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Paypal Study Highlights Growth of Cryptocurrency Payments in the US

Discover the findings of the PayPal study on cryptocurrency payments and how they have become commonplace in retail and e-commerce.

🗡️ Jizvy jsou kryptoměnový kapitál

Po dostatečném množství „existenciálních hrozeb“ se každý cyklus zdá méně terminální.

Počáteční šoky byly brutální. Pozdější byly stále násilné, ale snáze zpracovatelné.

Ne proto, že by byly menší, ale protože se mozek přizpůsobil.

➡️ Mt Gox byl čistý šok. Příliš ohromený, než aby reagoval.

➡️ Bitfinex vypadal jako konec. Místo toho vyprodukoval příručku na vykoupení tokenu a formoval původ Tetheru.

➡️ Kolaps po ICO byl skutečnou bolestí. Iluze altcoinů zemřely. Disciplína byla vynucena.

➡️ Březen 2020 byl extrémní. Přežití průmyslu záviselo na volbách infrastruktury. Mentálně to bolelo méně po drcení 2018–2019.

➡️ FTX byl filmový. Peníze byly vytaženy brzy. Posílilo to jednoduché pravidlo: zakladatelé vyzařují signály, pokud sledujete chování, nikoli slova.

Každý cyklus zanechává jizvy.
V kryptoměnách se jizvy mění v antifragilitu. Lepší priorita. Rychlejší reflexy. Čistší pravidla proti straně.

Zkušenosti se neskracují.
Čas je jediné páky, kterou nikdo nemůže zlikvidovat.

JUST IN: Indian rupee strengthened 1.4%, passing its biggest rise since December 2018 following U.S trade deal.

$1.6B of Gold vs. $1.6B of Bitcoin

Which one do you think is the future?
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Tian Ruixiang, listed on Nasdaq, plans to purchase up to 15,000 BTC from an unidentified investor through a stock-linked transaction, along with a strategic alliance focused on AI and crypto.

🔥 BIG: Y Combinator now allows funded startups to receive their $500K funding in stablecoins, citing belief in a coming fintech renaissance.

$LTC Market Analysis

$LTC is still in a clear daily downtrend, respecting the descending trendline while price recently swept into the 56–57 demand area and bounced back toward 60. This bounce is a relief move for now. Bulls need a reclaim of key resistance to prove a real reversal.

As long as LTC holds 56–57, a recovery toward 64.5 and 68.5 is possible, with the downtrend line acting as the main ceiling. A breakdown below 56 would likely extend the selloff toward 53.5 and then 50.5.
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💰 UAE sheikh buys 49% of World Liberty Financial for $500M

Just four days before Trump’s inauguration, Abu Dhabi–linked entities quietly acquired a 49% stake in crypto project World Liberty Financial ($WLFI ) for $500M.

About $187M reportedly went directly to Trump family structures. At least another $31M went to companies affiliated with project co-founder Steve Witkoff.

The investor was Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed, one of the most powerful figures in the UAE and a key lobbyist for access to US AI chips.

This deal stands out.
A foreign government official secured a major stake in a business tied to a future US president.

Hard to call it just a crypto investment.

🇨🇭💰 El Starboard Sygnum $BTC Alpha Fund, del banco suizo Sygnum, ha captado más de 750 BTC de inversores institucionales apenas cuatro meses después de su lanzamiento en octubre de 2025. Enlace

🚨 Jeffrey Epstein emails link him to Bitcoin’s early ecosystem

Newly released emails show Epstein was far closer to early Bitcoin funding and research circles than previously known. The connections touch developers, academics, investors, and political figures.

Key links that stand out:

➡️ MIT funding
Epstein sent about $850,000 to MIT between 2002 and 2017. Part of this money supported the MIT Digital Currency Initiative, which later paid Bitcoin Core developers during a funding shortfall.

➡️ Developer overlap
The MIT DCI funded developers like Gavin Andresen and Wladimir van der Laan after the Bitcoin Foundation ran out of money. Epstein visited MIT nine times. His name was hidden internally and staff referred to him as “Voldemort.”

➡️ Manhattan meeting
Emails describe a meeting at Epstein’s Manhattan mansion with Brock Pierce and Larry Summers. Bitcoin was discussed years before mainstream adoption. Summers saw potential but worried about reputational risk if prices collapsed.

➡️ Steve Bannon exchange
In 2018 Epstein emailed Bannon asking about crypto taxes, receiving coins, spending coins, and avoiding campaign finance rules. Bannon replied “On it” and connected him with FEC experts and crypto figures.

➡️ Early crypto research
Amazon records show Epstein buying books on Bitcoin, Ethereum, blockchain, and negotiation in 2017, while rebuilding his network.

These links suggest Epstein had access to developers, regulators, donors, and early crypto investors. None of this was public at the time.

The emails also show MIT underreported donations, visits were discreet, meetings were not logged, and senior officials approved funding privately.

This does not prove Epstein controlled Bitcoin or influenced its direction. It does show he was closer to the ecosystem than most people ever assumed.

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BREAKING NEWS: Fed chairman Raphael Bostic says he does not expect interest rate cuts by 2026.

Barry Silbert: Tato korekce je dar

Barry Silbert, zakladatel Digital Currency Group a Grayscale, říká, že aktuální tržní korekce je "darem od kryptoměnových bohů."

Podle něj pokles dělá to, co každý zdravý cyklus potřebuje: odstraňuje nadměrnou páku a nízkokvalitní tokeny, což činí trh silnějším a čistším.

Silbert věří, že velká rotace kapitálu do kryptoměn přichází a nyní je čas vybrat si aktiva s vysokou přesvědčivostí, místo sledování hluku.

Jeho výběry:

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#SOL

#ZEC

#PERSON

Bittensor podsíťové tokeny

Zpráva je jasná: volatilita bolí, ale příležitosti se rodí během úklidů, nikoli na euforických vrcholech
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Satoshi no era Epstein.

Muchísimos imbéciles por Twitter.

Ve a los correos de jeffery; se adjunta un enlace.

Busca Bitcoin.

Puedes ver que jeffery compró Bitcoin en 2017 e incluso compró libros de Bitcoin en Amazon.
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Analyst warns 3 major risks for Robinhood

They maintained the earlier price predictions.

Robinhood Shares Slide Nearly 10% Amid Broader Bitcoin And Cryptocurrency Slump

Bitcoin fell below $80,000 for the first time since April 2025 over the weekend and is down over 12% in the last five days of trading.
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Cryptocurrency Stolen

A Saline County couple was scammed out of over $45,000 from their cryptocurrency account. Captain Jim Hughes with the Saline County Sheriff’s Office tells KSAL News that on Friday the husband and wife received a message regarding a change to the PIN on their Robinhood financial strategy account. They were convinced to call a number […]

UAE royal invests $500 million 'secret stake' in Trump cryptocurrency firm: Report

The Wall Street Journal reports that days before President Donald Trump’s second inauguration, Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan bought nearly half of World Liberty Financial for $500 million.

⚡ NEW: Ark Invest Cathie Wood says bitcoin Ethereum, Solana, and Hyperliquid could serve as strong portfolio diversifiers.
She notes BTC-gold correlation has stayed minimal at 0.14 since early 2020, with gold historically leading Bitcoin during bull runs.
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🇮🇳 NOW: Trump says he reached a U.S.–India trade deal lowering U.S. reciprocal tariffs from 25% to 18%.

He also said Prime Minister Modi agreed to reduce tariffs and non-tariff barriers to zero, buy over $500B in U.S. goods, and stop buying Russian oil.

🇺🇸 AKTUALIZACE: Očekává se, že nejnovější uzavření vlády USA zpozdí vydání zprávy o zaměstnanosti za leden.