Wall Street giant Morgan Stanley has launched a “digital asset lab” to test crypto products, according to reports. 

Bloomberg on Tuesday reported that the bank was using the lab to test products like stablecoins, tokenized assets and decentralized finance apps. 

Morgan Stanley is one of many banks delving deeper into the crypto world. The traditional finance titan became the first bank to debut a bitcoin exchange-traded fund in April. 

The fund, the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust, now manages over $871 million in assets, according to its website.  

Citing an interview with Megan Brewer, who is head of firmwide market innovation and labs at the bank, Bloomberg…

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Solari Capital just came out of stealth with $350 million deployed across AI, biotech, and Bitcoin. Founder AJ Scaramucci explains his “programmable reality” thesis: exponential computing power is turning biology, matter, intelligence, and finance into programmable systems. He also covers why Bitcoin is a core bet against monetary debasement.

Chapters:0:00 AJ Scaramucci and Solari Capital’s Programmable Reality Thesis1:22 Programmable Matter: Robotics, Alchemy, and Embodied AI2:56 Physical Superintelligence and the Next Paradigm in Physics4:16 How Close Are Humanoid Robots? Lessons From Waymo5:27 Bitcoin and Monetary Debasement in Solari’s Framework6:56 Scarcity vs….

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André Dragosch: Why Bitcoin’s Fair Value is $197,000

The 10-year Treasury yield is spiking, and Bitwise’s André Dragosch has a rule of thumb for when that becomes dangerous: 80 basis points in 20 trading days. He explains why the speed of the move matters more than the level, how a stock market correction could force a Fed pivot, and why that pivot could be the last domino before a genuine Bitcoin bull market.

Chapters:0:00 Operation Choke Point 2.0 and Crypto’s Shift to Republicans0:37 Will Democrats Stop Fighting Bitcoin and Crypto?1:53 Hunter Biden on Elizabeth Warren’s Crypto Stance2:44 Blockchain in the Age of AI and Bitcoin Going to Zero3:34 Why Hunter Biden…

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Hunter Biden’s $LAPTOP token dropped more than 98% within minutes of launch, and now he’s explaining what happened. In this interview, he walks through the plan to list on a centralized exchange, the switch to a decentralized exchange, and the market maker liquidity miss he blames for the crash. He also shares his 2028 Bitcoin price prediction.

Chapters:0:00 Why Hunter Biden Named His Token $LAPTOP1:36 What Went Wrong With the $LAPTOP Launch7:07 $LAPTOP vs. the Trump Token: Tokenomics and Transparency10:46 Operation Choke Point 2.0 and Lobbying His Father13:30 Will Democrats Ever Get Behind Bitcoin and Crypto?19:24 Hunter Biden on Michael Saylor and Strategy21:22 Bitcoin…

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The Clarity Act cloture vote failed, and Bitcoin rallied anyway. Gary Cardone, co-founder of Chargebacks911, explains why bad news has been bullish, why he thinks $75K will hold, and why he still has bids set at $66K and $68K. He also shares why he’d welcome one more retest of the low $70s.

Chapters:0:00 Gary Cardone on Bitcoin’s Rally After the Clarity Act Vote Failed1:38 Capital Rotation to AI and Bitcoin’s Weak Push to $126K2:23 Why Gary Cardone Parked His Money in STRC3:13 Collecting 10–12 Bitcoin From STRC Dividends3:55 Why You Don’t Need to Chase Bitcoin — His $66K and $68K Bids4:51 STRC vs. Other Preferreds: Liquidity, Yield, and Tax Treatment6:21 Why $1M–$5M…

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When I heard of the Coljac Café Bitcoin acceptance, I expected to write a quaint little piece about a small-town coffee shop trying something quirky. I was completely wrong. What I found in Farmington, Missouri wasn’t just a place to grab a morning espresso, it was the undisputed heart of an entire regional monetary movement. 

Pioneer Status: Coljac Café in Missouri Bitcoin Acceptance

When local Bitcoiners started dropping in, grabbing tables, and hosting informal meetups at the Farmington shop, ownership was willing to listen. Owner Jessica Goff and the local bitcoiners worked together and integrated Coinos.io, giving her register native Bitcoin and Lightning…

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The first crypto banks have opened in Belarus, according to reports, after the European country earlier this year created a legal framework for Bitcoin banks. 

While not yet named, the crypto banks will start operations after obtaining accreditation from the National Bank of Belarus, Russian news agency Interfax reported Monday. 

Back in January, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko signed Decree No. 19 “On Cryptobanks and Certain Issues of Control in the Field of Digital Tokens,” officially creating a legal framework for bitcoin and crypto banks in the country. 

JUST IN: 🇧🇾 The first two “crypto banks” in Belarus have been approved. 👀

“This will…

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UK Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey has appeared to slam Reform Party leader Nigel Farage’s use of Bitcoin. 

In a Monday speech, the finance minister said that Nigel Farage — a pro-crypto member of parliament — was “Liz Truss with a Bitcoin account.” 

Farage, who is leading the increasingly popular Reform Party, has come under fire recently for receiving donations from crypto entrepreneurs. Liz Truss was the UK’s shortest serving Prime Minister who was heavily criticised for her debt-fueled 2022 mini budget. 

“Nigel Farage — he wants you to think he’s a man of the people,” Healey said. “But when it comes to the economy, he’s Lizz Truss with a…

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Citigroup is working with America’s biggest crypto exchange, Coinbase, in its latest blockchain-based venture. 

The two companies said in a joint statement Monday that they were teaming up to allow Citi clients to move between regular money and stablecoins without having to build or manage both banking and crypto systems themselves.

The announcement comes as banks worldwide utilize Bitcoin’s underlying technology to speed up their processes and cater to crypto-hungry customers. 

Citi last month said it would allow institutional investors to custody both traditional assets and bitcoin within one framework, rather than needing separate systems, later this year. 

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Bitcoin treasuries are loading up again. 

Strategy, the largest corporate holder of bitcoin, announced Monday that it had bought 1,665 coins last week for $142.7 million — its second buy in a row after a brief hiatus. 

The Nasdaq-listed company added that it had also bought back $152 million in its preferred stock, STRC. Strategy now holds 847,666 bitcoins worth $70.5 billion, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 

Elsewhere, the fifth biggest bitcoin treasury, Strive, said it had last week snapped up 1,107 BTC for a total cost of  $94.5 million — bringing its holdings to 27,462 coins. 

JUST IN: Public companies Strategy and Strive…

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