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Extracting Venezuelan Oil Could Reduce Bitcoin Mining Costs: Bitfinex

Extracting Venezuelan Oil Could Reduce Bitcoin Mining Costs: Bitfinex

US companies moving into Venezuela to extract the country’s enormous crude oil reserves could lower electricity prices for Bitcoin miners and improve their profitability margins, analysts at crypt...

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Strategy Starts 2026 With $116M Bitcoin Buy, Posts $17B Loss in Q4

Strategy Starts 2026 With $116M Bitcoin Buy, Posts $17B Loss in Q4

Strategy, the world’s largest corporate holder of bitcoin, began the new year with its first purchase of 2026 while reporting a steep fourth-quarter paper loss as Bitcoin prices slid late last yea...

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Colombia and Mexico Potentially Next on Trump’s Hit List

Colombia and Mexico Potentially Next on Trump’s Hit List

US President Donald Trump hinted that Colombia and Mexico could be the next targets for US military intervention following the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday, intensify...

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Metaplanet Has an Edge Over US-Based DATs Due to JPY Weakness: Analyst

Metaplanet Has an Edge Over US-Based DATs Due to JPY Weakness: Analyst

Metaplanet, a Bitcoin (BTC) treasury company, may have a financial edge over other digital asset treasury companies due to structural weakness in the Japanese yen (JPY), according to BTC analyst a...

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Coinbase Pauses Fiat Operations in Argentina After Less Than a Year

Coinbase Pauses Fiat Operations in Argentina After Less Than a Year

Crypto exchange Coinbase has paused its local fiat operations in Argentina less than a year after formally entering the market, scaling back peso-based services while keeping its crypto functional...

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Bitcoin’s Spot Price Remain Solid Despite US Attack on Venezuela

Bitcoin’s Spot Price Remain Solid Despite US Attack on Venezuela

The price of Bitcoin (BTC) remained firm at about $90,000, despite geopolitical tensions between the United States and Venezuela reaching a boiling point in the early hours of Saturday morning. Bi...

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