every year that thesis gets more relevant, not less. The Choice This isn't about being anti-technology. I use Amazon. I use YouTube. I live inside these ecosystems like everyone else. The difference is understanding what the bridge actually costs. Every time you convert sovereign money into an ecosystem token, you're trading optionality for convenience. You're giving up the ability to leave. And in a world where your money is programmable and your spending is a data stream that feeds your social score, the ability to leave isn't a luxury — it's the only real form of financial freedom left. Bitcoin is the last exit before the enclosure closes. Not because it's perfect. Not because it's easy. Because it's the only digital asset that can't be co-opted by design. Keep your keys. Run your node. Build the parallel rails. Because once you walk through the bridge, you don't come back. — LowQ submitted by /u/Smooth_Mechanic8159 [link] [comments]

DeFi vs. Wall Street: Blockchain Association challenges Citadel over SEC's innovation exemption

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Pattern Hunters, Beware

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Bitcoin: The Silent Revolution of Our Generation

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While the world continues to trust systems that fail time and time again, a new alternative has emerged silent, unstoppable, and incorruptible. Bitcoin is not just technology. It’s not just money. It’s freedom. For the first time in history, a generation has the opportunity to truly own its wealth without intermediaries, without permission, without manipulation. We grew up watching crises unfold, inflation erode the value of our efforts, and rules change in the middle of the game. But now… we have a choice. Bitcoin is more than an asset, it’s a statement. A rejection of centralized control. A step toward individual sovereignty. There may be volatility. There may be doubts. But one thing is certain: The world is changing and Bitcoin is leading that change. Don’t trust, verify. ???? submitted by /u/BittyRunes [link] [comments]

Trump Launches Investment Accounts for Kids via Robinhood & BNY

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Hedera and the Bank of England | Why Hedera Keeps Appearing

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HBAR Weekly Update - Hedera's Ready for the Quantum Threat

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Men only have two moods:

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ZK-powered order book DEXs are quietly becoming the most interesting sector in DeFi. Is anyone else paying attention?

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Bitcoin is the best insurance policy I've ever had

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Sadly, most of the hard working people still have no idea how the printer keeps stealing their money. submitted by /u/TheresNoSecondBest [link] [comments]

Saylor’s Strategy buys 4,871 BTC for $329.9 Million – Total Holdings Reach 766,970 BTC

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Bitcoin miner Cango raises capital as it faces NYSE delisting risk with shares below $1

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Bitcoin miner Cango secures financing as NYSE delisting looms amid low stock price

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Has anyone used These to buy btc without kyk

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so im waiting for my re newaldriving license so I have id to set up and buy btc, but in the meantime, I need a way to buy small amounts. Has anyone ever used changehero or gardarian? if so, did it go smoothly? submitted by /u/Pillzmany [link] [comments]

Sparrow-LTC 2.4.3 Official Release - with MWEB support

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Circle future-proofs Arc blockchain against quantum threats

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DOT Deposit Sent to Kraken via Asset Hub (XCM) – Funds Visible On-Chain but Not Credited – Looking for Advice

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Trump-Iran deadline chaos sends crypto higher while ceasefire hopes rise

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Ethereum Transaction Failures Hit Historic Records

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Ethereum Transaction Failures Hit Historic Records On 22 March, the Ethereum blockchain failed to process 707,267 transactions. This is the highest number of failed transactions since 2016. According to CryptoQuant statistics, the network has experienced three significant spikes in activity since November — in December, February and now. There has been a steady increase in failed transactions over the past few months. The issue of transaction failures can be described as alarming; at the most recent peak, 35% of all financial transactions failed. Interestingly, activity on the Ethereum network decreased on that day, so congestion cannot be considered the cause. While Ethereum developers (Core Devs) have not issued any official statements, the situation is being actively discussed during working meetings (All Core Devs Calls). The problem lies in the smart contract code and cannot be resolved due to the lack of a mandatory audit. Cryptomus analysts have identified another issue. The influx of new users leads to errors in fee calculations, and newcomers may also fail to account for network requirements. Blocknative analysts have observed an increase in errors on the Layer 2 side and from MEV bots. A significant proportion of failed transactions are generated by bots attempting to execute arbitrage trades. If the terms of a transaction change before it is included in a block, the transaction is marked as 'failed'. submitted by /u/tornavec [link] [comments]

Educational: Recovering Bitcoin keys in HEX format (advanced tools & techniques)

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Hey everyone, I recorded a video about Bitcoin key recovery using HEX format. In this case, the keys are represented as 64 hexadecimal characters. The goal is to create more content in the future covering other key formats and wallet structures as well. All the tools shown in the video are open source. That said, I strongly recommend running anything like this on a completely offline computer for safety. Even though the video is fairly amateur in terms of production, I tried to include some of the most advanced tools and techniques currently available for this kind of work. I’d really appreciate any feedback or thoughts from the community. submitted by /u/Minute_Locksmith5224 [link] [comments]

Why is OKX ripping us off?

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Does this make sense? On OKX the current BTC price is 88.7k (Singapore currency) but when I preview my purchase it’s 90.0k. 1.5% higher! I’ve never seen these sort of fees written on their fees page. This page actually says “no fee” which I find highly misleading. I like the interface and also tried trading with USDT, however that’s also got hidden charges with the SGD to USDT conversion too. I bought a large amount and despite BTC going up 4% I’ll be breaking even if I sell now… I previously came from Moomoo which is a nightmare to use, however their fees were tiny in comparison. Anyone else analyse the fees they are paying? I want to start sinking large amounts over the next 3 years and don’t want to get ripped off. submitted by /u/desTROYer74 [link] [comments]

ranking staking options for the under-50-SOL crowd (since every guide out there is written for whales)

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I keep reading staking guides that are clearly aimed at people with 500+ SOL. Here's how I see the options for people holding smaller amounts. NOT STAKING At 20 SOL and 7% APY you're earning $0.88/day. The effort of picking a validator and monitoring it is arguably not worth that. This is why millions of wallets don't stake. Honestly kind of a rational choice if your time is worth anything. NATIVE STAKING (Phantom/Solflare) Safe, simple, boring. Your SOL gets delegated to a validator through Solana's native staking. Nothing sits in a smart contract. The problem at small amounts is the rewards are basically rounding errors in your portfolio. Good for people who want to set and forget and don't care about squeezing out more. LIQUID STAKING (Jito, Marinade, Blaze) Extra 1-2% from MEV plus you get a liquid token for DeFi. The tradeoff is your SOL gets deposited into a protocol smart contract and you hold a derivative token. If you're not actually deploying that derivative into lending or LPs then you're carrying smart contract risk and depeg risk for not much benefit. Makes more sense the bigger your bag is and the more active you are in DeFi. PREMIUM STAKING (Tramplin) Your SOL gets delegated to validators through native Solana staking, same as Phantom. No wrapper token, no smart contract holding your SOL. Rewards get pooled and redistributed so sometimes you get more than your proportional cut. Based on how UK premium bonds work. Still new in crypto so the track record is short. Good fit if you want native-level security for your SOL but find proportional staking returns too tiny to care about. How I'd rank these for a 20 SOL bag personally: Premium staking (the payout actually feels like something) 2. Native staking (if you just want zero complexity) 3. Sitting on it (valid if you're trading actively anyway) 4. Liquid staking (overkill and unnecessary risk at this size) This is just how I see it. What would you change? submitted by /u/Part_Time_Awesome [link] [comments]

Mentor Monday, April 06, 2026: Ask all your bitcoin questions!

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Ask (and answer!) away! Here are the general rules: If you'd like to learn something, ask. If you'd like to share knowledge, answer. Any question about Bitcoin is fair game. And don't forget to check out /r/BitcoinBeginners You can sort by new to see the latest questions that may not be answered yet. submitted by /u/rBitcoinMod [link] [comments]

Daily Discussion, April 06, 2026

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Daily General Discussion April 06, 2026

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Bitcoin Casio Mods

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These watches do not exist, I am pressure testing this concept. Would you buy one of these modded casio watches for $100-130. submitted by /u/menloheavyweight [link] [comments]

Trader James Wynn Liquidated Sixth Time - Down From $100M To $900

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Too late to invest in btc?

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I am sat on some savings which I do not use and they gain minimal interest, I have been toying with the idea of investing for a while and I am wondering if It is too late to invest in btc or would now be an ideal time given the current dip? I was thinking about putting a chunk in now and then x amount every month indefinitely and somewhat forgetting about it, and hoping that in 30 years I will have accumulated a bit of profit from it to aid towards retirement. Would this be a wise idea, thinking long term? submitted by /u/Ok-Pass6371 [link] [comments]

The Hidden Infrastructure Costs of Ethereum dApps: EVM Tracing, RPC Overhead, and Indexing

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The true bottleneck in Ethereum dApp architecture isn't just on-chain gas, it's the off-chain infrastructure required to read the state. When protocols are designed without considering how data is indexed, they force massive hardware and cost requirements onto the ecosystem. The Blind Spot of Internal Transfers: Standard contract-to-contract ETH transfers (call{value: x}()) don't emit logs. Because they bypass block bloom filters, standard node queries like eth_getLogs miss them entirely. Trade-off: To index these reliably without protocol-level changes, you are forced into EVM tracing (debug_traceTransaction). This is incredibly I/O heavy, essentially requiring dedicated archive nodes or premium RPC tiers. Emitting custom on-chain events for internal transfers is a critical architectural pattern if you develop your own protocol that you want to monitor, it shifts the burden away from expensive execution traces and local state simulations, saving infrastructure operators massive overhead. Infrastructure Resilience vs. WebSockets: For low-latency dApps, eth_subscribe over WebSockets is the standard. However, long-lived WS connections are notoriously flaky and silently drop packets, leading to degraded, out-of-sync frontends. Architecture standard: A resilient Ethereum stack requires a hybrid model. Maintain the WS connection for real-time mempool and head-of-chain detection, but always run a background worker polling eth_getLogs with a sliding block window to patch missed events during WS reconnects. JSON-RPC Network Overhead: Spamming nodes with individual read requests congests RPCs. MulticallV3 batching is mandatory for minimizing network round trips. Trade-off: When wrapping complex calls, using tryAggregate handles partial successes gracefully. However, it significantly increases EVM execution cost due to internal CALL overhead and memory expansion when capturing return data you might discard. If your batch loop is too large, you will hit the strict execution timeouts or global eth_call gas caps enforced by commercial RPCs, causing the node to drop the entire request. Source/Full Breakdown:https://andreyobruchkov1996.substack.com/p/ethereum-dev-hacks-catching-hidden-transfers-real-time-events-and-multicalls-bef7435b9397 submitted by /u/Resident_Anteater_35 [link] [comments]

Daily Crypto Discussion - April 5, 2026 (GMT+0)

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Trump Meme Coin Rally Amid the US President’s Death Rumors

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Old ledger wallet. Just making sure I do things right

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First of all, I know not to respond to DMs. Second, I'm 99.999% sure that I don't have much on the wallet. So I'm not overly concerned. But I still want to see what's on there. I haven't plugged the thing into a computer in a few years. I just want to make sure that I don't screw anything up. Any advice? It's a ledger nano. Will there be any updates to do and should I do them? Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you submitted by /u/formyburn101010 [link] [comments]

Where to swap ETH without slippage?

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I'm looking to swap my ETH with minimal slippage/fee. I'm trying to swap/bridge ETH to Base USDC actually but it shows -3% on the expected outpout amount. Which platforms or aggregators (must be DEX) give the best price without losing too much to slippage or fees? submitted by /u/Tchu_zee_bish [link] [comments]

Top 10 Crypto Hacks Total $5.7 Billion, But Proposed DeFi Fix Would Only Have Helped One

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The easy way to do taxes (USA)

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For those like me who trade on multiple exchanges, have private wallets and want to be fully compliant with the IRS, it's a nightmare trying to zero out on the years of trades. This was the year I wanted to go fully legit so here's my advice. 1) Upload everything into Coinledger. I'm sure there's others but I was happy with it. They have a generic template that you can populate your staking or DEX trades with. You can see if you get close to zero'ing out before buying the final tax report. 2) In TurboTax or whatever you use, upload the Schedule D from coinledger only. That's it. Don't let TurboTax try to do the math on the individual trades. Schedule D and done. Attach 8949's at the end only as a reference. 3) Do not upload the 1099-DA's that binance or coinbase give you. Don't even feed them into coinledger or similar. They only have the trades of that exchange on them, so the cost basis will always be wrong. Don't even bother. Hope this helps someone. ✌️ submitted by /u/tequilawhiteclaws [link] [comments]

Algorand just jumped 50% after a Google flags quantum risk for Bitcoin and Ethereum

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Analyst Identifies $63,000 As Key Support For Next Bitcoin Move

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How to live on a bitcoin standard during a bear market

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In an earlier post I explained how the power law floor is an incredible tool for understanding bitcoin growth and volatility. Definitions: Power law: not linear, not exponential, power law is very high growth at the beginning and tapering off year by year but never to zero. Power laws are found in networks like the internet and cities. And networks are generally immortal. Volatility: the power law is a trend line and bitcoin oscillates around it between an upper and lower bound. We see 2 standard deviations down and more up, but it seems like the extreme euphoria of the earlier days are over. Floor: what I find the most interesting statistical observation is the that price never systemically dropped below -2 standard deviations. Price seems to be capped at the downside. This is the marginal network adoption doing its thing: significantly more buyers than sellers at this price point. Trend is roughly time in days to the power of 5.688 check btcpowerlaw.nl for the starter pack so you can do your own discoveries. Floor is 0.432 times trend. Not systemically broken ever. Growing 50 USD and accelerating in USD every day. Now the post: Because if stack * floor growth > yearly expenses = financial freedom. People point out correctly that to ‘harvest’ the floor growth you need to actually sell bitcoin, which in turn reduced your stack and therefore hurts next year’s floor growth. There are two points I would like to make to clarify and then I’m going to show you how it actually works. 1: the floor is always growing 2: the price is almost never actually on the floor Point number 1: the floor grows every day You don’t sell an entire year’s worth of expenses today at $67K. We are currently at 0.51 times trend. Sell as little as possible at this current trend value. Borrowing would actually be wiser, but the math doesn’t need borrowing to work. Let’s say you sell $8,333 every month at the beginning of the month at floor levels. For the next 12 months that would be the following: https://preview.redd.it/koit3ckbwetg1.png?width=1514&format=png&auto=webp&s=6b7b7af43283f11c658c5e12e7dab5b9051d8be8 As you can see the amount of bitcoin sold is going down every month. A reassuring thing. This is actually the adoption happening. But as a commenter correctly pointed out: after 6.1 years, on May 2032, this stack runs out of bitcoin. Which brings me to point number 2. Point number 2: Bitcoin is actually almost never at floor prices Look at the price today: $67K and what is going on in the world? Massive downward pressure from an ATH in October. Fear and greed was below 8 in February, conflicts in Iran. And still bitcoin hovers about 20% above the floor. This is an interesting datapoint. And it is confirmed by historical data: In 2015 the price spent a total of 70 days at the floor. Then it left and didn’t come back for 6 years. In 2022 with FTX and all that the price was 34 days at the floor, then it left after two months. On average the price is at the floor for 10 days per year but it is not evenly distributed per year. Back to our example of 5 BTC allows $100K withdrawals: you run out of bitcoin after 6 years or 72 months of floor price. The price has never remained at the floor for 72 months. And it is not at the floor now. Here’s a table showing what happens when you sell quarterly at different floor values. https://preview.redd.it/89x1d7qcwetg1.png?width=1452&format=png&auto=webp&s=982275021bf1546238c138217d2e3d7684a6dbb0 1x floor depletes after 6 years like we discussed, so does 1.1x two years later. From 1.2x floor you actually kind of make it, but 1.5x and above is really thriving. And anything above is doing great. Now for perspective: how many days per year average was the price above 1.5x floor? 242 days on average. But it’s never average: there is usually a string of multiple years: 586 days in the 2017-2018 bull, 779 days in the 2020-2022 bull, and 801 days in the Nov 2023 to Jan 2026 period. Conclusion: So now you see the floor math in conjunction with the historical power law trend multiples. Together they show that withdrawing $100K from a 5 BTC portfolio is not just possible. It is the most efficient and therefore logical system for retirement. At 1.5x floor your stack survives 10 years and ends at $1.05M. Bitcoin trades above 1.5x floor two thirds of the time. These are really good odds. I am reminded of the principle of a well running factory: it produces top quality products as an average result. Not a heroic one. Not one depending on somebody doing amazing work every day. Just average inputs result in spectacular outcomes. Bitcoin is a retirement factory producing terrific outcomes as the average results. Honest caveat: 5 BTC works when the price is above the floor, which is 97% of the time. But if you want a stack that survives even permanent floor pricing, accounting for the fact that floor growth decelerates over decades, the number is 7 BTC. At 7 BTC your floor growth covers 155% of expenses in year one and the stack never depletes, even in the worst case the model can produce, assuming the power law holds. https://preview.redd.it/ylbcwivo2itg1.png?width=1200&format=png&auto=webp&s=85511ac5b7c2acdc20d436b4c36c047cbee6764a submitted by /u/Defiant_Ice_4860 [link] [comments]

Satoshi Nakamoto turns 51 today

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Didn't know CoinMarketCap had a free API until today, this changes everything for me

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I've been manually checking prices every morning like a caveman and today I found out CMC has an API that just gives you all that data automatically?? You can get live prices, market caps, volume, historical data, trending coins, literally everything. And there's a free tier so you can just sign up and start using it without paying. I'm already thinking about building a personal dashboard so I don't have to open 10 different tabs every morning. If you're into crypto and know even a little bit of coding, definitely worth looking into. Check it out here: https://coinmarketcap.com/api submitted by /u/Enlec [link] [comments]

I think I just recovered then lost all my bitcoins from 2016

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I had a multibit wallet in 2016, today I found the seed phrase on an old hard drive. After some research I imported the wallet into electrum with the seed phrase. The balance was showing. I send a $10 test transaction to my current BTC wallet and it arrived fine to my current wallet. But now my balance on the old wallet is showing as 0 It seems like the remaining balance has been sent to a change wallet that I do not control When I export the private keys in Electrum the change wallet is not showing. I have reimported the old seed phrase into Electrum and the balance is still showing as 0 Have I lost the funds the same day I managed to recover them? I won't reply to DM's submitted by /u/BlotterArt_ [link] [comments]

Nigeria is ranked #1 in global USDT and USDC ownership. Not the US. Not the UK. Not Singapore.

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A recent X thread from Abhinav Kumar lays out some striking numbers: Nigeria leads globally in stablecoin ownership. 59% of Nigerian crypto users hold USDT and 48% hold USDC... higher than the US, UK, or Singapore. The reason is straightforward. When the local currency loses 20-40% of its value each year, stablecoins become the practical way to protect savings without needing a foreign bank account. The catch is what comes next. Most of those holders still convert back to naira for every purchase, bill, or supplier payment. There is almost no merchant acceptance, no easy subscription billing, and no seamless on-chain spending options. The $308 billion in stablecoin circulation worldwide shows real demand for dollar-denominated value storage, yet the infrastructure to actually use it day-to-day lags far behind... especially in the places where the need is greatest. It’s a clear example of how adoption can outpace utility. The holding part works. The spending part still forces people back into the same broken rails they were trying to escape. What do you see as the biggest barrier here... regulation, merchant onboarding, or something else? Link to the thread: https://x.com/singhabhinav/status/2040086178657915079 Thoughts? submitted by /u/Feisty-Rhubarb-6718 [link] [comments]

He has risen…

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$285 Million Gone. North Korea Pulled the Trigger. Drift Loaded the Gun

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Whats the best wallet/cold wallet

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Hi so i store all my crypto in trustwallet, but people recomending me so many different places you can store your crypto. i wanna know Whats actually the number one, non KYC please to store crypto? submitted by /u/Ancient-Candy-1573 [link] [comments]

Telegram Wallet Launches Perpetual Futures Trading with Lighter DEX

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is it a bad idea to use btc as a savings

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like i put in a part of my pay check every time but I'll be using some of the money for a trip later this year. should i seperate the trip savings or put it all in btc. submitted by /u/AccurateNetwork5248 [link] [comments]

A modern CLI based Solidity transaction debugger and tracer

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Hi all, I build a new kind of cli based solidity debugger you might find useful. During the few days easter break I finally could finish a long standing project I had in mind: a cli based solidity debugger and tracer. I used to use truffle-debug a lot, but the whole project got sunset (and was painfully slow anyways, but thats a different story). Foundry as a successor always made sense to me. Its fast, its git based, its a workhorse, never let me down so far. But I always missed a properly formatted easy to use tracer and debugger like we know it from tenderly, but cli based, with local, text based outputs. I wanted something a human and an LLM can use. So I built soldebug. You give it a transaction hash and it gives you a decoded stack trace: $ soldebug 0xe1c962... --rpc-url https://sepolia.infura.io/v3/... --project-dir ./myproject Transaction 0xe1c962...b53fb6 REVERTED (gas: 29.8K) Call Stack: TestToken.mint(arg0=0xdEadDEAD..., arg1=9e23) <- REVERT REVERT: MaxSupplyExceeded(9e23, 5e23) It replays the transaction locally using revm (same as Foundry), matches contracts from your local Foundry project, resolves proxy implementations (UUPS, transparent proxies), and can fetch external contract ABIs from Etherscan/Sourcify. All in Rust, same style as Foundry itself. It's a first version, really early, but maybe useful for other Ethereum devs. If you find it useful (or not), let me know, or generally, any feedback very welcome. submitted by /u/tomtom1808 [link] [comments]

Update: I built the first ETH-only, grief-proof tournament infrastructure that's 100% on-chain.

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Hey all! Since my earlier post I've been rebuilding from the ground up, and your feedback helped shape everything. ETour V2 is simpler, faster, and more flexible: 1) You can now configure your own lobbies with anywhwere between 2 and 32 players. And you can choose the entry fee per-player, from $0.20 up to 1 ETH. 2) Moves happen in sub-1s (down from ~10s). 3) The fee structure is cleaner too: 95% straight to the winner, and 5% is my cut. No confusing raffle mechanics. And the winner gets more, winner's cut in V1 was only 90% of the pot, now it's 95%! 4) I also put together two docs: a focused whitepaper that explains the why, and a thorough user manual that answers every how question. Further, and very importantly, V2 positions ETour as the perfect platform to play games on-chain over ETH stakes with no middlemen with your friends, crew, or community, rather than a place for random online matchmaking. Which is more honest about what ETour is good at. Happy to answer your questions! Misc: https://etour.games https://etour.games/whitepaper https://etour.games/manual All contracts are verified and available in the footer submitted by /u/SourTangerine [link] [comments]

Besides Being Easter Sunday - Today is Also Satoshi Nakamoto's 51st Birthday - According To Satoshi's P2P Foundation Profile - Happy Birthday Satoshi! ????

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Justin Bieber purchased this Bored Ape NFT for $1.3 million in 2022. Today, it's worth $12,000

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understanding bitcoin system for the first time

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it might be weird to see something like this vague. anyways, I want to learn about the bitcoin and its system. how it work? why its such a big deal, especially in some bad stuffs? why it's the preferable choice over usd or any other currency? i'm just starting to learn about all these. so if anyone can just help me understand it briefly, something kind of starter before diving deep into this world. submitted by /u/x0corpse_99 [link] [comments]

Just bought 5btc

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i sold my house, and i dont think shares is best to put money in due to the iran war. so i bought 5 btc, hopefully we get to see 120k peak soon :) submitted by /u/Omniknight111 [link] [comments]

The "circular economy" is just a whale exit strategy - a theory on Monero strange price action.

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BTC adoption snapshot: 1.011 vs 2026-01-01 using 4 Glassnode BTC metrics only

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BTC adoption snapshot using 4 Glassnode BTC metrics only. Current reading: - Adoption Index: 1.011 - Active Entities: 163,944 - Non-Zero Addresses: 56,154,672 - Lightning Network Capacity: 4,971.03 BTC - L1 Change-Adjusted Volume: 92,074.70 BTC Method: - exact Glassnode BTC metric pages only - no mixed-source composite - baselines fixed at 2025-01-01 - index = geometric mean of 4 current/baseline ratios Baselines: - Active Entities: 145,000 - Non-Zero Addresses: 52,000,000 - Lightning Network Capacity: 5,358 BTC - L1 Change-Adjusted Volume: 100,000 BTC Ratios: - Active Entities: 1.131 - Non-Zero Addresses: 1.080 - Lightning Capacity: 0.928 - L1 Change-Adjusted Volume: 0.921 Interpretation: - overall adoption snapshot is slightly above the 2025-01-01 baseline - breadth metrics are above baseline - Lightning capacity is below baseline - on-chain adjusted transfer volume is below baseline - the positive breadth signal slightly outweighs the weaker LN and L1 flow readings Data dates used: - AE: 2026-04-04 - NZ: 2026-04-04 - LN: 2026-04-04 - L1: 2026-04-04 Source metrics: - Glassnode entities.ActiveCount - Glassnode addresses.NonZeroCount - Glassnode lightning.NetworkCapacitySum - Glassnode transactions.TransfersVolumeAdjustedSum submitted by /u/NoWall1006 [link] [comments]

The remittance payment infrastructure gap between pure crypto rails and traditional fiat that nobody talks about clearly

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The biggest frustration building on stablecoin remittance rails right now is that providers tend to fall into two buckets. Either they're pure crypto and expect you to handle the fiat side yourself, meaning you need your own banking partner, your own MTL coverage, your own FBO account structure, or they're traditional fiat rails with no stablecoin settlement option, which means you're stuck with 2 to 3 day settlement windows and per transaction wire fees that kill unit economics on lower value transfers. Finding infrastructure that actually sits in the middle and handles both sides of a remittance corridor cleanly is way harder than fintech media makes it sound. The licensing layer alone (money transmitter coverage, FBO structures, banking partnerships willing to work with stablecoin flows) is where most of the real complexity lives and it doesn't show up in any technical docs or api comparison If you're evaluating stablecoin infrastructure for remittance specifically, what's your experience been with providers that actually handle the fiat collection and the stablecoin settlement in one integration? Or is everyone still stitching together separate pieces. submitted by /u/ResistAny7777 [link] [comments]

is "Useful proof of work" real or just better marketing?

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I have been researching different projects recently and I keep seeing projects say their mining does AI training or protein folding or whatever instead of just securing the network. is there actually a technical difference or is this just regular mining with a better story? like at what point does the "useful work" become genuinely useful vs just something they tell VCs who want to invest. I'm interested if anyone's looked into this further than I have? Can anyone tell me about any information that you have found? submitted by /u/ardyes [link] [comments]

Cardano Founder Demands Apology as Midnight Launch Sparks Debate

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Could it really be that simple?

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Jack Dorsey Teases Bitcoin Faucet Revival With “Bitcoin Day” Post

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Daily Discussion, April 05, 2026

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BitMine Adds 40,000 ETH in $82M Buy From FalconX

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$285M Drift Protocol Hack: What Looked Like a Routine Exploit Was Actually a 6-Month State-Backed Intelligence Operation (explained)

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What first appeared to be a standard DeFi exploit that drained $285 million was in fact a highly sophisticated, months-long intelligence operation. It required serious resources, patience, and state-level backing. Their preliminary investigation shows the attackers began in Fall 2025 by approaching Drift contributors at major crypto conferences, posing as a legitimate quantitative trading firm. Over six months they built what felt like real professional relationships across multiple countries. They created a Telegram group, discussed trading strategies, onboarded an Ecosystem Vault with over $1M in real capital, and held multiple working sessions. The likely compromise came through two vectors: a contributor cloning a code repository that may have exploited a known VSCode/Cursor vulnerability, and another downloading a TestFlight app presented as their "wallet product." Post-exploit forensics and on-chain analysis point with medium-high confidence to the same North Korean state-affiliated actors (UNC4736 / Citrine Sleet / AppleJeus) behind the Radiant Capital hack. Drift has frozen remaining protocol functions, removed compromised wallets from the multisig, and flagged the attacker addresses. All multisig signers were on cold wallets, a reminder that even strong controls can be bypassed when the human layer is targeted. Key lessons for every team in crypto and DeFi: nation-state actors are now running long-game HUMINT operations. Device and access compartmentalization must be absolute. Never clone external repos, install third-party apps, or open untrusted links on machines that touch production keys or multisigs. Huge respect to the Drift team for this level of transparency while the investigation is still active. If your organization has been approached similarly, reach out to the SEALS 911 team or Mandiant (part of Google Cloud). source: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7446425992870412288/ submitted by /u/Malwarebeasts [link] [comments]

Self Custody 2026

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Just threw on some low budget movie - or what I thought was a movie. Self Custody is a 30min propaganda commercial to scare people away from Self Custody. There's no other reason for this pile of crap to exist. submitted by /u/DogartFilms [link] [comments]

Daily General Discussion April 05, 2026

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I have found my old computer from my teenage years in my grandfather's attic after thinking he had disposed of it years ago. I need advice on gaining access to my wallet.

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To add to the title - At some point in 2009-2012, I used to leave my computer on overnight and while I was at school, mining bitcoin. I can't remember how long for, it could've been for a couple of weeks or potentially months. I only remember it was within this time period because it overlapped with me playing Runescape (lol), and I quit playing in 2012 for 10 years or more. I have sort of moved away from computers although in those days I was interested in gaming and beginner hacking. I was 15-17 and the hacking part is daft looking back at it. But what I'm really trying to say is I used to be fairly computer literate and now, not so much. I've been using macs for 12 years now. So no matter whether it was a week or several months I left it mining overnight etc. for, there is likely a decent amount of bitcoin on the harddrive. I don't have access to the email address I used in those years, I lost it about 5 years ago and seemingly can't recover it. ChatGPT tells me this likely isn't an issue as emails weren't used for sign up in the early days. More advice was to remove the hard drive and back it up on a second hard drive, before opening. Do I have a stab at this myself? How do I do this? Can I plug hard drive into my mac to transfer to a second hard drive? What if the hard drive was wiped? Would it be in any way possible to recover it? If I manage to locate the wallet, will I need to remember the password? I believe it was a long set of random numbers and letters so will never remember unless I also have it saved on the computer somewhere. What are my next steps? Thank you in advance. submitted by /u/splinket69 [link] [comments]

Best Way to Buy Bitcoin for My Parents

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I want a way which is easier for them to check price and buy more. They aren't tech savvy. confused between CEX and ETF submitted by /u/Mission-Quote-4545 [link] [comments]

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Daily Crypto Discussion - April 4, 2026 (GMT+0)

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Gridcoin 5.5.0.0-mandatory "Natasha" is released for production!

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Russia Couldn’t Ban Bitcoin. So Now It’s Making 20 Million Users Register Their Wallets Instead

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XMR on track to become the first fully private crypto to reach quantumproof status.

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Firstly, 500 character minimum for a post or else a paid membership to post images is going to help kill crypto this cycle, gj mods. Anyway here's the irrelevant AI slop to extend on the title: XMR isn’t “quantum-proof” yet — but something far more important just surfaced: a serious proposal targeting July 2026 to begin integrating post-quantum resistance into Monero’s roadmap. While Crypto Twitter is busy LARPing breakthroughs, Monero devs are doing the slow, unsexy work: researching, designing, and stress-testing cryptography that can survive a post-quantum world. That includes potential changes tied to Seraphis/Jamtis and entirely new signature schemes. This isn’t a hype cycle upgrade. It’s groundwork for a future where current encryption could fail overnight. Most chains aren’t even thinking about this problem yet. Monero is already drafting solutions. If quantum computing accelerates faster than expected, the difference between “privacy coin” and actually private money is going to hit hard. submitted by /u/Serenaded [link] [comments]

Institutional desks are watching the Strait of Hormuz right now. Not RSI. Not MACD. Shipping lanes.

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With Trump's 48-hour Iran ultimatum in play and ceasefire odds below 1%, the Straight is the most important indicator in crypto. Energy disruption puts pressure on the dollar. Dollar pressure makes a fixed-supply asset with no central bank look very attractive. Bitcoin does not care about borders or settlement windows. What makes this week interesting is the setup at $67,000. Miners are selling in size. MARA and Riot have offloaded over $1.3 billion combined recently to cover operational costs. On the other side, Schwab is prepping spot BTC trading for $12 trillion in client assets and the ETF bid is absorbing more supply than the network is producing. Neither side is flinching. Something has to give. If $67,000 breaks, the Ethereum liquidation maps below $2,000 make this a much bigger story than just BTC. Full breakdown here: https://bigcoinreport.com/analysis/bitcoin-price-strait-of-hormuz-macro-2026 submitted by /u/1stplacelastrunnerup [link] [comments]

Crypto is so Confusing

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Last week I discovered an address to an old crypto wallet I used back in 2017. The wallet was out of date, and I had to do a lot of work to restore it. So today, quite by accident, I was able to see what I have in the wallet. I put about $200 into a coin that everyone calls a "shi__coin" back in 2017, and I was shocked to see the value had increased quite a bit. Anyway, I swapped it for Bitcoin, and I'm trying to transfer it, but I'm running into all kinds of problems. It could be that the wallet is very outdated, and maybe I need to update it? Would that cause issues with transferring it to another wallet? Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can do this? submitted by /u/Zealousideal-Elk3230 [link] [comments]

This article on Mashable, is it complete bollocks? (asks a long term HODLer) - Bitcoin gets new expiration date thanks to Google researchers

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Has anyone used smartmoneytracker.io yet?

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So I tried this out and its actually really helpful, basically they look at wallets that have succesful trade records and then they filter out bots and swarms/bundlers and give you insights on the left over wallets. Its a good way to navigate the trenches cause the bot detection alone really helps you know which tokens to stay away from, and the cool thing about the site is they dont claim to make you rich or to have 10000000x moonshots or anything its just good information about tokens. Cool dev team on X as well they talk about trying to create a tool for average degens against the PumpFun scam wave. Has anyone else tried using it? smartmoneytracker.io submitted by /u/AriShaker [link] [comments]

Drift Protocol Hack: $285M Stolen by Lazarus Group, Circle Under Fire

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Best way to buy crypto under 18

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I’m a 17 year old developer who’s been in the cryptocurrency field for a while now. I wanted to ask you guys about different ways of purchasing crypto under 18. All exchanges just as Coinbase, Kraken, etc. require you to be 18 and provide proof of identity to confirm this. I have my own bank account under my name with access to Zelle. What I’ve been doing so far is using P2P sites like LocalCoinSwap and paying with Zelle to buy crypto off other people. This method is extremely inefficient as many sellers on LocalCoinSwap ask for ID too and I really don’t want to send any documents to a complete stranger. The sellers that don’t ask for ID, add an insane premium like 15% or 20% on their prices. Buying crypto just to instantly lose 20% of my money is not worth it in any way. Do you guys have any other methods of buying crypto being under 18 where I won’t have to pay insane premiums? submitted by /u/TowelDifferent4027 [link] [comments]

Built a platform that stacks sats on autopilot — guaranteed daily Bitcoin earnings!

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Been building HashVault for anyone who wants to accumulate Bitcoin without the complexity. No mining rigs. No market timing. No crypto expertise required. You set it up once and it stacks sats every single day. Guaranteed daily earnings — not speculation, not trading. Plans start at $9.99/mo. Here's the site if you're curious: https://hashvault-zrs6.polsia.app Happy to answer any questions on how it works. submitted by /u/MacaronPuzzled5188 [link] [comments]

[Intel Dossier] The White Gold Trap: How Bird Droppings Built Empires and the 1913 Reset Exposed the Illusion of Sovereignty.

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It sounds like a dark joke, doesn't it? That the fate of empires once rested on something as humble as bird droppings. But in the 19th century, 'Guano' wasn't just waste; it was the 'White Gold' that fueled a starving world. As I look back at those isolated islands in the Pacific, I don't just see a resource. I see a mirror. I see the same madness we witness today—major powers clawing at each other for resources, while the common man is squeezed dry by inflation and taxes. I find myself asking a hard question: In this cycle of greed, where do we actually hide? Is it in Gold? Bitcoin? Or do we cling to the old dream of Real Estate, ignoring the fact that in a true global reset, a desperate government can seize your 'bricks and mortar' with a single pen stroke? I’m not here to give you a history lesson. I’m here because I’m haunted by a simple truth: Every nightmare starts as a quiet intuition that people choose to ignore. I’ve spent my life studying these patterns, and I feel a duty to plan for the 'Optimal Survival'—for myself and for those who still have eyes to see. Let’s dissect the Guano Wars together. Not for the history, but to understand the trap we are currently walking into. Part 1: The Alchemist’s Waste In the 1840s, the world was on the brink of collapse. Soils were depleted. When scientists discovered that nitrogen-rich Guano from Peru could multiply crop yields, a 'Gold Rush' began. This wasn't just trade; it was the first global commodity frenzy where 'waste' became the backbone of empires. Part 2: The Guano Islands Act (Imperialism 1.0) The U.S. passed a law in 1856 allowing citizens to seize any unclaimed island containing guano. This was the birth of American overseas imperialism. It proved that for a superpower, 'Sovereignty' follows the resource. Part 3: The Peruvian Mirage "Peru sat on a mountain of wealth, but it was hollow. They borrowed heavily against future guano sales. The economy didn't produce anything; it just extracted. This is the 'Resource Curse' we see today—wealth that builds palaces but not industries." Part 4: The Shadow of Monopoly British firms created an artificial scarcity to keep prices high. It was the 'OPEC' of the 19th century. He who controls the supply of a vital resource controls the survival of the masses. Part 5: The Synthetic Death Blow The bubble burst because of human ingenuity. When synthetic fertilizers were invented, the 'White Gold' became worthless overnight. Technology is the ultimate disruptor of 'permanent' wealth. Part 6: The Precipice of 1913 By 1913, the financial system built on these monopolies was cracking. The creation of the Federal Reserve marked the end of the 'Physical Resource' era and the birth of the 'Debt-Based' economy. The crash was the inevitable result of losing connection to real, tangible value. Part 7: The Final Briefing: How to Survive? We are back at 1913. The resources are different, but the greed is identical. If you think your house or your gold bar is 'safe' during a global seizure, you haven't read history. True sovereignty is the knowledge to see the reset coming and the agility to move before the door locks. submitted by /u/Prestigious_Mine_321 [link] [comments]

NerdOctaxe Gamma Bitcoin Miner im Test

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Der ausführliche Test des NerdOctaxe Bitcoin Miner. Leistung, Effizienz, Funktionen. submitted by /u/fintech_portal [link] [comments]

Platforms

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Where is everyone trading/storing their crypto specifically eth? I currently am in crypto.com and having issues. I want to pull all my positions and move to another platform. I currently have WeBull and fidelity but don’t want to cram too much into fidelity as I like my eggs spread out. Which platform would you recommend? submitted by /u/stinabug [link] [comments]

Has anybody exchanged much of their VTSAX for bitcoin like FBTC instead?

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I'm thinking even if BTC drops to $52k this year, VTSAX would likely also be tanking, so I'd be exchanging near a low anyways. Wondering if I should just do it now? Thinking 30% into FBTC. I really liked the post yesterday talking about the floor of BTC and how your portfolio can be a much greater multiple in BTC instead. submitted by /u/majesticideas2 [link] [comments]

The superior way to hold Bitcoin in my opinion

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In my opinion Bitcoin offers various benefits depending on how you use it. For example, the most basic level is holding Bitcoin through an ETF. You can't leave the country with your Bitcoin in just 12 memorized words, it's the most basic way to hold Bitcoin, only using it for the NGU. It's slightly better if you hold Bitcoin on an exchange, at least you could send the BTC to someone else as money. The next level is to hold it in self-custody with KYC. At least you no longer have the risk of the exchange going bankrupt or your accounts being blocked, but you're a slave to the government that knows about your BTC. And the ultimate, best way is to hold it in self-custody without KYC. This is where all the benefits of BTC are unlocked, the most powerful way to fight the system. If you're at the initial levels, I advise you to gradually work your way up to the higher level Bitcoin holding way. submitted by /u/Vegetable-Rabbit7503 [link] [comments]

The one Long Whale Position that is still in more than 100k profit is on 2x leverage since Feb 5. ~8 Million PNL in 12 months, biggest hits SOL, ETH and... WLFI and TRUMP shorts.

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So this one Whale is pretty much the only Long Position in profit (technically wintermute is also up more than 100k but I don't count them as trader, 0x015354106478dda69c4aae3c0cf801290b738052: Account summary Account value: $10,417,238.62 Margin used: $6,550,158.67 Position value (notional): $12,868,724.71 Open orders: none BTC LONG Size: 191.2257 BTC Entry price: $65,849.30 Leverage: 2x (isolated) Unrealized PnL: +$276,643.84 Liquidation price: $33,460.71 Top winners: SOL (short): +$1,142,213.04 ETH (short): +$1,416,308.17 SOL (short, another): +$645,235.20 ETH (short, another): +$488,739.83 It's a really large position but low leverage. Something I've started seeing lately, lot's of whales 1x or 2x. Maybe we'll get rid of some volatility. Interestingly also, they close losers quickly (less than a few hours) and hold winners for a really long time. Was up more than 1 million at one point in UPNL, didn't cash in but also hasn't really done anything since. submitted by /u/obolli [link] [comments]

Is Chainlink Selling LINK Tokens? $165M Unlock Raises Concerns

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So Much Winning. I Can't Take it

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The "Self-Writing Cloud" Has Arrived: What Caffeine v3.0 Means for the $1 Trillion Cloud Market

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Experts say 24/7 markets will stop brokers from 'hunting' your stop losses after-hours

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Is it a good time now to buy bitcoin?

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Ethereum Foundation is Staking ETH Again, What Does It Signal?

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Is it possible to buy cryptocurrencies with a prepaid vanilla gift card? (No KYC preferred)

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Hi, I don't have a bank account and there isn't any ATMs around me I can use to buy cryptocurrencies. I bought a vanilla card online to buy crypto. How can I do so? Thank you. submitted by /u/Big-Importance2221 [link] [comments]

Polymarket Takes Down Missing US Pilot Market After Backlash

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HypurrFi investigates domain hijacking, warns users from interacting with lending protocol

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Update on lost BTC wallet from 2013 - which way to proceed?

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Hey all, I will try to keep responding to replies on the original post, I got blocked from my own post because I was responding too quickly. Here is the update, and we are wondering which way to go with this as we have the laptop working and the owner says she does remember that the wallet lived on the TOR browser. There are apparently two wallets that were available on TOR at that time: Electrum and Coinwallet. She believes it is Coinwallet. That being said, we don't know much about TOR, but it makes sense to try and access TOR and hopefully Coinwallet on the original laptop, but we can't seem to connect, as it gets to 5% bootstrapping "connecting to directory server" in the log, and "connecting to a relay directory" under the Status bar. Hoping someone could give us some guidance on how to proceed. We loaded TOR on her current laptop, and wasn't sure where to go from there. We also downloaded Coinwallet to her current laptop, running into the passphrase requirement. I believe there should be 12. This brings us to the second avenue of approach, as we found a text file with 30,000 words, groups of numbers and number/letter combinations. About 270 of them are common with the 2048 word list. This list was apparently created by the person that set up the wallet/TOR for her and this person was a cybersecurity expert for the DoD. Might this be able to be parsed/decoded with a program? We entered the first 12 words that appeared on both lists in the order of appearance into the Coinwallet passphrase box on her current laptop with no success. She is going to keep looking around on both drives (it was switched out between the dates of the first and last transactions on the Coinbase exchange log) to see if anything else jogs her memory. Thanks in advance for any help/advice! submitted by /u/Quietlion79 [link] [comments]

Bullish Signal For Ether? Ethereum Foundation’s Latest $93M Staking Push Brings It Closer to 70K ETH Target

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Daily Discussion, April 04, 2026

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Tether Sets 2-Week Deadline for $500 Billion Valuation Deal

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Deceased Father Phone Access/Lost Bitcoin Access

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Hi my father had an Android S20 FE and we cannot figure out his password to get in. We know he had bitcoin from early 2015, any ideas on how to get into it, brute force? submitted by /u/Apprehensive-Nose150 [link] [comments]

Seven months later, ethics office still hasn’t signed off on Trump envoy Steve Witkoff’s financial disclosures

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Daily General Discussion April 04, 2026

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Strategic Pivot or Desperate Survival? MARA Sells 33% BTC Holdings, Pivots to AI and Energy

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MARA Holdings, formerly Marathon Digital, has sold nearly one-third of its Bitcoin holdings, amounting to $1.1 billion, amid a so-called strategic pivot to AI. It is one of the largest publicly traded Bitcoin mining companies, controlling 5% of total BTC hashrate. The company had previously called it a debt-buyback exercise. MARA also fired 15% employees, suggesting the pivot may be due to survival difficulties. The company is expected to continue selling its other $2.3 billion BTC holdings. The sales come amid global uncertainty due to conflict, economic slump, and a liquidity crisis. submitted by /u/emperordas [link] [comments]

Iran says Crypto & Yuan for Hormuz Straight passage. Petro Dollar not allowed.

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I have an old wallet JSON from 2013, from blockchain.info . How do I access it?

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Note: not answering DMs or clicking links I found an old json file while going through my old computer. Im wondering what steps can I take to repopulate this wallet submitted by /u/TheScientistVampire [link] [comments]

Should i change the country of my wallets?

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Hi im from Denmark on a Whv 417, and im wondering if i need to change my Binance, Coinbase and Trustwallet to Australian? is there any benefit? From what i can read with chatgpt Denmark is less stricter for lets say a 10k usd withdrawal, where as Australia has a self reporting, so that when someone gets to that level it gets flagged? Sorry that might be incorrect - came from chatgpt. but is there any reason to switch? as far as i am concerned i dont need to switch as i will still only be taxed after Australian taxes even though my account location is Danish? so yeha any benefits or something im missing? submitted by /u/Ancient-Candy-1573 [link] [comments]

Top 15 Companies Holding The Most Bitcoin

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Washington has started selecting which crypto firms control custody at a national level

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A Bitcoin Revolution!

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Bitcoin isn’t just about "number go up"—it’s about changing the fundamental architecture of how we fund global conflict. For decades, the legacy financial system has allowed governments to engage in endless, "forever" wars through the hidden tax of inflation. When a government can print money at will to fund military expansion, the true cost of war is hidden from the public, devaluing our savings and our future in the process. BITCOIN FIXES THIS! By operating on a fixed supply of 21 million, Bitcoin removes the "money printer" as a primary funding source for war. In a hard-money world, governments have to be honest about their budgets. They can’t just dilute the currency to bankroll destruction; they have to ask the people for taxes, making the cost of conflict transparent and immediate. It’s time to move toward a system that incentivizes production and peace over debt and destruction. Bitcoin is the separation of money and state, and it might be our best shot at ending the cycle of endless war. submitted by /u/Cryptotiptoe21 [link] [comments]

ALGO is up 52% over 7D, 16% in 24hr as Google cites it 32 times as a leader in live post-quantum deployments across signatures, state proofs, key rotation, and smart contracts.

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Bought large sum of bitcoin

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Bitcoin in Sports Update

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Hello everyone, As part of my promise to the community, I intend to be as transparent as possible regarding our developments or lack thereof without compromising sources or methods. This update is the definition of good and bad. I have split this into good news and bad news, followed by my final thoughts at the end. Good news: I have some very positive news to report. We have continued to network with key stakeholders across the American sports industry, and we are being received incredibly well. We are engaging with executives who have no clue what Bitcoin is, yet they are still interested in working with us. More importantly, we are finally providing the warning that the sporting world needs: a Bitcoin-only philosophy is the only way to safely market this space. Every other digital asset is a direct threat to existing sponsorship categories. Sports organizations have spent decades building relationships with banks and insurance companies. You cannot, in good faith, advertise crypto scams next to a legacy bank billboard without violating those long-standing arrangements. Bitcoin is the only asset that can create its own brand-new category. Within the first few minutes of our introductions, we explain the risks of associating with anything outside of Bitcoin. We make it clear that by courting "crypto," they alienate the Bitcoin-only community, which is the most valuable and loyal demographic in this entire space. This education is working. We are actively forcing these conversations across the sports world, and it’s paving the way for an entirely Bitcoin-only future sooner than you think. Bad news: To be brief, the industry is really struggling at the moment. While there is a ton of interest in sports, the current bear market has made it difficult for companies to commit to long-term deals. I think we are underestimating the level of financial strain hitting even the most well-known Bitcoin companies right now. You can feel it firsthand; things are tight, uncertainty is high, and risk appetite is low. We likely have more turbulence ahead, and I expect this year to be a tough one. All in all, this is the best time ever to start a new Bitcoin business. Sure, we are struggling to get companies to commit to sports right now, but Rome wasn’t built in a day. The important thing is building these relationships and setting the foundation so the industry is ready to engage when the sector is back to being cash-flush. I’ve had to admit to myself that I’ve failed so far in securing an activation before the summer. Timing just didn't work out, and in that, I'll do better for you all. Building now, while we are down from the all-time highs, is the right thing to do. Mainstream adoption doesn't come from Wall Street; it comes from Main Street, and Main Street loves sports. I am fully committed to this, and I’m putting my head down to get back to work for this fall. Bitcoin is going to take over sports, and we are going to be the ones to make it happen. submitted by /u/BitcoinSports [link] [comments]

Daily Crypto Discussion - April 3, 2026 (GMT+0)

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Solo miner nets ~$210k after finding Bitcoin block 943,411

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US Senator Questions Binance’s Iran Disclosures After $1.7B Flow Report

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US Senator Richard Blumenthal is intensifying scrutiny of Binance after reports suggested Iran-linked flows far exceeded the exchange’s disclosures to Congress. A follow-up letter asks whether Binance provided incomplete or misleading information to the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, widening the gap between Binance’s stated exposure and publicly reported transactions. In a new letter to Binance CEO Richard Teng, Blumenthal wrote that the exchange may have provided “misrepresentations or misleading information to the Subcommittee and to the public.” The senator is seeking documents that support Binance’s March 6 response and its claim that direct activity with four Iranian exchanges stayed below $110,000. submitted by /u/Then_Helicopter4243 [link] [comments]

New COLDCARD Mk5 Full Setup Guide

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BTCBR

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Bitcoin’s Quantum Countdown Starts

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Remembered that I got BTC in 2014, can’t find the wallet (blockchain.info)

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Hey guys, I don’t know why but I just remembered that I bought BTC in late 2014. I was out drinking with friends and we talked about something clompletely different, it just hit me. Now the problem, which probably isn’t that rare: I created the wallet on blockchain.info and I know that I saved the keyphrase on an old phone which’s screen is probably smashed but still at home. But I have no idea what my wallet ID is. The only thing I have left is login links (blockchain.info/wallet/long array of numbers and letters) to blockchain.info, which i used to create the wallet and buy BTC. But the website is down/leads to blockchain.com and the login link does nothing here, nor does my email seem to be registered anymore, since I don’t get a reset password mail. I’m not into crypto at all but is there any chance that the coins are still there and I can find out my wallet ID somehow? I don’t know how many BTC would be in there, it’s probably not even a whole coin. But before I look through all my old devices I would like to know if it’s worth it. Thanks in advance! submitted by /u/Treverer [link] [comments]

Iran Is Charging Ships Crypto to Cross the Strait of Hormuz

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Stablecoins Moved More Money Than the US Financial System’s Backbone

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They'd never heard of ETH. They described it anyway. I didn't discover Ethereum in a whitepaper. I recognised it. In lectures thirty years old. In voices I still hear.

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Why are we still copy-pasting 40-character wallet addresses in 2026?

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Why are we still copy-pasting 40-character wallet addresses in 2026? Idea: you do a small test transfer once → both wallets get a shared avatar/character. Next time you send, you just recognize the person visually instead of relying on the address. Kind of like “pairing” wallets. Would this actually reduce mistakes or scams, or is this unnecessary given things like ENS? submitted by /u/K-enthusiast24 [link] [comments]

Update: I made a second book cipher book — this time for adults. Here's what changed based on your feedback.

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Some of you might remember my post from about a month ago where I shared a children's book I made that contains all 2,048 BIP39 words — the idea being that you can use the Book Cipher method to encode your seed phrase as page-line-word references and store those numbers separately from the book. The post blew up way more than I expected (400+ upvotes), and I got a ton of valuable feedback. The most upvoted criticism: "This is just security through obscurity." Almost 400 upvotes on that comment alone. Other common concerns: "Now everyone knows the book", "A children's book is weird if you don't have kids", and "Amazon knows who bought it." I took all of that seriously. Here's what I did about it. What changed 1. A second book — for adults this time. Several people pointed out that a children's book is a hard sell if you don't have kids sitting on your shelf. Fair point. So I created "777 Wisdoms for Every Day" — a collection of 777 numbered wisdoms that also contains all 2,048 BIP39 words. It looks like any other inspirational book. On your nightstand, in your luggage, on your office shelf — nobody thinks twice about a wisdom book. 2. A new encoding option that didn't exist before. Because every wisdom in the book is numbered (#1 through #777), you now have an alternative to classic page-line-word encoding. You can use wisdom-number + word-position instead. Or mix and match. Or invent your own scheme. The point is: even if someone knows the concept AND knows the book, they still don't know how you encoded your references. That directly addresses the "security through obscurity" criticism — there are now too many variables for a simple lookup. 3. The "everyone knows the book" problem got smaller, not bigger. Counter-intuitively, having multiple books actually helps. There are now two completely different books designed for this (a children's story and a wisdom book), with multiple encoding methods each. An attacker would need to know: which book you used, which encoding scheme, and have physical access to your number sequence. That's a lot of unknowns. What hasn't changed It's still an additional layer, not a replacement. Your metal plate / paper backup stays in place. The book cipher is a complementary copy with built-in obfuscation. Two-factor by design. Book alone = useless. Numbers alone = useless. You need both, stored in different locations. The travel use case. A wisdom book in your luggage raises zero suspicion at borders. The codes look like phone numbers or whatever you disguise them as. Try that with a Cryptosteel in your carry-on. Metal plate combo. Instead of engraving 24 seed words on metal (screams crypto), engrave the book cipher codes: 47-3-5, 112-7-2, 83-1-11, ... — same durability, but now it's meaningless numbers. Honest take Some of the criticism from last time was absolutely valid. Security through obscurity IS a weakness — when it's your only layer. But as one layer among several (different storage locations, passphrase, metal backup, flexible encoding), I think book cipher adds real value. The second book doesn't fix every concern, but it addresses the biggest ones: more book options, more encoding flexibility, and a version that doesn't look out of place for adults without kids. Happy to answer any questions — and genuinely curious if anyone from the last post actually ended up trying the book cipher approach. submitted by /u/rieglerp [link] [comments]

Buying Crypto without KYC in Germany in Person (Offenburg)

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I live in Offenburg Germany at the french boarder. I want to buy Crypto wihout KYC in Person with Cash in France or Germany but around my City. Any Ideas? submitted by /u/Updowntheories [link] [comments]

145 Doots Live with LogrisTheBard

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Jack Dorsey's Block Is Launching A BTC Faucet To Let People Earn Free Bitcoin

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Escrow Payment

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I’m trying to find a crypto escrow payment service that people actually trust, and honestly this has been way more annoying than it should be. I’m looking for something pretty simple in theory: an escrow service where both parties can use it for a transaction, the funds get held securely, and then once the conditions are met, the payment gets released. Basic escrow logic. But somehow, when you actually start searching for this in crypto, everything starts looking sketchy as hell within like 10 minutes. Every time I find a platform, it’s either one of these random websites that looks like it was built in 2017 and never updated, or it has almost no real user reviews, or the reviews look fake, botted, or suspiciously generic. Some of them claim they’re “trusted by thousands” or “used for high-value deals,” but then you go looking for actual proof, community feedback, Reddit threads, or any kind of real reputation, and there’s basically nothing solid. That’s the part that’s making this hard. If I’m moving real money, I’m not trying to be someone’s test transaction on some half-dead escrow platform with zero accountability. What I’m specifically looking for is an escrow payment service that has actual trust behind it — meaning a decent reputation, real reviews, ideally some known usage history, and not something that feels like it could disappear overnight. If anyone here has actually used one for larger transactions, milestone-based payments, OTC deals, service payments, or anything similar, that would be really useful to know. I care way more about real-world reliability than fancy marketing copy. Fast execution also matters a lot. I don’t want some system where everything takes forever, support is slow, or releases get stuck in weird manual review limbo for no reason. If it’s supposed to be crypto, it should at least feel smoother than traditional escrow, not somehow worse. Also, a big plus would be support for multiple chains or currencies. That part matters because a lot of these services seem to support only one network or one token ecosystem, which makes them less useful. Ideally I’d want something flexible — whether that means major chains, stablecoins, multiple wallets, or broad asset support. Doesn’t need to support every random chain on earth, but at least something practical. Right now, most of the options I’ve seen just don’t feel trustworthy enough to actually use for serious transactions. Maybe I’m missing the obvious answer, or maybe crypto escrow is still somehow this underdeveloped despite how long the space has been around. So yeah — if anyone here knows a real escrow platform that is: •trusted, •has legit reviews / community reputation, •executes quickly, •and supports multiple networks or currencies, please drop it. Because at this point, finding a non-sketchy crypto escrow service feels harder than finding a trustworthy guy in Telegram named “brother” with 17 vouches and an anime profile pic. Still hoping someone here has a genuinely solid recommendation. Ps. This is AI written because of some idiocy of having to write 500 words for the platform. submitted by /u/thisisalanz [link] [comments]

What did your first bear market teach you?

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A bull market can make almost anyone feel smart. Everything looks easy when prices keep going up, conviction feels natural, and even bad decisions can still make money. A bear market usually does the opposite. It strips away confidence, exposes weak habits, and forces people to look at how they actually handle fear, uncertainty, patience, and risk. Did your first real bear market teach you discipline, emotional control, better risk management, or something completely different? Curious what changed for you after going through it. submitted by /u/cashflashmil [link] [comments]

Is Bitcoin still reacting more to liquidity than to crypto news?

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Slow blocks and a reorg on Signet on Wednesday (BIP 54 / Consensus Cleanup)

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A group of Bitcoin developers will do a demo of some slow blocks on the Signet test network on Wednesday. Anyone running a Signet node can participate. Come and see for yourself how long it took for your own hardware to hear about the slow block and validate them! If you don't run a Signet node already, syncing one should be pretty straightforward. It should use about 30GiB of storage, and you can run `-prune` if even that is too much. More details about this demo are available on the Delving Bitcoin thread. If you have questions about this, feel free to shoot in the comments. I'm the one crafting the blocks, and i'll be monitoring this thread till Wednesday to help people participate in the demo. submitted by /u/darosior [link] [comments]

We’re seeing that at the sovereign level,we’re seeing that across Wall Street and the retail investor outside the US continues to allocate.

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Is the "Quantum Apocalypse" coming early for ethereum?

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Trump Crypto Czar Vacant as Vance Named Fraud Czar

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A UChicago Student Team Built a Real Time Bitcoin Trading Bot

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In the Real-Time Intelligent Systems course in the MS in Applied Data Science program at the University of Chicago, a student team built a real-time Bitcoin trading bot as a class project. The goal was to design a full end-to-end system, from generating trading signals to executing trades using Alpaca. The project highlights how students move beyond building models to deploying systems that operate in real time and respond to live market conditions. submitted by /u/msads_uchicago [link] [comments]

Square enables Bitcoin merchant payments

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The DATCo model is spreading faster than most people realize

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"May You Live in Interesting Times" - Fourth Turning Vibes Around The US Dollar

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My favorite part of the ride

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Riot Platforms sells $290 million worth of bitcoin during Q1

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Ethereum L2s Need Responsive Pricing to Scale, Says Offchain Labs

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Edward Felten said Ethereum L2s need responsive pricing to scale, as Arbitrum’s new model tests an alternative to EIP-1559-style fee swings.Ethereum layer-2 networks need “responsive pricing” to scale to billions of users and reduce the fee swings that still accompany congestion, Offchain Labs co-founder Edward Felten said during a keynote at EthCC 2026.Ethereum’s EIP-1559 upgrade launched in August 2021, as part of the London hard fork. It reformed the Ethereum fee market by modifying the gas fee limit and introduced a feature that burns part of the transaction fees, removing them permanently from circulation.Felten said gas-price swings are still the main mechanism for protecting networks from being overrun during periods of heavy demand, even though that produces the kind of fee volatility mainstream users tend to reject.Read more

Polychain-backed Human API launches a mobile app to decentralize AI training.

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bip54.org - Informational site for BIP54's “Consensus Cleanup” softfork proposal

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With an increasing number of discussions around the BIP54 “Consensus Cleanup” soft fork proposal, I helped put together an information site about BIP54. “Bitcoin has four known vulnerabilities that have gone unfixed for 15 years. BIP54, "Consensus Cleanup", proposes four narrowly-scoped changes to address these issues in Bitcoin's consensus rules that date back to the original version of Bitcoin in 2009.” https://bip54.org/ submitted by /u/bitschmidty [link] [comments]

Jade classic and SafePal Cypher from The Crypto Merchant

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I have been procrastinating with getting a cold hardware wallet because unfortunately that is what I do. But today I decided to take some initiative and get one and decided on Jade classic and SafePal Cypher for a tight budget from The Crypto Merchant? What are you alls thoughts or concerns? submitted by /u/Scary_Opportunity_71 [link] [comments]

Ten Foreign Nationals Charged In An International Operation Targeting Cryptocurrency Market Manipulation

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Ethereum's Economic Zone Solves a Lot of Problems, Unsecure Bridging, Extra Fees, Lowering Complexity

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The Ethereum Foundation proposed unifying all Ethereum ecosystem blockchains under a single umbrella, the Ethereum Economic Zone. The EEZ will help users send crypto directly to different chains (within the ETH Ecosystem) as if they were present in the same blockchain, no bridges and no third-party protocols, just direct transfers. Even though every L2 and EVM-compliant is technically part of the Ethereum ecosystem, they exist in fragments. Even if you know how to bridge funds, it still costs extra to bridge them and then send them to a different chain. MCMS Founder Erez Almog found that around $1 billion is lost every year due to crypto sent to the wrong addresses. Source: https://bfmtimes.com/ethereums-economic-zone-and-the-list-of-problems-it-directy-solves-for-crypto/ submitted by /u/emperordas [link] [comments]

This is what a proper Bitcoin business should look like

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Iran now accepting stablecoins for oil transit fees through the Strait of Hormuz ... another nail on the Dollar coffin?

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A report out today shows Iran charging ships roughly $1 per barrel (around $2 million per large tanker) to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, which handles about 20% of global oil supply. Because of sanctions, payments are being made in Chinese yuan, Iranian rials, or stablecoins instead of dollars or SWIFT. Link According to the CoinEdition article, this marks one of the clearer examples of stablecoins moving into large-scale commodity trade for fast, bank-free settlement. Traffic through the strait has already dropped, risks are higher, and costs are rising for everyone involved. It’s not full oil sales in crypto yet, but it’s a practical use case in a major trade route. Does this feel like a one-off workaround for sanctions, or could it quietly open the door for more on-chain payments in energy markets? Link in comments if you want to read the details. What do you make of it? submitted by /u/Woodpecker5987 [link] [comments]

Coinbase (COIN) wins initial OCC nod for trust charter, boosting custody push

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Ethereal news weekly #18 | Quantum breakthrough papers, Aave v4, Aztec alpha

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whats the easiest way to get real time crypto data for a school project?

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so i have this project where i need to show live data and i picked crypto prices cause i thought itd be cool. my friend told me to check out the coinmarketcap api and honestly its kinda perfect. theres a free plan so i dont need to pay anything and the docs actually make sense which is rare lol. i can get prices, market caps, volume, even trending coins. took me forever to figure out api keys before but this one was pretty straightforward. has anyone here used it for a project before? any tips on what cool stuff i can do with the data? submitted by /u/guiltyyescharged [link] [comments]

Payjoin, Changing Consensus - Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #399

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Bitcoin Optech newsletter #399 is here: - describes how wallet fingerprinting can damage payjoin privacy - summarizes a proposal for a wallet backup metadata format - links to post-quantum research using Isogenies - points to the recently assigned BIPs for GSR - examines SHRIMPS post-quantum signatures - Optech Newsletter #399 Podcast https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2026/04/03/ Armin Sabouri posted to Delving Bitcoin about how differences in payjoin implementations make it possible to fingerprint payjoin transactions and can damage payjoin’s privacy... https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2026/04/03/#wallet-fingerprinting-risks-for-payjoin-privacy Pythcoiner posted to the Bitcoin-Dev mailing list about a new proposal for a common structure for wallet backup metadata... https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2026/04/03/#draft-bip-for-a-wallet-backup-metadata-format Conduition wrote on Delving Bitcoin about his research into the suitability of Isogeny-Based Cryptography (IBC) as a post-quantum cryptosystem for Bitcoin... https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2026/04/03/#compact-isogeny-pqc-can-replace-hd-wallets-key-tweaking-silent-payments Rusty Russell wrote on the Bitcoin-Dev mailing list that the first two BIPs of the Great Script Restoration (or Grand Script Renaissance) have been submitted for BIP numbering... https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2026/04/03/#varops-budget-and-tapscript-leaf-0xc2-aka-script-restoration-are-bips-440-and-441 Jonas Nick writes on Delving Bitcoin about a new semi-stateful hash-based signature construction for post-quantum Bitcoin... https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2026/04/03/#shrimps-2-5-kb-post-quantum-signatures-across-multiple-stateful-devices Bitcoin Optech will host an audio recap discussion of this newsletter streaming live on X/Twitter Tuesday at 16:30 UTC. submitted by /u/bitschmidty [link] [comments]

Bitrue launches 40 tokenized assets with up to 100x leverage trading

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How to actually use crypto to buy things in 2026 (realistic breakdown, not the idealistic version)

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People ask this a lot and most answers are either too optimistic or outdated. Here's what actually works day to day. Direct crypto payments (limited but real) - A small number of merchants accept crypto directly via BitPay or CoinGate. Shows up at checkout alongside card/PayPal. Works in tech, gaming, VPN, some travel. Still niche. Crypto debit cards (most practical for daily use) - Platforms issue Visa/Mastercard cards linked to your crypto account. Spend anywhere that takes Visa, crypto converts to fiat at point of sale. Usually comes with some cashback in platform tokens. Works fine for everyday spending. Stablecoins for transfers - Sending money internationally or paying someone who accepts USDC/USDT is genuinely fast and cheap vs bank wire. More useful than people think for freelance/remote work. Gift cards via Bitrefill (underrated) - Buy gift cards from Amazon, Airbnb, Uber, Steam using crypto. Works everywhere those retailers are accepted. Not seamless but surprisingly broad coverage. Honest reality in 2026: most people still convert to fiat first. Crypto debit cards are the closest thing to seamless daily spending. Several platforms are building bank-integrated crypto cards - worth watching which ones actually ship. What's your setup for spending crypto day to day? Anyone found something that genuinely feels frictionless? submitted by /u/KamotoNi55an [link] [comments]

IMF Raises Alarm on 4 Risks Tokenized Finance Poses

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Circle to Launch Wrapped Bitcoin

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On the Same Day Trump Started a Trade War, the US Government Made Bitcoin Custody More Legitimate Than Ever

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How to track crypto income properly?

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Hi so i made a recent post talking about how i dont want to get fucked by the ATO. ive never reported (crypto gains/converts) to the government and especially not familiar how it is with the ATO since im from Denmark. i asked Chatgpt "where can i track my crypto and then report and send everything in one go?". it said a service like Koinly or Cointraciking. Right now im receiving on coinbase. but i do plan on switching to Receiving on "COCA" only as it gives nice cashback bonus of 6%. Quick side note: is there a better place to store crypto, bonus wise etc? but Yeah im confused. i could technically just look at the crypto i sold, but how will i be able to know how much it rose with from the date of purchase? man i cant see how that gonna be possible submitted by /u/Ancient-Candy-1573 [link] [comments]

Daily Discussion, April 03, 2026

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The sinking ship

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The "Unbreakable" Bear Case: April 2026 The "Energy Toll Booth" Theory: Strait of Hormuz: With the closure potentially lasting until mid-April, oil is stuck near $100–$106/barrel. Disposable Income Drain: $5 gas isn't just an inconvenience—it's a direct "tax" on the retail liquidity that Bitcoin needs to pump. If people are choosing between a tank of gas and 0.001 BTC, they choose the gas every time. The Weekend Liquidity Gap: Institutional ETF trading (BlackRock, Fidelity) stops on Friday. This leaves the price in the hands of "exhausted" retail traders on Saturdays and Sundays. Historical 2026 data shows an average 3.17% drop over weekends, making short positions statistically more likely to print The 12–18 Month "Post-Peak" Trap: Bitcoin peaked at $126,000 in October 2025. Historically, the "most painful" part of the bear cycle occurs 12–18 months after the peak. This puts the ultimate "capitulation bottom" squarely in late 2026. Your $45,000 target aligns perfectly with the 0.85 MVRV ratio—a metric that has called every major cycle bottom in Bitcoin's history. Institutional "Exit Liquidity": While the "moon boys" talk about the ETF floor, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs actually saw over $6 billion in net redemptions between November and February. Institutions aren't "HODLers"—they are profit-takers. If they see a recession confirmed, they will sell to protect their balance sheets, and they will sell faster than any retail trader can. April 15 is a Sell Event: People have to pay taxes on their 2025 gains. They aren't buying more; they're selling to avoid the IRS. The "Halving" is Priced In: The 2024 halving is long gone. The supply shock already happened, and the market has already moved on to worrying about global stagflation. ETF Inflows have Stalled: The "wall of money" has turned into a "tri submitted by /u/LeprechaunSayYea [link] [comments]

How to Buy a $2.5 Million Retirement Portfolio for $335,000

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Watching the price drop from $126K in October to the low $60s in February was both educational and frustrating. So I turned that energy into a research sprint: I built the Bitcoin Power Law Observatory, published 13 research papers, and created a suite of retirement planning tools. The result? I think I found Bitcoin's version of the 4% rule. And the math is almost absurd. The logic chain People need to save for the future. The best savings technology is the hardest money. Bitcoin is the hardest money ever created. Therefore people will save in bitcoin. Not everyone knows this yet. Old habits die hard. The power law (Santostasi, expanded by Krueger and Sigman in "Bitcoin One Million") is the best model for how this adoption unfolds. The core relationship: every time bitcoin ages 1.5x, the price goes roughly 10x. Not hype cycles. Compounding network adoption following the same laws we see in city growth, earthquake magnitude, and species evolution. The floor is the breakthrough The power law model shows a trend line with a corridor of possibilities around it. The ceiling is compressing: early cycles hit 10x trend, recent ones barely 2x. But the floor has never been breached. Since 2010, the lower boundary at about 0.43x the trend value has held through every crash, every panic, every obituary. It held when bitcoin crashed from 10x the trend. From 5x. From 3x. With upside volatility structurally compressing, the floor only gets stronger coming down from 2x or less. What does this floor look like in dollar terms? March 2026: $56,400. March 2027: $77,700. March 2028: $105,300. March 2029: $140,500. March 2030: $184,800. The floor value of 1 bitcoin will grow more than $21,000 over the next 12 months. And that dollar growth accelerates every year. That floor growth is your yield. Not interest. Not dividends. Structural adoption growth baked into the math. And it changes everything about retirement planning. The Bitcoin 4% rule The traditional 4% rule says you can withdraw 4% from an S&P portfolio annually without running out. The 4% buffer exists to handle sequence of returns risk: bad early years can permanently damage a retirement. Bitcoin needs a different system. Higher returns but far more volatility. A decelerating growth rate that demands dynamic withdrawals, not fixed percentages. So I based my framework on floor growth alone: If your stack x floor growth > your yearly expenses = financial freedom. This is the most conservative number the model produces. Bitcoin spends only a tiny fraction of its time near the floor. Everything above it is pure upside cushion. The math The floor currently grows at roughly 39% per year (this rate slowly decelerates over decades). At today's price of about $67,000, 5 BTC costs $335,000. Annual floor growth on 5 BTC: approximately $110,000. Under the traditional 4% rule, $100,000/year requires a $2,500,000 S&P portfolio. Same spending power. $335,000 versus $2,500,000. Over 7x more capital efficient. Using the worst case path the power law produces. Three tailwinds Once you cross the floor freedom line, three forces compound in your favor. Volatility decays: the price corridor compresses roughly 20% each halving cycle, so the "storm years" at the start of retirement expire. The floor keeps rising: your safety net grows every day. And your BTC-denominated expenses shrink: you need fewer sats each year to cover the same dollar amount. The risk is front-loaded and finite. I built a Monte Carlo simulator with 100,000 simulations based on 15 years of historical volatility data. The result: the floor-based approach survives the storm years and the margin of safety widens every year you hold. With 20 BTC, survival is 100% across all simulations at $3,000/month withdrawals. Even at 10 BTC, it is 72%. The three tailwinds working together make this more robust than the traditional 4% rule, which has a roughly 95% historical success rate over 30 years. The honest caveats The power law could break. 15 years is not 150 years. The floor growth rate decelerates over time. Black swan events outside model bounds are possible. This framework only works if the power law holds. Nothing is ever 100%. But consider this: bitcoin is currently trading at 1.19x the floor. Just 19% above the worst case. Historically that is an extremely cheap entry. Most of the time bitcoin sits at 2-3x the floor. The premium you pay today is recovered through less than one year of floor growth. Bottom line If you can buy 5 BTC today, you are building the functional equivalent of a $2.5 million traditional retirement portfolio. At a fraction of the cost. Backed not by a fixed percentage rule, but by the structural growth of the most robust boundary in the most predictive model in finance. And right now, bitcoin is trading at just 19% above that floor. The setup is almost too clean. The tools to verify all of this yourself are free. btcpowerlaw.nl for the research. satsplanner.app for the retirement calculator. What would you do with a $2.5 million portfolio? submitted by /u/Defiant_Ice_4860 [link] [comments]

Daily General Discussion April 03, 2026

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Fundrise and xStocks Partner to Tokenize VCX Fund

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Can someone explain this to me in plain English? Explain it as if you were talking to a fifth-grader. I don't understand the concept of tokens. Can tokens be traded 24/7? Which exchanges can I trade tokens on? "New VCXx xStock enables global investors to gain tokenized exposure to late-stage private companies, including SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Databricks, through a single on-chain asset." https://blog.kraken.com/product/xstocks/fundrise-vcx-tokenize-leading-private-tech-companies submitted by /u/Bitter-Cockroach1371 [link] [comments]

Token Surges 15x After 11% Supply Is Pulled From Binance; Then Dumps 70% In One Candle

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Usability (speed, convenience, cost), Privacy, Decentralization, and Post-Quantum Security. Do these matter the most to us the average Joe? Where our favorite chains stand on these issues?

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There's a lot of hype around blockchain and crypto, but what are the actual challenges? What do people (the average Joe like many of us) really care about? I think there are four major issues that our "favorite" blockchains need to fully resolve to make a real difference: 1. Usability Let's be honest: for the average Joe, what matters most is probably how fast and convenient you can get things done on a blockchain, and how much it costs. 2. Privacy This has become a major concern for blockchain adopters (everyday users, companies, banks, etc.). The rise of Zcash and other privacy chains recently speaks for itself. Blockchain is famous for being a public, transparent ledger where anyone can see the data. That’s great for preventing fraud, but we clearly don't want anyone snooping around in our damn wallets. 3. Decentralization This basically comes down to: "who really owns or is in charge of this blockchain?" The whole point of blockchain is that there is no central boss, bank, or company in charge. It’s supposed to be run by our average Joe, or at least give him a significant level of control. 4. Post-Quantum Security This is getting real now. "Not your keys, not your coins" is our motto. But these damn quantum computers could actually take our keys away from us. And they are coming fast and furious. You can read more about it here from Google Quantum AI. If what they found is true, there are very few chains that are really ready for this now and the near future. I would love to hear your thoughts on where your favorite blockchains stand on these issues. Is there anything else that matters more? submitted by /u/d3jok3r [link] [comments]

Setting up new trezor safe 7 from initial trezor

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Would you send the btc to a new address generated on trezor 7, or just set up the new trezor using seed words from original trezor? Any difference in security down the road that way? I think my btc is currently separated on my original trezor as segwit and legacy or something like that. submitted by /u/poloace [link] [comments]

Weekly bitcoin buys - am I doing this right?

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Been putting $180 into bitcoin through coinbase every week on fridays for a while now. As someone who's still learning about all this crypto stuff but wants to get involved somehow, does this approach make sense? I know I'm not smart enough to figure out when to buy the dips or whatever, so I just stick to the same amount each week instead of trying to time anything. Anyone else doing something similar? Just wondering if I'm on the right track here. submitted by /u/No-Jello8126 [link] [comments]

Iran sets $1 a barrel Hormuz oil passage toll payable in yuan or stablecoins

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Drift Protocol, Was This Really Just An Incident?

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I sat in the Drift call after everything happened, and honestly… something doesn’t add up. Before anyone jumps in, I’m not saying this is an insider job. But if you actually look at the chart, you at least have to ask the question. The price didn’t just drop after the incident. It was already bleeding before anything was announced. Not a random dip. Not normal volatility. A steady, controlled downtrend like someone was quietly exiting. Then the “incident” happens… and boom, the real crash. So what are we supposed to believe here? That this was completely unexpected… but somehow the market started pricing it in before it happened? submitted by /u/jordan407sd [link] [comments]

Daily Crypto Discussion - April 2, 2026 (GMT+0)

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Former FTX Engineer Nishad Singh Fined $3.7M by CFTC, Avoids Prison After Cooperation

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Nishad Singh, the former head of engineering at FTX, has agreed to pay $3.7 million to resolve a lawsuit brought by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). According to the CFTC, the agreement comes as part of a supplemental consent order tied to Singh's role in the misuse of customer funds. The penalty includes disgorgement of $3.7 million essentially requiring Singh to give up funds tied to the violations along with strict limitations on his future involvement in financial markets. submitted by /u/Print_Proof [link] [comments]

why are so many important people speaking good about bitcoin in 2026(seems fishy)

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I'm just curious ???? submitted by /u/That_Opportunity_270 [link] [comments]

Vitalik Buterin Quietly Burns Memecoins In April Fools’ Clean-Up

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A Prediction Market Bounty Mechanism - Using Markets as Self-Funding Bounties for High-Value Sales

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740 days until the next Bitcoin halving

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Energy, war, and Bitcoin — is the system quietly shifting?

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Bitcoin, energy, and geopolitics — is “value” changing? With rising global tensions, energy prices surging, and markets acting unpredictably, it feels like something is shifting. Traditionally, value was tied to economic output. Now, it seems increasingly linked to: - energy - geopolitical stability - control over resources In that context, Bitcoin looks different — not exactly a safe haven, but a neutral, energy-linked system outside state control. There’s an interesting breakdown connecting energy, war, and Bitcoin’s role in all this: https://www.cointribune.com/en/bitcoin-energy-and-geopolitics-how-do-wars-redefine-global-value/ What do you think? Is Bitcoin becoming a geopolitical asset ? or still just a risk asset reacting to macro? submitted by /u/Mosaique1486 [link] [comments]

Who Was Behind Yesterday’s Massive $286 Million Altcoin Hack Has Been Revealed

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Coinbase Wins Conditional U.S. National Trust Approval

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Google Quantum Threat Accelerates Bitcoin BIP-360 Fix

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Native Multisig Could Have Prevented the $270 Million Drift Protocol Hack

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non-custodial crypto card that lets you spend without giving up control

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TLDR: this feels like one of the first attempts that actually addresses the core friction in crypto payments instead of dancing around it. Most “crypto cards” are basically just traditional debit cards with extra steps, where you still have to off-ramp, pre-fund, or give up custody before you can spend. That defeats the whole point for a lot of people. This approach, where you keep control of your funds until the moment of payment, seems way more aligned with how crypto is supposed to work. It’s definitely not perfect yet, there are still tradeoffs like KYC and occasional reliability issues, but directionally it makes a lot more sense than the legacy models. Feels like this is where things are naturally heading if crypto payments are going to become actually usable day-to-day. submitted by /u/ExclusiveHelping [link] [comments]

Government & taxes

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How does the government know if i own bitcoin if i store it cold? I could have lost my keys? Or gambled it away on memecoins. I know they can see the purchases on centralised exhanges but what i am doing or losing next are they going to find out? submitted by /u/dikkeAap [link] [comments]

New Partnership: Nodle x PARAGON ID

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Buying BTC in Canada

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Hello, can you recommend a platform for me to buy bitcoins? Thank you. submitted by /u/Fredz135 [link] [comments]

PEEPanEIP-7904: Compute Gas Cost Increase breakdown with Jacek Sieka & Maria Inês Oliveira

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We recently recorded a PEEPanEIP session on EIP-7904, joined by Jacek Sieka and Maria Inês Oliveira. The conversation covers: Motivation behind the proposal Key design considerations Potential impact on the Ethereum ecosystem Open questions and areas for feedback The goal of PEEPanEIP is to make EIPs more accessible and easier to follow for the broader community - especially for those who may not be deep in the specs but want to stay informed. ???? Watch the full video https://youtu.be/CswFnsZTXmI Would love to hear thoughts from others following EIP-7904 or working in similar areas - feedback and perspectives welcome. submitted by /u/poojaranjan19 [link] [comments]

COLDCARD Spending Policy

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I was playing around with COLDCARD's spending policy and its pretty awesome. You can add rules like spend limits, velocity controls, address whitelists, and even 2FA. Seems like a solid way to add some extra security without making things too complex. Anyone else played around with spending limits on their COLDCARD? submitted by /u/Subject_Reward [link] [comments]

Andreas Antonopoulos stepping down

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Just learned that AA will no longer be creating content on patreon. I read it’s bc of his migraines and inability to control them. Really hope he’s ok and this does not signify him admitting defeat for btc. Anyone have any other news on it? Poor guy. Sending him best wishes. He’s the only reason I got into this space. When everyone else made it about the money, he made it about the fundamentals of BTC and why it stood a chance in this environment. submitted by /u/poloace [link] [comments]

Frane's Lise To Host Fully Onchain IPO With ST Group Listing

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Wirex and Ultra Stellar Launch Native Stellar Payment Infrastructure

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AI, bots & algorithms

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I built a CLI tool for Bitcoin cold wallets & offline transaction signing — fully open source, no network access

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GitHub: https://github.com/Drincann/bitcold Website: https://bitcold.dev npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/bitcold License: WTFPL Try it without installing: visit bitcold.dev and click the terminal — it connects you to a sandboxed Linux shell with bitcold pre-installed. As a developer who holds Bitcoin, I spent a lot of time looking for a lightweight, auditable tool for cold storage that I could run on an air-gapped machine. GUI wallets felt opaque, hardware wallets require trusting vendor firmware, and other CLI tools were either abandoned or didn't follow modern BIP standards. So I built my own. bitcold is an open-source CLI for generating BIP39 mnemonics, deriving BIP84 native SegWit addresses, and signing transactions — all completely offline. No network requests, no external APIs, no telemetry. Just your keys on your air-gapped machine. Features: BIP39 mnemonic generation (12–24 words), or supply your own entropy (e.g. from dice rolls) BIP84 native SegWit (bc1...) address derivation HD wallet with multi-account support Offline transaction signing with QR code output (rendered in terminal, no GUI needed) AES-256-GCM encrypted storage with scrypt KDF Mainnet / Testnet / Regtest address support Quick start: npm install -g bitcold bitcold wallet create my-wallet bitcold wallet receive my-wallet@account_0 The project is early stage so APIs may still change. Feedback, code audits, and contributions are all welcome. submitted by /u/drincanngao [link] [comments]

When did Bitcoin stop feeling like a trade, and start feeling like your savings?

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For me, the big shift was when I stopped looking at Bitcoin like a quick move and started looking at it like long term savings. At first I was checking price way too much, every dip felt bad and every pump made me think I was smart lol. But after some time, learning more, moving my stack off exchange, and just sitting with it, the whole thing started to feel different. Now I care less about the next week, and more about where this goes in the next 5 to 10 years. Not saying I never feel nervous, because I do sometimes, but my mindset is way more calm than before. Curious how it happened for others here. What was the moment where Bitcoin “clicked” for you? Was it inflation? Banks? Self custody? A bad experience with selling too early? Or are you still in the phase where it mostly feels like a trade? submitted by /u/Kishor_bhosle [link] [comments]

So many DCA strategies in the sub recently. Here's mine

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Metaplanet Becomes Third-Largest Listed Bitcoin Holder After 5,075 BTC Purchase

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Here's How Banks Make Money Off Your Cash (in Plain English)

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Quantum computers might crack today's encryption far sooner than we thought

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Why Big Blockers Argue Conspiracy And The Technical Truth

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Cango Receives NYSE Delisting Notice After Shares Fall Below $1

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Recent coverage from CoinDesk highlights renewed discussion around quantum computing risks to Bitcoin.

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Recent coverage from CoinDesk highlights renewed discussion around quantum computing risks to Bitcoin. Key points: New research suggests quantum capabilities may arrive sooner than previously expected A portion of Bitcoin wallets could become vulnerable if current cryptography is broken The timeline is still uncertain, but the risk is no longer seen as purely theoretical What’s interesting is the market reaction. Some projects focused on quantum resistance are already seeing increased attention. That suggests at least part of the market may be starting to price in a longer term shift in cryptography, even if the actual threat is still debated. Curious how people here see this playing out. submitted by /u/ChillerID [link] [comments]

Chainlink's 7-Month Price Bleed Fails to Deter Whales

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Patricio Worthalter (POAP) - Nine years of POAP in EthCC. A founder's journey.

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Traditional tech is starting to bet on DePIN for AI training. Nasdaq-listed Aether Holdings just partnered with a decentralized data network

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General data from the web can't be trusted if you are looking for absolute accuracy. The next major hurdle for specialized LLMs, especially in finance and medicine, seems to be high-quality, human-validated, domain-specific data. It looks like some publicly traded companies are starting to look at decentralized physical infrastructure networks to solve this, rather than traditional data farms. Aether Holdings just announced a joint venture with OORT, a decentralized AI data cloud. They are using OORT's DataHub to collect, label, and validate institutional-grade financial datasets to train next-gen financial AI models. It’s an interesting shift. Instead of paying a centralized giant for scraping tools, they are leaning on a decentralized, community-driven network to curate and validate the data. Curious to hear what people think about this approach for institutional data collection. Does DePIN actually offer a viable alternative to AWS/Google Cloud for this specific use case? News source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/aether-holdings-taps-oorts-decentralized-datahub-to-curate-high-quality-financial-data-for-ai-model-training/ submitted by /u/absurdcriminality [link] [comments]

Created a calculator for Bitcoin holders exploring the borrowing strategy - looking for thoughts

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What's up r/Bitcoin So I spent some time building this free calculator that helps Bitcoin holders figure out the whole "hold and borrow" approach instead of selling Basically trying to answer the question we all think about - how much Bitcoin do I actually need to never have to work again **The Strategy Breakdown:** If you don't know about this approach - you keep your Bitcoin, take loans against it when you need cash, and never actually sell. When you die, your kids get the Bitcoin at current market value so no taxes on the gains Main issues people run into: - Not knowing safe borrowing limits - Missing the liquidation price points - Can't tell if loan costs are worth it vs just selling - No idea how the debt builds up in 15-20 years **What my calculator shows:** You can test different scenarios across 15-20 year periods: - Input your Bitcoin stack and current loan rates (grabs live rates automatically) - Set yearly withdrawal amounts for expenses (includes inflation) - Shows exactly if/when you'd get liquidated - Figures out break-even rates - Compare conservative vs risky borrowing approaches - Includes Bitcoin growth assumptions **Why I made this thing:** Couldn't find any decent tools that actually showed the complete picture. Everything out there either makes it too simple or misses important stuff like: - How interest compounds in decades - When platforms actually liquidate you (usually around 85-87% LTV) - How yearly withdrawals increase your risk - Real borrowing costs vs Bitcoin appreciation rates Would appreciate any feedback from you guys to make this better submitted by /u/Ill_Swimming_8296 [link] [comments]

Mining 25 bitcoins every 10 minutes….

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The "What If"

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Bitcoin teaches me alot about what if, and that's crazy submitted by /u/unthocks [link] [comments]

Polymarket Revenue Jumps as New Fees Take Effect

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Crypto selloff deepens with $400 million liquidations and rising short interest

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Gulf of eden

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With everything going on in the region lately, I’ve been thinking more about the Gulf of Aden and how critical it is for global shipping routes. Do you guys think there’s a real possibility that it could be closed or heavily restricted, especially with rising geopolitical tensions around Yemen? If something like that were to happen, what kind of impact would you expect on global trade, oil prices, and even crypto markets? I’m particularly curious about second-order effects likke supply chain disruptions, inflation spikes, or shifts in investor sentiment. Would thi push more people toward decentralized assets like Bitcoin as a hedge, or cause a broader risk-off scenario where everything drops? Interested to hear your thoughts and any historical comparisons that might help put this into perspective. submitted by /u/Prestigious_Bug668 [link] [comments]

Im new to crypto, and the amount of scams are abysmal

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I joined one discord server and got about 30 dms from people asking to sell me a course. Genuinly how does this happen. Essentially, i joined some random server (which i realise now was clearly botted) and no welcome message or nothing, just straight people asking me for money. Speaking of which, ive always heard that crypto dcams are super intelligent and if youre new you will fall for them, but who is gonna send some 5 day old discord account 100$? Genuinly stupid, theres no way these people acctually make money. Anyways rant over, sorry Someone send me some links for scam awareness rn please ???????? submitted by /u/Sweatyynon [link] [comments]

uman API Just Launched an App That Pays You to Provide Real-World Data to AI

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BTC & ETH Rejected at Resistance, Right on Cue

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Liquidate a large amount of Bitcoin

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Has anybody here ever liquidated (sold) a large amount of bitcoin, let‘s say 50k US$ or more? How did that go? If not, how do you expect this would work if someone wanted to buy an apartment or house, e. g. sell bitcoin for several hundred thousand dollars? Could you easily do it in one transaction, for example in Kraken? submitted by /u/Phantasizer [link] [comments]

Metaplanet buys 5,075 BTC for $405M, total holdings now 40,177 BTC - Metaplanet now ranks #3

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Verified Humans. Verified Agents. One Protocol. ????

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Concordium's Townhall just dropped and the agentic commerce problem finally has an answer. ???? Who verifies the AI agents doing transactions on your behalf? Who verifies the humans on the other side? Nobody has really answered that cleanly. Concordium has been building toward it since 2024 and most people missed it entirely. Real onchain identity first. ZK proofs, private by default, provable when it matters, live across 30+ merchants already. Then utility. 10 stablecoin issuers, sponsored transactions, Ledger and Bitcoin.com integrated, Verify and Pay live. Now agents. Agent Registry, Verified Badge, MCP servers, A2A Service, ERC-8004, x402. Same verification logic, extended to AI. ???? Stack closes with protocol-level escrow and commerce that isn't just automated but actually trusted. Verified Humans. Verified Agents. One Protocol. ???? Watch the townhall Full roadmap: https://bit.ly/3PILHCD submitted by /u/Concordium_Official [link] [comments]

Bitcoin Policy Institute says Taiwan Should Reconsider Bitcoin Reserves

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Taiwanese lawmaker Ko Ju-Chun said last year that the country’s Ministry of Justice holds 210 Bitcoins, worth $14 million, confiscated during criminal investigations. Taiwan should reconsider adopting Bitcoin as a reserve asset to hedge against global turmoil and the risk of war, according to a research fellow at the Bitcoin Policy Institute. In a report on Tuesday, Jacob Langenkamp said that should China pursue reunification with Taiwan by military force, either through a blockade or full invasion, Bitcoin would be the only reserve asset that would remain fully accessible and spendable. “Uniquely for Taiwan, Bitcoin provides geopolitical resilience: in a PRC blockade or invasion, gold is stranded or seized and USD reserves face potential restrictions, but Bitcoin remains fully accessible without physical transport,” he added. Nation-states have begun to explore the idea of launching strategic Bitcoin reserves, seen as a bullish signal for Bitcoin. Last year, Taiwan’s central bank sought to investigate establishing a national Bitcoin reserve. However, the bank ruled it out in December, citing volatility, liquidity and custody concerns and instead identified the US dollar as a safer alternative. Taiwan is heavily exposed to the risks of US dollar debasement, Langenkamp said, because its central bank reserves are at least 80% in USD-denominated assets, as is most of its trade. Growing US debt, Federal Reserve monetary expansion, a potential AI market downturn and declining semiconductor revenues could also accelerate dollar debasement, he said. “Bitcoin can couple with gold to offer that hedge against USD debasement. It can provide another opportunity for the CBC to adopt a reserve asset before its peers and benefit the people of Taiwan with the subsequent price appreciation,” Langenkamp added. “It can offer geopolitical insurance against scenarios that hopefully do not come to pass. It can open new methods of trade with less friction. Bitcoin can provide Taiwan with a great measure of monetary resilience.” Langenkamp also argued that the CBC's concerns about Bitcoin's liquidity and volatility are valid, but contended that both issues will diminish as the asset matures and gains adoption among nations. “The CBC's concerns are valid but addressable with institutional expertise on custody, liquidity, and volatility,” he added. Despite ruling out a Bitcoin reserve for now, the CBC committed to testing the technology further in a digital asset sandbox using the crypto the country already holds. Taiwanese lawmaker Ko Ju-Chun revealed on X last year that the country’s Ministry of Justice holds 210 Bitcoin, worth $14 million, confiscated during criminal investigations. BitBo doesn’t list Taiwan in its country reserve rankings; its disclosed holdings would make it the seventh-largest national Bitcoin holder, behind El Salvador but ahead of Finland. submitted by /u/TheresNoSecondBest [link] [comments]

⚡ Lightning Thursday! April 02, 2026: Explore the Lightning Network!⚡

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Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana slides as Trump threatens to hit Iran 'extremely hard'

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Daily Discussion, April 02, 2026

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Tether hired top HSBC gold traders, then cut them weeks before auditors arrive

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Daily General Discussion April 02, 2026

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Dump as an Opportunity

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A friend of mine has been buying Bitcoin since 2023, $50 every day. From the time the price is below $70k, he is buying double ($100 each day). He believes that one day BTC will go to $1M+, and then he'll decide whether to sell or keep holding. submitted by /u/tcodo [link] [comments]

Started buying at 128k now sitting at 93k average

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Who else is pumped right now! Part of me wants another big dip so I can keep adding to my stack with DCA and grab even more sats Real talk tho - if youre in this for the long haul like 10+ years why does anyone get upset when the price drops? Makes no sense to me if you actually believe in where this is headed submitted by /u/Adept_Treat2227 [link] [comments]

This is not a Game

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Buy and HOLD until someone is willing to pay what you want. Very simple. Patience = Freedom submitted by /u/JimmyWhatever [link] [comments]

Drift Protocol Hacked for $270M - Even $4M Worth Of Fartcoin Stolen

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Perfect time to load up on sats while everyone's panicking

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Yeah the markets are taking a beating right now and everyone's losing their minds, but this is exactly what we've been waiting for. These dips don't last forever and when things turn around you'll be glad you didn't sit on the sidelines Can't time the exact bottom obviously but every time it drops another level I'm grabbing more. Been doing this for a few years now and the pattern always repeats itself. People get scared, price drops, smart money accumulates, then we're back to new highs Don't go crazy and blow your whole budget at once though. Space it out, buy the dips, and stay patient. Future you will appreciate it submitted by /u/VermicelliStraight61 [link] [comments]

Great Bitcoin Tax Attorney

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Long story, so here's the TLDR: I had a self-directed Roth IRA that held bitcoin as an asset. I took self-custody of the bitcoin (NYKNYC), and that opened a whole can of worms concerning the IRA, the custodian, the exchange, taxes, and the IRS. My accountant couldn't help me, so he referred me to another accountant who couldn't help me, who referred me to a lawyer, who...couldn't help me. So I asked my Estate attorney for a referral. He referred me to a lawyer who also couldn't help me, but that one referred me to attorney Ari Good in Miami. Ari Good is a superstar when it comes to crypto, taxes, and retirement accounts. He has a deep working knowledge of crypto and all of its nuances, unlike most attorneys. Ari worked tirelessly to unravel the mess I caused, and the end result was exactly what I'd hoped it would be. Everything came out to my advantage. I highly recommend Mr Good if anyone needs an attorney regarding cryptocurrencies. In additon, his fees were more than reasonable, and he has a great sense of humor. I am grateful that I found him. Definitely 5 Stars. [link] [comments]

Mysterious trader buys $53 million ahead of Trump's 9 PM Iran address

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What is the top item?

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https://preview.redd.it/fmgqgh064osg1.jpg?width=205&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8fa3bac6504ddf086732ed316d0fb811ab2caf6c I'm relatively new to crypto. The other day a friend sent me some USDT erc-20. They arrived just fine, but when looking at etherscan, it appeared as two different tokens/coins/whatever was sent to me. What is the top item, with the weird mirrored S? Is it something, that in any way require my action? I have been sent USDT erc-20 before to the same wallet, but haven't seen this before. He sent from trustwallet, if that makes a difference. Let me know if more info is needed. submitted by /u/JokeImpossible2747 [link] [comments]

How to create an xpub?

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I am trying to create a xouh to recover a lost wallet will this work? What website can I do this on my phone. Everyone on Reddit is dming to create a coin to recover the funds and I can’t figure out how to. submitted by /u/Lazy_Insect_5552 [link] [comments]

Daily Crypto Discussion - April 1, 2026 (GMT+0)

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Unexpected USDT deposit

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I received an unexpected deposit of around $1k USDT. I am aware this can many times be related to a scam... but im not sure how. It is official USDT deposited to my Coinbase acct. I have no other assets in the acct right now. nobody has asked for it back or anything.... I would appreciate any advice. could I leave it a while and use it eventually if nothing happens? do I send it back? im not really sure what to do about it. very strange. im adding more here as I need 500 characters but thats the long and short of it. submitted by /u/SadiesBestie [link] [comments]

US Treasury approves President Trump’s plan to phase out all paper money in favor of crypto, gold coins

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Bitget CEO Says AI Agents May Outnumber Humans in Hedge Funds by 2028

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Bitget CEO Gracy Chen said this week that AI agents may outnumber human staff in hedge funds by 2028. She pointed out that these systems can process large amounts of market data faster than people, execute trades automatically, and run 24/7, which helps cut costs and improve efficiency. She also mentioned worries about oversight and regulation as more decisions shift to automation. Crypto markets already run nonstop with plenty of algorithmic trading, so this kind of change could show up here sooner than in traditional finance. At the same time, it leaves open questions about accountability when algorithms make the calls and whether rules can keep up. What do you think... is 2028 too soon for that level of shift, or does it line up with what you’re seeing in trading bots already? submitted by /u/LavishlyRitzyy [link] [comments]

the pros and cons of the new bitcoin backed mortgage product

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Thoughts on ledger and other security issues

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I have 2 different wallets, a Trezor and a Ledger. I've had the ledger for a few years now and never had any issues. I've properly secured my seed phrases, meaning no pictures of it on a computer file lol or where someone would have easy access to them. However, I'm aware that there are some people that have discussed potential issues with this particular wallet company and wanted to know what others on here thought. My biggest concern with crypto is not the volatility, but rather outright losing my assets. One concern is the leaking of customer information, which is something I've seen with other crypto related companies as well (Celsius bankruptcy, exchanges, etc.). This seems like a huge opening for "wrench attacks". However, my biggest concern is if there is some sort of backdoor to customer funds, pertaining to the seed phrase backup in particular. This is not something that I've had setup, but it does raise eyebrows a bit. submitted by /u/ubermensch1001 [link] [comments]

Ethereum Network Activity Near All-Time High as ETH Hits $2,130

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Tether Executive Steps Into Mysterious $100 Million Crypto PAC Before US Midterms

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Is 0.01 a good target to aim for with BTC?

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I started accumulating BTC at the end of last year. I live in Brazil and buy 200 to 500 BRL (40 to 95 USD) worth of BTC per month. My initial goal is to reach 0.01 BTC, which I believe is a good goal and I intend to achieve it by the end of the year. submitted by /u/Equivalent_Dog6713 [link] [comments]

Drift Protocol Hack: $270M Exploit as Attacker Bridges Funds to Ethereum and Buys ETH

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What is Frakencoin (ZCHF), the Stablecoin That Vitalik Buterin Recently Bought?

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Could someone explain to me what the “Cryptocurrency Spot Netflow Statistics” table on Coin Glass actually means?

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I am looking at this table here; https://www.coinglass.com/spot-inflow-outflow. I have two questions. Do the negative red numbers mean that the tokens being withdrawn from the exchanges, meaning that whales are accumulating or does it mean the opposite of that? Secondly, if I were to take the 15 day net flow and divide by the market cap, how come that does not reconcile with the Netflow/Mcap ratio found when I click a specific token, right under the heat map? I am looking at the Spot charts not the futures submitted by /u/Medit1099 [link] [comments]

Cant access Gemini account - ceasing trading

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Hello, I’m currently having a really frustrating issue with my Gemini wallet and could use some advice. I haven’t logged in for quite a while, so I had to go through the re-verification process. I’ve already submitted all the required documents, but despite having an open support ticket, I haven’t received any responses or updates from their team. The worrying part is that while I can still log in and even withdraw fiat, I’m completely unable to send my BTC to another wallet address. That’s obviously a big concern, especially given that I have a decent amount of crypto sitting in the account. To make matters worse, I’ve just learned that Gemini is set to cease trading operations in the UK next Monday. With time running out and no support responses, I’m starting to get seriously concerned about whether I’ll be able to move my funds in time. Has anyone else experienced something similar or found a way to resolve it? Any help or guidance would be massively appreciated. submitted by /u/whoturgled [link] [comments]

Buying $300k in BTC next few months. Which broker?

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I plan to buy around 4-5 BTC over the next few months. Maybe do it in 3 chunks. Its a long-term HODL. Main goal is low fees and future access to products like borrowing against my BTC or even using it as collateral for a mortgage 2-3 years down the . Maybe want a little bit of margin. Leaning towards Kraken but want any and all recommendations! Also, I have a Ledger USB already submitted by /u/sapdaddyflex [link] [comments]

Qubic DOGE mining launched. My Initial impressions

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A few days ago, I publicly committed to verifying Qubic's DOGE mining launch against independent network data rather than their own dashboard. Launch happened this morning. What I checked so far: DOGE network hashrate change: We see a minor uptick in hashrate the last few hours. Could this be Qubic? https://minerstat.com/coin/doge/network-hashrate Dashboard cross-reference: https://doge.qubic.tools/ shows approx 1000 GH/s around 0.04% of the total share Pool distribution: Nothing visible yet My take on early data: It does seem active mining is ongoing, but more time and data will be useful to verify if the dashboard hashrate lines up with what we see in minerstat. Currently the % share is too low to see any effects in the doge hashrate but will likely rampup over the coming days. submitted by /u/CalzerMalzer [link] [comments]

QRL (Quantum Resistant Ledger) Launches Post-Quantum Smart Contract Testnet Ahead of 2.0 Mainnet

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The Quantum Resistant Ledger (QRL) today launched QRL 2.0 Testnet V2, a public proof-of-stake Layer 1 blockchain network built on post-quantum cryptographic standards. The release introduces Hyperion, a post-quantum smart contract language derived from Solidity, and the Quantum Resistant Virtual Machine (QRVM), an EVM-friendly execution environment forked from the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). The launch marks the final stage of a code freeze, with minimal breaking changes expected before the network’s 2.0 mainnet release. QRL 2.0 supersedes QRL 1.x, the project’s original proof-of-work network, which did not support smart contracts. With Testnet V2 now live, developers can deploy smart contracts to the network. https://www.theqrl.org/press/qrl-launches-testnet-v2-for-its-postquantum-evmfriendly-blockchain/ --- QRL was heavily featured in Google's recent paper / blog post regarding quantum computers and blockchain, which you can read more about here if you haven't already: https://research.google/blog/safeguarding-cryptocurrency-by-disclosing-quantum-vulnerabilities-responsibly/ https://quantumai.google/static/site-assets/downloads/cryptocurrency-whitepaper.pdf A few blockchains have made progress in real-world deployment of PQC. In particular, the QRL launched in 2018 stands out as post-quantum from inception. Its original design was based on the stateful post-quantum signature scheme known as XMSS and it is currently adding support for the stateless post-quantum signature scheme called CRYSTALS-Dilithium and recently standardized by NIST under the name ML-DSA. submitted by /u/Hot_Local_Boys_PDX [link] [comments]

The EDC’s ‘FACTS’ document about a proposed data center in the Birding Capital of Texas doesn’t mention cryptocurrency mining once. Here’s what it left out.

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https://preview.redd.it/pckhovtkwlsg1.png?width=2562&format=png&auto=webp&s=dbb5571f3a987817ed3acffee66c5e3f38ea7aae I’m highlighting a major gap in the official narrative regarding our local environment. While Matagorda County’s Economic Development Corporation's briefing stays silent on the matter, my piece exposes how these facilities are often designed for Bitcoin mining, utilizing "stranded energy" in ways that could fundamentally alter our landscape. I'm sharing this to ensure our community understands the full technical and financial reality, specifically how crypto-mining impacts conservation and local resources, that the official documents conveniently ignored. Read the article here. submitted by /u/WildlifeTomorrow [link] [comments]

Questions to ask before depositing into any DeFi yield opportunity

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I've been farming yield for a while now, and the most useful thing I've built for myself is a short checklist. Every time I look at a new vault or position, I run through the same seven questions before putting any money in. This isn't a comprehensive list, but it's great to start your analysis. 1. Where is the yield coming from? This is the first thing to check. Is the return coming from borrowers paying interest, from trading fees, from staking rewards, or from bonus tokens handed out by a protocol? Each source works differently and has a completely different shelf life. If the yield comes from real activity like borrowing demand or swap fees, the position is more likely to be a set-and-forget strategy. That yield exists because people are using the protocol, and it persists as long as usage continues. If the yield comes from token emissions, it requires more active management. You need a strategy for the emitted tokens: sell immediately, hold for upside, restake into another position, or some combination. Emissions-based yield is an active strategy, and treating it like a passive one is how you end up holding depreciating reward tokens. 2. How much of the yield is base vs. bonus? Always split these apart. If a vault shows 18% APY, you want to know what % is from lending interest and what % is from a bonus campaign. If it’s 4% from lending and 14% incentives, I’ll know that the 4% sticks around as long as borrowers exist. The 14% disappears when the campaign budget runs out. 3. When does the bonus expire? Campaign rewards run on a schedule. Some last two weeks, some last three months. If you're entering a position mostly for the bonus, you want to know the timeline before you deposit. I actually put these dates in a calendar so I know when to move my positions. 4. How fast is the vault filling up? Rising deposits dilute your yield. If a vault jumped from $5M to $50M in a week, your share of the rewards is a fraction of what earlier depositors received. Check the TVL trend before entering. 5. How many smart contracts are you trusting? A direct deposit on Aave is one contract. A vault managed on Morpho with bonus rewards flowing through Merkl is three layers of smart contracts. More layers means more places where something can go wrong. 6. Who built this, and how long has it been running? The team behind a protocol matters. Older, battle-tested protocols with doxxed teams and years of operational history are generally considered safer than brand new projects with no track record. Check whether the team has raised funding and who backed them. VCs are a controversial topic in crypto, and there are valid reasons people are skeptical. That said, if a project is backed by firms like a16z, Paradigm, or Pantera, the legitimacy of the project tends to be higher than one with no backing and a completely anonymous team. VC backing is a signal, and it means the project went through some level of due diligence before receiving capital. It's one data point among many, but it's worth checking. 7. Can you leave when you want to? Check whether there's a lockup period, and if the position involves an LP pair, look at the liquidity depth. For bonus rewards that vest over time, you want to know the schedule upfront. The affects the risk-profile especially if the vest if well into the future. Just like in TradFi with stock investing, there’s always a discount-to-future that you need to use in your analysis. How I applied this to positions I hold Aave USDC on Ethereum: Yield comes from borrower interest. Current rate is around 2-3%. There's no bonus layer. It has just one smart contract and is fully liquid. This is my simplest position and my baseline for comparison. Stablecoins on Turtle: Base yield comes from lending through Morpho, Aave, and Euler. Bonus comes from bonus tokens distributed through Merkl. Additional Turtle Shells earned for providing liquidity through Turtle’s frontend. I track these separately. Most breakdowns are ~3-5% base + 5-10% bonus. Each campaign has a set end date. I'd move my capital if the base yield + ¼ of the bonus dropped below what I can get on Aave. This is my personal preference, but I always add a discount to bonus rewards. If you want to understand how these incentive campaigns work under the hood, this guide covers it well: https://www.turtle.xyz/resource-hub/the-complete-guide-to-defi-incentive-infrastructure-2 Spectra PT (USDC, Katana). Fixed rate locked at ~7% until the maturity date (August 2026). No bonus. I like Spectra & Pendle because they are yield-capturing protocols. Basically, I get a guaranteed rate through PT tokens as long as i hold through the maturity date. This is the closest thing to bond markets we have in DeFi. The risk is smart contract exposure plus the opportunity cost of having my capital locked until maturity. Turtle is my preferred platform for stablecoin farming because the base yield is comparable to what you'd get elsewhere across DeFi, but I get added boosts from incentive campaigns and earn Turtle Shells on my positions. That said, this checklist doesn't require anyone to deposit into any specific vaults. It's a framework for evaluating opportunities wherever you find them. Where you end up depositing comes down to personal preference and risk tolerance. submitted by /u/TimmyXBT [link] [comments]

‘Blockchain Island’ Faces Off Against EU Over Crypto Regulation

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Strategy Stock Bounces 6% After Breaking BTC Buying Streak

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Building a community for the devs that are left

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the bitcoin ETFs just posted their first monthly net inflows since October

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$1.32B in net inflows after four straight months of outflows totaling $6.3B submitted by /u/21Bullish [link] [comments]

The Dishonesty of the Big Blockers

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We cracked 3 of Vitalik's 2015 contracts - byte-for-byte source verification

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Two months after Ethereum mainnet launched, Vitalik deployed a 3-contract on-chain arbitration system written in Serpent. We just verified all three with exact bytecode matches. The contracts: ArbiterRegistry (0x82afa2c4, block 301,954 - Sep 28, 2015) Arbiters pay 1+ ETH to list themselves as dispute mediators. The fee decays 50% per month using a 3rd-order Taylor series approximation, so inactive arbiters fall in the rankings automatically. Hardcoded EF withdrawal address. Someone called register() again in 2024 - still works. Arbitration (0xe881af13, block 303,316 + 0x7e2d0fe0, block 318,029) Smart escrow with designated arbiters. Two parties create a contract, designate arbiters, and funds auto-transfer when >50% of arbiters vote. Both parties can also instantly surrender to the other side. Vitalik tested it from both his dev address and vitalik.eth. The forensics: The source Vitalik later committed to ethereum/dapp-bin had one line wrong vs what he actually deployed. The ArbiterNotification log had its indexed arguments in reversed order. He fixed the arg order in git after shipping. The chain preserved the original - we had to catch that divergence to get an exact match. How we verified it: Not decompilation. We compiled forward: found the source in ethereum/dapp-bin, identified the exact Serpent compiler commit used (e5a5f875, Sep 26 2015), compiled it, and compared output byte-for-byte against the on-chain code. Full docs + live contract interaction (ABIs published): - https://ethereumhistory.com/contract/0x82afa2c4a686af9344e929f9821f3e8c6e9293ab - https://ethereumhistory.com/contract/0xe881af13bf55c97562fe8d2da2f6ea8e3ff66f98 Verification repos: - https://github.com/cartoonitunes/arbiter-reg-verification - https://github.com/cartoonitunes/arbitration-verification EthereumHistory is a free archive - if you find this useful, you can support it at ethereumhistory.com/donate submitted by /u/gorewndis [link] [comments]

I built a natural language smart alert bot because CoinGecko notifications weren't cutting it. Who actually needs this?

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Hey guys, looking for some brutal honesty here. I know there are a ton of free apps like CoinGecko or block explorers that give basic price alerts. But I always found them either too basic or too clunky to set up for anything advanced. So I spent the last few weeks building my own smart alert tool. The difference is it uses AI/natural language. You just type what you want in plain English. Currently, I'm expanding it beyond just price. I'm adding triggers for: Mempool fee spikes (so you know when to consolidate UTXOs) Exchange inflows/outflows (whale movements) Funding rates & Open Interest My question for the community: Is this over-engineering? Beyond day traders, what kind of Bitcoiner actually needs this level of customizable, instant alerts in their daily setup? Would love to know if I'm building something people actually want. submitted by /u/BrianLeo8 [link] [comments]

About the 4-year halving cycle

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With larger amounts of ETFs, deeper involvement of institutional investors, stronger correlation with macro events (interest rates, geopolitics, etc.), and maturation of the btc market, is this cycle still a thing? Or is this wishful thinking? submitted by /u/Cartier1847 [link] [comments]

Different exchange from cold storage

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If my bitcoin is in cold storage, do I need to open it in the same exchange I bought it from in order to use it? for example, say I don't like the exchange I bought from, because they lack a way for tax reporting, or some other function that they don't do well. submitted by /u/Mental_Equivalent240 [link] [comments]

University Thesis Survey

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[Survey] 5 minutes Bitcoin investor perceptions — Bachelor's thesis at IE University Hi all, I'm a final-year Economics student writing my thesis on Bitcoin as a maturing financial asset. I'm analyzing returns, volatility, and tail risk from 2016 to 2026, and I need retail investors' perspectives to complement the quantitative data. If you've ever held, traded, or considered Bitcoin as part of your portfolio, your input would be genuinely valuable. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScTNseHxafCTNaLjILOSKARnSM06r7euZ_NbGgbfrpW05QZ7g/viewform?usp=header — anonymous, 10 questions, ~5 minutes Topics covered: how you perceive Bitcoin's risk vs. traditional assets, whether you see it as a hedge, and how your views have shifted over time. Happy to share the results once the thesis is submitted (May) if anyone's interested. Thanks in advance, I really appreciate it. submitted by /u/SnooDonuts8541 [link] [comments]

Moody’s Assigns Ba2 Rating to New Hampshire’s Bitcoin-Backed Bonds

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This looks like an early attempt to integrate Bitcoin into traditional public financing rather than just holding it on balance sheet. A US state issuing bonds backed by Bitcoin collateral, with a formal credit rating attached, starts to frame crypto within existing capital market structures instead of outside them. The Ba2 rating signals that institutions still see meaningful risk, but not something entirely uninvestable. submitted by /u/JAYCAZ1 [link] [comments]

Q1 2026 Market Rewind: Key Trends

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Top Performers (Q1): RIVER +128% QUBIC +66% HYPE +39% TAO +36% RENDER +34% AI altcoins appear to be leading this quarter. Social Attention Leaders: TAO, INJ, ALGO, LINK, APT, ONDO, KAS Largest TVL Growth: Provenance: +$1.08B Mantle: +$462M Hyperliquid: +$280M Notable Developments: Bitcoin posted its worst Q1 since 2018 SEC reportedly dropped multiple enforcement cases Kraken secured a Federal Reserve master account Mastercard acquired stablecoin payments firm BVNK ($1.8B) Bitcoin dominance remains above 50% Fear & Greed Index hit extreme lows Q1 ended in the red, but sentiment is mixed going into Q2. What’s your biggest prediction for Q2 2026? (Data compiled from public market trackers and reports.) submitted by /u/Ourcrypto_news [link] [comments]

New Hampshire Plans $100M Bitcoin-Backed Bonds — What Citizens Need To Know

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Bitcoin is edging closer to Wall Street—and now, to municipal finance. New Hampshire is preparing to launch what could be the first Bitcoin-backed municipal bond in the U.S., a $100 million deal that uses bitcoin as collateral instead of taxpayer backing. The structure blends traditional public finance with digital assets to attract capital without putting state funds at risk. The plan, approved in late 2025 and moving toward final sign-off in 2026, signals a new phase for Bitcoin: not just an investment, but collateral inside regulated financial markets. submitted by /u/TheresNoSecondBest [link] [comments]

What crypto infrastructure actually shipped something this year?

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Every project has roadmaps and promises but i'm trying to figure out which ones actually delivered working stuff in 2026 so far. I'm not talking about price action or new tokens, but actual infrastructure you can point to and say "this works now when it didn't 3 months ago". It feels like most stuff is still in testnet hell or "coming soon", but maybe i'm missing something. what have you seen that's actually live? Can anyone provide me some links to projects that are actually actively developing? submitted by /u/ardyes [link] [comments]

Bitcoin, Crypto Stocks Rise as Iran Ceasefire Hopes Lift Risk Assets

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If normies are broke, and fiat is dead and perpetually inflating, who will be responsible for future pumps?

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Things appear stable at the moment. All the broke normies have about as much BTC as they can get, adding little bits here and there. I don't understand who anyone thinks will create generational / institutional pumps other than... Institutions. Which then get normies to add what little they can (if not taking out loans for it) before subsequently rug pulling yet again. BTC is the perfect hedge against inflation, but none of the inflation actually goes into the pockets of normies, it's literally just cronies printing money for each other, so how does that work out in practice? submitted by /u/Small-Let-784d [link] [comments]

Paris Blockchain week, who’s joining?

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Anyone joining Paris Blockchain week? I will be there from 14tg of April and am looking for people to connect with regarding RWAs & Stabelcoins. Also I am interested in after parties. Does anyone have any recommendations? On the public website I just find the normal side events which I will of course attend as well, but the real interesting conversations normally happen outside of the formal event. Any tips are highly appreciated and will be paired back in beers when we meet in Paris! Looking forward to meeting you guys there! submitted by /u/Swisstianpriest [link] [comments]

Australia passes crypto regulation requiring exchanges to obtain financial services licenses

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Bitcoin price analysis: BTC is closer to its 'buy zone' than it's been in three years

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Bitcoin is acting weird right now.. Big move coming?

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I don't know if it's just me who is thinking that... But Bitcoin feels very strange right now. submitted by /u/k_k0033 [link] [comments]

What to do with an unused wallet?

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So I have transferred the entire balance of an old Electrum wallet to a hw wallet, for security reasons. I’m not gonna use the Electrum wallet anymore because there’s no Electrum app for iOS, is there such a thing as deleting an empty wallet “from the blockchain“? I’m afraid that this a dumb question, I just wanna make sure that if that would free up space, I’m doing it? submitted by /u/Phantasizer [link] [comments]

Daily Discussion, April 01, 2026

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Where can I buy ZCHF?

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If you are trying to buy ZCHF, you might not find it on normal crypto apps. It is not listed on big exchanges, so it can feel confusing at first. Most people buy it from Uniswap on Ethereum. That’s where you will usually find better trading activity. Sometimes it is also available on Curve, but it depends on how much liquidity is there. How to buy ZCHF The process is simple once you understand it. You need a wallet like MetaMask and some ETH in it for fees. Then you connect your wallet to Uniswap and swap your tokens for ZCHF. Before you confirm, just check the price and details once. In DeFi, there is no support if something goes wrong, so it’s better to go slow and be careful. submitted by /u/Mammoth_Cover_3392 [link] [comments]

Google's Quantum AI Paper: Cutting Through the FUD to Understand Bitcoin’s True Quantum Risk. The 9-minute threat is real, but so is our roadmap: Breaking down the science, the fate of 2.3 million dormant BTC, and what you must do today to protect your we

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Daily General Discussion April 01, 2026

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Recession coincided with every major oil crisis in the past 50 years.

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As I wrote back in September, before BTC dropped over 50%: downside risk is severe and crypto markets are sleeping on it. The conflict in Iran is rapidly spiraling into the worst energy crisis the world has ever seen - and it may now be too late to avoid. Until a month ago, the Strait of Hormuz supplied 20% of the world’s oil along with 20% of liquid natural gas. That supply is now gone, and the physical vacuum must be accounted for - in the next few weeks, the world has to figure out someway to consume 15-20% less oil and gas. The full impact of the shortage is still 2 weeks away as emergency oil stockpiles are emptied and the last remaining tankers offload their final shipments. There won’t be enough oil for everyone - economic activity will have to slow to pandemic levels to account for the deficit. The historical precedent is pretty clear: economic recession has coincided with each and every major energy crisis over the last 50 years: 1973, 1979, 1990, 2008. And while it’s still debated whether 2022 was a true recession, the Russia/Ukraine energy crisis coincided with a 19.4% crash in the S&P and 64% crash in BTC. Bitcoin is especially vulnerable to the closure of Hormuz: ~38% of mining is natural gas, which has also been impacted by the closure of the Strait. Miners that rely on fossil energy will shutdown. The rest of cryptocurrencies will be dragged down with Bitcoin and the broader economy. And it’s now only a matter of time. POTUS said today he plans to withdraw from Iran in 2-3 weeks, whether or not the Strait is re-opened. That would guarantee we cross the mid-April cliff when shortages first hit American shores. From there, things only get worse each day that the Strait remains incapacitated. And Iran has every incentive to keep the Strait throttled. Their negotiating leverage goes up each day that the energy crisis goes on. Their demands (formally recognized control of the Strait, reparations, protection for their nuclear program) are currently considered untenable, but that may change if the world gets desperate enough. The broader market is focused on what the super powers like U.S. and China want. But the only one with decision making power here is Iran - and they know they have to inflict maximum economic pain to deter future aggression from the West. submitted by /u/admin_default [link] [comments]

Launching Project on Base

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Bitcoin's Q1 Return Since 2013

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If You Hold Solana on Magic Eden's Wallet, It's Time to Move It or Lose It

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North Korean hackers bug software used by thousands of US companies in potential crypto heist attempt

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Bitcoin DCA Killer

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Bitcoin DCA math: $10/week since 2021 = 8x today. Post-halving? 30x by 2030. HODLers: Your entry → target? submitted by /u/North-One4420 [link] [comments]

Satoshi’s 2010 Quantum Response Is Getting A 2026 Stress Test As Google Warns Timeline May Be Closer Than Expected

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Game Theory: Could a "Neutral Energy-Standard" (Bitcoin) resolve the current sovereign stalemate at the Strait of Hormuz?

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I’ve been analyzing the current geostrategic situation in the Persian Gulf and the increasing pressure on the Petrodollar. Beyond the headlines, there is a fascinating Game Theory scenario playing out that could position Bitcoin as the only mathematically stable equilibrium for global energy trade. The Stalemate: We are seeing a physical blockade of major energy routes. The primary demand from the blockading parties is a shift away from USD settlement toward the Petro-Yuan. For any Western administration, this is a "lose-lose" scenario: entering a costly physical conflict or ceding financial hegemony to a centralized rival (Beijing). The "Neutral Layer" Thesis: Could a neutral, decentralized settlement layer (Bitcoin) be the "least-bad" option for all sovereign actors involved? Here is the logic: Denuclearizing Financial Hegemony: If energy is settled in BTC, no single nation (USA or China) controls the ledger. For the U.S., losing the monopoly but preventing a rival's takeover might be the strategic "lesser evil." For regional actors, it provides a censorship-resistant way to stabilize their local currencies (like the Rial). Proof of Work vs. Proof of Violence: Oil is physical energy. Settling it in Bitcoin (Digital Energy) creates a logical "Energy-Standard." It shifts the cost of conflict from kinetic warfare to the competition for hash rate and energy efficiency. The Legislative Pivot: Current trends like the proposed "Strategic Bitcoin Reserve" and initiatives to domesticate mining hardware (addressing the 97% dependency on foreign ASICs) suggest that policy makers are beginning to view Bitcoin as a strategic national security asset rather than just a financial tool. The Critical Risk (Treasury Recycling): The elephant in the room is the U.S. Treasury market. If global energy trade moves to a neutral asset, the "recycling" of petrodollars into debt markets stops. This could lead to a massive interest rate shock. The Question for the Community: Do you believe sovereign nations are forced into a "Bitcoin Standard" not out of choice, but because the cost of maintaining the legacy system has finally exceeded the cost of adopting a neutral, math-based protocol? Is "Proof of Work" the final arbiter when political trust and military deterrence have reached their limits? submitted by /u/Jumpy_Argument5869 [link] [comments]

Bonds backed by Bitcoin

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This seems interesting a state is backing its bonds by Bitcoin. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/03/31/bitcoin-enters-the-public-bond-market-as-moody-s-gives-a-first-of-its-kind-crypto-deal-a-rating submitted by /u/JunkBondJunkie [link] [comments]

Daily Crypto Discussion - March 31, 2026 (GMT+0)

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92% Bitcoin Holders in Loss: CryptoQuant

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CryptoQuant analysts are seeing early signs of Bitcoin capitulation, with long-term holders starting to sell at a loss. At the same time, nearly 92% of short-term holders are trading at a loss, a level that has often appeared near market bottoms and possible accumulation zones. Bitcoin LTH Capitulation Signals Late-Stage Selling CryptoQuant shared analysis from analyst Crypto Dan showing Bitcoin’s Long-Term Holder Spent Output Profit Ratio (SOPR) falling below 1. This indicates long-term investors, holding coins for more than 155 days, are now selling at a loss. Crypto Dan noted that widespread selling at a loss typically appears during the final stage of market fear. In previous cycles, similar conditions aligned with major Bitcoin cycle lows as selling pressure weakened. However, he added that it remains too early to confirm a definitive bottom. submitted by /u/Sad-Struggle7797 [link] [comments]

Google Quantum AI just published a landmark paper on quantum threats to every major blockchain. Beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum, no blockchain receives more coverage than Algorand, cited for live post-quantum deployments across signatures, state proofs, key r

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Algorand has been mentioned 32 times and seems to be the leader in Post-Quantum security. "Algorand (ALGO) provides an example of real-world deployment of PQC on an otherwise quantum-vulnerable blockchain. It launched in 2019 as a Pure-Proof-of-Stake blockchain for smart contracts and fast transactions. Smart 33 contracts on Algorand are written in popular high-level programming languages like Python and TypeScript and are compiled to assembly-like Transaction Execution Approval Language (TEAL) [246] which executes on the Algorand Virtual Machine (AVM) [247]. In addition to builtin single- and multi-signature transactions, Algorand supports stateless smart signatures and stateful smart contracts for DeFi applications. Algorand’s consensus and builtin transactions are based on quantum-vulnerable Ed25519 digital signature scheme. However, it has recently deployed post-quantum Falcon digital signatures [248, 249] for smart transactions and state proofs (cryptographic attestations of blockchain state for cross-chain integrations). Algorand has also made Falcon signature verification available as a TEAL primitive [250] to enable development of quantum-safe smart contracts for AVM. These PQC technologies are now publicly available: Algorand executed its first PQC-secured transaction in 2025 [62]. Moreover, Algorand enables users to change the private keys associated with their accounts [251]. While this mechanism does not provide full quantum security at present, it facilitates future PQC migration." submitted by /u/gigabyteIO [link] [comments]

Google Quantum AI just published a landmark paper on quantum threats to every major blockchain. Beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum, no blockchain receives more coverage than Algorand, cited for live post-quantum deployments across signatures, state proofs, key r

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Google Quantum AI just published a landmark paper on quantum threats to every major blockchain. Beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum, no blockchain receives more coverage than Algorand, cited for live post-quantum deployments across signatures, state proofs, key r

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Google Quantum AI just published a landmark paper on quantum threats to every major blockchain. Beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum, no blockchain receives more coverage than Algorand, cited for live post-quantum deployments across signatures, state proofs, key r

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Interactive Brokers launches crypto trading for retail investors in Europe

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Brokerage clients in the European Economic Area can now trade 11 cryptocurrencies alongside traditional assets in a single account.Interactive Brokers has launched crypto trading for retail investors in the European Economic Area (EEA), allowing eligible clients to buy and sell 11 digital assets, including Bitcoin and Ethereum, alongside traditional assets on its platform.According to Tuesday’s announcement, the EEA offering will be provided through the company’s Ireland-based entity, an authorized crypto-asset service provider in the region. Clients will see spot crypto trading integrated into existing brokerage accounts with commissions starting at 0.12%–0.18% and 24/7 market access.Tradable assets include Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Solana (SOL), XRP (XRP), Cardano (ADA) and Dogecoin (DOGE), among others. Zerohash provides the underlying trading and custody infrastructure.Read more