CitizenX Acquires Plan B Passport

April 22, 2025 — CitizenX, the Swiss-based technology firm, announced today the acquisition of Plan B Passport, a trailblazing firm specialized in helping HNWIs and families navigate the investment migration space. Katie “The Russian” Ananina, Plan B’s founder, is set to join CitizenX as CMO, bringing along her over 50,000 followers on X and experienced…

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Is a Recession Locked In? Traders Assign High Odds to Economic Trouble Ahead

Trade wars, collapsing confidence, and stubborn inflation have kept Polymarket’s recession odds at 57%—signaling a bumpy economic road ahead. Economy on Edge This year, U.S. recession odds have climbed amid escalating tariffs, reciprocal trade measures, waning business confidence, decelerating job growth, and enduring inflation, all of which are chipping away at economic stability and dimming…

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Understanding Bitcoin IOUs | Are All BTC IOUs Shitcoins?

As Bitcoin adoption grows, the base layer is becoming increasingly expensive and more technically challenging. Block space is scarce, and fees are always expected to rise. Onboarding directly into self-custodial Bitcoin also requires unintuitive background knowledge in Bitcoin such as UTXO management, blind signing, monitoring mempool, liquidity management, fee rate calculation, etc. At the same…

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Against All Odds, Argentina Keeps Beating the Dollar

Argentina celebrated the continued decrease in the dollar-peso exchange rate, even predicting that it might fall below the flotation bands established by the central bank. This would trigger a purchase intervention from the bank to weaken the peso. Argentina Keeps Winning the Battle Against the Dollar Argentina appears to have devised a formula to control…

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China’s M2 Money Supply Hits Record High

Bitcoin may be about to take off as China’s money supply just hit an all-time high. In the past few weeks China’s M2 money supply — which includes cash, savings and liquid deposits — has reached 326 trillion Yuan or $44.7 trillion. This is getting global attention, especially from bitcoin analysts who think it will…

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Pavel Durov: ‘Telegram Has Never Disclosed a Single Byte of Private Messages’

Durov stated that, under the jurisdiction of the European Union Digital Services Act, Telegram would only provide IP addresses and phone numbers of suspected criminals. This affirmation came amid widespread criticism of France’s actions against encryption. Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Declares Telegram Never Delivered Message Data to Authorities Telegram, the cryptocurrency messaging protocol standard by…

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Crypto Firms Eye Bank Charters Amid Regulatory Shift

U.S. digital asset firms are reportedly considering applying for bank charters and licenses, encouraged by the Trump administration’s more favorable stance towards the crypto industry. Trump Policies Spur Crypto Firms’ Banking Industry Interest Several U.S. digital asset firms are considering applying for bank charters and licenses, according to a Wall Street Journal report citing anonymous…

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