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Dwa duże darowizny w drugiej połowie zeszłego roku znacznie zwiększyły łączną kwotę.
Firma blockchain Ripple przekazała 25 milionów dolarów, podczas gdy ciężarowiec kapitałowy Andreessen Horowitz dodał 24 miliony dolarów poprzez swoją jednostkę kryptowalutową, a16z.
Na początku 2025 roku Coinbase przekazał 25 milionów dolarów, krótko przed tym jak Fairshake ujawnił, że już zgromadził 141 milionów dolarów.
Kwota zebrana prawie odpowiada temu, co Fairshake zebrał w trakcie całej kadencji wyborczej 2024.
Dane Komisji Wyborczej Federalnej pokazują, że PAC wydał około 195 milionów dolarów w ostatniej kadencji, wspierając kandydatów, których uważał za sprzyjających aktywom cyfrowym.

Skoncentrowany na kryptowalutach komitet akcjonerski Fairshake zakończył rok 2025 z 193 milionami dolarów w funduszu, uzbrajając grupę w znaczną kasę wojenną, gdy Kongres przygotowuje się do głosowania nad przełomową ustawą o kryptowalutach, a wybory pośrednie w USA w 2026 roku zaczynają nabierać kształtu.
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Fairshake zebrał 193 miliony dolarów, wzmacniając swoje wpływy przed ustawodawstwem kryptowalutowym w USA i wyborami pośrednimi w 2026 roku.
Darowizny od Ripple, a16z i Coinbase napędzały wzrost funduszy.
Nowe PAC-e wspierane przez kryptowaluty intensyfikują konkurencję w wydatkach politycznych w USA.

Crypto traders are abandoning token speculation in favour of prediction markets following a brutal $150 billion altcoin crash, with platforms like Polymarket seeing app installs surge from 30,000 to over 400,000 between January and December 2025, according to Bloomberg.
Source: Bloomberg
Weekly trading volume across prediction platforms, including Polymarket and Kalshi, exploded from $500 million in June to nearly $6 billion in January, data from Dune shows, while crypto exchange downloads collapsed by more than half during the same period.
Source: Dune Analytics
The shift reflects deep fatigue across the token economy after Bitcoin plunged nearly 30% from its October peak and more than 11 million coins effectively died last year, marking the largest extinction event in crypto history, according to CoinGecko.
According to CoinShares, digital asset investment products shed $1.73 billion in the largest weekly outflow since mid-November 2025, driven by fading rate-cut expectations and persistent bearish sentiment.
Last week, Bitcoin spot ETFs also bled $1.62 billion over four consecutive trading days as hedge funds unwound basis trades that now yield below 5%.
Crypto Natives Migrate to Event Betting
Former memecoin traders are leading the exodus toward prediction markets that offer binary odds on real-world events rather than multi-year token roadmaps.
Nikshep Saravanan, who abandoned his digital creator startup to build HumanPlane, a prediction market research platform, said the shift made sense after losing traction without funding.
“Here I can do a lot more with no capital,” the 27-year-old Canadian explained. “There’s so much more interest here.“
Tre Upshaw followed a similar path after losing money on memecoins like SafeMoon, now running Polysights, an analytics dashboard for prediction markets.
“I realized that’s just hyper gambling,” he said. “I got burned so many times on memecoins.”
Yet losses remain widespread across prediction markets too, with 70% of trading addresses showing realized losses, while fewer than 0.04% of Polymarket addresses captured over 70% of total realized profits totalling $3.7 billion.
The infrastructure supporting these markets remains fundamentally crypto-powered despite traders fleeing token speculation.
On Polymarket, every key part of trades except order-matching happens on-chain, revealing blockchain technology’s most durable use case yet as belief-driven speculation cools.
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Thailand’s special investigation force (DSI) has exposed four senior officials from the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) for allegedly abusing their authority to operate an illegal Bitcoin mining syndicate.
Thousands of illegal mining rigs were confiscated from an assistant PEA governor, with cash deposits worth 19 million baht ($612.9K).
The that DSI raided three houses, seizing mining equipment, cash, laptops, phones and bank passbooks.“Operation Copperhead” – Wider Crackdown on Illegal Bitcoin Mining Operations
The raids conducted by the DSI were a part of “operation copperhead,” launched in December 2025, said Police Maj General Rutthapon Naowarat.
The operation targets criminal networks operating in Thailand, focusing on money laundering and seizing illegal assets.
On January 19, the DSI officials seized 3,642 crypto mining rigs, discovering evidence linking them to financiers and state officials.
The accused PEA officials include an assistant governor, a regional-level deputy manager, a technician and a service division employee who retired in 2025.

Thorough searches were carried out in Bangkok, Nonthaburi and Samut Sakhon provinces, the report noted.

Additionally, the investigators found that the accused PEA officials used their authority to arrange warehousing, facilitating electricity supply and transformer access for the mining hub. They reportedly accepted monthly kickbacks of up to 400,000 baht.

“Legal action would be taken against all offenders without exception, regardless of rank or position,” said Pol Capt Khemachart Prakaihongmanee, director of the DSI’s Technology and Cyber Crime Bureau. “The case would be expedited and forwarded to the National Anti-Corruption Commission for further action.”Thailand Tightens Crypto Oversight, Keeps Illegal Operations at Check

The nation has already been tightening oversight on digital assets, ordering a broad crackdown on ‘grey money’ – funds that move through legal-looking channels but often trace back to criminal syndicates and illicit activities.

Besides, in January 2025, the PEA uncovered a Bitcoin mining farm in Chonburi for tampering with power meters to steal electricity. About 996 mining rigs were seized in the crackdown.
However, the issue of illegal Bitcoin mining is not confined to Thailand. It is part of a broader global issue.
For instance, Russia saw “millions of dollars per year” in electricity and lost taxes tied to crypto mining last year. As a result, the nation’s Justice Ministry proposed prison sentences up to 5 years and fines reaching 2.5 million rubles for unregistered crypto mining operations.
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Bitcoin is trading near $87,700, down about 1% on the day, yet Robert Kiyosaki remains unmoved by short-term price swings. The Rich Dad Poor Dad author says he continues buying Bitcoin and Ethereum regardless of volatility, arguing that price matters less than the direction of the global financial system.

In a recent post, Kiyosaki pointed to two forces shaping his strategy: the rising US national debt, now above $38.4 trillion, and the steady erosion of the dollar’s purchasing power. From his perspective, daily price movements are a distraction.

As debt expands and deficits deepen, scarce assets gain relevance. As he put it bluntly, he does not worry about market fluctuations because “the national debt keeps going up and the purchasing power of the US dollar keeps going down.
That logic explains why Kiyosaki groups Bitcoin with gold and silver, often referring to BTC as “digital gold.” While he has long favored physical metals, he now sees Bitcoin and Ethereum as modern extensions of the same hedge against monetary dilution. His long-term outlook remains bold, with Bitcoin potentially reaching $1 million over the coming years or decade.

Institutional Credibility Weakens as Investors Seek Bitcoin Hedges
Kiyosaki’s stance reflects deep skepticism toward traditional financial authorities. He has repeatedly criticized institutions such as the Federal Reserve and the US Treasury, arguing that policy decisions have fueled debt growth rather than long-term stability.

This view aligns with a broader investor shift. As inflation pressures, rising interest costs, and geopolitical uncertainty persist, capital has increasingly moved toward assets outside the traditional financial system. Bitcoin’s fixed supply of 21 million coins, with more than 19.98 million already in circulation, continues to attract investors who see scarcity as protection rather than speculation.

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