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If Bitcoin forks, spot ETFs could choose the winner

Protos @protos.com · 1d

If Bitcoin forks, spot ETFs could choose the winner protos.com/if-bitcoin-f...

The contentious release of Bitcoin Core v30 is a reminder about the power of spot ETFs to choose which BTC fork earns investment flows.

Tether shareholder was Boris Johnson's advisor in Ukraine, report

Protos @protos.com · 1d

Tether shareholder was Boris Johnson’s advisor in Ukraine, report protos.com/tether-share...

UK political mega-donor and DigFinex shareholder Christopher Harborne reportedly traveled with Boris Johnson to Ukraine in 2023.

Is Howard Lutnick fundraising for Tether?

Protos @protos.com · 1d

The Context: 🟥 TRON SRs ignore Justin Sun

Justin Sun owns most of the TRON token, but the top Super Representatives (SRs) are silent on the danger.

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Protos @protos.com · 1d

Is Howard Lutnick fundraising for Tether? protos.com/is-howard-lu...

According to Swan Bitcoin CEO Cory Klippsten, Howard Lutnick has been personally assisting Tether with a multi-billion dollar fundraise.

Traders blame CZ for ending BNB memecoin season

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Protos @protos.com · 2d

Traders blame CZ for ending BNB memecoin season protos.com/traders-blam...

Traders followed every post and signal by Zhao to trade endless BNB Chain memecoins, yet he wants to back away from his influential role.

‘Salomon Brothers’ returns — with a $279B bitcoin dusting scheme

Protos @protos.com · 2d

‘Salomon Brothers’ returns — with a $279B bitcoin dusting scheme protos.com/salomon-brot...

Self-proclaimed investment firm Salomon Brothers targeted 39,000 dormant addresses with bitcoin repossession warnings earlier this year.

The spectacular collapse of David Bailey’s Nakamoto

Protos @protos.com · 2d

The spectacular collapse of David Bailey’s Nakamoto protos.com/the-spectacu...

Since May 12, David Bailey's Nakamoto has plummeted from $28.50 per share to $0.96, a 96% loss for shareholders.

WBTC relaunches on TRON, but abandoned version is bigger

Protos @protos.com · 3d

WBTC relaunches on TRON, but abandoned version is bigger protos.com/wbtc-relaunc...

Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) has relaunched its TRON product, but currently it has seen zero adoption, while the old version has a larger supply.

Hackers breach Zendesk to extort Discord with stolen IDs

Protos @protos.com · 3d

Hackers breach Zendesk to extort Discord with stolen IDs protos.com/hackers-brea...

Zendesk, which works with several crypto exchanges, was hacked last month, leading to the leak of millions of Discord user IDs.

Strategy’s mNAV falls to 19-month low as BTC outperforms

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Protos @protos.com · 3d

Strategy’s mNAV falls to 19-month low as BTC outperforms protos.com/strategys-mn...

Strategy common shares have fallen to a 19-month low multiple-to-Net Asset Value. The basic mNAV of MSTR is now just 1.21x.

Zac Prince blew up BlockFi, now wants your deposits at Galaxy One

Protos @protos.com · 4d

Zac Prince blew up BlockFi, now wants your deposits at Galaxy One protos.com/zac-prince-b...

While leading BlockFi, Zac Prince advertised rates on Circle’s USD stablecoin of 7.5%. Now at Galaxy One, he's advertising 8% APY on USD.

The Kalshi vs Polymarket KOL Wars have begun

Protos @protos.com · 4d

The Kalshi vs Polymarket KOL Wars have begun protos.com/the-kalshi-v...

Kalshi and Polymarket are paying accounts with thousands of followers to promote them to their audiences and display their affiliate badge.

Ripple’s privacy problem: Why banks still won’t touch XRP

Protos @protos.com · 4d

Ripple’s privacy problem: Why banks still won’t touch XRP protos.com/ripples-priv...

Brad Garlinghouse spoke with a senior validator on the XRP Ledger to explain why institutions are still dissatisfied with privacy tooling.

Strategy hasn't sold any STRC through ATM since July

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Protos @protos.com · 5d

Strategy hasn’t sold any STRC through ATM since July protos.com/saylor-hasnt...

Michael Saylor has been particularly optimistic about expanding STRC domestically and abroad, yet his STRC ATM sales to date are $0.

Opinion: Why Coinbase’s $12K giveaway isn’t really Universal Basic Income

Protos @protos.com · 5d

Opinion: Why Coinbase’s $12K giveaway isn’t really Universal Basic Income

Latest from @cascoinfoundation.org

protos.com/opinion-why-...

Coinbase isn't the government and this isn't a UBI pilot program. Don’t let Coinbase try to convince you otherwise.

Inside the fallout from PeckShield's Synnax Labs audit

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Protos @protos.com · 5d

Inside the fallout from PeckShield’s Synnax Labs audit protos.com/inside-the-f...

Synnax Labs claims PeckShield overlooked an attack vector in its audit that was linked to the $1.7M hack of Abracadabra.

Has Garantex-linked Grinex dodged sanctions to move $6 billion?

Protos @protos.com · 5d

Has Garantex-linked Grinex dodged sanctions to move $6 billion? protos.com/has-garantex...

Grinex, a Kyrgyzstan-based exchange with alleged ties to Garantex looks to have moved billions since it was sanctioned in August.

How much money does Alameda Research still have?

Protos @protos.com · 5d

How much money does Alameda Research still have? protos.com/how-much-mon...

Even though Sam Bankman-Fried is in prison, a BTC wallet controlled by Alameda Research deposited about $30M into Binance last week.

Zcash vs Bitcoin debate exposes Naval Ravikant’s conflicts of interest

Protos @protos.com · 8d

Zcash vs Bitcoin debate exposes Naval Ravikant’s conflicts of interest protos.com/zcash-vs-bit...

Venture capitalist Naval Ravikant has plenty of conflicts of interest in claiming that Zcash is somehow insurance against BTC.

Bitcoin doesn't need the McRib to rally

Protos @protos.com · 8d

Bitcoin doesn’t need the McRib to rally protos.com/bitcoin-does...

Crypto bros tracking BTC's price against re-releases of the McDonald's McRib got a little too excited about a false report this week.

Lord Miles wants YouTubers to help settle Polymarket scandal

Protos @protos.com · 8d

Lord Miles wants YouTubers to help settle Polymarket scandal protos.com/lord-miles-w...

Lord Miles’ X account claims the YouTuber is in a Saudi jail but crypto sleuths suspect he may have rigged the bet to fail.

Liberland algorithm elects Justin Sun as prime minister for fifth time

Protos @protos.com · 8d

The Context: 🤔 Is World Liberty going to launch an Aave instance?

Trump-affiliated World Liberty Financial passed a proposal 10 months ago to launch an Aave instance; so far, it’s failed to complete that proposal.

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Protos @protos.com · 9d

Liberland algorithm elects Justin Sun as prime minister for fifth time protos.com/liberland-al...

Liberland, nestled between Serbia and Croatia, holds an election every three months and announced the results of its latest vote today.

Strategy gains $8B in market cap after IRS waiver

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Protos @protos.com · 9d

Strategy gains $8B in market cap after IRS waiver protos.com/strategy-gai...

The IRS said that Strategy can disregard unrealized gains and losses on digital asset holdings when computing income subject to the 15% CAMT.