The latest Bitcoin headlines, breaking developments, and real-time updates shaping the world’s leading digital asset.
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HB 2080 mandates cold storage security, audits, and a five-year holding rule, while also requiring state offices to accept certain digital assets for payments.
Hashrate rebounded above 1 ZH/s after storm outages, but miner revenue lingers near $28 per PH per day, squeezing smaller firms as BTC tests $60K support.
Instead of requiring bitcoin collateral, Voltage sets limits using real-time payment data, letting firms spend sats instantly and repay later from a bank account.
At a Florida forum, he urged clearer digital asset rules, backed Treasury chief Scott Bessent and joked critics should move to El Salvador.
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Deal needs no new shareholder vote; independent directors approved it despite dilution concerns and a big gap from the $1.12 reference price.
The report says miners use just 0.23% of global energy, often tap surplus renewables, and even cut Texas grid costs by joining shutdown programs.
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Letters printed on quality paper include QR codes leading to fake sites that demand users' recovery phrases, letting scammers drain wallets instantly.
An audit found the USB cold wallet intact, but funds were moved via compromised private keys, exposing weak custody controls.
The 35-member panel will also examine DeFi, tokenization, AI in trading, and stablecoin policy amid debate over the proposed CLARITY Act.
Built on L402 and HTTP 402, the toolkit adds “lnget,” remote signers, and spend limits, letting AI nodes run and host paid APIs and trade autonomously.
Clients must pass a suitability test, and the bank still labels bitcoin “very high risk” and not suitable as a long-term strategy.
The proposal would also sanction 20 more Russian banks and ban EU services like insurance and maintenance for ships carrying Russian crude oil.
Cango sold 4,451 BTC for $305M in USDT, paid off a bitcoin-backed loan, and plans to reuse 40+ global sites to offer AI inference services.
Police say the teens posed as delivery drivers, restrained two adults with duct tape, and fled in a stolen-plate Subaru before a wrong-way chase ended their escape.
Winter Storm Fern knocked ~200 EH/s offline, slowing blocks to 11–12 minutes as U.S. miners shut down; hashprice sank to ~$28–$33, forcing rigs off.
The exchange says the incident lasted about 40 minutes and assures it wasn’t a hack. Regulators are now reviewing the incident after Bithumb froze accounts and recovered most funds.
Sovcombank’s BTC-backed loans offer up to 50% LTV at 23% interest, letting Russian firms raise cash without selling bitcoin if strict conditions are met.
Smarter Web now holds 2,674 bitcoin bought for £221m, admits a $100m unrealized loss, and warns investors its shares could be the UK’s most volatile.
Unveiled in El Salvador, MiningOS offers a single dashboard, peer-to-peer hosting, Apache 2.0 licensing, and an open SDK for miners of any size.
Atkins says bitcoin access would come via professional managers with guardrails, after Trump’s 2025 order pushed agencies to expand 401(k) alternatives.
Analysts say there’s no immediate risk: Strategy’s bitcoin isn’t collateralized, debt repayments start in 2027, and dividends are funded through 2028.
The bill caps bitcoin at 10% per fund, phases purchases at 5% per year, and requires offline, audited custody with public reports.
Built from trading fees, SAFU will shift to bitcoin in 30 days, sit in cold wallets via an Abu Dhabi clearing house, and be refilled if it dips below $800M.
The bill advanced 12–11 along party lines, granting CFTC spot-market authority, but Democrats warn of ethics gaps and an understaffed regulator.
The bill allows up to 10% allocation, offers ETF or direct custody options, and adds strict security rules like multi-party control and encrypted key storage.
