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Trump Turns Up The Heat In The Miami Mayoral Battle

October 28, 2025

MIAMI — The city set to host Donald Trump’s future presidential library is also home to the hottest election in Florida — a 13-way mayoral brawl that could test whether Democrats have any pulse left in the state. Miami voters head to the polls Nov. 4 in a race likely headed for a December runoff, pitting MAGA-aligned…

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Jervonte Edmonds Cracks Down On Digital Scammers

October 28, 2025

The bill would establish a task force that would study fraud prevention efforts implemented in other states, federally and internationally. Rep. Jervonte Edmonds thinks Florida can better protect residents against online scams and digital fraud. Edmonds, a West Palm Beach Democrat, has filed legislation (HB 195) that would create a Task Force on Payment Scams within the Florida Department…

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Bitcoin Miners Rejoice: How TAP and NAT Are Changing the Game

October 28, 2025

Bitcoin’s fourth halving landed in April 2024 at block 840,000, and it cut issuance to 3.125 BTC per block — a routine event for Bitcoin, yet a profound one for miners’ revenue models. Transaction fees briefly surged around the event, with the halving block paying out more than $2.6 million to the winning miner, which highlighted how volatile…

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History Suggests Bitcoin Likely to Catch Up as it Again Lags S&P 500

September 23, 2025

What to know: Much has been made of bitcoin’s underperformance to gold — which Tuesday hit yet another in a long series of records, crossing above $3,800 per ounce for the first time. But gold isn’t the only asset partying while bitcoin stagnates under $115,000. U.S. stocks have also been notching record highs on what seems to be…

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FTX to Begin $11.4B Creditor Payouts in May After Years-Long Bankruptcy Battle

April 1, 2025

Payments to FTX’s largest creditors will start May 30, nearly three years after the exchange collapsed. What to know: FTX, the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange once helmed by Sam Bankman-Fried, plans to begin paying its main creditors at the end of May, Bloomberg reported based on court proceedings in Delaware this week. The company has gathered…

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Coinbase Could Be Near Multi-Billion Dollar Deal for Deribit: Bloomberg

March 25, 2025

Consummation of an acquisition would greatly advance Coinbase’s push into the crypto derivatives market. What to know: Animal spirits in the crypto industry continue to be evident amid the eased regulatory stance of the Trump administration, with leading U.S. spot exchange Coinbase (COIN) in advanced acquisition talks with leading global derivatives exchange Deribit, reports Bloomberg. According…

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Congress repealed the IRS broker rule, but can it regulate DeFi?

March 17, 2025

DeFi has scored a victory in Congress, but how can lawmakers match real regulatory concerns with user privacy demands? The decentralized finance (DeFi) industry is breathing a sigh of relief as Congress relaxes reporting obligations, but questions remain about how lawmakers will regulate DeFi. On March 12, the House of Representatives voted to nullify a…

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