Category: Crypto & Web3
Comprehensive analysis of blockchain ecosystems, Web3 innovations, cryptocurrency market trends, and decentralized tech infrastructure.
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Does a Bank Charter Make a Stablecoin Safe? What USD1’s Approval Actually Covers
Key Takeaways A trust bank charter governs who is legally accountable for reserves and who can examine them. It does not change what those reserves are invested in. August 14, 2026: the OCC gave World Liberty Trust Company preliminary conditional…
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Strategy Sold Bitcoin Two Weeks Straight. Its Own Filings Show Where It Went
Strategy, the company built on the pledge to never sell its bitcoin, has now sold bitcoin in back-to-back weekly SEC filings. Between July 27 and August 9, 2026, it sold 3,328 BTC for a combined $213.3 million — and every…
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Decentralized AI Inference: Is It Really Cheaper?
Decentralized AI inference is not automatically cheaper than centralized cloud inference. It becomes cheaper only when the lower compute quote survives four tests: measured throughput, tail latency, service reliability and the cost of verification and fallback. Key Takeaways A decentralized…
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What Backs Stablecoins Is Not What You Can Redeem
What backs stablecoins, for the largest dollar tokens, is cash and short-dated U.S. Treasury paper held by a custodian bank. That answers the reserve question and only half of what a holder needs. Backing describes what the issuer owns. Redemption…
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Is Bitcoin Mining Still Profitable? Four Costs Decide
Is bitcoin mining still profitable? Yes, for some operators—but there is no industry-wide yes or no. A miner is profitable only when the value of the bitcoin it earns exceeds electricity, operating costs, machine depreciation, financing, and overhead. Those inputs…
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Why “Never Sell Bitcoin” Keeps Breaking
Ask why “never sell bitcoin” fails and you will usually get an answer about conviction — that the holder got scared, or was never serious. That answer fits almost none of the actual cases. The companies that broke the promise…
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Bitcoin ETP vs Self-Custody: What Do You Own?
Bitcoin ETP vs Self-Custody sounds like a debate about two ways to follow the same asset. I think the more useful question is simpler: after you choose, what do you actually own, and who must act correctly for that ownership…
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Tether Q2 Earnings: Profit Up, Reserve Buffer Cut in Half
Tether’s Q2 2026 earnings landed on July 31 with two numbers that pull in opposite directions. Net operating profit came in at $1.5 billion. At the same time, the excess reserve buffer backing every USDT in circulation was cut roughly…
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Vietnam’s Crypto Rules Spark Ban Fears in Asia
I’ve noticed that when governments introduce “frameworks” for crypto, the market rarely reads it as neutral news — and Vietnam’s latest move is no exception.
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Poolin’s Bankruptcy Reveals Where Mining Rigs Go Next
I keep coming back to one detail in this story: it’s not the bankruptcy itself that matters, it’s who’s bidding on the wreckage.