Riot Platforms Taps $100M Bitcoin-Backed Credit From Coinbase to Turbocharge Expansion

Riot Platforms has arranged a $100 million bitcoin-backed credit facility with Coinbase Credit. The 364-day loan, pegged to the federal funds rate plus 4.5%, lets the miner draw funds as needed while preserving shareholder equity, supporting strategic projects and general corporate purposes.
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Michael Saylor Says Newly-Confirmed SEC Chair Paul Atkins Will Be Good For Bitcoin

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins has made digital asset rules a top priority, pledging a rational, principled framework to keep the United States the safest market for crypto firms. Michael Saylor welcomed the stance as Strategy added 6,556 BTC and Bitcoin traded close to $93,000.
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El Salvador Pitches $10K Cross-Border Crypto Sandbox to SEC for Token Tests

EL Salvador has presented U.S. regulators with a cross-border crypto sandbox using its digital-asset framework. Two $10K pilots—one in real-estate tokenisation, the other in token-based capital raising—would give the SEC evidence on custody, broker-dealer roles and token classification.
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CNBC Poll: 50% Disapprove of Elon Musk as Tesla Profit Drops 71%

Results from the CNBC All‑America Economic Survey have shown deepening skepticism toward Elon Musk and Tesla: 50 % of Americans now view the billionaire unfavorably and 47 % hold a negative opinion of the automaker, a backdrop to Tesla’s first‑quarter profit plunge and continued stock‑market pressure
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