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Bitcoin: How To Solve the Student Loan Crisis

Bitcoin: How To Solve the Student Loan Crisis

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin: How To Solve the Student Loan Crisis Student loans continue to trouble millions of Americans, with a total of $1.77 trillion already owed. This crisis has been a major political issue for a while, especially after former President Biden promised to wipe out all of the student loan debt and ended up […]

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GameStop’s plan to raise another .75B fuels speculation of further Bitcoin acquisitions

GameStop’s plan to raise another $1.75B fuels speculation of further Bitcoin acquisitions

GameStop Corp. plans to raise $1.75 billion through a private offering of convertible senior notes due 2032, as the company explores digital asset investments, including potential Bitcoin acquisitions, under its updated investment strategy, according to a June 11 press release. The zero-coupon notes will be offered to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the

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Skull,  million; Banana,  million; Freedom, Priceless

Skull, $5 million; Banana, $6 million; Freedom, Priceless

Bitcoin Magazine Skull, $5 million; Banana, $6 million; Freedom, Priceless “It would have been nice to get this attention in any other context. WikiLeaks has kicked the hornet’s nest, and the swarm is headed towards us.”  This message was posted by Satoshi Nakamoto to BitcoinTalk on December 11, 2010. A couple of months later, in

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Alby faces backlash over ‘inactivity fees’ leading to unexpected Bitcoin withdrawals

Alby faces backlash over ‘inactivity fees’ leading to unexpected Bitcoin withdrawals

Alby, a Bitcoin Lightning Network wallet, is facing mounting criticism after several users reported unexpected withdrawals from their accounts. The deductions, described as inactivity fees, have raised concerns about transparency and custodial risks. Community complaints against Alby The controversy gained traction on June 10 after Yu Xian, co-founder of blockchain security firm SlowMist, disclosed that

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Average US house prices fall 99% in a decade when priced in Bitcoin

Average US house prices fall 99% in a decade when priced in Bitcoin

Two new Coinbase ads recently hit U.S. screens, reviving crypto’s populist pitch at a time when inflation is stubborn, Bitcoin is soaring, and Americans are once again talking about “building.” One spot reframes Bitcoin as “money from the future,” while another shows how a U.S. home’s price has dropped from 30,000 BTC to just 5

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Strategy’s Michael Saylor calls quantum computing threats to Bitcoin a marketing myth

Strategy’s Michael Saylor calls quantum computing threats to Bitcoin a marketing myth

Michael Saylor, chairman of Strategy and a long-time Bitcoin advocate, has dismissed concerns that quantum computing poses an imminent threat to the top crypto. In a recent CNBC interview, Saylor argued that the narrative is exaggerated to promote speculative quantum-resistant tokens. He noted : “It’s mainly marketing from people that want to sell you the

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Song A Day creator recounts ‘tax nightmare’ after making millions from NFT sale

Song A Day creator recounts ‘tax nightmare’ after making millions from NFT sale

Singer-songwriter Jonathan Mann recently shared the story of how earning millions in Ethereum (ETH) during a one-hour sale of his NFTs eventually became a “tax nightmare.” Mann has published one song a day over the past 17 years and released his 6,000th song on June 5, which was about the purported nightmare resulting from the

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X and Polymarket partner up to bring decentralized prediction markets to social media

X and Polymarket partner up to bring decentralized prediction markets to social media

Polymarket, the decentralized prediction platform known for its election forecasting accuracy, has been named the official prediction market partner of X, the social media company owned by Elon Musk. The partnership, announced on June 6, signals a growing role for markets in shaping public understanding of news, politics, and real-world outcomes. Polymarket celebrated the partnership

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Nearly  billion liquidated as Bitcoin recovers from 0k dip during Elon Musk, Donald Trump breakup

Nearly $1 billion liquidated as Bitcoin recovers from $100k dip during Elon Musk, Donald Trump breakup

Bitcoin briefly dipped to $100,000 before swiftly rebounding to $103,000 in early trading hours Friday, as markets reacted to an explosive social media fallout between U.S. President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The confrontation, unfolding in real time across Truth Social and X, was marked by Trump’s threat to revoke federal contracts and

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Circle makes Wall Street debut as first major stablecoin issuer on NYSE

Circle makes Wall Street debut as first major stablecoin issuer on NYSE

Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, officially began trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on June 5 under the ticker symbol CRCL. The listing milestone marks a significant milestone for the firm as it becomes one of the few major crypto-native companies to go public through a traditional listing. Circle CEO Jeremy

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