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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: Crypto majors rebound over the weekend, Bitcoin back at $110,700 Stripe’s Tempo raises $500M at $5B valuation Mr Beast files trademark for…
In brief Stablecoin behemoth Tether donated $250,000 to OpenSats this week, prompting Jack Dorsey to criticize the amount of the gift. Dorsey highlighted his own $21 million donation and drew mixed reactions from the Bitcoin community. Udi Wertheimer later called out Dorsey over his investment in Ocean, a Bitcoin mining pool that has attracted controversy.…
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: Crypto majors green after BTC and Gold make new ATH; BTC at $124,500 BNB hits new ATH at $1,300 and flips XRP…
In brief Donald Trump is back in the White House as the 47th U.S. President, after running on a pro-crypto platform. But Trump hasn’t always taken this stance: He used to call Bitcoin a “scam” and said he wasn’t a fan. Trump has since launched his own Solana meme coin, multiple NFT collections, and a…
In brief Core v30 raises the OP_RETURN limit, letting transactions carry far larger amounts of non-payment data like messages, proofs, or files. Critics say the change risks abuse and legal exposure, while supporters argue it provides a cleaner, safer way to handle data. Figures including Adam Back and Jameson Lopp have flagged the idea spans…
In brief Strategy Michael Saylor appeared to endorse Bitcoin Knots on X on Wednesday. The CEO of a prominent firm doubts that was Saylor’s intention. Saylor has acknowledged the debate surrounding OP_RETURN elsewhere. When Michael Saylor speaks, Bitcoiners often listen. But on Thursday, they couldn’t seem to agree on whether Strategy’s co-founder and executive chairman…
In brief BRC-2.0 embeds EVM functionality directly into Bitcoin’s BRC-20 indexer. The upgrade aims to expand Bitcoin tokens beyond meme coins into programmable assets. Backers say the move positions BRC-20 ahead of Runes by enabling a DeFi ecosystem. BRC-20, the first token standard built directly on Bitcoin’s base layer and indexers, has officially launched “BRC2.0”…
In brief TRIO and Swarm Markets launched tokenized gold bars on Bitcoin via the Ordinals protocol. The tokens trade like other Ordinals, but redemption requires KYC through Swarm’s compliance process. The project follows TRIO’s support for Runestone and Spartacus, which published the Afghan War Logs on-chain. Gold bars have landed on Bitcoin. A new token…
In brief Canary Capital CEO Steven McClurg sees Bitcoin hitting $150K by year’s end before a 2026 bear market sets in. McClurg dismissed Ethereum, backing newer blockchains like Solana and Sui. Another analyst warned against dismissing Ethereum due to its app and developer dominance. Bitcoin could climb as high as $150,000 before the end of…
In brief Bitcoin-based memecoin launchpad Odin.fun has lost 58.2 BTC, worth roughly $7 million, via an exploit. The platform has paused operations, but says it will be back next week The exploit was what is termed a “liquidity manipulation” attack, according to third-party security researchers Bitcoin-based meme coin launchpad Odin.fun has lost approximately 58.2 BTC,…
