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Best Bitcoin Wallets in August 2025: Secure, Smart & Self-Custodial Options Compared

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Looking for the best Bitcoin wallets in August 2025? We compare the top Bitcoin and crypto wallets for secure self-custody. These next-gen wallets eliminate single points of failure, offering smarter key recovery and institutional-grade security. Here’s how they stack up. Why Bitcoin Wallets

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Polkadot Capital Group Launches to Drive Institutional TradFi Adoption Across Polkadot Network

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Polkadot Capital Group has officially launched as the capital markets-focused division of Polkadot, aiming to bridge traditional finance (TradFi) with blockchain infrastructure. The establishment of Polkadot Capital Group responds to rising institutional demand and increasing regulatory clarity in the U.S. The division will provide insights, educational resources, and

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Sofi Partners With Lightspark to Launch Lightning-Enabled International Money Transfers

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Sofi (NASDAQ: SOFI) has announced the launch of its international money transfer service, allowing members to send funds abroad directly from the Sofi app with lower fees and faster delivery than traditional remittance providers. The service will utilize technology from Lightspark, which leverages the Bitcoin Lightning Network and Universal Money Address (UMA) to

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Robinhood Launches Football Prediction Markets Through Kalshi

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Robinhood has announced the launch of pro and college football prediction markets within the app, allowing customers to trade on the outcomes of popular football games. Since the introduction of prediction markets last year, over 2 billion contracts have been traded on the platform. The new markets will feature contracts for all regular season pro […]

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Harvard Professor and Ex-IMF Chief Economist Offers Excuses for Misjudging Bitcoin a Decade Ago

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In a recent social media post, Kenneth Rogoff, a former Chief Economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), reflected on his earlier prediction that bitcoin was more likely to be valued at $100 than $100,000. Rogoff, a Professor of Economics at Harvard University, acknowledged that he underestimated the U.S. government’s willingness to implement sensible

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Illinois Governor Accuses Trump of Letting ‘Crypto Bros Write Federal Policy’

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The Prairie State passed landmark legislation on Monday designed to regulate digital assets and crypto ATMs. JB Pritzker Slams Trump’s Approach to Crypto Policy Democratic Illinois Governor Jay Robert “JB” Pritzker signed two pieces of crypto legislation into law on Monday, then turned around and used the opportunity to slam U.S. President Donald Trump for […]

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HIVE to Provide GPU Backbone for Canada’s Sovereign AI Cloud

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BUZZ HPC, the high-performance computing unit of Canadian bitcoin miner HIVE, has entered into a preferred partnership with Bell Canada to supply the computing backbone for Bell’s AI Fabric platform. This article is from Theminermag, a trade publication for the cryptocurrency mining industry, focusing on the latest news and research on institutional bitcoin mining

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Informal Systems’ Malachite Acquired by Circle to Power New Arc Blockchain Network for Stablecoin Finance

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Informal Systems has announced the acquisition of its high-performance consensus engine, Malachite, by Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: CRCL) to support the launch of Arc1, a new Layer-1 blockchain network designed specifically for stablecoin finance. The Arc network is set to debut in testnet later this year, leveraging Malachite’s Byzantine Fault Tolerant (BFT)

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USDf Explained: The Synthetic Stablecoin Climbing the Ranks

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With the stablecoin economy now valued at $276.8 billion, the sector has experienced striking growth—and one token has muscled its way into the top ten. In recent times, Falcon Finance’s synthetic stablecoin USDf has crossed the $1 billion mark in market capitalization, securing its place as the ninth-largest fiat-pegged token by value. USDf Unpacked: How […]

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Coinbase Declares Stablecoins Superior—Faster, Cheaper, More Global Than Legacy Finance

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Stablecoins are dominating the future of finance as billion-dollar IPOs ditch cash for blockchain, unlocking unmatched speed, savings, and global access. Stablecoins Power Historic $1.15B IPO, Reshaping Market Infrastructure Stablecoins are becoming an increasingly common tool in financial markets, viewed as faster, cheaper, and more globally accessible than traditional