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Strategic crypto reserves are coming to America!
• Crypto prices jumped over the weekend as President Trump announced details of the US strategic crypto reserve.
• Why is Bitcoin digital gold? How does it act as a hedge against inflation and currency debasement?
• A Solana upgrade doubles validator incentives and further reinforces our positive view.
Strategic crypto reserves are coming to America
Donald Trump announced plans for a U.S. strategic crypto reserve to diversify assets and position the U.S. as a crypto leader. Funded partly by seized assets, the news spiked markets for the assets he mentioned: XRP (+33%), Solana (+26%), and Cardano (+69%) surging before Bitcoin (+11%) and Ethereum (+13%) followed—more details expected March 7.
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Why is Bitcoin digital gold?
With a fixed 21 million Bitcoin supply and halving events that slow inflation, this asset is built for scarcity—just like gold. Learn how its supply mechanics shape its value.
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Solana’s upgrade doubles validator incentives
Solana’s latest upgrade changes how priority fees are distributed, boosting validator rewards but sparking debate among stakers. Priority fees are extra payments users make to speed up transactions. Validators confirm these transactions and now keep 100% of those fees—but stakers aren’t happy. A new proposal aims to fix this—will it pass?
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March 7, 2025
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March 8, 2025
Estimated date of the on-chain vote on Solana aiming to automate the distribution of priority fees.
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