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Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack.GM!Today’s top news:💰 Tether Prints $10 Billion in ProfitTether is the most profitable company nobody talks about.And the stablecoin giant just posted numbers that would…
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In brief Brazilian Bitcoin treasury OranjeBTC started trading publicly on October 7. The company owns 3,708 BTC, worth $408.3 million. But it has already halted buying Bitcoin, and is instead buying back its own shares. Brazil’s biggest Bitcoin treasury OranjeBTC has halted purchasing BTC and instead has bought back its own shares, the publicly traded…
In brief Circle launched the public testnet for Arc, its Layer-1 blockchain network, with participation from over 100 companies including BlackRock, Visa, Goldman Sachs, AWS, and major crypto exchanges like Coinbase and Kraken. The blockchain is designed as an “Economic Operating System” featuring dollar-based fees, sub-second transaction finality, and optional privacy for financial applications like…
In brief Human visits to Wikipedia fell 8% year-over-year, with Wikipedia attributing it to people visiting AI summaries instead of consulting Wikipedia. AI summaries and search engines now answer questions outright, with nearly 60% of Google queries ending in on-page responses powered by Wikipedia content. Publishers call the trend “existential,” accusing tech platforms of using…
In brief McAfee has uncovered a Trojan campaign that uses GitHub to redirect malware to new servers whenever existing servers are taken down. The malware is primarily targeting countries in South America, with a particular focus on Brazil. The virus is uploaded via phishing emails, and is capable of stealing banking and crypto credentials. Hackers…
In brief Ethereum came within $200 of its all-time high Thursday, and could reach $5,000 driven by strong institutional demand and over $1.3 billion in ETF inflows last week. Analysts cite robust on-chain metrics, whale accumulation, and supportive macroeconomic conditions as key factors supporting the rally. The upcoming Fusaka upgrade expected in November promises major…
In brief Standard Chartered analysts predict stablecoins could draw $1 trillion in deposits from banks in emerging markets over the next three years. That represents 2% of aggregate deposits in high-vulnerability countries including Egypt, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Turkey, India, and Kenya. Depositors in these emerging markets are expected to adopt stablecoins even without yield…
In brief An Interpol operation encompassing 40 countries has seized $439 million from suspected criminals. Law enforcement agencies froze 400 crypto wallets, from which they recovered $16 million in crypto. Investigated crimes include investment fraud, money laundering related to illegal gambling, sextortion, and e-commerce fraud. Interpol has seized a total of $439 million in criminal…
In brief A Governador Island man has been arrested on charges of siphoning off-grid electricity to mine cryptocurrencies. Brazil’s ruling Workers Party is pushing for mining to be confined to licensed, regulated entities. Illegal crypto mining is a growing problem around the world, with incidents in countries ranging from Malaysia to Kuwait over the past…
