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BTC LEADS, GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN FEARS, L1 ETFS MAY COME SOONBitcoin strength continues, altcoins mixed. Various l1 etfs may be approved very soon. Sec-cftc turf war is over: pham. Sec willing to engage with token issuers: pierce. Senate committee to meet to examine crypto taxes. Wisconsin may open up licenses to crypto firms. Strategy buys…
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 but pulling back after Monday rally; BTC at $113k SWIFT partners with Consensys to bring payments onchain SEC &…
In brief Strategy acquired 196 Bitcoin worth $22 million The Bitcoin-buying firm meanwhile raised $128 million Strategy is obligated to make dividend payments on some of its preferred shares. Strategy notched its third smallest Bitcoin acquisition of the year on Monday, disclosing that it only bought $22 million worth of the asset, according to a…
In brief BitMine Immersion Technologies added $980 million worth of ETH last week, pushing its tally to nearly $11 billion worth. BMNR stock is up more than 6% on the day, rising following the announcement. Tom Lee’s company holds the largest Ethereum treasury of any publicly traded firm, outpacing SharpLink Gaming. BitMine Immersion Technologies stock…
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 rally over the weekend; BTC reclaims $112,000 Vanguard reportedly considering offering crypto ETF access to its 50M investors SEC and…
In brief If approved, it would enable Solana blocks to expand dynamically, rather than being capped. Validators with less powerful machines could forego oversized blocks through a skip-vote. Supporters see increased throughput, while critics warn of risks associated with centralization. Solana developers are weighing a new proposal to remove block limits once the network’s planned…
In brief DeepMind’s Gemini Robotics models gave machines the ability to plan, reason, and even look up recycling rules online before acting. Instead of following scripts, Google’s new AI lets robots adapt, problem-solve, and pass skills between each other. From packing suitcases to sorting trash, robots powered by Gemini-ER 1.5 showed early steps toward general-purpose…
In brief Purchases at Bitcoin and other treasury companies have slowed dramatically over the past two months. The declines played a big role in declining markets that were already jittery about macroeconomic uncertainties. Three market observers say that the waning treasury activity could continue to weigh on markets. The rise in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other…
In brief Stanford researchers used AI to compose entire viral genomes—not edits, but full DNA blueprints from scratch. Sixteen of the 302 AI-generated phages came to life, replicating and even outcompeting the natural virus they mimicked. The work hints at custom-designed phage therapies—and raises urgent questions about governing generative biology. This week, while some headlines…
In brief Elon Musk’s xAI has sued OpenAI, alleging it induced former employees to steal source code and data center deployment strategies. The AI company alleges OpenAI targeted employees with knowledge of its “secret sauce” data center operations, with one executive refusing to sign confidentiality documents after leaving for OpenAI. One engineer allegedly admitted in…
