Trump Considering Pardon For Samourai Wallet’s Rodriguez

President Donald Trump said he’ll review the case of Keonne Rodriguez, co-founder of Samourai Wallet, as questions mount over the federal conviction of the Bitcoin privacy software developer. 

When asked about Rodriguez’s upcoming prison sentence, Trump said, “I’ve heard about it. I’ll look at it.”

“I don’t know anything about it,” President Trump said. “But we’ll take a look.” 

Rodriguez publicly acknowledged Trump’s sentiment, tweeting “Your continued noise is working. Thank you to everyone pushing @realDonaldTrump to pardon Bill and me. Let’s get this over the line. #pardonsamourai”

Rodriguez, along with co-founder William “Bill”…

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Is Bitcoin’s 4-Year Cycle Over? Fidelity Weighs In

Bitcoin and the broader crypto market is heading into 2026 with more questions than clear answers.

A new outlook from Fidelity urges caution for investors chasing short-term gains, while arguing that long-term holders may still have room to enter the market. 

The message reflects a broader shift: crypto is no longer just a high-beta trade for speculators. It is being treated as a strategic asset by governments, corporations, and institutional investors.

That shift accelerated this year.

This year, more governments and companies added digital assets to their treasuries, creating a new source of demand that didn’t exist in prior cycles. 

In March, President Donald…

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Bitcoin’s Weekly Close Signals Imminent Drop Below $84,000 Toward $70,000 Floor

Bitcoin Price Weekly Outlook

Bitcoin price is looking lethargic heading into this week. Last week saw prices reject once again from the $94,000 resistance level. The bulls were not able to gain any momentum whatsoever as the price bled down into Sunday to close at $88,170. This week, the bears will look to break the $84,000 support level and take the price into the low $70,000 range. The bulls will desperately try to hold onto this $84,000 level as support, but it may not be able to survive another test.

Key Support and Resistance Levels Now

With the $84,000 support level again under pressure this week, the bears will look to finally drive the price down below it….

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SEC Officials Highlight Crypto Transparency Vs. Privacy

SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins just addressed the ongoing SEC Crypto Task Force Roundtable on Financial Surveillance and Privacy by touching on the dual nature of public blockchain technology and the need to balance government oversight with individual privacy rights.

Atkins underscored that public blockchains are “more transparent than any legacy financial system ever built,” with every transaction recorded on a ledger accessible to anyone.

Atkins also said that chain analytics firms are already adept at linking on-chain activity to off-chain identities, warning that, if misapplied, crypto could become “the most powerful financial surveillance architecture ever… Read more on BitcoinMagazine

What Is MNAV? The Investor’s Guide To Valuing Bitcoin Treasuries

mNAV, or market net asset value, is a valuation metric that expresses the real-time economic value of a company’s bitcoin reserves. It adjusts the company’s holdings to the current market price of bitcoin, accounts for liquid cash and debt, and factors in share dilution.

mNAV provides a clearer picture of a bitcoin treasury company’s true financial position than conventional accounting standards. It has become the standard tool for evaluating corporate bitcoin strategies because it centers the analysis on bitcoin itself, rather than legacy accounting conventions that can distort value.

Key Takeaways

Real-Time Precision: mNAV reflects the current market value of a… Read more on BitcoinMagazine

Bitcoin Falls Below $87K, $200M In Longs Liquidated

Bitcoin extended its weekend slide on Sunday, dropping below $87,000 as a fresh wave of liquidations swept through the crypto market, wiping out roughly $200 million in leveraged positions over the past 60 minutes, per Coinglass data. 

At the time of writing, the bitcoin price stood at $86,751, down about 2% over the past 24 hours, according to market data. 

Trading volume totaled roughly $38 billion, while BTC was down 4% from its seven-day high near $89,935 and hovering just above its weekly low around $87,152.

BTC’s circulating supply currently sits at 19.96 million BTC, with a fixed maximum of 21 million, giving the network a market capitalization of approximately…

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Bitcoin Price Bleeds Below $89,000 After Grim Weekend 

Bitcoin price endured another grim weekend, bleeding from the low-$92,000 range on Thursday to weekend lows near $87,000 as thin liquidity and sell pressure weighed on risk appetite.

The move below $90,000 came during typically illiquid Sunday trading, amplifying downside volatility as traders positioned cautiously ahead of a dense slate of U.S. economic data and central bank events this week.

At the lows, the bitcoin price was down roughly 7% on the month, continuing a choppy consolidation that has defined price action since October’s all-time high, per Bitcoin Magazine Pro data.

Broader crypto markets showed little sign of strength. 

Major altcoins including Solana,…

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Strategy Loads Up On Bitcoin With Another $1 Billion Buy

Strategy, the world’s largest publicly traded bitcoin holder, added nearly another $1 billion worth of BTC last week, marking its second consecutive mega-purchase as bitcoin prices pulled back toward the $90,000 level.

The company acquired 10,645 bitcoin for approximately $980.3 million, paying an average price of $92,098 per BTC, according to a filing released Monday. 

Strategy now holds 671,268 bitcoin, purchased for a total of $50.33 billion, giving it an average acquisition cost of $74,972 per coin.

As with recent purchases, the acquisition was funded primarily through equity issuance. The company raised $888.2 million through sales of common stock, with the remainder…

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Bitcoin Stuck Around $90,000 XRP, Dogecoin Trade Flat While Ethereum Rises 2%

Bitcoin has slipped below $90,000 on Monday morning as investors dial back risk ahead of key macro events this week, including jobs and inflation data.

Bitcoin ETFs saw $49.2 million in net inflows on Friday, while Ethereum ETFs reported $19.4 million in net outflows.

Bitcoin Facing Crucial Resistance

Crypto analyst Michael van de Poppe noted that Bitcoin swept Sunday’s lows, rebounded quickly, closed the CME gap, and is now consolidating at a critical resistance near $90,000.

A clean breakout could trigger a fast move toward $92,000–$94,000 and increase the probability of a push toward $100,000. Failure to reclaim $90,000, however, could open the door to a deeper pullback, making this…

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