New Epstein files reveal contact with Bitcoin dev Andresen before CIA briefing
Two days before Gavin Andresen’s controversial decision to discuss Bitcoin at the CIA, Jeffrey Epstein wanted to call him.
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Binance’s $1B BTC buy fails to win back trust after Oct. 10
Skepticism about Binance and CZ continues to fester since October 10, and the company’s $1B BTC buy isn’t helping.
Former Mt Gox CEO’s cat memecoin has already crashed 90%
The $ChiefPussy memecoin promoted by MtGox’s Mark Karpelès is themed around his cat Tibane and has already plummeted in value.
Inside DeFi 002: 🎭 Good and bad news for security, plus two very ugly charts
This week saw a near-miss for DeFi lender HypurrFi and recovered funds for Makina, while Circle and Certik don't make the best impression.
— Kalshi, Polymarket
The Context 158: 🎰 Gambling on Trump
Under Trump's administration you can gamble on what it will do via prediction markets advised by and which financially benefit Trump.
It’s like the GBTC premium, but in Chinese silver
Similar to how BTC traders once paid a premium for GBTC, Chinese traders are paying 60% above silver holdings for a Shenzen fund.
Huione Group head ‘Boss Xi’ reportedly arrested then released
Reports claim to show the arrest of “Boss Xi” in Cambodia yesterday, with rumors of his release later circulating on Telegram and X.
China executes 11 ringleaders of pig butchering scam compound
China has executed 11 members of the Ming mafia family which oversaw the Crouching Tiger Villa scam compound in Myanmar.
CHART: Gold gained twice the market cap of BTC in three days
A 72-hour rally in gold this week added twice as much value to the precious metal than the entire market capitalization of BTC.
Crypto traders finally get gold — at all-time highs
The world’s largest crypto exchanges waited until gold had already rallied 70-80% to open up traditional products for retail trading.