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Trump's Bitcoin Play: Will It Empower Or Divide Crypto?

Trump's Bitcoin Play: Will It Empower Or Divide Crypto?

The crypto world loves disruption. This feels different. American Bitcoin Hut 8 is throwing its lot in with American Bitcoin, riding on the power of the Trump name. This move is not just a technological leap, it’s a political earthquake that rattles the core of a community committed to decentralization...
Hut 8's $134M Loss: Is Trump-Backed Bitcoin the Savior?

Hut 8's $134M Loss: Is Trump-Backed Bitcoin the Savior?

Hut 8, one of the largest players in the Bitcoin mining industry, has just released their Q3 earnings where the company lost $134 million. This financial setback has raised questions about the company's future and its ability to maintain its position in the competitive cryptocurrency market. Hut 8 has some...
Hut 8's $134M Loss A Warning Or A Necessary Evil?

Hut 8's $134M Loss A Warning Or A Necessary Evil?

A $134 million loss. That’s a headline that blares of disaster for any company, and as we know Hut 8 is no different. But before we write them off as another victim of Bitcoin's volatility, let's ask ourselves: is this a death knell, or a calculated gamble that could redefine...
Bitcoin Price Surges Past $104,000 Amidst Miner Hoarding and ETF Demand

Bitcoin Price Surges Past $104,000 Amidst Miner Hoarding and ETF Demand

Bitcoin has crossed above $104,000, reaching a new all-time high in its current cycle. What was remarkable about this rally is that it has boomed under these three main, positive forces. Diminished miner selling pressure, strong ETF inflows, a revived “anti-fiat currency” narrative on changing global macroeconomic conditions—these are among...
Miners HODL! $100K Bitcoin Just the Beginning?

Miners HODL! $100K Bitcoin Just the Beginning?

It’s hard to downplay the magnitude of Bitcoin’s journey to this point. MetaBlock X is here to take you on that journey, step by step! Each time the digital asset has faced a storm, it’s come out on the other side even stronger. It recently flirted with the psychologically important...
Bitcoin's $100K Launchpad? China-US Deal & Miner Shift Signal New Era

Bitcoin's $100K Launchpad? China-US Deal & Miner Shift Signal New Era

$100,000 Bitcoin. We finally made it. Everyone's screaming "to the moon!" Pump the brakes. Is this truly a new creative plateau, or simply a dangerous high place made from ring mucky earth? What I’m hearing instead is celebratory blow tooting, without as much critical analysis. Let's inject some realism into...
Bitcoin's Holding Pattern: Miners' Secret Weapon for $100K+ Profits?

Bitcoin's Holding Pattern: Miners' Secret Weapon for $100K+ Profits?

Curious to know why Bitcoin’s returned to a sort of limbo for the past few months, just circling that $100K threshold? Headlines scream of derivatives markets imploding and major macroeconomic crises. The truth is even more disturbing – it’s about what the miners are doing in the first place. Now...
eXch Shutdown Reveals 3 Fatal Flaws in Crypto Regulation

eXch Shutdown Reveals 3 Fatal Flaws in Crypto Regulation

So, law enforcement’s [clink above to cop blog post] big victory here is the takedown of eXch.cx. This crypto exchange was recently charged with actually laundering almost $2 billion. The German BKA, in conjunction with Dutch authorities, seized servers, data, and a nice €34 million in crypto. But dig down...
Bybit Hack to eXch Seizure: How Crypto's Dark Side Hurts Everyone

Bybit Hack to eXch Seizure: How Crypto's Dark Side Hurts Everyone

Now imagine waking up one morning, checking your crypto portfolio, and finding out that your balance is zero. Gone. Vanished. You haven’t lost your financial shirt because of a bad strategic investment. Instead, a shadowy trade such as eXch cleaned the proceeds through a hack that drained your funds. This...
eXch Seized: €34M Crypto Gone! What It Means For Your Privacy

eXch Seized: €34M Crypto Gone! What It Means For Your Privacy

The crypto world is fast moving and changing, and so too are the regulations and enforcement actions that surround it. Recently, German authorities made headlines by seizing €34 million in cryptocurrency from the eXch crypto exchange, effectively shutting it down. This event has extremely wide-reaching effects across the crypto community....