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Bitcoin crossed eighty-five thousand dollars this week, driven first by a short squeeze that forced out roughly six hundred forty-eight million dollars in bearish positions, then sustained by genuine spot buying. What's notable is that a key measure of selling pressure is sitting near a record low, suggesting this isn't just a technical bounce.
That momentum is drawing attention from some unexpected corners. Job listings at both Google and Apple point to a quiet but deliberate push into crypto infrastructure, specifically stablecoins and tokenized deposits. Neither company has announced a formal product, but when two of the world's largest tech firms start recruiting the same specialized talent at the same time, it's worth paying attention.
Meanwhile, a sobering investigation from MIT Technology Review asks a hard question about the billions the US has spent on border surveillance technology. When José Morales Bernal crossed into the US last April, he was within range of three surveillance towers. The technology saw him. What it apparently couldn't do was get help to him in time. The story is a reminder that deploying technology and deploying it responsibly are two very different things.
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