#NEWS #ALERT #Bitcoin briefly surged to $104k—what triggered the spike? Bitcoin bulls are buying aggressively, holding strong, and pulling coins off exchanges. With Bitcoin's market cap alone hitting $2 trillion, bolstered by $31 billion in net inflows from US Bitcoin ETFs, the total crypto market cap has now surpassed $3.5 trillion. Several altcoins are experiencing significant growth, and NFTs are making a comeback. XRP recently reached its highest price in nearly seven years—though some claim manipulation, the price has since started to decline. In a notable move, Brazil proposed using Bitcoin as a national reserve asset, sending a strong signal to the global market to take notice.

In retrospect: who banned who—X, a public town-square, or #Brazil, a neo-authoritarian regime? Serious concerns about democratic backsliding & threats to institutions there. Clearly, the regime dislikes @elonmusk's #X. Authoritarians hate public debates since they’re damn wrong.

NEWS ALERT: Brazil Bans X, Outlawing Access to App for Millions Brazil’s highest court banned X, outlawing the social-media platform for millions of people as tensions continue to escalate between Elon Musk and South America’s largest country over what speech is protected online.