To answer this question, if you already have an umbrella running tail scales, it’s mostly a fight. Once you have installed the tail scale and the Bitcoin node is fully synced, you can start Bitaxe and Public-Pool.

The documentation seems pretty sparse right now, but if you follow it, it seems to work well. To run a public pool from umbrella, install that add-on and then use “umbrel.local” in the public pool settings as the address of the TCP+Stratum user, port number: 2018, and Bitcoin node (which can be found from Umbrel’s Lightning Node add-on app by selecting “Deposit” in the “Bitcoin Wallet” section). You can use a different Bitcoin address for improved security. It provides the easiest “start” way to minify to your node’s address.

Once this is done, make sure your settings have been changed to use the BTC address of your umbrella. Note that finding Axeos webpage is as easy as checking what the new IP address is to see the Bitaxe output, as after updating your Bitaxe WiFi settings and using your own WiFi network, you will get a new IP address assigned by your router or DHCP server. Enter that IP address in your web browser and the Axeos web page will load immediately. After updating the BTC address of the Axeos web page, save it and restart Bitaxe.

Now this does not mean you are earning the SAT you are mining in your pool – that only happens if you are lucky enough in a pool of Bitaxe rigs to hit the solution that earns 3.125 BTC every 10 minutes. Due to the advantages of incremental SATS, it is necessary to minify directly into a centralized mine pool. But that means that if you add proof of work to the larger Bitcoin community and other large-scale mining operations go down temporarily or permanently, we are all contributing to the decentralized value of Bitcoin by continuing to find solutions and enjoy rewards. Additionally, the added hash power makes it increasingly difficult for state governments to take more than 51% of their total hash power.

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Strategy’s (MSTR) perpetual preferred shares may be anticipating the bitcoin-accumulation company’s inclusion in the S&P 500 index after the largest cryptocurrency posted a record-high monthly close at a price some analysts calculate lifted quarterly earnings to a level that qualifies it for the U.S. equity benchmark.

That may not be the only reason for their popularity, however. The stocks all offer yields above the Federal Reserve’s target rate of 4.25%-4.5% at levels that may be enough to attract investor interest, especially given President Donald Trump’s calls for U.S. interest rates to be lowered.

While the official announcement regarding S&P 500 inclusion is not due until September. Still, on Monday, MSTR rose 5%, pushing the stock above $400, its highest since May 22. More notable gains came from the perpetual preferred shares, STRK, which climbed 15% and STRF, which added 7.5%. The STRD shares rose 3%.

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ended June at $107,750, a level that translates into a positive earnings impact of about $11 billion for Tyson Corner, Virgina-based Strategy, and boosts earnings per share to around $39.50, according to MSTR analyst Jeff Walton. That’s enough for it to post a net positive figure from the most recent four quarters, the last barrier it faced to be added to the S&P 500.

Shares often rise when they join, or are expected to join, the benchmark because membership opens up greater demand from institutions who are not allowed to invest in companies that haven’t made the cut.

STRK’s advance pushed the price to $121 with an effective yield of 6.6%. Since its Feb. 6 launch, STRK has delivered a 42% return, outperforming both bitcoin’s 11% jump and the S&P 500’s 2%. The figures exclude dividend payments associated with these products. STRF now offers an effective yield of 8.8% and STRD 11.1%.

Altogether, these developments raise the question of whether recent market moves represent front running ahead of a possible inclusion of MSTR in the S&P 500 alone.

Read more: Strategy Could Be Eligible for S&P 500 Inclusion in June if Bitcoin Closes Q1 Above $96K

Several technology companies have joined Nillion’s newly launched Enterprise Cluster — an initiative aimed at extending decentralized applications beyond cryptocurrencies into privacy-focused use cases such as healthcare, financial management and enterprise data sharing.

As part of the partnership, Deutsche Telekom, Alibaba Cloud, STC Bahrain and Pairpoint by Vodafone are operating infrastructure nodes on Nillion’s decentralized compute platform, the company announced Thursday.

The Enterprise Cluster enables organizations to run privacy-critical applications on decentralized infrastructure, helping to minimize the trade-offs between the risks of centralized systems and the limitations of blockchain-based privacy.

“For the first time, organizations can compute on encrypted data across decentralized clusters, without sacrificing privacy,” Nillion’s co-founder and chief scientist, Miguel de Vega, told Cointelegraph. “It’s proof that privacy-first computation is now enterprise-ready infrastructure.”

Nillion is a decentralized network focused on secure data storage and computation. Its core technology, Nil Message Compute, enables encrypted data to be processed without decryption.

As previously reported by Cointelegraph, Nillion raised $25 million in October, bringing its total funding to $50 million.

Before the fundraise, Nillion’s technology was integrated with the Aptos network to support privacy-focused applications.

Related: Ethereum privacy roadmap proposes EU GDPR-safe blockchain design

Blockchain privacy has never left the spotlight

Nillion’s technology aims to address what it describes as a “longstanding dilemma” — the inherent privacy limitations of blockchain systems.

These limitations have faced heightened scrutiny in 2025, as global crypto regulations increasingly target privacy tools, including mixers, zero-knowledge proofs, stealth addresses and self-custodied wallets.

As Cointelegraph noted, the debate over privacy in blockchain is far from settled. Emerging technologies continue to challenge the notion that anonymity should automatically be viewed as a criminal threat.

Traditionally, protecting sensitive data on the blockchain has relied on keeping it entirely offchain or encrypting it onchain. However, as Midnight CEO Eran Barak warned, onchain encryption does not “provide durable privacy” in light of the rapid advances in quantum computing.

Despite the public debate, several privacy-focused projects continue to gain traction, particularly in the areas of zero-knowledge proofs and decentralized identity.

Related: Crypto projects prepare to battle for privacy in Switzerland

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The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that five men have pleaded guilty to a Cambodian-based crypto investment scam that conned victims out of $36.9 million.

In a new press release, the DOJ says the international crime ring operated by misleading victims to invest in false digital asset scams.

The DOJ says Joseph Wong, Yicheng Zhang, Jose Somarriba, Shengsheng He and Jingliang Su were part of an international criminal network that tricked American victims into believing they were investing in digital assets, but instead funneled money through US shell companies, international bank accounts and crypto wallets.

Through texts, phone calls, social media and dating apps, the perpetrators contacted victims and gained their trust. They would then convince victims to invest in fraudulent crypto projects, telling the victims all the while that their investments were increasing in value.

Instead of investing their capital, however, the men transferred $36.9 million in victim funds to a single account at Deltec Bank in the Bahamas under the name of “Axis Digital Limited.”

The funds were then funneled to USDT wallets controlled by individuals in Cambodia.

Aside from the five men pleading guilty, eight other co-conspirators have also confessed, so far.

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Since the beginning of June, Dogecoin’s performance has been quite bearish as the largest dog-themed meme coin struggles to undergo a rally and recover the $0.20 price level. DOGE may be witnessing negative movements, but this period could be the calm before the storm, with several predictions about a major rally to uncharted territory emerging.

A Wild Ride For Dogecoin To A New High Ahead

While Dogecoin is struggling to gain upward traction, this waning period could be the foundation to something big in the near future. Javon Marks, a crypto analyst and trader, has delved into the current price action, revealing that DOGE will experience a massive spike in this bull market cycle.

The expert’s prediction is based on previous price trends that preceded a surge to a new all-time high and market top for the meme coin. After a period of prolonged consolidation within the 0 and 1 Fibonacci levels, DOGE appears to be exhibiting a similar trend, increasing its potential to undergo a major upward move this cycle to a new peak.

Considering the reappearance of the bullish price trend, Javon Marks is confident that a similar result may unfold this cycle. This setup implies that Dogecoin has a high likelihood of witnessing a notable run, with the analyst putting his target at the $2.28 level.

It is important to note that the $2.28 target is positioned at the 1.618 Fibonacci level, which DOGE has often met in each bull cycle. During the first bull cycle, the meme coin reached this point and surpassed it. The same was witnessed in the second bull cycle.

Given that Dogecoin has historically surpassed this level, it increases the chances of the trend repeating in this cycle. Thus, Javon Marks anticipates a continuation of the impending surge beyond the $2.28 milestone this bull cycle. 

Key Indicators Supporting DOGE’s Bullish Journey

With bullish on-chain signals, technical setups, and improving market dynamics, Dogecoin is likely to rebound soon and rally strongly. João Wedson, a verified author and on-chain analyst, has outlined key indicators that signal robust fundamentals for DOGE to push higher.

The first aspect to consider is the 500-day Aggregated Liquidation Level. During DOGE’s last major drop, this metric shows a huge amount of liquidity, valued at over $380 million, was caught in the $0.50 zone. “Historically, when shorts pile up, DOGE tends to accumulate and surge months later,” he added.

Wedson drew attention to the DOGE/BTC pair, which is now approaching critical support that is comparable to the setup before the 2021 rally, when Dogecoin attracted more interest than BTC. In addition, the Meme Index, which consists of the 16 biggest meme coins, exhibits early indications of recovery following a severe downturn.

Lastly, Wedson has highlighted the notable growth of the overall meme coin market cap this cycle over the 2021 cycle. Despite this rise in market cap, meme coins’ Open Interest and daily volume are valued at $3.2 billion and $12 billion, respectively, which remains low compared to Bitcoin and Ethereum.

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The big picture: There have been 15 Windows versions released over the last three decades, but even today, some of Microsoft’s oldest works continue to hum away in the background. All over the world, ancient versions of Windows are still keeping elevators moving, trains running, and even government systems functioning.

A new BBC report uncovers some of the strangest real-world cases where outdated versions of Windows are still powering critical systems. One example is a hospital elevator in New York City, spotted this year, which still runs on Windows XP; the final version of that OS lost extended support from Microsoft in April 2019. Some ATMs run even older versions, powered not just by Windows XP but also Windows NT, which launched way back in 1993.

As it turns out, XP’s stability and deep integration with proprietary control systems make it ideal for setups that haven’t changed in years. Moreover, an ATM technician in New Jersey told the BBC that the cost of upgrading these systems is steep, with new hardware, regulatory hurdles, and custom software rewriting all adding up.

Germany had its own Windows throwback moment last year when Deutsche Bahn posted a job listing that required knowledge of MS-DOS and Windows 3.11. These relics still power display systems in a handful of trains, again largely because replacing them would mean ripping out hardware that could otherwise last decades. Then there’s San Francisco’s Muni Metro system, which, until recently, needed someone to pop a floppy disk into a DOS-based train control system to get it running each morning.

In San Diego, massive LightJet printers still produce museum-grade photo prints using Windows 2000. John Watts, who runs the machines, says upgrading would cost tens of thousands of dollars in new software licenses. He did say he “can’t stand” Windows machines, but they’re the only way to run the printers.

Perhaps the most extreme case is the US Department of Veterans Affairs. Doctors there have been using the Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) to pull out patient records. It was introduced in 1997 but runs on top of an even older platform known as VistA, which dates all the way back to 1985 and was originally built for MS-DOS. And since it’s DOS, it means that doctors use text-based interfaces that require typing out full file paths just to open a document. Worse, a psychiatrist told the BBC that booting up the computer could take 15 minutes, and any mistake, like forgetting a dash in a command, could eat up even more time. A modern replacement is promised, but full rollout won’t be complete until at least 2031.

Despite a recent spike in Windows 11 users and Microsoft’s aggressive push, numbers have shown that Windows 10 is still the leading version of the OS, with a 53% market share. Meanwhile, Windows XP persists at 0.33%, highlighting the reliance on familiar platforms even as official support wanes.

Investing legend Warren Buffett is issuing a warning, saying that the fiscal situation in the US is inching closer to a point of no return.

At Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting – where Buffett announced his retirement – the Oracle of Omaha warned that the US government’s fiscal deficit can spiral out of control if policymakers fail to close the gap between revenue and expenditures.

Data from the Treasury Department shows that the US has spent $1.31 trillion more than it collected so far this fiscal year, which runs from October 1st, 2024, to September 30th, 2025. The figure marks a $242 billion increase compared to the deficit recorded during the same period last fiscal year.

According to Buffett, the US government cannot continue running large fiscal deficits indefinitely, warning that the country’s fiscal situation could become unsustainable and dire as early as 2027.

“We’re operating at a fiscal deficit now that is unsustainable over a very long period of time. We don’t know if that means two years or 20 years because there’s never been a country like the United States…

And it has the aspect to it that it gets uncontrollable to a certain point that essentially you just give up on it. Paul Volcker kept that from happening in the United States, but we came close. We’ve come close multiple times, and we still have very substantial inflation in the United States, but it has never been runaway yet. And that’s not something we want to try and experiment with because it feeds on itself. 

I wouldn’t want the job of trying to correct what’s going on in revenue and the expenditures of the United States with roughly a 7% gap, when probably a 3% gap is sustainable, and then the further away you get from that, the more you get to where the uncontrollable begins.

I think that it’s a job I don’t want, but it’s a job I think should be done, and Congress does not seem good at doing it.”

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