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Binance bitcoin bailout

It does not seem to me to bode well that they’re getting this nervous when the bitcoin price hasn’t even dropped below $80,000

Headline: Binance to shift $1 billion user protection fund into bitcoin amid market rout Binance will convert the stablecoin holdings in its $1 billion Secure Asset Fund for Users to bitcoin over the next 30 days, with plans for regular audits
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Cover image of Grave Peril
The Dresden Files series, book 3.
Published . 378 pages.
fantasy, mystery, urban fantasy
Started ; completed January 26, 2026.
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finally got bad enough that it needs fixing, and today i could use a fiddly project to occupy my brain

sadly i forgot that this design has the components mounted on the bottom of the PCB which means desoldering all the switches, so ten minutes was a very unrealistic estimate

Ergodox Infinity PCB and plate with switches still mounted. I'm in the process of desoldering, and there's a solder iron station, LED work light, wire strippers/snips, tweezers with solder wick, and a tomato sauce trash can also in frame 

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House Oversight Democrats have published a Web3 is Going Great-style “Trump Family Digital Grift” counter.

This goes with their recent staff report, “Professionalized Corruption: How Donald Trump is abusing power and accepting digital kickbacks from foreign and criminal interests to cash in on the presidency like never before”.

The report cites some of my writing on Trump’s USD1 stablecoin.

Trump Family Digital Grift Profits $2,255,399,364.28
Total Trump Family Digital Grift Wealth $8,712,974,364.28
Trump Family Digital Grift Profits from Foreign Interests $437,004,026.96

While Americans struggle to buy groceries and pay rent, Donald Trump is making his family richer through digital grift schemes— collecting profits through digital wallets and granting pardons to the highest bidders.
 
While Trump and his family are using the White House to make billions, we are tracking every cent. As of January 2026, our Committee’s analysis shows that these schemes have contributed to an estimated $2.25 billion in realized profits for Trump from foreign payments, corrupt oligarchs, and others.
 
This total rises to as much as $9.7 billion when the value of Trump’s digital assets is factored in, with as much as $436 million coming from foreign interests. President Trump should be serving the American people—not his own pockets.
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Great background on why Coinbase sank the crypto bill they’d just spent months lobbying for, and the fundamental conflict between the banking lobby and the crypto lobby when it comes to stablecoin interest.

Crypto interests came after the local banker last week in a bitter Congressional fight. They didn't win, but it's not over. Plus, the "Mamdani effect" is real, and Canada aligns with China.
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Cover image of Fool Moon
The Dresden Files series, book 2.
Published . 432 pages.
fantasy, mystery, urban fantasy
Started ; completed January 19, 2026.