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Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

Eric Trump Says He Got Into Crypto Amid Political Attack, Calls Bitcoin 'Digital Gold'

He became interested in cryptocurrency when politics connected the Trump family with the crypto community.

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Juridique

Malaysia Power Theft by Illegal Crypto Miners Rose 300% Since 2018

Nationwide raids have shut down an average of 2,300 miners a year operating on stolen power since 2020.

The Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia ( Patrick Langwallner / Unsplash)

Marchés

DOGE Mining Firm Z Squared to Go Public Through Merger

The merger with Coeptis (COEP), a biopharmaceuticals company, is expected to occur in Q3 2025.

Dogecoin perdió el impulso que había ganado previamente. (Shutterstock)

Technologies

How Bitcoin Miners Are Adjusting to the Threat of Tariffs: Blockspace

Before April 9, miners were paying upwards of $3M for chartered flights as they try to outrun the impact of Trump’s import levies. Some miners are comparing the tariffs to China’s 2021 mining ban.

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Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

Pierre Rochard, the Bitcoin Maximalist OG, on Mining, Markets and Modern Finance

Pierre Rochard, now CEO of The Bitcoin Bond Company, reflects on over a decade in the space, from early education to policy battles and his latest mission to bring bitcoin to traditional finance. He is a speaker at this year’s Consensus gathering in Toronto.

Pierre Rochard

Marchés

CoinShares' Bitcoin Mining ETF Is the Worst Performing Fund of This Year

IREN, the ETF’s top holding at 15%, is down more than 40% year-to-date.

Bitcoin Mining ETF, WGMI down over 40% Year-to-date (Shutterstock)

Marchés

Trump Family Enters Bitcoin Mining With New Venture, American Bitcoin

Eric and Donald Trump Jr. have partnered with Hut 8 to launch a major U.S.-based bitcoin-mining company.

Eric, Donald and Donald Trump Jr. (Desiree Navarro/WireImage)

Finance

Pi Network's Token Debuts at $195B Value Despite Minimal Liquidity

There are definite liquidity concerns as 2% market depth on OKX fails to reach $100,000..

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Marchés

Riot Platforms Bucks Trend of Weak Bitcoin Production in January

Riot mined 527 bitcoin in January, the highest amount since December 2023.

Mining Stocks YTD Share Price Performance (TradingView)

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Crypto for Advisors: Bitcoin Mining Will Be Different in 2025

ETFs, hashrate markets and AI have fundamentally reshaped the bitcoin mining industry, reducing miners' dependence on bitcoin’s price.

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