Crypto Vesting

Former Los Angeles Police Department officer Eric Halem was reportedly convicted of handcuffing and threatening to kill a teenager to steal Bitcoin.

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House Bill 1042 also includes provisions to protect the rights of crypto users, barring public agencies from enforcing rules that ban crypto payments, self-custody, or mining.

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Bitwise’s Matt Hougan called it the “weekend that changed finance” as investors clambered onto Hyperliquid to trade the Israel-Iran conflict.

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A Bitcoin Policy Institute study of 36 AI models found Bitcoin was the top monetary choice in 48% of responses, but more than half preferred stablecoins for payment scenarios.

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Bitcoin will eventually reach a point where the US government creates the conditions it needs to succeed, whether that takes 10 or 20 years, according to a Bitcoin executive.

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Australia is on a trajectory for only $710 million in annual economic gains from crypto by 2030 unless there’s a substantial change, the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre says.

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Trump has urged banking groups to “make a good deal” with the crypto industry and said undermining the GENIUS Act is “unacceptable.”

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Ray Dalio says that gold is a better safe-haven asset in times of conflict compared to Bitcoin, and raised concerns about the cryptocurrency’s lack of privacy.

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Super PACs backed by the crypto industry are expected to spend millions of dollars in the 2026 midterm elections after many of their chosen candidates won in 2024.

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In an interview with Natalie Brunell on Coin Stories, Masie described Bitcoin as functional currency in parts of Africa amid rapid inflation and currency debasement.

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