March 7, 2025
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Greetings, curious minds! Join us on a journey into the cutting-edge. This newsletter unveils the latest trends shaping our world.
Let’s explore together! 🌐🚀
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The Trump administration plans to “roll back” Joe Biden’s anti-crypto stance and treat Bitcoin as the “digital Fort Knox for digital gold.”
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The new GOP bill comes on the heels of congressional hearings into “Operation Chokepoint 2.0” and bipartisan agreement that debanking should end.
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The White House Crypto Summit brings top industry leaders together as President Trump’s Bitcoin reserve plans spark debate over the future of crypto policy in the US.
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📈 Market Data
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🚨 Important News This Week
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AI
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Mistral AI bets on open-source development to overtake deepSeek, CEO says
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Broadcom earnings and AI strength should win over a tougher crowd
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Microsoft-OpenAI Partnership Gets U.K. Antitrust Clearance
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Tech
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DoubleZero’s alternative to public internet targets mainnet rollout in H2
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Tech, media & telecom roundup: market talk
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Our current data infrastructure threatens DeFi’s future
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Crypto
- Trump’s Bitcoin reserve order reshapes institutional crypto investment
- Crypto VC deals top $1.1B in February as DeFi interest surges — The TIE
- Bitcoin struggles near $90K as US tariff fears spook ETF investors
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🚨 Notable Companies Secure Impressive Investments
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- Prime Intellect raises 15M in a funding round led by Founders Fund
- Flowdesk raises $102M in new funding round
- FastLane raises $6M in a Strategic funding round
- Binance Labs-backed Infrared raises $14M in a Series A funding round
- Across Protocol [ACX] raises $41M in a Token sale round
- Early Solana backer raises $600M for its 11th fund
- Seismic raises $7M in a Seed funding round led by a16z Crypto
- Validation Cloud raises $15M in a Series A funding round led by True Global Ventures
- August raises $10M in a Series A funding round led by Dragonfly
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🔥 Top Blockchain & Crypto News of the Week
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🚀 From market crashes to institutional power moves, here are the top headlines shaping the crypto world right now.
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1️⃣ Trump’s Crypto Strategic Reserve Announced
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President Trump unveiled a Crypto Strategic Reserve including BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL, and ADA. Analysts question the complexity of this approach, citing potential regulatory hurdles and security challenges. 📉 Market volatility surged as a result.
🔗 Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/06/trump-signs-executive-order-for-us-strategic-bitcoin-reserve.html
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2️⃣ Bitcoin Market Signals Trend Reversal
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On-chain data from IntoTheBlock suggests Bitcoin is near its bottom, with network activity rising to 912,300 active addresses—levels last seen when BTC was at $105K. Analysts remain cautiously optimistic, awaiting confirmation from technical indicators.
🔗 Read more: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/03/02/trump-to-establish-u-s-crypto-reserve
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3️⃣ U.S. Secret Service Shuts Down Russian Crypto Exchange Garantex
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The U.S. Secret Service has seized and deleted the website of sanctioned Russian exchange Garantex, citing illicit financial activity. Tether froze ₽2.5B in USDT, forcing the exchange to suspend operations. Authorities also blocked wallets linked to the darknet marketplace Nemesis.
🔗 Read more: https://www.intotheblock.com/blockchain-analytics
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4️⃣ Bitcoin ETFs See $3.3B in Outflows, Gold Hits Record High
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BTC ETFs lost $3.3B in February, while gold ETFs saw record inflows, pushing gold prices to an all-time high of $2,925/oz. Some investors are diversifying portfolios by combining crypto and gold investments to hedge against market swings.
🔗 Read more: https://tdx.biz/bitcoin-vs-gold-etfs/
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5️⃣ Bitwise Files for Aptos Spot ETF
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Bitwise has filed an S-1 registration form with the SEC for an Aptos Spot ETF—eight days after registering a trust for it. However, no staking feature is included, and the SEC review process could take 240 days. 🚀 This move signals growing institutional interest in alternative Layer 1 blockchain assets.
🔗 Read more: https://news.bitcoin.com/bitwise-files-for-aptos-etf-with-sec/
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💡 Interview With David Johnson
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