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June 29, 2026
Bitcoin plunges to year-low price as ‘crypto winter’ descends — independent.co.uk
More than $2 trillion has been wiped from the crypto market since its peak
Scammer impersonates Marco Rubio, demands $300 in Bitcoin — boingboing.net
Of all the trustworthy names a scammer could possibly hijack, Marco Rubio feels like an odd choice. You can choose to be literally anyone, and you pick the Secretary of State who thinks fonts are woke? I think Rubio contacting me would make me even less
Strategy is authorizing bitcoin sales to fund stock buybacks — qz.com
The bitcoin treasury company adopted a new Digital Credit Capital Framework that includes up to $1B in common stock repurchases and a bitcoin monetization program
Strategy may sell up to $1.25 billion in Bitcoin to calm investor jitters — fortune.com
Strategy is shifting strategies as the Bitcoin behemoth seeks to quell fears over its financial health. On Monday, the company announced that it may sell up to $1.25 billion in Bitcoin to build its cash reserves, cover investor payouts, and fund stock
Taking Financialization Seriously—By Taxing It — democracyjournal.org
The smartest tax doesn’t have to raise a lot of revenue to do social good. The point of a carbon tax, for example, is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to mitigate climate change. If it succeeds in incentivizing people to use less fossil-fuel-intensive
Nancy Guthrie suspects sent latest ransom note as ‘mea culpa’ to avoid death penalty, ex-FBI agent says — nypost.com
"It’s about attention. It’s about control. And he hopes he can get a Bitcoin out of it, too, but it’s mainly about controlling this narrative at this point," said the agent.
Strategy Says It May Sell Up to $1.25 Billion of Bitcoin — bloomberg.com
Michael Saylor’s Strategy Inc. said it may sell up to $1.25 billion of Bitcoin to bolster its cash reserve and established two repurchase programs of up to $1 billion each for common and preferred shares.
The sell-off in Strategy’s preferred stock has investors questioning everything — fortune.com
In 2025, Bitcoin’s foremost booster pitched financial alchemy. At a conference in Prague, Michael Saylor, the executive chairman of the Bitcoin hoarder Strategy, touted his company’s newest stock offering. “I give you the upside, you have no downside, and
Bitcoin ETFs Set for Worst Month With $4 Billion in Outflows — bloomberg.com
US-listed Bitcoin exchange-traded funds are on pace for their worst month of withdrawals since launching two years ago.
Artificial intelligence becomes ripe target for taxes — rollcall.com
Some progressives are floating various plans to spread the wealth of the AI boom in the run-up to the midterm elections this fall, with proposals ranging from taxes on AI tokens to an excise tax on the energy used by data centers. But other stakeholders
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