How To Solve The Student Loan Crisis

Student loans continue to trouble millions of Americans, with a total of $1.77 trillion already owed. This crisis has been a major political issue for a while, especially after former President Biden promised to wipe out all of the student loan debt and ended up only fulfilling half of the promise. These billions of dollars are not just numbers on a spreadsheet; they represent people who repay their debt, every month, year in and year out. While the standard repayment plan spans 10 years, the reality is far more daunting: The average borrower takes 20-30 years to repay their loans. 

There are over two million new undergraduates every year, and, on average, they graduate with…

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LATEST: Japanese Company Remixpoint Acquires 55.6 Bitcoin as Part of Investment Strategy

Remixpoint Inc. has purchased ¥887.3 million worth of Bitcoin acquiring 55.68 BTC at an average price of ¥15.94 million per coin. The move boosts its total holdings to 981.39 BTC now valued at approximately ¥15.63 billion. The company’s unrealized gains from its Bitcoin investment stand at ¥2.32 billion showing strong confidence in long term digital asset value.

The funds for this latest purchase came from stock acquisition rights exercised on June 10. Remixpoint originally operated in the auto and energy sectors but has shifted focus to digital assets. It remains one of Japan’s few public firms with direct Bitcoin exposure seeing it as a hedge against the weakening yen and a reliable store of value.

Bitcoin adoption among Japanese companies is on the rise. Metaplanet was the first to shift fully into Bitcoin in 2024 moving away from hospitality to become a digital asset-focused firm. That bold step sparked growing interest from other corporations including Remixpoint.

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Spark airdrop lights the fuse on decentralized governance

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Spark, the DeFi protocol behind SparkLend and Spark Savings, has launched Ignition. This long-awaited airdrop campaign is designed to reward early ecosystem contributors and kick off decentralized governance via the SPK token.

The campaign will reach approximately 50,000 participants, spanning users of Aave, Pendle, Centrifuge, Morpho, Unichain, Lido and OP Mainnet, according to the Spark team. Eligibility is determined based on prior engagement with SparkLend or by holding select stablecoins, including USDS, sUSDS, DAI, sDAI and xDAI (the gas token of Gnosis Chain). Token recipients can check…

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A New Security Device For A New Generation

Passport Prime, Foundation Devices’ latest retail hardware wallet, is about to hit the market in Q3 of 2025. The device features a full-color touch screen the size of a credit card with a modern industrial aesthetic. It aims to be a developer platform for Bitcoin and crypto software with high security demands.

Besides serving the basic wallet needs of Bitcoin users, the device is designed as an open source platform for app developers to bring a new experience of crypto-native cybersecurity to the public. The Passport Prime is expected to ship with a powerful Bitcoin wallet app, as well as virtual YubiKeys, a 2FA app, a seed vault for imported or low-value crypto wallets, 50 GB of…

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A New Security Device For A New Generation

Passport Prime, Foundation Devices’ latest retail hardware wallet, is about to hit the market in Q3 of 2025. The device features a full-color touch screen the size of a credit card with a modern industrial aesthetic. It aims to be a developer platform for Bitcoin and crypto software with high security demands.

Besides serving the basic wallet needs of Bitcoin users, the device is designed as an open source platform for app developers to bring a new experience of crypto-native cybersecurity to the public. The Passport Prime is expected to ship with a powerful Bitcoin wallet app, as well as virtual YubiKeys, a 2FA app, a seed vault for imported or low-value crypto wallets, 50 GB of…

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Remixpoint Invests ¥887 Million More Into Bitcoin

Remixpoint Inc. (3825.T), a management consulting services company, announced it has purchased ¥887.3 million worth of Bitcoin, acquiring 55.68 BTC at an average price of ¥15.94 million per coin. 

Following this purchase, the company now holds a total of 981.39 BTC, with a market value of approximately ¥15.63 billion. The unrealized gain on its Bitcoin holdings stands at ¥2.32 billion, reflecting their confidence in Bitcoin’s long term value. The funds came from the exercise of stock acquisition rights conducted on June 10.

Remixpoint Inc. is a Japanese company that started in the auto and energy sectors but has changed toward digital assets. It’s one of the few…

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Mercurity Fintech To Raise $800 Million For Bitcoin Treasury

Mercurity Fintech Holding Inc. (Nasdaq: MFH), a digital finance company focused on blockchain-based financial infrastructure, has announced plans to raise $800 million to establish a long-term Bitcoin treasury reserve. The initiative is part of the company’s effort to incorporate digital assets into its financial strategy. 

According to a recent news release, Mercurity intends to transition a portion of its reserves into Bitcoin, supported by blockchain-native custody, staking solutions, and tokenized treasury tools designed to advance yield and extend asset duration. 

“We’re building this Bitcoin treasury reserve based on our belief that Bitcoin will become an essential…

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The Bitcoin Treasury Strategy That’s Reanimating Zombie Companies

A growing number of public companies are stuck in limbo—technically solvent, but strategically stalled. Growth has evaporated. Stock prices have languished. Reinvestment opportunities are unclear or underwhelming. These companies aren’t broken—they’re just drifting.

They’ve become what markets call zombie companies: firms that generate enough to survive, but not enough to excite. And in today’s capital environment, stagnation is no longer neutral—it’s dangerous.

This is where a Bitcoin treasury strategy comes in.

What Is a Bitcoin Treasury Strategy—and What Problem Does It Solve?

At its core, a Bitcoin treasury strategy means converting a portion of idle…

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Shiba Inu Burn Rate Explodes Over 112,000% In One Day — What’s Fueling The Surge?

Shiba Inu’s SHIB/USD burn rate has spiked, alongside a rise in whale transactions and daily transactions. Key Shibarium updates reflect strong fundamentals for the meme coin.

CryptocurrencyPrice   Market Cap24-Hour Trend7-Day TrendShiba Inu SHIB/USD $0.00001257$7.4 billion-4.5% -2.5% Dogecoin DOGE/USD $0.1874$28 billion-5.6% –2% Pepe PEPE/USD $0.00001216$5.1 billion-4.2% +2.6% 

Trader Notes: Technical analyst Investing Haven notes that SHIB has held key support around $0.000012345, aligning with expected annual lows near $0.0000133.

The chart may be forming a bullish W-reversal pattern, which — if confirmed — could push SHIB toward a target of $0.0000666.

Statistics:…

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Maelstrom Announces Its Fourth Bitcoin Developer Grant Recipient

Maelstrom is announcing that Ron, known online as “macgyver13,” is the fourth recipient of the Maelstrom Bitcoin Grant Program, per a press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine. Ron will be working on Silent Payments, as proposed in Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 352. 

“We are excited to be financially supporting Ron, in his mission on integrating Silent Payments into Bitcoin wallets,” said the CFO of Maelstrom Arthur Hayes. “Many merchants and users want to provide/display a single static address that doesn’t change, which is an important, valid and simple use case. With Silent Payments this can still be done, while on-chain address re-use is avoided. Address re-use is a…

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