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Government spending and currency debasement are making Bitcoin’s case stronger than ever. Chris Giancarlo explains why Bitcoin’s programmed scarcity makes it the digital form of gold and why governments might one day anchor money to a digital commodity. He also explains why Fed rate hikes and rising U.S. debt support Bitcoin’s value proposition. Chapters:0:00 Chris Giancarlo on Bitcoin Futures, Spot ETFs and Corporate Treasuries1:19 Why the CLARITY Act Failing Isn’t a Setback for Bitcoin3:07 Why Tokenized Money Can’t Be Reversed4:42 Bitcoin as Digital Gold and a Hedge Against Debasement6:57 How the CFTC Can Keep Bitcoin Innovation in the U.S.8:40 The…

In brief Rachel Conlan joins the Solana Foundation as chief strategy officer after three years as Binance’s global chief marketing officer. Jamal Raees becomes general manager of payments, arriving from Polygon Labs. The appointments come as Solana cuts block times, with the third of four planned reductions taking effect last week. The Solana Foundation has hired Binance’s former global chief marketing officer as its chief strategy officer, and a Polygon Labs executive to run payments, as the non-profit builds a senior team focused on institutional adoption and payments.Rachel Conlan spent three years as Binance’s global CMO and previously held senior…

A federal judge has sentenced a Dallas real estate investor to more than 15 years in prison and ordered repayment of over $24 million after he admitted to running a long-running fraud that victimized more than 80 people. Charles Carrier, 67, received the 188-month term from US District Judge Brantley Starr and must pay $24,416,911.16 in restitution, says the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas. Carrier pleaded guilty last year to wire fraud for soliciting investor money he claimed would fund the purchase, renovation and resale of specific homes. Instead, he splurged the money on personal expenses,…

In brief The EU’s banking, insurance and markets regulators said an advanced quantum computer could undermine cryptography protecting communications, transactions, databases and blockchains. They warn that data captured today could be decrypted later, a tactic known as “harvest now, decrypt later.” The EU has recommended member states adopt a post-quantum cryptography migration strategy by the end of 2026. An advanced quantum computer could undermine some of the cryptography systems used to secure communications, transactions, databases and blockchains, the European Union’s three financial supervisors said in their autumn assessment of risks to the bloc’s financial system.The warning, from the joint committee…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure TL;DR Bybit has launched Bybit Odds, a product for tracking prediction-market probabilities and sentiment. The launch campaign includes a 17,000 USDT reward pool. Bybit Odds is an analytics product integrated into the exchange, not a standalone decentralized prediction-market protocol. Bybit is moving into prediction markets without launching a new betting chain or standalone venue. The exchange has introduced Bybit Odds, an analytics product designed to surface probability and sentiment data from prediction markets inside its own trading ecosystem. Prediction Data Becomes Another Trading Signal Bybit says the…

US diesel prices have more than doubled from lows about nine months ago as President Trump weighs curbing exports to cool costs at the pump. The White House is preparing a 90-day ban on diesel shipments, reports Politico, in what would be the first US energy-export curb since 2015, when the Obama administration lifted a long-running crude oil export ban. The AAA puts the national average near $6.52 a gallon, up sharply from $3.69 a year earlier amid Middle East and Ukraine-linked supply shocks. Energy Secretary Chris Wright has argued a blunt export ban would not work and could push…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure TL;DR Binance will support cash dividend distributions for SOXS, MUU, TQQQ and SQQQ bStocks. Eligible holders receive the distributions in USDT based on record-date balances. The announcement covers four tokenized leveraged-ETF products. Binance is broadening corporate-action support across its bStocks lineup, adding cash-dividend processing for four leveraged ETF products. The supported tokens track SOXS, MUU, TQQQ and SQQQ. Four Leveraged ETF Tokens Get Distribution Support Binance says eligible holders will receive cash distributions in USDT based on their qualifying balances at the record date. That matters because…

21Shares has launched a Zcash ETP, a physically backed exchange-traded product, on Euronext Paris and Amsterdam, opening a brokerage route to ZEC for European investors. The issuer announced the listing on Sept. 22 as Zcash rallied, but the price advance began before the product arrived.The 21Shares Zcash ETP trades as ZCASH, with a euro listing in Paris and a dollar listing in Amsterdam. Its ISIN is CH1608218801. The product holds ZEC through its structure, giving investors price exposure without requiring them to buy or custody tokens directly. Its annual fee is 2.5%, and brokerage charges may add to the cost.…

In brief Ronald Spektor, 23, was sentenced to four to 12 years after pleading guilty to all 31 counts against him. He took nearly $16 million from around 100 Coinbase users by telling them their funds were at risk from a hacker. Prosecutors had sought seven to 21 years, and the sentence was imposed over their objection. A 23-year-old from Sheepshead Bay has been sentenced to four to 12 years in prison for stealing $16 million from nearly 100 Coinbase users, after posing as a representative of the exchange and persuading them to move their funds somewhere he controlled.Ronald Spektor…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure TL;DR Binance has expanded automated Spot Grid and Spot DCA bot support to additional trading pairs. The new services became effective September 22 at 08:00 UTC. The bots automate user-defined strategies; they do not guarantee profitable trading. Binance is expanding the part of its spot platform designed to run without a trader manually clicking every order. The exchange has added new Spot Grid and Spot DCA bot support across additional trading pairs, with the new services taking effect on September 22. More Pairs Get Automated Execution Spot…

In brief Anthropic says Claude spent 21 hours and roughly 210 million tokens searching DNA databases before flagging an unusual enzyme system it now calls ART CRISPR co-inventor Feng Zhang reviewed the pre-print and called the find “genuinely intriguing,” However, even CEO Dario Amodei admits the system’s “precise function, biotechnological utility (if any), or level of significance is not yet clear.” Anthropic put out a press release Wednesday saying Claude, its AI model, discovered a new molecular machine hiding in virus DNA. But read past the hype and CEO Dario Amodei admits its “precise function, biotechnological utility (if any), or…