The off-duty detective who drove torture victim Michael Valentino Teofrasto Carturan from the airport to the crypto brothers’ Soho pad had served on Mayor Adams’ security detail.

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) hit a new all-time high of $112,000. Simply put, everyone seems to be buying Bitcoin these days: retail investors, institutional investors, corporations, and even governments. There are even companies being launched that do nothing but buy the digital coin.

Vice President JD Vance is speaking Wednesday at a Bitcoin conference, marking the Trump administration's latest overture to the cryptocurrency industry — a once-fringe business that President Trump and his allies have embraced in recent months.

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The investment theses for gold and Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) are similar. Meanwhile, gold and Bitcoin prices have surged 24% and 18%, respectively. Importantly, while gold outperformed in the first five months of the year,

Bitcoin's surge is fueled by its status as a safe haven asset amid current geopolitical instability as well as bipartisan support for crypto legislation.

Pakistan's plan for a state-backed bitcoin reserve unveiled in the US is at odds with its official stance at home, where crypto remains illegal under current law.

Cryptocurrencies currently incur capital gains tax of either 18% or 24%, depending on the rate of income tax paid by the person selling the assets. Mr Yusuf also announced that Reform would allow people to pay tax in Bitcoin and establish a “Bitcoin reserve fund” to “diversify” the UK’s reserve holdings.

Despite the govt’s push for a national Bitcoin reserve and mining initiatives, crypto remains illegal in Pakistan under current regulations.

Vice President JD Vance praised the cryptocurrency industry Wednesday and urged it to remain active in US politics and policymaking, highlighting the Trump administration’s close ties to a deep-pocketed industry that’s become a powerful force in Washington.