qfx In a world where economic crises and sanctions are basically Venezuela’s default settings, they’re turning to USDT-the big, stable, and slightly scandalous stablecoin-to keep their oil money flowing. It’s like switching from a rusty bike to a Tesla-kinda flashy, kinda risky, but hey, it gets the job done.
In a filing as fortuitous as finding a pot of gold, they declared: “We possess 2,443 BTC, worth barely less than $273 million.” Compared to their former claim of 152 BTC, it was almost as if the tale of magical numbers reinvented itself.
Judge Analisa Torres’ July 2023 ruling, where she declared that XRP itself is NOT a security, wasn’t just a win for Ripple. Oh no, it was a turning point for the entire crypto world. And according to Deaton, it wasn’t just the lawyers at Ripple who did the heavy lifting. Nope, it was those 2,000 exhibits filed and, get this, some key documents that the judge relied on – including affidavits from XRP holders and Deaton’s oh-so-influential amicus brief. Talk about a plot twist!
And by “swimming,” I mean one group is hoarding ETH like it’s toilet paper during an apocalypse, while another group seems to have misplaced their shopping list. This delightful chaos has left everyone scratching their heads and wondering if Ethereum is about to moon, sink, or just… float awkwardly like a rubber duck in a bathtub. 🛁
The Fed’s Board has graciously declared that on Oct. 21, industry experts will gather to discuss how to “further innovate and improve the payments system.” Translation? Let’s figure out how to make money move faster without breaking everything. Among the topics: tokenizing financial products, blending traditional finance with decentralized finance (DeFi), stablecoins (those sneaky chameleons of currency), and-wait for it-the unholy marriage of AI and payments. 🤖💳
It all started with a merger, because that’s how these things work, isn’t it? American Bitcoin (a name that just *screams* subtlety) emerged from the ashes – or rather, the existing entity – of Gryphon Digital Mining. Quite the phoenix act, if I do say so myself.
The esteemed institution will now offer custody for Bitcoin and support for exchange-traded funds (ETFs), a delightful treat for those institutional investment managers with registered or private funds. How terribly exciting, isn’t it?
They declare themselves a new breed of wealth-an asset class, no less! No longer content with mundane headlines, men now gaze upon odds and probabilities, as if by mere glance they could divine the future. But beware, for behind this shimmering curtain lie dangers most insidious: the shadows of regulation, manipulation, and herd madness-forces that threaten to turn hope into folly. 😏
This isn’t their first rodeo, though. Back in 2024, Ethereum’s own Vitalik Buterin and the Ethereum Foundation handed them a little seed money (read: “a small grant” if you’re being polite). Those initial funds were used to start operations and teach Wall Street types about Ethereum, presumably by whispering, “It’s like Bitcoin, but with more smart contracts and fewer ponzi schemes.”
As the calendar flips, the same soliloquy of Solana echoes: another peak, another precipice of profit-taking. Will the hodlers cling to their dreams, or shall they, like a man fleeing his conscience, cash out into the night? 🏃💸
