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📉 “We printed more US dollars than ever before in the history of our country,” says Senator Lummis reflecting on COVID. Can a strategic bitcoin reserve address America’s $36 trillion debt? 🎥Full episode with @jennsanasie drops Tuesday at 10 a.m.!

The biggest barrier to crypto adoption in 2025 is user experience, not regulation or scalability, says Katelyn Perna, Crypto Chief Information Security Officer, Robinhood. Vitalik Buterin proposes account abstraction to improve crypto wallet usability without compromising decentralization. Human-centered design is essential for making crypto accessible to everyday users, focusing on intuitive interfaces and user safety. "Can crypto be both intuitive and secure, or will it continue to be a space designed only for the technically proficient? The answer will determine whether crypto achieves its promise of financial freedom for all." Opinion. #crypto #web3 #design https://trib.al/74OJbAw

Jamie Crawley reports: "The proliferation of mainstream artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the last couple of years has stirred the crypto and blockchain industry to explore decentralized alternatives to Big Tech products. The synergy between AI and blockchain is built on addressing the risk of centralized ownership and access to data that powers AI. The theory goes that decentralization can mitigate against the entire AI economy being powered by the data owned by a few tech behemoths like Alphabet (GOOG), Amazon (AMZN), Microsoft (MSFT), Alibaba (9988) and Tencent (0700). It is unclear as yet whether or not this will prove to be a significant problem at all, much less whether the blockchain industry will be able to solve it. What is clear, however, is that crypto venture capitalists (VCs) are willing to spend millions of dollars finding out. Decentralized AI has thus far attracted $917 million in VC and private equity money, according to startup deal platform Tracxn. The question remains whether the trend of investing in blockchain-based AI is still built on hype or has now transcended to being the real deal. Blockchain investment company Theta Capital described AI x crypto as "the inevitable backbone of AI," in a recent "Satellite View" report, which explored insights and outlooks from the sector's prominent investors." https://trib.al/wBTvrco

What about *gold*? "The comparison to gold is encouraging because it means that folks appreciate 'store of value,' but when gold outperforms bitcoin, we feel as if we have some explaining to do. For such a young asset, and one that has limited access to banking, bitcoin has been remarkably resilient this week." Couldn't make it to NYSE this time, but always like segments with Diane King Hall, who asks the right questions on Schwab Network. Kim Klemballa CoinDesk #bitcoin #crypto #tradewars #tariffs #volatility https://lnkd.in/ea9P8NKn

Hot air rises: Fartcoin's ridiculous 300% rally while global markets imploded is the "perfect metaphor" of the current times when even traditional assets trade like a joke, one trader noted. @sndr_krisztian reports https://trib.al/0tID37M

The idea of "safe haven" assets—traditionally marked by gold and government bonds—amid market turmoil is being tested like never before. There have been many theories that bitcoin can change that. But the digital asset still remains misunderstood by many investors. Maybe it's time to change the definition of safe haven and what it can include. #Bitcoin #Markets #Gold https://trib.al/Gs6SgXm

🎧 Catch the latest episode of 'BITCOIN SEASON 2,' in partnership with Blockspace Media! BITCOIN SEASON 2: Bitcoin’s Biggest Crashes Compared! How do previous Bitcoin crashes compare to this week’s Tariff Troubles? Colin and Charlie analyze Bitcoin's recent 30% drop from $109K to $76K in context of previous market crashes. We compare the COVID crash of 2020, the Terra/Luna collapse of 2022, and the FTX insolvency in November that same year. We cover how market sentiment in each crash despite similar percentage drops, explore how exogenous and endogenous factors affected declines and recoveries – plus, why the current drawdown, mired in macro turmoil, most resembles the March 2020 COVID crash. Notes: - Bitcoin down 30% from $109K to $76K - Markets recovered 9.5% in one day - Terra/Luna crash: 35% drop in one week - FTX collapse: only 30% drop but worst sentiment - US fiscal deficit at $36.7 trillion debt - BitMEX "outage" may have saved 2020 crash Timestamps: 00:00 Start 00:46 Bitcoin crashes, don't buy it 06:25 Macro lookback 14:00 Covid crash (march 2020) 23:18 Terra Luna crash (may 2022) 32:16 FTX Crash 38:43 Stay humble, stack sats 📺 YouTube:https://lnkd.in/ekfBkcFm 🎧 Apple: https://lnkd.in/e_fzJMCk 🎧 RSS: https://lnkd.in/eFJ5A77g

Should memecoins like TRUMP and MELANIA be clearly marked as entertainment? @senlummis argues it's crucial to distinguish between investment-grade digital assets and entertainment tokens. Hear more on CoinDesk Spotlight with @jennsanasie, coming 10 a.m. next Tuesday.

Can bitcoin save America? 🇺🇸 Senator Lummis thinks so. The ‘Bitcoin Senator’ says it “can cut our national debt in half. That’s a game changer.” Watch CoinDesk Spotlight with @jennsanasie on Tuesday at 10am ET to find out.

Investors got a look at the first U.S. economic survey since Liberation Day and the results weren't pretty. Bitcoin is posting gains even as the greenback tumbles and Treasury yields soar.