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cryptoslate. com > zcash-beats-bitcoin-by-46-as-privacy-coins-decouple-during-iran-war

Zcash beats Bitcoin by 46% as privacy coins decouple during Iran War

1+ hour, 43+ min ago  (1124+ words) The US-Iran ceasefire helped spark a broad risk-on rebound across markets and crypto, but privacy coins are outperforming the wider move. The US-Iran ceasefire made oil retreat, European equities posted their largest single-day gain in more than four years, and…...

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cryptoslate. com > bitcoin-sits-on-a-knife-edge-but-holds-71k-as-no-iran-deal-spooks-market-over-the-weekend

Bitcoin sits on a knife edge but holds $71k as "no Iran deal" spooks market over the weekend

4+ hour, 12+ min ago  (1746+ words) Bitcoin remains resilient as the ceasefire bounce fades, ETF flows recover, and on-chain fees near $0. 32 still fail to confirm demand. Bitcoin is still holding above $71, 000 after the weekend's ceasefire-driven risk bounce, even as the macro story behind that move has…...

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cryptoslate. com > rent-a-human-the-day-bots-started-hiring-us

Rent a human: The day bots started hiring us

17+ hour, 58+ min ago  (817+ words) With platforms like Rentahuman. ai, humans are no longer workers but endpoints, invoked via API by AI agents to execute actions in the physical world. The following is a guest post and opinion from Laura Estefania, Founder and CEO of…...

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cryptoslate. com > ray-dalio-issues-economic-war-thesis-showing-dollar-debasement-against-bitcoin

Ray Dalio issues economic "war thesis" showing dollar-debasement against Bitcoin

20+ hour, 8+ min ago  (1272+ words) Dalio's latest essay is an interesting monetary piece addressing how investors may need to rethink what counts as safe money, which could bullish for Bitcoin. Ray Dalio's Apr. 9 TIME essay carries a geopolitical surface and a monetary argument underneath. Dalio…...

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cryptoslate. com > melania-trumps-token-stays-flat-despite-jeffrey-epstein-denial

Melania Trump's surprise Epstein denial fails to halt 99% crash of her memecoin

23+ hour, 8+ min ago  (819+ words) The first lady's surprise April 9 address tried to shut down the rumor mill, but traders still refused to chase the headline. First Lady Melania Trump's unexpected White House address forcefully denying any ties to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and her…...

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cryptoslate. com > how-institutions-made-bitcoin-a-weekday-market-so-retail-takes-on-all-the-weekend-risk

How institutions made Bitcoin a weekday market so retail takes on all the weekend risk

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1167+ words) Wall Street's largest contribution to Bitcoin may also be its most destabilizing: a weekday liquidity layer so dominant that its absence on weekends leaves the market exposed to cascading sell-offs. Bitcoin might trade around the clock, but its liquidity doesn't…...

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cryptoslate. com > why-fed-and-treasury-leaders-powell-bessent-just-rushed-into-a-critical-cyber-risk-meeting

Why Fed and Treasury leaders Powell, Bessent just rushed into a critical cyber-risk meeting

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (1211+ words) The urgent Fed-Treasury meeting with bank CEOs suggests Washington no longer sees frontier AI as just a Silicon Valley story, but as a possible cyber threat to the financial system. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Fed Chair Jerome Powell convened…...

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cryptoslate. com > bitcoin-bulls-are-eyeing-100000-yet-the-futures-market-hints-at-another-dip-first

Bitcoin bulls are eyeing $100, 000, yet the futures market hints at another dip first

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (1761+ words) ETF inflows are picking up and a new Morgan Stanley product is turning heads, but on chain and futures positioning still look uneasy. Bitcoin traders are rebuilding bets on a move toward $80, 000 as easing geopolitical tensions, firmer institutional demand, and…...

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cryptoslate. com > trumps-world-liberty-financial-borrows-75m-against-illiquid-wlfi-tokens-with-16b-token-dump-incoming

Trump's World Liberty Financial borrows $75 M against illiquid WLFI tokens with 16 B token dump incoming

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (1223+ words) Is Trump's World Liberty Financial the next FTX-like black swan trigger, as Deja Vu hits crypto community? World Liberty Financial, the decentralized finance project co-founded by the Trump family, is hastily preparing to unlock a massive tranche of its WLFI…...

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cryptoslate. com > us-inflation-soars-to-3-3-in-largest-jump-since-2021-so-did-bitcoin-barely-move

US inflation soars to 3. 3% in largest jump since 2021 - so why did Bitcoin barely move?

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1497+ words) A hotter-than-expected CPI print usually hits risk assets. Bitcoin barely moved, raising fresh questions about what the market priced in. March inflation has delivered a split result with one immediate consequence. US consumer prices accelerated hard enough to keep the…...