Blockblind

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The Blockchain Leadership Fund launched Monday with Anchorage Digital and Chainlink Labs as founding contributors.
BLF is structured as a hybrid PAC, allowing both direct candidate contributions and independent expenditures.
The new PAC enters a field already dominated by

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U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) introduced legislation on Monday to support Bitcoin miners.
The U.S. Commerce Department would be able to certify that entities are “Mined in America,” giving them access to government support.
The initiative is aimed at

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Microsoft released two different modes that pair GPT and Claude to increase the quality of AI research.
Critique makes the models collaborate, whereas Council makes them work in parallel while a third judge finds the discrepancies.
This two-model workflow fixes hallucinations,

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About 47% of Bitcoin is sitting at a loss, according to data gathered from CEX.io Research.
The mark includes more than 30% of the Bitcoin held by long-term holders, the highest mark since 2023.
Bitcoin is roughly even on the day, but has fallen more than 47% from its all-time hi

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Bernstein lowered its price targets on Coinbase to $330, Robinhood to $130, and Figure to $67, while keeping Outperform ratings on all three.
Coinbase spot volumes are tracking roughly 30% below Q4 2025 levels, with Bernstein cutting its 2026 EPS estimate by 44%.
Robinhood's

Square has made Bitcoin payments the default for eligible U.S. sellers, affecting 4 million merchants. Sellers receive USD through automatic conversion, with no fees and an option to opt out. This shift aims to boost Bitcoin adoption in mainstream payments.

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The Ethereum Foundation staked more than $46 million worth of ETH on Monday.
The move is the organization's second staking action, with nearly $50 million staked in total.
The initiative is part of its new treasury plan designed to "enhance financial sustainability."
The Ethe

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Bluesky’s new AI feed-building app, Attie, has already been blocked more than 125,000 times since launch.
The total places the account ahead of ICE and the White House, second only to Vice President JD Vance in total user blocks.
Users responding to the announcement raised

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Gnosis and Zisk are developing an “economic zone” for Ethereum that’s aimed at creating alignment between layer-2 networks and mainnet.
The initiative is being supported by the Ethereum Foundation, indicating an interest in reshaping relationships within Ethereum’s ecosystem.

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American Bitcoin, the Trump brothers' Bitcoin mining firm, eclipsed 7,000 BTC in total holdings.
However, shares in the firm have fallen 4% on the day and now 94% from its post-IPO peak.
The firm has nearly tripled its holdings since its September public debut and ranks 16th

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Tom Lee's BitMine Immersion Technologies added around $146 million in ETH over the last week.
Meanwhile, top Bitcoin treasury Strategy paused its purchases in the final week of the quarter.
Both firms maintain major unrealized losses stretching into the billions.
Leading

Bitcoin dropped to $65,112 over the weekend, liquidating $400M in positions as U.S. tensions with Iran escalate. Investor sentiment wanes, now seeing only a 41% chance of a rally to $84,000, with experts predicting Bitcoin could range between $67,000 and $72,000.

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Bitcoin ETFs recorded net outflows of $290 million last week, with Friday's $225.5 million exodus marking the heaviest single-day bleed.
BlackRock's IBIT shed $201.5 million on Friday alone, the largest single-fund outflow of the week.
Flows turned negative as geopolitical

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Circle's stock ended last week at $93.6, down roughly 26% from its pre-crash open near $126.
A Senate that could ban passive stablecoin yield directly threatens Circle's dominant revenue stream.
Analysts say the decline reflects uncertainty about Circle's business model, not

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GameStop pledged 4,709 BTC BTC to a covered-call strategy on Coinbase Prime, giving the exchange the right to rehypothecate or sell the coins.
The move reclassifies the holdings from an intangible asset to a receivable, changing how gains and losses flow through earnings.
CEO

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A leaked draft post revealed Anthropic’s most powerful AI model, Claude Mythos.
The model also appears to introduce a new tier above Opus, internally referred to as “Capybara.”
Cybersecurity stocks declined after reports suggested the system could accelerate AI-driven

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ICE has invested another $600 million into Polymarket, fulfilling its commitment made in October.
Rival Kalshi recently raised $1 billion at a $22 billion valuation, outpacing Polymarket's current valuation.
Prediction markets face mounting regulatory pressure, with lawmakers

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Walrus is marking one year since its mainnet launch, having surpassed 450TB of data stored from partners including Team Liquid, Decrypt, and Allium.
In its first year, the verifiable data platform has introduced major product upgrades, efficiency improvements and integrations includ