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Tether’s Q2 2026 net operating profit hit $1.5 billion, up nearly 50% from Q1.

USDT circulation grew to $184.6 billion. Tether increased gold holdings by 14 metric tons to over 146 metric tons and cut secured lending exposure by $2.38 billion.

Our read: Tether is a money market fund in a bear market. Its profit engine runs on U.S. Treasuries, and its market share grows. This concentrates liquidity in USDT, a risk for other stablecoins.

Would you trust a stablecoin with less than 60% market share right now? $USDT #Stablecoins

Tether just posted a $1.5 billion net operating profit for Q2, mostly from US Treasury holdings.

Its reserve surplus hit $4.11 billion. USDT supply grew by $446 million, even as the broader stablecoin market shrank. Tether now controls over 60% of the $307 billion stablecoin market.

Our take: Tether is a money market fund. It profits from high short-term rates while crypto is in "Extreme Fear." This makes USDT a safe haven, but also ties its fate to global interest rates.

Would you park funds with a stablecoin issuer deep in government debt? $USDT

🚨 DUBAI EXCHANGE SHELBIT PROCESSED $4B FOR AN IRAN SANCTIONS-EVASION NETWORK.

Shelbit, an unlicensed Dubai exchange with no public website, moved $4B for an Iran sanctions-evasion network since 2024.

A fine without a shutdown is just a price tag.

Hyperscale Data sold 100 BTC to fund an AI data center in Michigan. They still hold 1,006 BTC.

The miner also secured a BTC-backed credit facility at 4.5-5.0% interest for the campus, tied to a potential $3 billion AI infrastructure contract.

Our read: Companies are increasingly using Bitcoin as a treasury asset to secure low-interest loans for AI expansion. This is a quiet institutional on-ramp, providing liquidity to builders during a fear market.

Would you keep funds on a mid-tier exchange right now?

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Coinbase just posted a surprise $359 million net loss, missing break-even expectations. Revenue fell 14% QoQ. Spot trading volume dropped over 20% as volatility hit multi-year lows, slashing transaction revenue 21% to $599 million.

Our read: Coinbase wants to diversify, but the numbers show it’s still chained to the trading cycle. Record USDC holdings and prediction market growth don't matter when trading activity tanks. This is not the decoupled business they claim to be.

Would you keep funds on a mid-tier exchange right now?

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The U.S. Treasury sanctioned two Iranian firms for an alleged bitcoin insurance extortion scheme in the Strait of Hormuz.

Persian Gulf Marine Insurance Company and HormuzSafe Marine Services Authority accepted BTC, funneling funds to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. U.S. persons are now barred from dealing with these entities; foreign firms, including crypto payers, face secondary sanctions.

This news reinforces the "crypto for sanctions evasion" narrative. While true that it *can* be used, the story pushes back against wider institutional adoption, especially when a sanctioned state actor is involved. It's a bad look for a sector trying to shed its illicit finance image.

The market is in "Extreme Fear" at 25. Reclaim EMA20 at $64,120 and bearish pressure might ease. Lose $62,742 (7-day low) and the bottom is unclear.

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Shelbit, a Dubai exchange, is allegedly tied to a $4 billion Iranian sanctions-evasion network. The operation reportedly moved hundreds of millions to major crypto platforms, including Binance, giving Iran's central bank and other sanctioned entities global market access.

Binance claims Shelbit never held an account, but froze associated accounts and reported them to law enforcement.

Our take: Even the biggest exchanges face constant pressure from illicit flows. Binance acted, yet the network's sheer scale shows how hard it is to wall off crypto from bad actors. With Fear & Greed at 25 (Extreme Fear), this won't help sentiment.

Would you keep funds on a mid-tier exchange right now?
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Texas lawmakers eye a crypto kiosk ban after Texans lost $56.8 million to scams in 2025—the most of any state.

This accounts for 1,179 FBI complaints. National losses rose 58% to $389 million last year. Indiana, Tennessee, and Minnesota already banned these machines.

This is a local problem with global reach. Scams hit retail users, but the legislative backlash threatens a common fiat on-ramp. A ban in a state the size of Texas sets a precedent, pushing transactions to exchanges or P2P, away from physical access points.

Would you keep funds on a mid-tier exchange right now?
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$SNXXB is up 56.2% today, hitting $11.64 on $13M volume.

This moves it above its 20-day and 50-day EMAs, but still well within its 7-day range of $6.21 to $17.89. Today's high of $12.71 stopped short of the 7-day high. The RSI at 62 suggests room for more upside.

My read: This looks like a relief bounce in a broader downtrend, not a trend reversal. We're still in Extreme Fear overall. I'd watch the $12.71 level. A break above it could signal more buying, otherwise, this rally will likely fade.

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Aviva Investors just launched a tokenized US Dollar Liquidity Fund on the XRP Ledger. Ireland's Central Bank approved it.

This isn't a crypto fund. It's traditional debt securities, held by BNY Mellon, now accessible on-chain via XRPL. Komainu handles digital asset custody.

Our read: major asset managers like Aviva, BlackRock, and Franklin Templeton are quietly adopting public blockchains for real-world assets. This is a shift. It's not about new assets, it's about new rails for old money. More liquidity will flow into the ecosystem.

Would you prefer a tokenized share of a traditional fund over a native crypto asset? $BTC

THIS JUST GOT WORSE. AND THE WAY IT WAS FOUND IS EVEN CRAZIER. 🤯

$38 million in stolen Bitcoin is no longer the real number.

Block's hardware security lead, Max Guise, confirmed his team found the Coldcard vulnerability independently and privately warned Coinkite before any of this went public.

Then a researcher named Clay Garrett went digging into older transactions. He found 695 EARLIER transactions carrying the exact same on-chain fingerprint as this week's theft. Another 488.11 BTC, stolen quietly before anyone connected the pattern.

Combined total per Block's own analysis: 1,082.59 BTC. Over $70 million. Nearly double what the headlines first reported.

Here's the part that should actually worry the entire industry. Coinkite, the company that MAKES Coldcard, publicly said they have to assume "someone used AI to review previous versions of our firmware" to even discover this bug.

Think about what that means. A flaw sat in open-source, publicly auditable code for five straight years. Thousands of human eyes were supposedly watching it the whole time. It may have taken an AI scanning old commits to actually catch what nobody human did.

Rival wallet maker Trezor added a warning of their own: even if you move a compromised seed to a completely different brand of hardware wallet, the seed stays weak. Switching devices doesn't fix it. Only generating a brand new seed does.

Coinkite's founder is pushing back on the "device-wide break" framing, he says this is about specific compromised seeds, not a flaw in every unit ever sold. Fair distinction. Doesn't change what an exposed Mk3 owner needs to do today.

If AI can now find five-year-old bugs humans missed in "verified" open-source security code, what does that mean for every other piece of financial infrastructure running on the same "don't trust, verify" promise?

財務長官スコット・ベッセント氏はサトシ・ナカモトに言及し、暗号資産市場の構造を定める「Clarity Act」法案について、即時の上院採決を要求した。

ベッセント氏は、民主党が政治的に法案の審議を遅らせていると非難し、米国がデジタル資産のリーダーシップを失う危険があると警告した。同法案はすでに1年以上前に下院で可決されている。

これは選挙イヤーのパフォーマンスだ。この法案の交渉には何千時間も費やされたのに、審議の停滞が「民主党 vs. 暗号資産」として組み立てられている。明確化を求める本気の推進というより、有権者向けに採決を迫り得点を狙う、冷笑的な試みだ。

このような条件で可決された法案を信じられるだろうか？

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Bhutan's Gelephu Mindfulness City just tapped 3iQ to manage part of its Bitcoin treasury. This follows Bhutan's December 2025 plan to allocate up to 10,000 BTC for Gelephu's development.

A sovereign entity is moving beyond holding Bitcoin to actively managing it. This is institutional adoption, but the lack of disclosure on amounts or custody makes the actual impact opaque.

Our read: long-term positive. Real-world treasury management is evolving. But in an "Extreme Fear" market (Fear & Greed Index at 25), this news won't override current sentiment. We're still watching for a break above the 7-day range high of $65,745.

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Oil just jumped 7.6%, US-Iran tensions are escalating, and Bitcoin is whipsawing around $64,000.

The market awaits the Fed's rate decision. The CME FedWatch Tool shows 66.3% odds of rates holding, but 33.7% for a 0.25% hike. This is "among the most divided in recent history."

Our read: the market underprices inflation risk. Oil's surge will hit CPI, complicating the Fed's job just when they need unanimity. Bitcoin's current range is vulnerable.

Watch for a break of $64,900 for upside. Lose $63,500 and the floor gives.

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Coinbase faces trimmed Wall Street expectations ahead of Q2 earnings. The reason: a slump in spot trading.

Barclays, Clear Street, and Benchmark analysts have cut estimates. Barclays’ Benjamin Budish projects Coinbase processed just $152 billion in trading volume, below the Street’s $178 billion. Bitcoin fell 14% and Ether 25% last quarter.

Our read: Coinbase’s reliance on spot trading fees is its biggest vulnerability. Promising long-term initiatives won't change this. Only US regulatory clarity will.

Bet on US crypto legislation passing this year?

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Binance's Android app is gone from Google Play in Spain and Latvia.

This follows Binance's withdrawal of its MiCA application in Greece, just before the July 1 transitional period ended. Users can still withdraw, but some services are restricted.

Our take: MiCA is a real barrier for exchanges without full licensing. Expect more regional fragmentation as regulators tighten rules, pushing users to local, compliant platforms.

Would you keep funds on an exchange losing app store access? $BTC

Crypto scams will cost Americans $80.7 billion in 2025 – seven times the reported losses. Only 14% of fraud victims report to law enforcement.

Investment fraud is the largest category, with reported losses up 32% on 2024. Over 60s lost $4.4 billion to crypto fraud alone, nearly 40% of the total.

The unreported number is always the real number in fraud. This isn't just about individual losses; it's about eroding trust and slowing mainstream adoption. The industry must get ahead of this perception, or regulation will.

Would you keep funds on a mid-tier exchange right now?

$BTC

The Fed announces its rate decision today at 2 p.m. ET. Markets are split: a 35% chance of a hike, unusual indecision.

This matters. 10-year and 2-year Treasury yields broke 2023 trendlines, signaling more upside. WTI crude is up 20% this month, leaving no room for dovish talk.

Our read: The Fed will sound hawkish, even if they hold rates. Bond yields moved. Oil is back up. This creates a headwind for risk assets.

Would you buy the dip on BTC if Warsh talks tough? $BTC

UTKは過去24時間で16.2%上昇し、0.00795で取引されています。この値動きにより、7日間のレンジ（0.00638〜0.0244）の下限側に戻りつつあるものの、依然としてEMA20（0.00919）を下回っています。

デスクの見立て：UTKの上昇は出来高が低い中で（24時間で$10M）起きており、より広い市場の「Fear（恐怖）」領域の奥深くからの動きです。価格がまだEMA20とEMA50の両方を下回っているため、これを反転と断定するのは早すぎます。EMA20を上回る、継続的な終値を見ておきたいところです。

EMA20を上抜けなければ、この値動きを信じられますか？
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Ionic Digital soared 26% on its Nasdaq debut, giving Celsius Network claimholders an exit.

The bitcoin miner, born from Celsius's bankruptcy, closed at $62.90, a $2.8 billion valuation. This was the largest direct listing since 2021, issuing 37 million shares to Celsius creditors.

Our take: this isn't about mining. It's about AI. Ionic decommissioned its Texas mining site in December, committing 234 MW capacity to Nscale for $1.95 billion in contracted revenue. Over 90% of its projected $195 million revenue this year comes from infrastructure leasing, not bitcoin mining. This is Celsius's debt repayment, dressed as an AI play.

Would you trust a company pivoting from bitcoin mining to AI infrastructure, just to pay off old debts?

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