This article first appeared in Miner Weekly, a weekly newsletter by BlocksBridge Consulting, curating the latest news in energy, bitcoin, and AI compute from The Energy Mag. Subscribe to receive it in your inbox once a week. Bitcoin miners no longer needed to talk only about hashprice, fleet efficiency or the next difficulty adjustment. They…
Key Takeaways Tether invested $20M in Mercado Bitcoin, accelerating tokenized asset growth and payment tech across Latam. Brazil’s police raided 87 shell companies in Operation Veil of Maya, cracking down on crypto money laundering. ABcripto opposed a proposed 24-hour stablecoin lock, warning it will disrupt fast, regulated transactions. Tether Expands Its Footprint in Latin America…
Key Takeaways A Brazil court ordered Coinbase to return $100K to a user after unauthorized wallet transactions occurred. Coinbase lost after failing to prove the user sent the funds or that basic wallet security existed. This decision sets a precedent, meaning wallet devs might next face strict liability for user security. São Paulo State Court…
Key Takeaways Keyrock’s +$136B June 1 lag signaled 30% drop; July 14 CPI is pivot. Kevin Warsh’s 3.5-3.75% hold after 57k jobs miss pressures BTC; FOMC looms July 28-29. Bitfinex notes $1.8B ETF outflows & fear 23; July 14 CPI decides next. Bitcoin hit $126,000 in October 2025, then slid more than 30% to just…
Key Takeaways Singapore Police and major cryptocurrency exchanges intervened with more than 145 potential scam victims before funds were lost. Police investigators used blockchain tools from Chainalysis and TRM Labs to identify potential victims across multiple scam categories. Authorities plan to continue private-sector partnerships. How Singapore Police Traced Potential Scam Victims The Singapore Police Force…
Key Takeaways Robert Kiyosaki repeats long-standing warnings about financial systems and traditional investment vehicles, citing trust-based assets as vulnerable. His message includes bonds, stocks, ETFs, retirement accounts and currencies as targets of his crash concerns. His support for commodities and bitcoin reflects a broader argument against dependence on fiat-based financial systems. Robert Kiyosaki’s Warning Raises…
Key Takeaways Grayscale identifies five blockchain networks positioned to support different equity tokenization models. Ethereum, Solana, and BNB Chain support major wrapped tokenized stock activity. Canton Network will support DTCC’s regulated blockchain tokenization pilot. Grayscale’s Tokenization Outlook Depends on Which Ownership Model Wins Crypto asset manager Grayscale published research on July 9 outlining three phases…
Key Takeaways Ripple Swell 2026 will unite finance leaders, developers and XRP community members in New York this October, with discussions expected to span payments, blockchain infrastructure and XRP utility across multiple sessions and panels. The event combines Ripple’s institutional Swell conference with the developer-focused Apex gathering for the first time. Early bird pricing ends…
Key Takeaways A Bitcoin chain split duplicates the UTXO set, giving holders a 1:1 coin on both ledgers. Paul Sztorc’s eCash fork activates at Bitcoin block 964,000 around August 21, 2026. Replay protection, mining difficulty, and the market, not generosity, decide if a forked coin holds up. The answer has nothing to do with generosity…
Key Takeaways Patrick Shyu says 95% of all bitcoin is already minted while the fee economy miners need “never showed up.” Shyu sold his BTC in June 2026 after a 50% crash from $126,000, blaming excessive leverage for his losses. Bitcoin developers are weighing quantum fixes like BIP-361 as some researchers eye serious risk near…
