Author: American Coins & Gold

Hamas Has Raised Millions in Crypto Donations – WSJ

Bitcoin Sinks Nearly 3% to .7K; Bulls Ponder How Low It Can Go
After failing again at $28,000 resistance over the weekend, bitcoin has retreated to its weakest level since late September.

DeFi Protocol BarnBridge Prepares for SEC Action, Fines
The decentralized autonomous organization is holding a vote on how to respond to securities regulators.

The Protocol: Bitcoin Might Get Ethereum-Style Smart Contracts Under ‘BitVM’ Plan
ZeroSync’s Robin Linus has ignited excitement in the Bitcoin community by introducing the “BitVM” paper, proposing a straightforward method for incorporating smart contracts into the original blockchain, a feature predominantly associated with Ethereum and its numerous derivatives.

Crypto Bills May Depend on U.S. House GOP Battle Over Scalise Speaker Pick
The U.S. House of Representatives won’t get back to work on crypto legislation if Republicans can’t unify behind majority choice Steve Scalise – or some alternative – after the party’s ousting of Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) derailed the congressional agenda.

Jim Cramer Doesn't Know Bitcoin

Chainlink’s LINK Is ‘Safest Bet’ to Profit From RWA Tokenization Trend: K33 Research
Chainlink has positioned itself as a key piece of infrastructure to connect blockchains with the outside world and should profit from crypto’s real-world asset narrative.

Stars Arena Exploiter: ‘I want to Cooperate’
The social app on Avalanche was drained for $3 Million last week.

Real Estate-Backed Stablecoin USDR De-Pegs After Treasury Was Drained of Liquid Assets
On-chain data suggests that USDR’s treasury was drained of liquid assets, leading to a run on the stablecoin.

Bitcoin Mining Industry Is at a ‘Crucible Moment,’ JPMorgan Says
The bank initiates research coverage of CleanSpark (top pick), Marathon Digital, Riot Platforms and Cipher Mining.