This Week in Coins: Sparse News Extends Streak of Underwhelming Bitcoin and Ethereum Prices
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Charity Platform JustGiving Adds Support for Bitcoin, Dogecoin Donations

Fundraising platform JustGiving has rolled out support for cryptocurrency donations, greatly increasing the number of ways that users can send funds to charities and fundraising campaigns. The UK-based crowdfunding website’s users can now make donations denominated in more than 60 cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tether, and Dogecoin, the company said in a statement. The platform is offering the new donation…

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Trump mulls creating first White House crypto post: Report

The role would be the first-ever crypto-specific White House role and may report directly to Trump, Bloomberg reported. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/trump-team-mulls-creating-first-white-house-crypto-role-report?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

‘Cowardly Path’ Leads to Redemption: Former FTX Exec Gary Wang Skates on Prison Sentence
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‘Cowardly Path’ Leads to Redemption: Former FTX Exec Gary Wang Skates on Prison Sentence

Inner City Press reports that the former FTX executive Gary Wang, who admitted to creating the code enabling Sam Bankman-Fried to misappropriate $8 billion from the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, has avoided prison. Crypto Whistleblower or Accomplice? FTX’s Gary Wang Avoids Prison Reuters further reports that U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan acknowledged Gary Wang’s […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/cowardly-path-leads-to-redemption-former-ftx-exec-gary-wang-skates-on-prison-sentence/

US Could ‘Pay Off Our Debt With Bitcoin’, Says Donald Trump
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Trump Team Considering First-Ever Crypto White House Role: Bloomberg

Donald Trump and his transition team are actively discussing the possibility of creating a full-time White House position focused on crypto policy, according to a report out Wednesday in Bloomberg. The role, if created, would constitute the first-ever job dedicated to cryptocurrency at the White House level. Presidents routinely appoint “czars” to focus on specific, high-priority issues, ranging from climate…

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MicroStrategy Aims to Be ‘Bitcoin Bank’ With Trillion-Dollar Valuation: Michael Saylor
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MicroStrategy Stock Sets Record as Bitcoin Hits Another All-Time High Price

As Bitcoin continues to soar, assets giving investors exposure to the digital coin are getting snapped up—and fast. Software company MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR), the largest Bitcoin corporate treasury reserve holder, is the most active stock being traded so far Wednesday. Data from TradingView shows that the company’s equity is right now more popular than Nvidia or Tesla stock by its…

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A perfect storm is brewing for Bitcoin

Reflexivity squared: How Bitcoin ETF options could lead to explosive price movements. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/a-perfect-storm-is-brewing-for-bitcoin?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

This Child Made $30K Rugging a Solana Meme Coin—Then Crypto Degens Got Revenge
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This Child Made $30K Rugging a Solana Meme Coin—Then Crypto Degens Got Revenge

A Solana meme coin creator who appears to be a teenager rug-pulled holders late Tuesday after his token hit a $1 million market cap. Giddy from the $30,000 he’d just pocketed, the dev flipped off everyone watching his livestream and yelled, “Thanks for the 20 bandos,” as he jumped around the room. But Crypto Twitter took that personally—and rapidly got…

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Acurx Pharmaceuticals Allocates $1 Million to Bitcoin as Reserve Asset, Shares Slide 26%
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Acurx Pharmaceuticals Allocates $1 Million to Bitcoin as Reserve Asset, Shares Slide 26%

Acurx Pharmaceuticals Inc. has decided to take a bold financial step, pledging up to $1 million toward bitcoin (BTC) as a treasury reserve asset. This move signals a pivot in financial strategy for the late-stage biopharmaceutical company. Biopharma Firm Acurx Adopts Bitcoin for Treasury Strategy The board of directors at Acurx Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ACXP) greenlit […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/acurx-pharmaceuticals-allocates-1-million-to-bitcoin-as-reserve-asset-shares-slide-26/