Louis Velazquez
Louis Velazquez is a dynamic force at the crossroads of technology, finance, and media. As the founder of MegaHoot Technologies, Managing Partner of FGA Partners and a financial industry veteran, Velazquez has built a reputation for identifying disruptive trends and turning them into profitable ventures. His diverse career spans from his early days as a competitive athlete to becoming a pioneering tech innovator and influential radio show host.
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Ex-US defense secretary calls CLARITY Act a ‘national security bill’
Former US Defense Secretary Mark Esper says the CLARITY Act is not merely a financial services bill, its a national security one.
BIP-110 dies with a whimper, CLARITY vote punted: Hodler’s Digest, Aug. 9
BIP-110 forks itself into oblivion with a “2-block chain” and CLARITY will finally get a Senate vote in September. The odds say that vote will
Newsquawk week ahead: RBA announcement and US retail sales
Mon: BoJ Summary of Opinions Tue: RBA Announcement Wed: German Final Inflation (Jul), IEA OMR, OPEC MOMR, US CPI (Jul) Thu: Norges Bank Announcement, UK GDP (Q2), US PPI
BIP-110 Bitcoin branch stalls after two blocks as gap widens
The enforcing fork remains stuck at Bitcoin’s full mining difficulty as mandatory signaling proceeds with little hashpower support.
Brazil targets crypto fraud with up to 24-hour transfer hold
The rules, effective Jan. 1, 2027, cover transactions above $10,000 sent to overseas providers or self-custody wallets, along with other transfers flagged for review.
BTCPay restricts remote Lightning access after attackers steal funds
Foundation and Citadel21 reported drained Lightning nodes, but the total amount stolen and number of affected operators remain unknown.
China’s July CPI cools to six-month low as producer prices also ease
Softer than expected CPI and PPI readings reinforce the picture of a two-speed Chinese economy, with strong exports and factory output offset by weak domestic
Bitcoin’s BIP-110 enters mandatory signaling with miner support below 3%
The deployment milestone tests whether enforcing nodes can sustain the change amid limited miner signaling and discussion of a hard-fork fallback.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs post best week since April with $1B inflows
The spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds registered their third-strongest showing since October as institutional demand showed signs of renewed momentum.
US Senate to vote on advancing CLARITY Act in September after Thune files cloture
The procedural move puts crypto market structure legislation back on track as lawmakers continue negotiations over ethics and stablecoin provisions.
Bitcoin will never fall below $60K again: Nansen founder
Crypto is growing up thanks to trading in real world assets, and Bitcoin will never dip below $60K again, says Nansen founder founder Alex Svanevik.
Domestic stablecoins could boost demand for dollar-backed tokens: IMF
IMF first deputy managing director Dan Katz says users may favor digital dollars for their liquidity, network effects and cross-border acceptance.