The latest Bitcoin headlines, breaking developments, and real-time updates shaping the world’s leading digital asset.
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The bank is in early talks, weighing spot and derivatives trading, client demand and U.S. rules, despite CEO Jamie Dimon’s past bitcoin criticism.
Payments work via TRN’s click-and-collect service, show prices in NOK, print normal receipts, and charge no extra fees.
The Wyoming senator will serve until January 2027 after championing the Bitcoin Act, stablecoin rules, and a proposed U.S. bitcoin reserve.
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Unveiled at Bitcoin MENA 2025 in Abu Dhabi, MicroBT’s new WhatsMiner lineup targets efficiency as mining income sinks near $35 per PH/s.
Seized BTC worth around $18M makes Taiwan the 10th-largest government holder, sparking debate over auctions versus treating bitcoin as a strategic asset.
KindlyMD holds 5,398 BTC worth about $466M and has approved a share buyback plan, though it hasn’t disclosed how it will fund it.
FCA and Bank of England will oversee exchanges and stablecoins, with limits on holdings, new tax clarity, and rules covering DeFi and wallets.
El Salvador keeps buying BTC daily, often mixing large purchases with small ones and even mining bitcoin using volcanic geothermal energy.
Itaú advises a 1–3% Bitcoin slice in 2026, citing currency-hedging benefits, and offers access via its Íon app and the BITI11 ETF.
The CRA used a rare court order to obtain data on 2,500 Dapper Labs users, highlighting difficulties in identifying digital asset taxpayers.
Czech central bank launched a $1M bitcoin pilot for learning and not profit, using a legal loophole that five other EU countries could also use.
AI campuses are filing record-size power requests, as Texas screens “special handling” projects to avoid phantom loads straining the grid.
Strategy warns MSCI’s rule could spark chaotic index churn as bitcoin swings and force funds to dump shares, threatening U.S. digital-asset competitiveness.
Bitcoin’s 17-year survival, repeat recoveries, and 250% gains in three years show resilience critics overlook, Balchunas says, unlike tulips’ one-time crash.
BPCE adds BTC purchases with a phased rollout, charging €2.99 monthly and 1.5% per trade as it expands access to 12 million users by 2026.
Indiana’s HB 1042 would require state retirement plans to offer at least one digital-asset ETF and adds protections for mining, payments, and private keys.
New rules bring spot bitcoin onshore with equal treatment for all traders, adding safeguards after offshore exchange failures and unifying risk management across products.
Gensler says most tokens are “highly speculative,” lack fundamentals, and differ from Bitcoin, which he views as closer to a commodity despite its volatility.
Vanguard now lets 50 million clients access regulated bitcoin funds, a shift driven partly by new CEO Salim Ramji after years of citing bitcoin’s volatility.
Strategy boosted its BTC stash to 650,000 coins and says its new reserve already covers 21 months of dividends while it targets steady growth into 2025.
Masked intruders posed as mail carriers, waterboarded the parents, and threatened their daughter during a 13-hour ordeal to force access to bitcoin accounts.
Demand for IBIT options is surging so fast that old limits are capping hedging, and news of the proposed increase sent bitcoin option interest up $4B in a day.
Xapo opens its fully regulated BTC Credit Fund to more users after raising $100M, aiming for safer, institutional-grade yields amid stricter post-2022 lending rules.
JPMorgan’s new structured Bitcoin note caps early gains at 16% while amplifying IBIT’s long-term returns.
Texas launched its Strategic Bitcoin Reserve with a $5M buy during a price dip, aiming to move from an ETF to full self-custody.
