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Thailand SEC proposes retail access to regulated overseas crypto derivatives
Thailand’s SEC is seeking comments on proposed rules that would allow retail access to overseas crypto derivatives, provided the products trade on qualifying exchanges with central clearing.
Strategy directs $603 million stock-sale proceeds to Bitcoin and STRC support
Strategy used $603 million from one week of common-stock sales for three purposes: $369.7 million in Bitcoin purchases, $202.5 million for STRC buybacks and dividends, and a $30 million increase in cash.
Ontology pauses mainnet transactions during security review
Ontology has paused mainnet transactions while its technical team examines a potential security issue. No incident or asset loss has been confirmed, and the project has not disclosed when transactions will resume.
Lazarus-linked wallets sold over $30 million in Bitcoin on Hyperliquid
CoinDesk reports that wallets tied to North Korea’s Lazarus Group sold more than $30 million in Bitcoin on Hyperliquid over the past three weeks, as Donald Trump pushes to bring the crypto platform onshore.
AI Data Centers Adopt an Efficiency Lesson from Bitcoin Mining
CryptoSlate says AI data centers are adopting a power-management lesson associated with Bitcoin miners. AI computing relies on electricity, generates substantial heat and requires heavy-duty cooling as services scale to millions of users.
Strategy Challenges MSCI Plan to Exclude Bitcoin Treasury Firms
Strategy has challenged MSCI’s proposal to remove it from the Global Investable Market Indexes. Michael Saylor and Phong Le called the plan flawed and accused MSCI of discriminating against digital asset businesses.
Ireland to exclude crypto from planned tax-advantaged investment accounts
Ireland’s planned tax-advantaged investment accounts will cover stocks, bonds and ETFs but exclude crypto and derivatives. Cointelegraph reports that the excluded products are regarded as higher-risk investments.
Kalshi Bans George Santos for Life After State of the Union Trading Case
Kalshi permanently banned former congressman George Santos after finding he traded heavily on his own State of the Union attendance, made false statements to move prices and earned nearly $18,000, according to Decrypt.
Corporate Bitcoin Holdings May Create Hidden Conditional Supply
CryptoSlate examines how PowerCompute and USBC use collars, options and secured loans around Bitcoin holdings. Such arrangements can turn apparently passive corporate BTC treasuries into assets subject to contractual conditions and potential future supply.
Hyperliquid Discusses US Perpetual Futures Launch With Kraken Parent
Hyperliquid is discussing a potential US launch for its perpetual futures through Payward-owned, US-regulated Bitnomial. The arrangement would mark the decentralized exchange’s first US entry, according to Decrypt.