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Amid the surge in institutional adoption of cryptocurrencies – with Brazil solidifying its position among the top five crypto adoption markets worldwide – Binance, the largest crypto exchange by trading volume and number of users, has launched a tool aimed at cutting down the US$ 2 billion spent on tech infrastructure for crypto operations.

The Binance OMS Toolkit, just launched, is a solution tailored for order management systems (OMS and OEMs) and trading tech providers catering to native crypto clients and those in traditional finance. This tool aims to enhance operational efficiency and data visibility for institutions and platforms operating in the virtual asset market.

Institutional adoption of cryptocurrencies continues to grow globally. At Binance, the total trading volume of products reached US$ 34 trillion in 2025, marking a 21% increase in institutional trading volume and a 14% rise in the number of institutional users compared to the previous year. The platform holds approximately 41% of the global spot trading volume for cryptocurrencies, making it the largest liquidity pool for any institutional client routing crypto orders.

BlackRock, managing a whopping US$ 14 trillion in assets, just dropped a new Bitcoin ETF called BITA this Tuesday (16). Unlike IBIT, BITA aims to generate monthly yields through options trading while giving exposure to the crypto's price movements.

Robert Mitchnick, head of digital assets at BlackRock, explains that the BITA launch is all about catering to their clients who are keen on Bitcoin but are more focused on generating income.

"BITA was crafted in response to this demand, allowing investors to keep most of their exposure to Bitcoin's bullish moves while snagging potential income through a convenient exchange-traded structure."

Additionally, the announcement highlights that BITA investors can also score tax advantages, including the option to offset capital losses against other investment gains, among other perks.

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Bitcoin is set to moon after the AI bubble bursts, says Arthur Hayes

Arthur Hayes, the founder of BitMex, published a lengthy essay on his blog analyzing the current market situation. Titled "Reality Check," the piece discusses investments in the AI sector, rising oil prices, and other factors impacting Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. One of the highlights is the IPOs of SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI.

"Combined, SpaceX, Anthropic, OpenAI, and other tech stocks with lockups about to expire will raise more capital than all the dot-com bubble IPOs combined," Hayes emphasizes.

For example, SpaceX is expected to be valued around US$ 1.8 trillion. In comparison, today's market cap of Bitcoin is around US$ 1.2 trillion.

Given this, Hayes shares Michael Saylor's view that Bitcoin's decline is linked to capital rotation towards AI and other markets. However, he points out that this bubble will eventually burst, causing Bitcoin to skyrocket.

Arthur Hayes talks about moves in his portfolio
In addition to founding the world’s first Bitcoin derivatives exchange, Arthur Hayes has worked at Deutsche Bank and Citigroup before jumping into the crypto space.

Last week, the billionaire revealed he has liquidated his positions in NEAR and HYPE, anticipating a tough period for the crypto sector.

"I sold $HYPE, $NEAR, and $WLD last week. I also got rid of $ZEC due to the bug in the Orchard Pool. I wish I didn’t have to do this, but preserving capital is more important than chasing gains."

Moving forward, Hayes states that he is currently only positioned in Bitcoin and Ethereum.

"Ether is dead, but functional. I have no immediate high-cap demands that require me to liquidate my Ether, so it will remain untouched."

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Michael Saylor attributes Bitcoin's drop to capital rotation towards AI and selling pressure from ETFs

Michael Saylor, founder of Strategy, believes that Bitcoin's decline is tied to market interest in the Artificial Intelligence sector, as well as strong selling pressure from cryptocurrency ETFs.

Bitcoin hit US$ 61.300 this Thursday (4), marking a 51.5% retracement from its all-time high in October 2025.

Strategy, the public company holding the largest stash of bitcoins, is one of the most affected by this downturn.

This week, the sale of 32 bitcoins by Strategy and the movement of 10,000 bitcoins by the defunct exchange Mt. Gox further dragged the crypto down after a recovery between February and May.

Michael Saylor, founder of Strategy, does not believe that his company's sell-off is behind the recent dip. On social media, the billionaire highlighted other factors pressuring the cryptocurrency.

"Capital markets are funding the historic expansion of AI: about US$ 400 billion in 6 months. Bitcoin ETFs have seen approximately US$ 4 billion in outflows since May 14, putting pressure on $BTC. This is a capital rotation, not a weakening of Bitcoin. Volatility creates opportunity."

Binance, the biggest exchange in the game, now has a tool integrated into ChatGPT, allowing both newbie and seasoned traders to tap into reliable info from one of the most popular AIs out there.

Being a ‘read-only’ tool, it also ensures that users stay safe. In fact, you don’t even need a Binance account to use this feature, which can be connected in a flash.

Earlier this year, the exchange launched an AI assistant that can trade on its own, and later revealed it's using AI security tools to safeguard users' funds. This shows the company's forward-thinking vision on this cutting-edge tech.

An American is trying to leverage abandoned property laws to claim ownership of tens of thousands of inactive Bitcoin wallets

An American identified as Noah Doe, along with two companies, is attempting to utilize abandoned property laws to declare ownership of tens of thousands of Bitcoin wallets that have been dormant.

The target of the legal action is wallets with zero activity for over 5 years.

In the proceedings, Doe mentions hiring Salomon Brothers to play a strategic and operational role in early 2025.

As the date approaches, various Bitcoin addresses received intimidating messages.

"LEGAL NOTICE: We have taken possession of this wallet and its contents. It's not abandoned? Prove it with an on-chain transaction using the private key by September 30," the messages stated, directing to a site of Salomon Brothers, the name of a former Wall Street investment bank.

Some investors got spooked by the messages and moved billions in Bitcoin, some of which had been sitting idle since 2011.

Trump claims he will create an unrevocable law on cryptocurrencies

Donald Trump, former President of the USA, stated this Wednesday (27) that the previous administration nearly wrecked the crypto industry in the country, but he managed to save it.

In the announcement, Trump also mentions that his aim is to draft a pro-crypto law that cannot be undone by future politicians and regulators who are averse to this technology.

Earlier this week, the American president also defended prediction markets in the country after some states tightened regulations on these platforms.

Binance, the biggest crypto exchange in the world, is leveraging AI to safeguard its users' funds. According to the company, US$ 10, $5 billion (R$ 51, $8 billion) tied to scams have already been blocked.

The exchange stresses that this is a measure to combat attacks powered by AI, as they also make it easier for criminals to operate. Some examples mentioned include the creation of deepfakes, phishing bots, fake platforms, voice cloning, and impersonation in chat apps.

Binance is using AI to fight AI-driven scams. AI tools have become quite popular in recent years. However, they are also being exploited by criminals to enhance and expedite scams.

Not only do these attacks require less technical know-how, but they have also become cheaper.

"Today, 76% of AI-driven scams are in the highest range of scale and severity, and by 2025, crypto-related frauds are projected to hit $17 billion, a 30% year-over-year increase," points out Binance.

Binance’s strategy to protect users' funds against these AI-powered scams is precisely in using AI as a force for good.

The exchange notes that it has already launched 24 AI-based initiatives by the end of 2025, along with over 100 models, numbers that continue to climb.

"Computer vision is employed to detect fake payment receipts, while real-time language analysis helps identify scam patterns in P2P transactions. AI-driven decision-making now powers 57% of fraud controls, contributing to a 60 to 70% reduction in card fraud rates compared to industry benchmarks."

RATIRL, a Swedish streamer of League of Legends and other games, has gone the last four months without streaming on his channel. In a video posted last Sunday, he reports that his house was raided back in January by criminals looking for his crypto stash.

The kicker is that he didn’t have any crypto, which resulted in a brutal session of torture.

In his account, the Swede claims he took multiple punches and blows to the head, but didn’t even feel pain due to the adrenaline.

A Strategy, the biggest Bitcoin treasury player out there, hasn't made any moves in Bitcoin this week. In an announcement dropped on Tuesday (26), they reported snagging US$ 1.5 billion of their debt.

Just two weeks ago, they hit the brakes on buying to scoop up another US$ 1.5 billion in convertible notes. Back then, they even mentioned they might offload some bitcoins.

Right now, the company is sitting on debts of US$ 6.7 billion, maturing between 2028 and 2032.

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What if the origin of Bitcoin put billionaires and world leaders in the same race?

The new film by Doug Liman kicks off with this premise: a guy claims to be the creator of Bitcoin — and this sparks battles involving tech, power, and global influence.

In the plot, versions of Bezos, Zuckerberg, and Putin pop up as pieces in this game.

The production uses AI to recreate these figures and build a satire on money, narrative, and control.

At the heart of the story: whoever controls the origin… can influence the entire system.

The film is in post-production, shot in about 20 days, and uses proprietary performance capture tech with AI to cut costs and speed up the process.

There’s still no confirmed official release date.

American Bitcoin ETFs wrapped up the week with outflows of US$ 1.25 billion, reflecting a shift in market sentiment. As of this writing, Bitcoin is priced at US$ 74.850, down 3% in the last 24 hours.

The main concern is tied to global inflation risk due to rising oil prices, which in turn affects the prices of other goods and services.

Key indicators to watch include forecasts for the upcoming Fed meetings, as well as the yields on the two-year and ten-year U.S. Treasury bonds.

A Strategy, the largest Bitcoin treasury firm in the world, announced this Monday (18) the purchase of US$ 2 billion in the cryptocurrency. This is the 3rd largest buy of the year and the 8th largest in the company’s history.

Earlier this month, Strategy stated that they might short some bitcoins to "send a message" to the market. Given this, the purchase grabs attention, especially due to its size.

Despite the influx, Bitcoin is trading below US$ 77.000, hitting its lowest price since May 1st.

With the new investment, Strategy surpasses the mark of 843,000 bitcoins in their wallet. For comparison, Twenty One Capital and Metaplanet hold 43,514 BTC and 40,177 BTC, respectively.
The company now holds 68% of all bitcoins held by public companies.

A well-known investor going by cprkrn on X, formerly Twitter, has spent years on social media lamenting the loss of access to a wallet containing 5 bitcoins. However, he managed to recover his coins this Wednesday (13).

The amount is valued at US$ 400.000/R$ 2 million at the current rate.

"My wallet with my BTCs locked away from 9 years ago," the investor wrote in 2023, sharing a block explorer showing his frozen balance.

Using Claude, an AI tool from Anthropic, the investor detailed his adventure in finding the password that granted access to his wallet with 5 bitcoins.

Before this, the investor spent around two months utilizing tools like btcrecover and Hashcat to attempt brute-force/dictionary attacks, with trillions of attempts in vain. On top of that, he also searched through old computers, private messages, emails, and even notes in notebooks to locate the password.

What worked, according to the image above, was discovering an old backup of the wallet on one of the computers. It used an old password, noted in his notebook.

In other words, the investor created a new password when moving the wallet to his new computer but forgot it. Luckily, he was able to find the old backup on another computer with the help of AI, quickly accessed with the old password that was jotted down in the notebook.

The investor's excitement upon recovering his 5 bitcoins (R$ 2 million) can be seen in the tweets below.

"F*CKING HELL, MY GOD, CLAUDE JUST UNLOCKED THIS SH*T. THANK YOU @AnthropicAI, THANK YOU @DarioAmodei. I’M GONNA NAME MY KID AFTER YOU."

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A federal grand jury in the United States has indicted three men on suspicions of violent robberies against cryptocurrency investors, involved in a wave of crimes in the area. The case is underway in the northern region of California under the jurisdiction of U.S. prosecutors.

The accused face allegations of conspiracy to commit kidnappings and attempts at extortion in various local cities. Authorities point to targeted attacks specifically against holders of high-value crypto assets.

Police arrested defendants Elijah Armstrong and Jayden Rucker in Los Angeles on the last day of 2025. Federal agents had already captured their partner Nino Chindavanh in Sunnyvale just a few days before this duo.