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If the CFTC “only does Bitcoin,” why did it just invite crypto’s biggest CEOs into the room?

CFTC Chair forms a new Innovation Advisory Committee packed with crypto, exchange, and prediction-market CEOs Most crypto traders barely think about the Commodity Futures Trading Commission until something breaks, a…

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White House Executive Director: Trillions Are Waiting To Enter Bitcoin And Crypto, Working Hard on Market Structure Bill

Bitcoin Magazine White House Executive Director: Trillions Are Waiting To Enter Bitcoin And Crypto, Working Hard on Market Structure Bill Patrick Witt, Executive Director of the President’s Council of Advisors…

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Attempted binance france home invasion sparks new concerns over security for crypto executives

A failed home invasion targeting a senior exchange executive in France has intensified debate around binance france and the growing physical risks tied to digital assets. Armed intruders target Binance…

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Meta smart glasses get closer to controversial facial recognition rollout amid political turmoil

Meta is weighing a major new feature for its Meta smart glasses, testing how far consumers and regulators will accept embedded facial analysis in public spaces. Meta’s ‘Name Tag’ facial…

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Bitcoin devs merge new plan to limit “quantum” exposure risk but there’s a fee and privacy tradeoff

Bitcoin developer contributors just cleared a documentation hurdle that crypto Twitter treated like an emergency quantum patch. It wasn't. On Feb. 11, a proposal for a new output type, Pay-to-Merkle-Root…

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