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André Beganski

André Beganski

André Beganski is a Senior Content Manager at MARA Foundation, producing content on topics including the intersection of quantum computing and cryptography. He was previously a Staff Reporter for Decrypt.

Stories by André Beganski

  • Coinbase. Image: Decrypt

    Inside Coinbase’s $250 Billion Playbook for Post-Quantum Bitcoin Custody

    If a cryptographically relevant quantum computer eventually becomes an active threat to Bitcoin's security, Coinbase wants to have protections in place that are prepared for whatever direction Bitcoin and other digital assets take, according to Yehuda Lindell. In a recent appearance on MARA Foundation TV, the crypto exchange’s head of cryptography told host Isabel Foxen Duke that the company’s post-quantum safeguards are being designed to support any potential forms of technical retooling. At th...

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    4 min read
    André Beganski
  • Bitcoin and oil. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Bitcoin Ticks Up to $64K Following Largest Inflation Slowdown in Six Years

    Bitcoin ticked above $64,000 Tuesday morning, after a widely watched inflation gauge showed consumer prices cooling more than expected in June—bolstering expectations that the Federal Reserve will leave interest rates untouched at the conclusion of its next policy meeting. The Consumer Price Index fell 0.4% month-over-month in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Tuesday. Economists expected the index, which tracks price changes across a broad range of goods and services, to post a...

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    3 min read
    André Beganski
  • Source: Shutterstock, Decrypt

    Robinhood Chain's Early Momentum Is Being Driven By Meme Coins, Not Tokenized Stocks

    Robinhood spent over a year building a blockchain around the idea that users want to trade tokens tied to the world’s most valuable companies. But since Robinhood Chain debuted two weeks ago, digital assets with cute pictures and funny names have led the charge. Although the Ethereum layer-2 scaling network offers users a way to trade tokenized versions of firms like Apple and Nvidia, initial activity on Robinhood Chain has been fueled by interest in meme coins, analysts at investment bank Berns...

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    3 min read
    André Beganski
  • Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor. Image: Decrypt

    Strategy Pads Cash Reserves to $3 Billion, Skipping Bitcoin Buy for Third Week

    Strategy’s Bitcoin-buying machine remained in neutral last week as the firm continued growing its cash reserves, forgoing acquisitions of the digital asset for a third straight week. The company raised $467 million during the period by issuing common stock, lifting the balance of its so-called USD Reserve to $3 billion, according to an announcement. Shares of Strategy were down 4% following the opening bell, changing hands around $90.80, according to Yahoo Finance. Although the firm’s stock pric...

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    3 min read
    André Beganski

  • Circle Stock Jumps as Stablecoin Issuer Wins Final Federal Banking Charter Approval

    Circle has received final approval to establish a national trust bank from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, a move that’s set to shift the stablecoin issuer’s operations from a patchwork of state-by-state rules to a national framework. In an announcement on Friday, the company behind crypto’s second-largest stablecoin, USDC, described the OCC’s approval as a key regulatory milestone, expected to unlock new opportunities regarding safeguarding customer assets and managing reser...

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    3 min read
    André Beganski
  • SWIFT. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Swift Readies Ledger for 24/7 Token Transfers—Though True Settlement Is Stuck on Old Rails

    Swift, the financial gatekeeper connecting thousands of banks across the globe, said on Thursday that a dozen-plus institutions are preparing to use its “blockchain-based ledger.” The member-owned cooperative, which has functioned as the traditional financial system's backbone for decades, expects 17 banks across six continents to participate in a pilot program involving the exchange of tokens that represent deposits, according to an announcement. Highlighting the pilot’s potential weight, the p...

    NewsBusiness
    2 min read
    André Beganski
  • Bitcoin ETF. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Bitcoin ETFs 'Turning a Corner' After Record Bleed Hits $8 Billion

    Wall Street’s favorite crypto vehicles have notched net inflows for three consecutive days, reversing a record slump as investors cautiously wade back into Bitcoin. Exchange-traded funds tied to the digital asset have pulled in roughly $510 million since Friday, marking a shift in momentum from the “largest run of outflows we’ve ever seen,” James Butterfill, head of research at asset manager CoinShares, told Decrypt. “It looks like sentiment might be turning a corner,” he said. “They are the la...

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    3 min read
    André Beganski
  • Financial stock exchange market display screen board on the street. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Ahead of NYSE Listing, Securitize Exec Says DeFi Can Break Wall Street's Grip on Stock Lending

    Tokenization is often described as a playground for Wall Street, but Securitize President Brett Redfearn also sees it as an understated benefit for consumers. In an interview with Decrypt, the SEC’s former director of trading and markets—who joined Securitize in April—argued that bringing real-world assets on-chain will directly benefit everyday investors by leaning into crypto’s core ethos: disintermediation. From Redfearn’s perspective, enabling investors to maintain control over their assets...

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    2 min read
    André Beganski
  • Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor. Image: Decrypt

    TD Cowen Slashes Strategy Price Target, Citing Ongoing Bitcoin Weakness

    TD Cowen slashed its price target by 35% for shares of Strategy (MSTR) on Tuesday, recalibrating expectations as Bitcoin continues struggling to build momentum. Analysts led by Lance Vitanza lowered their price target for Strategy to $260 from $400 to reflect Bitcoin’s “observed ongoing weakness,” according to a note. The investment bank now foresees the digital asset hitting $100,000 by year’s end, as opposed to $140,000 previously. The leading digital asset by market cap fell back below $60,0...

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    3 min read
    André Beganski
  • Michael Saylor, founder and chairman of Strategy. Image: Swan Bitcoin/YouTube/Decrypt

    Strategy Snaps 9-Day Losing Streak as Bitcoin Giant Adopts 'Robust' Capital Framework

    Shares of Strategy (MSTR) snapped a nine-day losing streak on Monday, rebounding after the Bitcoin-buying firm unveiled a new framework for managing its capital. The company’s stock popped 12.6% to $92.68, paring monthly losses after Strategy signaled future liquidations of the digital asset would be formulaic, according to Yahoo Finance. Although Strategy typically starts the week by announcing how much Bitcoin it has recently bought, the firm instead told investors that its so-called USD Rese...

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    3 min read
    André Beganski
  • XRP is a top crypto asset by market cap. Source: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    XRP Ledger's 'Missing Layer' Draws Closer as Developers Test Lending, Credit Features: Ripple

    XRP’s native blockchain inched closer on Monday toward functionality allowing institutions to borrow and lend digital assets directly on-chain, with Ripple announcing that developers can start experimenting with the XRPL Lending Protocol within a testing environment. In a blog post, the firm outlined how two technical specifications dubbed XLS-65 and XLS-66 would introduce native credit infrastructure directly to the XRP Ledger (XRPL), providing financial firms with a novel way to structure agr...

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    3 min read
    André Beganski
  • Source: Twitter/Decrypt

    Strategy Could Sell Up to $1.25B of Bitcoin Under 'Digital Credit Capital Framework'

    Strategy introduced a "Digital Credit Capital Framework" on Monday detailing conditions under which the Bitcoin treasury firm could sell the digital asset moving forward, offering an updated look at how it plans to balance resources as its flagship preferred stock has come under pressure. The firm’s board has approved a program allowing Strategy to sell as much as $1.25 billion in Bitcoin to fund its cash reserves, make payouts on products such as Stretch (STRC), or repurchase securities includi...

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    4 min read
    André Beganski
  • NYSE Trading floor. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Wall Street's Next Tokenization Test: BlackRock-Backed Securitize's Market Debut

    Whether Wall Street’s interest in tokenization translates into demand for companies closely tied to the technology is set to be tested next week alongside Securitize’s expected debut. The BlackRock-backed firm, which specializes in digital representations of real-world assets, announced plans to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “SECZ,” following the completion of a merger with a Cantor Fitzgerald-backed blank-check firm. The transaction’s realization inched closer thi...

    NewsBusiness
    3 min read
    André Beganski
  • Soccer. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Kalshi Scores FIFA World Cup Spotlight as Prediction Market Trading Surges to Record

    The world’s most anticipated sporting event continues to raise the profile of prediction markets, with a record amount of outstanding bets punctuated on Friday by a high-profile deal between Kalshi and an official partner of the World Cup 2026. ADI Predictstreet, a Gibraltar-licensed prediction market that unveiled a sponsorship deal with FIFA in April, announced that it would collaborate with Kalshi heading into the competition’s knockout stage, with both brands expected to be shown across sta...

    NewsBusiness
    2 min read
    André Beganski
  • Strategy is the world's largest corporate holder of Bitcoin. Source: Decrypt/Twitter

    Strategy's Saylor Acknowledges 'Volatility Test' as STRC Hits New Low on Bitcoin Weakness

    Strategy’s flagship preferred stock tumbled again on Friday when U.S. markets opened, setting another record low as Bitcoin lingered below the $60,000 mark. After the opening bell, the dividend-paying product known as Stretch (STRC) swiftly fell to a new low of $71.25 before firming to $75.30, a nearly 0.5% decrease on the day, according to Yahoo Finance. That marked a nearly 25% decline from the level at which STRC is engineered to trade. The preferred stock’s recent weakness has intensified f...

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    3 min read
    André Beganski
  • Iran and crypto. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    CoinEx Denies 'Knowledge' of Aiding Sanctioned Iran Crypto Market in $3.8 Billion Disconnect

    CoinEx denied allegations on Thursday that the Seychelles-based crypto exchange knowingly served as a conduit for billions of dollars in sanctioned Iranian funds, pushing back against a report from The Wall Street Journal that leaned heavily on analysis from TRM Labs. The crypto analytics firm published a blog post drawing connections between CoinEx and more than 60 Iranian platforms, including Nobitex, which was slapped with U.S. sanctions earlier this month for allegedly facilitating terroris...

    NewsLaw and Order
    3 min read
    André Beganski
  • Michael Saylor, founder and chairman of Strategy. Image: Swan Bitcoin/YouTube/Decrypt

    Bitcoin Plummets Lower as Strategy's STRC Dives Further From $100 Mark

    The price of Bitcoin continued to turn lower on Thursday as Strategy’s flagship preferred stock notched another record low after U.S. markets opened. Not long after the opening bell, Stretch (STRC), the product that currently offers an 11.5% annual dividend, fell 8% to $74.13, according to Yahoo Finance. That marked a more than 25% drift from its $100 par value, at which Strategy engineered the preferred stock to trade. Meanwhile, Bitcoin plunged. The leading digital asset by market cap fell to...

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    3 min read
    André Beganski
  • Image: Decrypt/Shutterstock

    'Painful' Bitcoin Sell-Off Drags Ethereum, XRP and Dogecoin Lower as Crypto Stocks Dive

    Investors continued to dump digital assets on Wednesday, aggravating a sell-off that pushed Bitcoin’s price to its lowest point in 21 months. The leading digital asset by market cap fell as low as $59,2175 before firming to $60,700, a 2.7% decrease over the past 24 hours, according to CoinGecko. The performance echoed signs of pressure on Wall Street and put Bitcoin on track for its third straight daily decline. As the original cryptocurrency plunged, so too did various altcoins, with Ethereum s...

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    3 min read
    André Beganski
  • Source: Twitter/Decrypt

    'Stop Buying Bitcoin': Strategy Needs More Cash Fast, Analyst Says as STRC Hits New Low

    Ballooning costs associated with Strategy’s flagship preferred stock have left the Bitcoin-buying firm in a bind—and there’s only one real solution, as CryptoQuant argued on Tuesday. If the world’s largest corporate holder of Bitcoin wants to take pressure off Stretch (STRC), it needs to stop purchasing the digital asset immediately and focus purely on shoring up cash, the analytics firm’s Head of Research, Julio Moreno, shared in a note. On Wednesday, the product that currently offers an 11.5%...

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    4 min read
    André Beganski
  • Bitcoin and South Korean won. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    South Korean Officials Meet With US SEC, Weigh Unified Crypto Rules Amid Local Scandals

    The SEC hosted a delegation of South Korean officials and digital asset stakeholders on Tuesday to bridge the crypto regulatory gaps between Washington and Seoul. The coalition, tied to one of Asia’s most active digital markets, explored topics such as stablecoin regulation, tokenized securities, and cross-border coordination with the SEC’s crypto task force, according to a memorandum and meeting outline released by the commission. Choices made by U.S. regulators and lawmakers are likely to sha...

    NewsLaw and Order
    3 min read
    André Beganski
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