Muhammad Umer

[CoinDesk @CoinDesk]

"Prediction markets have basically killed the altcoin casino."

@scottmelker joins @jennsanasie to discuss why retail left alts, why $ZEC as "private Bitcoin" makes him want to puke, and where $BTC goes from here.

00:00 - Scott Melker Joins Markets Outlook
01:38 - Why Bitcoin Is Underrated
03:59 - Is Crypto Recreating the System It Was Built to Fight?
06:08 - Scott’s Bitcoin Origin Story
08:04 - Why This Market Feels Impossible to Read
10:07 - How Prediction Markets Killed the Altcoin Casino
13:33 - Teaching His Kids About Bitcoin and AI in a Complicated World
16:22 - AI Tokens and Zcash Outlook
18:33 - Zcash as Privacy Bitcoin: “It Makes Me Want to Puke”
19:46 - Scott's Bitcoin Price Outlook for the Rest of the Year

[CoinDesk @CoinDesk]

LATEST: The DOJ has arrested a U.S. soldier accused of using insider information to bet on Nicolás Maduro’s potential removal, allegedly making over $400,000.

[Cointelegraph @Cointelegraph]

🚨 JUST IN: Anthropic's Mythos model accessed by unauthorized users on launch day.

A spokesperson confirms investigating of unauthorized access to its model during early testing access rollout, per Bloomberg.

[BeInCrypto @beincrypto]

Bittensor subnet developer Covenant AI has officially exited the network, citing concerns over centralized governance and decentralization theater.

The move triggered a 25% crash in TAO price and the sale of 37,000 coins worth $10 million as liquidations continue.

[BeInCrypto @beincrypto]

Changpeng Zhao says Binance US may expand in the U.S. after SEC dropped its 2023 lawsuit.

New banking partnerships or licenses are possible, applying only to Binance US, not the global platform.

[Bitcoin Magazine @BitcoinMagazine]

FUN FACT: In 2014, Dell accepted payment of 85 #Bitcoin worth $50,000 for a server order.

Today, that 85 #BTC is worth $5.8 million.

[BeInCrypto @beincrypto]

The US is likely to remove the 25% tariffs on India over Russian oil purchases.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said, "Our 25% tariff on India has been a huge success. Indian purchases of Russian oil have collapsed."

"The tariffs are still on. I would imagine there is a path to take them off now."