By Shaurya Malwa (All times ET unless indicated otherwise)
Bitcoin BTC
$115,244.11 is sitting around $113,00 having failed to clear $115,000. Not so long ago, when it was setting new highs and euph… [+13910 chars]

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All Eyes on Powell as Bitcoin Holds Below $113K: Crypto Daybook Americas

Move over Jackson Hole and inflation fears. The real driver behind the recent swoon in crypto and stock markets is likely the impending liquidity drain stemming from the U.S. governments Treasury Gen… [+3849 chars]

Liquidity constraints pose a significant challenge for BTC bulls looking to engineer a steep uptrend well into the year-end.

Bitcoin, Stocks Hit By $400B Liquidity Drain From U.S. Treasury Account, Not Jackson Hole: Analysts

Jason Zhao, co-founder of intellectual property blockchain project Story Protocol, is stepping away from his full-time role after more than three years of building the platform.
Zhao announced via a… [+1379 chars]

Zhao will remain an adviser as Story Protocol enters its next phase under SY Lee’s leadership, while he launches Poseidon to bring AI into frontier industries like science and space.

Story Protocol Co-Founder Jason Zhao Steps Back to Pursue New AI Venture

Monero, the leading privacy-focused cryptocurrency, is facing one of the most serious security challenges in its history. 
Qubic, a project led by IOTA co-founder Sergey Ivancheglo, says it now cont… [+5079 chars]

Qubic says it has achieved hashrate dominance over Monero, sparking concerns over the future of the network's decentralization.

Monero’s 51% Attack Problem: Inside Qubic’s Controversial Network Takeover

Bitcoins on-chain velocityhow often coins moveis at decade lows. To some, thats a red flag: has Bitcoin lost momentum? Is it still being used?
In fact, falling velocity may be the clearest signal ye… [+5147 chars]

Falling on-chain velocity doesn’t necessarily mean bitcoin usage is slowing. In fact, it might just mean we’re looking in the wrong place, says Stefania Barbaglio.

What Bitcoin's Velocity Says About Its Future

It was only a matter of time. With Strategy long reigning as the go-to corporate proxy for bitcoin exposure, it was inevitable that a challenger would emerge though few expected it to wear a red hat … [+4739 chars]

Bitcoin is politically neutral. But bitcoin treasury vehicles aren’t. Are we buying the coin, or the campaign?