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Investing in Babylon
Bitcoin was proposed in 2008 as a “peer-to-peer version of electronic cash,” a new type of money. Since then, people, institutions, and nations have primarily relied on Bitcoin as a digital store of value, a new-aged digital gold. This has been an incredible opportunity for individuals around the world whose local currencies remain unstable, as well as for institutions and countries seeking a secure way to store value on their balance sheets. Unfortunately, Bitcoin’s immense potential beyond being digital cash remains unfulfilled. Because of Bitcoin’s limited programmability, thousands of BTC are sitting ... (full story)
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From @FirstSquawk|Jan 7, 2026|41 commentsTRUMP SAYS HE IS IMMEDIATELY TAKING STEPS TO BAN LARGE INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS FROM BUYING MORE SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES TRUMP SAYS HE WILL ASK CONGRESS TO CODIFY THE BAN AND WILL DISCUSS IT ALONG WITH FURTHER HOUSING AND AFFORDABILITY PROPOSALS AT HIS DAVOS SPEECH IN TWO WEEKS
For a very long time, buying and owning a home was considered the pinnacle of the American Dream. It was the reward for working hard, and doing the right thing, but now, because of the Record High Inflation caused by Joe Biden and the Democrats in Congress, that American Dream is increasingly out of reach for far too many people, especially younger Americans. It is for that reason, and much more, that I am immediately taking steps to ban large institutional investors from buying more single-family homes, and I will be calling on Congress to codify it. People live in homes, not corporations. I will discuss this topic, including further Housing and Affordability proposals, and more, at my speech in Davos in two weeks.
From securities.io|Jan 7, 2026After months of military build-up and escalating tensions, Venezuela’s crisis accelerated on January 3, 2026, when U.S. forces captured President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas and ...
From think.ing.com|Jan 7, 2026December’s US service sector ISM index is remarkably strong, rising to 54.4 from 52.6 and above the 52.2 consensus prediction - in fact it was above all predictions in the market ...
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From cointelegraph.com|Jan 7, 2026Bitcoin is under pressure as bears attempt to sustain the price below $91,500. BTC exchange-traded funds recorded outflows of $243.2 million on Tuesday after attracting $1.16 ...
From tether.io|Jan 7, 2026Tether, the largest company in the digital assets industry, and Rumble (NASDAQ:RUM), the Freedom-First technology platform, today announced the launch of Rumble Wallet, a ...
From cointelegraph.com|Jan 7, 2026Footwear conglomerate Nike has quietly offloaded RTFKT, the digital collectibles studio it acquired at the height of the non-fungible token (NFT) boom, according to a report by ...
