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Bitcoin's Rebound Nears $85,000 Cost-Basis Cluster as Ether Whales Trim Bullish Bets
Bitcoin briefly topped $84,000 and Ether regained $2,500, but investor cost-basis data and $26.5bn of Ether futures positioning point to hurdles ahead.

Bitcoin, Ether and Solana ETFs Shed $1.25bn as XRP Funds Log 13th Week of Inflows
Bitcoin funds posted their first losing week since mid-September and Ether products their heaviest redemptions since January, according to SoSoValue data.

Citi's $113,000 Bitcoin Target Needs a 36% Rally as Glassnode Data Show Thin Trading
The bank raised its 12-month forecast from $82,000. New money is arriving, but combined spot and ETF volumes are among the lowest since January 2024.

Robinhood Adds $25m of Bitcoin to Its Balance Sheet After Earlier Treasury Debate
The purchase is under 0.5% of the $5.362bn cash Robinhood reported at end-June, making it more a strategic signal than a material bet on price.

The French Disruption: How Microsoft’s $3 Billion Bet on Mistral AI Is Rewriting the Rules of Artificial Intelligence
Microsoft invests $3 billion in Mistral AI. The startup’s performance surges 70%, challenging ChatGPT’s dominance.

SEC Approves Cboe Listing Rule for Volatility Shares' 3x Bitcoin and Ether Funds
The order clears an exchange-rule hurdle, but registration and a first trading date for the proposed BITH and ETHK products remain unconfirmed.

Bitcoin Magazine Essay Argues Quantum Computing Is No Realistic Threat to Bitcoin
Brandon Black says there is no evidence a key-breaking quantum machine will exist within a decade, but still backs Bitcoin's post-quantum work.

Trezor's Safe 7 Pairs Shamir Backups With Bluetooth and a Battery, Review Finds
Bitcoin Magazine's review praises the 20-word backup system and build quality, but says the wireless features make it more a high-security warm wallet than cold storage.
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[[alloc] init] Proposes Shielded Bitcoin for Private Transactions Without a Soft Fork
The metaprotocol relies on notes, nullifiers and zero-knowledge proofs checked by indexers, with a planned PIPEs-based peg meant to avoid operators or federations.

Bitcoin's Rebound Near $86,000 Draws Spot Buyers as Leverage and ETF Outflows Build
Glassnode data shows real spot demand behind an 11.65% weekly gain, but elevated funding, profit-taking and about $300m of weekly ETF outflows leave the move exposed.

Kevin O'Leary Ties $1m Bitcoin Call to Solving the Quantum Computing Threat
At Avalanche Summit, the investor said quantum doubts keep large funds near 3% Bitcoin exposure, and reversed his earlier bullish case for Ethereum.
Bitcoin Gained 28% in Two Years While the Median Mid-Cap Altcoin Lost 74%
A Glassnode and Bybit report found gains concentrated at the top of the market, while leverage pooled in speculative small caps such as PEPE.