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Czech Central Bank Official Expresses ‘Scepticism’ About Bitcoin as a Huge Reserve Asset

Jan Kubicek, a member of the board of directors of the Czech Central Bank (CNB), expressed his skepticism about including Bitcoin in the bank's huge reserve assets, mainly concerned about its legal uncertainty and the volatility of digital currencies, reports Reuters.

Earlier this year, Ales Michl, governor of the Czech Central Bank, proposed to include Bitcoin in the scope of consideration, and the bank has begun to analyse the possibility of expanding the asset class in its reserve portfolio. However, in March, deputy governor Eva Zamrazilova said that Bitcoin is not a suitable reserve asset.

"We will evaluate different categories of assets, and bitcoin is just one of them. I am quite sceptical about bitcoin," Kubicek said in an interview on Tuesday.

The senior official stated that the legal status of Bitcoin is a problem, and that directly engaging in holding bitcoin would mean that many new processes need to be created in terms of accounting or auditing.

He added that another pressing issue is volatility, as it is difficult to assess the trends in market prices.

"We cannot be sure whether bitcoin volatility in the coming years will be similar to the patterns we have seen over the past decade because I doubt that if more institutional investors accept bitcoin as an investment asset it will behave differently than what we have seen so far."

Kubicek said the bank's studies on new asset classes, which could be completed by October, could look at holding international corporate bonds, as well as investing in more targeted stock indices (such as technology) and real estate investment funds.

Trump Media executives set up new SPAC and seek $179 million in financing to acquire crypto-related companies

Executives at Trump Media & Technology Group, the company behind former President Trump's new social media platform Truth Social, are launching a new special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) to acquire businesses in the cryptocurrency or related industries, according to a registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

The SPAC, named Renatus Tactical Acquisition Corp I and incorporated in the Cayman Islands, plans to raise at least $150 million through an initial public offering (IPO) and private placement, with the total amount of financing expected to reach $179 million, according to the filing. The funds will be used to acquire another business.

The leadership of this SPAC has close ties with Trump's media company. Renatus Tactical CEO Eric Swider is a member of the board of directors of Trump Media and led the company that merged with Trump Media; Trump Media CEO, President and Chairman Devin Nunes also serves as Chairman of the Board of Renatus Tactical; Renatus Tactical COO Alexander Cano was the president and secretary of the company that merged with Trump Media.

According to the filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Renatus Tactical is targeting acquisitions in the cryptocurrency and blockchain, data security and dual-use technology sectors, all of which have significant government involvement as regulators or major customers.

"Hyperliquid 50x Whale" made 164% profit in 3 hours investing in both long and short positions on BTC around the Fed’s interest rate announcement

According to the monitoring of on-chain analyst Yu Jin, the "Hyperliquid 50x Whale" made frantic operations in the three hours from 12:00 to 3:00 in the early morning around the Federal Reserve's interest rate announcement, and made both long and short moves on BTC, turning 690,000 USDC into 1.826 million USDC, with a profit of 164%.

The specific operations are as follows:

① At 2 a.m., the Federal Reserve was about to announce the interest rate decision. He opened a short position of 326 BTC (US$27.6 million) at $84,566 at 12:00, and then closed the short position at $83,927 just before the interest rate decision was announced (1:48), making a profit of US$215,000.

② As soon as the interest rate was announced at 2 a.m., he immediately opened a short position of 256 BTC (US$21.6 million) at $84,404 at 2:01, and quickly closed the position at $83,906 6 minutes later, making a profit of US$250,000.