Murtuza Merchant

A mechanical source of Bitcoin buying through passive index funds just evaporated. How MSCI quietly cut off a multi-billion dollar capital transmission channel.

Venezuela stock market up 73% since Maduro capture, 148% from Dec 23. Speculative repricing on sanctions relief expectations, not economic fundamentals.

Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott says a crypto market structure bill set for a committee vote could expand financial access, reduce costs, and keep digital asset innovation in the U.S.

MSCI won't remove bitcoin treasury companies from global equity indexes in Feb 2026 review. Strategy stock rises 4% to $170 as forced selling risk removed.

Coinbase research warns quantum computers could compromise 6.51 million bitcoin (32.7% of supply) via exposed public keys. "Q-day" approaching faster than expected.

Ethereum staking entry queue overtakes exits for first time in 6 months: 1.3M ETH waiting (3-week delay) vs few thousand exiting (1-hour). BitMine staked $2.58B.

Morgan Stanley filed to launch Bitcoin Trust and Solana Trust with staking component, marking direct crypto entry as Wall Street competition intensifies. $150B+ in US crypto funds.

Ray Dalio says markets underestimate political forces shaping money's value. Gold outperformed stocks, fiat currencies eroded, and a "big fight" over wealth looms in 2026.

US Marshals liquidated 57.55 Bitcoin ($6M+) from Samourai Wallet case on Nov 3, 2025, apparently conflicting with Trump's Executive Order 14233 to retain forfeited BTC.

A high-profile wager on Nicolás Maduro’s political fate has prompted a U.S. lawmaker to introduce legislation barring government officials from trading on prediction markets using nonpublic information.