{"id":71005,"date":"2026-04-12T02:05:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T02:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/scarcity-surveillance-and-the-return-of-hard-power-week-in-review-op-ed-bitcoin-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T02:05:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T02:05:44","slug":"scarcity-surveillance-and-the-return-of-hard-power-week-in-review-op-ed-bitcoin-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/scarcity-surveillance-and-the-return-of-hard-power-week-in-review-op-ed-bitcoin-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Scarcity, Surveillance, and the Return of Hard Power \u2013 Week In Review \u2013 Op-Ed Bitcoin News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Key Takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"16\" data-end=\"321\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\n<li data-section-id=\"1bft579\" data-start=\"16\" data-end=\"120\"> <span>Bitcoin<\/span> held above $71,000 as PlanB and Mel Mattison framed the setup as a 4-year-cycle breakout test.<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"10z1z0c\" data-start=\"121\" data-end=\"220\">Morgan Stanley\u2019s ETF and $307B <span>stablecoins<\/span> showed institutional demand rising as <span>altcoins<\/span> lagged.<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1pm8k6s\" data-start=\"221\" data-end=\"321\" data-is-last-node=\"\">Scott Bessent pushed U.S. <span>crypto<\/span> rules while <span>Bitcoin<\/span>\u2019s Hormuz role hints at broader 2026 adoption.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Week In Review<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> <span>Bitcoin<\/span> finished the week just above the $71,000 level, prolonging a nearly two-and-a-half-month-long battle with its 200-week moving average. Ethereum printed a modest green weekly candle near the $2,100 mark while most other <span>altcoins<\/span> either bled down or traded sideways.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Regardless, blocks are being produced and <span>Bitcoin<\/span> is still consolidating in what Mel Mattison has <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MelMattison1\/status\/2042284956563493370\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">described<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> as a \u201ctextbook\u201d pre-uptrend pattern. <span>Crypto<\/span>\u2019s next move may be sparked by macro developments, but could also simply succumb to the 4-year cycle and the classic technical indicators, as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/100trillionUSD\/status\/2030627876698050937\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">PlanB is anticipating<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">. Time will tell. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">All major stock indices saw surprise moves to the upside, with the S&amp;P 500, Dow, and Nasdaq all up nearly 4% on the week. <span>Gold<\/span> and silver both resumed their recoveries while oil cooled off, currently sitting below the $100 mark. The VIX has collapsed back to the 19.5 level, failing to reach the \u201cLiberation Day\u201d highs by a long shot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Once again, developments (or perhaps <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/116363336033995961%20A%20whole%20civilization%20will%20die%20tonight,%20never%20to%20be%20brought%20back%20again.%20I%20don%E2%80%99t%20want%20that%20to%20happen,%20but%20it%20probably%20will.%20However,%20now%20that%20we%20have%20Complete%20and%20Total%20Regime%20Change,%20where%20different,%20smarter,%20and%20less%20radicalized%20minds%20prevail,%20maybe%20something%20revolutionarily%20wonderful%20can%20happen,%20WHO%20KNOWS?%20We%20will%20find%20out%20tonight,%20one%20of%20the%20most%20important%20moments%20in%20the%20long%20and%20complex%20history%20of%20the%20World.%2047%20years%20of%20extortion,%20corruption,%20and%20death,%20will%20finally%20end.%20God%20Bless%20the%20Great%20People%20of%20Iran!\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">simply rhetoric<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">) relating to the situation in Iran dominated the week. A supposed ceasefire around Hormuz triggered bounces both in the stock market and in <span>Bitcoin<\/span>, though it\u2019s unclear how rational that response was. Bob Elliott <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BobEUnlimited\/status\/2041927307825185146\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">argued <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">that shipping volumes remain so impaired that oil will not see meaningful relief unless transit gets back to at least 50% of pre-war capacity. That view builds on his<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BobEUnlimited\/status\/2039289018911784987\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight:400\">earlier framing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> of how badly Hormuz flows had already been disrupted. An inflationary phase looks more and more probable. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The President said that Iran \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">better not be charging fees to tankers going through Hormuz Strait, and if they are, they better stop now<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">.\u201d However, as Tracy Shuchart <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/chigrl\/status\/2042349573281140846\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">pointed out<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">, it\u2019s well documented that they are.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">News of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/asiatimes.com\/2026\/04\/china-imports-us-oil-for-asian-fuel-markets-amid-hormuz-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">China importing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> US oil and LNG to deal with the Hormuz crisis suggested the US may have more <span>leverage<\/span> over the situation than the average Twitter macro expert thinks. Regardless, as <span>Bitcoin.com<\/span> CEO Corbin Fraser wrote in his <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/op-ed-by-corbin-fraser-ceo-of-bitcoin-com-the-bitcoin-president-is-making-our-case-for-us\/\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">latest op-ed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">, this war is clearly \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">not what we signed up for<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">In a win for the \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> <span>BTC<\/span> as a neutral reserve asset<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201d thesis, Iran is reportedly<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/info.arkm.com\/research\/iran-demands-ships-pay-bitcoin-toll-to-transit-strait-of-hormuz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> demanding Bitcoin payment<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> from ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Whether that becomes a regular policy or remains a dramatic signal, it may suggest that <span>Bitcoin<\/span> is increasingly seen not just as an investment, but as a neutral settlement rail during <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BitcoinNews\/status\/2031732967194685724\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">politically calamitous times<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">. Even if <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/malekanoms\/status\/2041917139586539559?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Bitcoin isn\u2019t used<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> by Iran, \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">the fact that <span>Bitcoin<\/span> is even in the conversation is a milestone<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The macro bulls are still making their case, even if price action won\u2019t cooperate. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/raoulgmi\/status\/2041968457403539619?s=46&amp;t=4Yu3wvaLPzQD5rGOeliWGw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Raoul Pal remains adamant<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> that rising <span>liquidity<\/span> metrics look <span>bullish<\/span> for risk assets, despite a lengthy disconnect. His view is familiar by now: monetary expansion eventually finds its way into the highest-beta corners of the market, and <span>crypto<\/span> remains one of the cleanest expressions of that trade. While many have <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/peruvian_bull\/status\/2042026039644438635\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">sounded the alarm<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> over the $8 trillion in US debt maturing this year, Lyn Alden <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LynAldenContact\/status\/2042235751560036594\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">said<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> it was one of the topics that gets \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">100x more airtime than they deserve on fintwit<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Tom Lee, whose company just <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/BitMine-immersion-technologies-nyse-bmnr-announces-uplisting-to-new-york-stock-exchange-and-expansion-of-share-repurchase-program-to-4-billion-302737742.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">graduated<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> to the \u201cBig Board\u201d at the NYSE, is again <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6D1HSFYr_pk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">calling the bottom in equities<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">, but the counterargument is getting stronger too. <span>Gold<\/span> had another strong week, and<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NorthstarCharts\/status\/2042175600350126236\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight:400\">Northstar Charts argued<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> that based on multi-decade relative performance data across <span>gold<\/span>, the S&amp;P 500, and the ASA mining fund, <span>gold<\/span> may still have nearly a decade of outperformance left versus stocks. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">That could be why some of the more aggressive bears are getting airtime. Bloomberg\u2019s Mike McGlone is out with one of the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mikemcglone11\/status\/2040831238756241733\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight:400\">starkest calls<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> on the board, saying that $10,000 <span>Bitcoin<\/span> is likely, and that the only \u201cflippening\u201d that\u2019ll happen is Tether over <span>ETH<\/span> and maybe even <span>BTC<\/span>. McGlone\u2019s pro- <span>stablecoin<\/span> stance isn\u2019t necessarily unfounded. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/categories\/stablecoins#key-stats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">CoinGecko\u2019s data<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> shows the total <span>stablecoin<\/span> <span>market cap<\/span> went up again this week, now only a fraction of a percent away from yet another all-time high at $307 billion. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cryptoquant_com\/status\/2041213228454130077\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">CryptoQuant says<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> <span>Bitcoin<\/span> network activity has ticked up for the first time in months. CryptoQuant also noted that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cryptoquant_com\/status\/2041903113905332363\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">CEX activity has cooled<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> rapidly, down 48% from the October 2025 peak, with Binance still leading the pack.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">At the same time, Morgan Stanley launched a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-04-08\/morgan-stanley-debuts-bitcoin-etf-as-price-slump-rattles-holders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> Bitcoin ETF with<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> competitive fees<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">. Morgan Stanley\u2019s Amy Oldenburg <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BitcoinMagazine\/status\/2042339429440790533?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">announced<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> their spot <span>Bitcoin ETF<\/span> launch had their \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">best first day of trading for any of our ETFs<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201c. Eric Balchunas <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EricBalchunas\/status\/2041157491321413908\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">called<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> it a \u201cBFD\u201d, and with the bank\u2019s $1.9 trillion in AUM, rightly so. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> <span>Crypto<\/span> security remained in the zeitgeist. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BitcoinNewsCom\/status\/2040788112478027853?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">A delivery-app data breach<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> was linked to targeted robberies of <span>crypto<\/span> holders. Meanwhile, France is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/randhindi\/status\/2041860314807898557\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">contemplating<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> a new law forcing anyone with more than \u20ac5,000 in a <span>crypto<\/span> wallet to declare it to tax authorities. This, despite a French IRS agent selling data of people who declared <span>crypto<\/span> to criminals, who then went on to kidnap their families and cut fingers off.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Not the best recipe for adoption, but on the plus side, a new way of detecting North Korean hackers made the rounds: ask them to<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tanuki42_\/status\/2041096021300928759?s=46&amp;t=4Yu3wvaLPzQD5rGOeliWGw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight:400\">insult Kim Jong Un<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">. Specifically, calling him a \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">fat, ugly pig<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Looking at the regulatory sphere, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent published a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/opinion\/digital-assets-rules-need-clarity-6dfcab70\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Wall Street Journal op-ed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> arguing that digital asset rules need clarity, and urging that the US be the center of the new digital economy. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">He argued:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cCongress will ensure that the next generation of financial innovation is built on American rails, backed by American institutions, and denominated in American dollars.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">His sentiments are encouraging, but his words clash with the government\u2019s actions, e.g., Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm is currently <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/theragetech\/status\/2042211677895061873\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">on the verge of prison<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> for developing software. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The war over <span>crypto<\/span> is also a war over who gets to tell the story. YouTube terminated <span>Bitcoin.com<\/span>\u2019s channel for alleged \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">harmful and dangerous content<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">,\u201d refusing to elaborate beyond AI autoresponses. After receiving support from people like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/chrispavlovski\/status\/2041889052144652313\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GaryCardone\/status\/2041817264853315613?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Gary Cardone<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">, the channel was ultimately reinstated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">As is tradition, the mainstream media made another attempt to unmask the real identity of Satoshi. This time, it was the New York Times who <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/08\/business\/bitcoin-satoshi-nakamoto-identity-adam-back.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">suggested<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> it is Adam Back. The substance almost matters less than the reaction. Nic Carter <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nic_carter\/status\/2042013173813833799?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">called it<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> ridiculous. Laura Shin<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/laurashin\/status\/2042055999343767846?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight:400\">found it credible<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">. Back has, of course, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/adam3us\/status\/2041811857732768148\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">denied<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> that he created <span>Bitcoin<\/span>. Ultimately, <span>crypto<\/span>\u2019s oldest mystery remains unsolved. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Maybe the Satoshi debate persists because <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/a-quick-introduction-to-crypto\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">crypto<\/a> still lacks a settled founding story, which is part of its power. No institution fully owns the origin myth, so everyone keeps trying to claim interpretive control over it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">AI continues to be an important narrative in many markets. Anti-data center activists were <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Polymarket\/status\/2042326023316897798\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">reportedly using AI<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> to give them advice on stopping new AI data centers from being built.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Meanwhile, Anthropic <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/04\/08\/anthropic-mythos-model-ai-cyberattack-warning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">built a model<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> called Mythos that they say san\u2019t be released because it is powerful enough to pose a serious security threat. Jason Calacanis, who has been vocally <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/bull-market-vs-bear-market\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bullish<\/a> on Bittensor and it\u2019s ability to compete with centralized AI companies like Anthropic, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Jason\/status\/2040484023856681252\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">has agreed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> to a debate on the matter with Kyle Samani, who is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/bull-market-vs-bear-market\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bearish<\/a> TAO.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Speaking of TAO, Algod is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AlgodTrading\/status\/2042277488210911533\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">predicting<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> a 2026 \u201cSubnet summer,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AlgodTrading\/status\/2042278125405380752\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">noting<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> that his bags are \u201cbig enough to be happy.\u201d He\u2019s also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AlgodTrading\/status\/2042473327067853282\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">not entirely phased<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> by the sudden shutdown of Templar, the subnet that Chamath Palihapitiya <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nordin_eth\/status\/2034724108374618183\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">brought up<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> to Jensen Huang live on the All-In Podcast. Bittensor will likely implement lock-based subnet ownership, and its co-founder, Const, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/const_reborn\/status\/2042427496751063191\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">says<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> Templar helped \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">develop a solution to one of <span>crypto<\/span>\u2019s oldest problems: founders who rug their token holders<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">CZ, former Binance CEO and current 17th-richest man in the world, came out with an autobiography that he wrote in prison, detailing a classic rags-to-riches story that has been generally well received. OKX CEO Star Xu, however, challenged the legitimacy of CZ\u2019s life story, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/star_okx\/status\/2042197860599652512\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">alleging<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> the book was \u201cfull of falsehoods.\u201d CZ responded to one of the allegations, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cz_binance\/status\/2042278660149842029\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">offering<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> a $1 billion reward for proof. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">-Alex Richardson<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/scarcity-surveillance-and-the-return-of-hard-power-week-in-review\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways: Bitcoin held above $71,000 as PlanB and Mel Mattison framed the setup as a 4-year-cycle breakout test. Morgan Stanley\u2019s ETF and $307B stablecoins showed institutional demand rising as altcoins lagged. Scott Bessent pushed U.S. crypto rules while Bitcoin\u2019s Hormuz role hints at broader 2026 adoption. 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