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Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR), the world’s largest corporate holder of bitcoin, expanded its treasury once again last week, purchasing 168 BTC for $18.8 million at an average price of $112,051 per coin, according to a new U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing. Following the purchase, Strategy now holds 640,418 BTC, acquired at a total cost of roughly $47.40 billion, reflecting an average purchase price of $74,010 per bitcoin. The firm also reported a 26% bitcoin yield year-to-date for 2025, underscoring the strength of its BTC-denominated balance sheet amid renewed institutional interest. Strategy has transitioned from a business intelligence firm into the…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ethereum (ETH) treasury firm BitMine Immersion Technologies today announced that it had bought another 203,800 ETH last week. Following its latest purchase, the firm’s total ETH holdings now stand 3.24 million tokens. BitMine Continues To Stack Ethereum Despite Crash According to a press release issued earlier today, BitMine Immersion Technologies, a leading Ethereum treasury firm has further increased its ETH holdings. The firm added another 203,800 ETH over the last week, worth approximately $820 million. Last week’s purchase has increased BitMine’s total ETH holdings to 3.24 million…
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) is reportedly considering reforms that would allow domestic banks to acquire and hold digital assets, including Bitcoin, for investment purposes. This would be a drastic move away from the conservative stance established in 2020, when local banks were barred from holding crypto due to concerns over volatility and financial stability. Under the proposed framework, banks could trade digital assets similarly to stocks and government bonds, with specific safeguards designed to ensure their financial soundness. The FSA plans to develop risk management protocols to mitigate the potential impact of sudden price swings on banks’ balance sheets.…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Japan’s top regulator is reportedly weighing a policy change that would let banks offer Bitcoin custody and trading services. Japan Considering Allowing Banks To Offer Crypto-Related Services As reported by Japanese newspaper Yomiuri, Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) is considering allowing banks to acquire and hold digital assets like Bitcoin for investment purposes. This reform, if enacted, would change the banking landscape in the East Asian nation. Currently, banks are prohibited from making cryptocurrency acquisitions for the purpose of investments under FSA guidelines introduced in 2020. Under…
Bitcoin Magazine 21bitcoin Launches Europe’s First Pilot Bitcoin-Backed Lending Product Austrian Bitcoin platform 21bitcoin has teamed up with VR Bank Bayern Mitte eG and Sopra Financial Technology GmbH to launch a pioneering European pilot project in hopes to develop an institutional-grade Bitcoin-backed credit product. The project hopes to enable banks and financial service providers to offer regulated lending solutions that are backed by Bitcoin. By creating a fully compliant ‘white-label product,’ the consortium is positioning Bitcoin as a mainstream, regulated asset class within the European financial industry, according to a note shared with Bitcoin Magazine. “Our goal is to make…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure According to reports, Bolivia’s new president has put blockchain at the center of a plan to cut corruption and raise transparency in government finances. Rodrigo Paz Pereira, who won the runoff that ended nearly two decades of rule by the Movement for Socialism, has made clean government a clear promise. He says modern ledgers can make money flows harder to hide. Blockchain Plan For Transparency Paz’s team is proposing the use of distributed ledgers for key public processes, including procurement and the tracking of public funds. Based…
Bitcoin Price Weekly Outlook The bears came out in full force once again last week as bitcoin took out last week’s low at around $105,000 to hit $103,000 and change. We again saw a nice bounce from the support zone down there, but so far the bounce is weaker than we experienced the week prior. The bulls are back on their heels once again and looking like they will remain subdued for the foreseeable future. Last week gave us a closing price of $108,717, firmly below the 21 EMA support level we were hoping to hold, and providing further conviction…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) will reportedly follow US regulatory steps and include a ban on stablecoin interest payments in its highly anticipated framework, expected to be released later this year. FSC To Prohibit Interest Payments on Stablecoins On Monday, Yonhap News reported that Financial Services Commission Chairman Lee Eun-won affirmed that the regulatory agency will “fundamentally prohibit the payment of interest on stablecoins as a principle.” During a National Assembly’s Government Affairs Committee audit, Lee emphasized that interest payments on digital assets pegged to the…
Aureo, formerly known as Swapido, has raised $1.1 million in pre-seed funding from Early Riders to develop a specialized Bitcoin platform targeting high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs), family offices, and companies in Mexico and Latin America. The funding, announced on October 20, 2025, will support the creation of a white-glove service focused on secure Bitcoin transactions, custody, and advisory for institutional and long-term holders. Aureo positions itself alongside U.S.-based firms like Onramp and River, adapting similar models to regional needs. Launched as Swapido on October 11, 2024, by CEO Gustavo Flores Echaiz, the company initially operated as a web app facilitating Lightning…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Chinese tech giants Ant Group and JD.com have paused plans to issue stablecoins in Hong Kong after being told to stop by mainland regulators, according to reports. The move comes as Beijing reasserts control over who can issue money-like tokens, even as Hong Kong builds a legal path for licensed stablecoin firms. Beijing Steps In People’s Bank of China and the Cyberspace Administration of China asked the companies not to go ahead with their projects, people familiar with the matter told reporters. Ant had said in June…
Shares of leading Bitcoin mining firms surged today alongside renewed strength in Bitcoin markets. Marathon Digital Holdings (NASDAQ: MARA) climbed 7.97% to $21.13, Riot Platforms (NASDAQ: RIOT) jumped 11.21% to $22.28, and CleanSpark (NASDAQ: CLSK) rose 9.09% to $21.30, at the time of writing. Earlier during Monday’s trading hours, some of these tickers saw stock increases of 10% or more. The rally follows a rebound in Bitcoin prices and growing investor confidence in miners’ profitability and AI-initiatives. Cleanspark announced a move into AI and HPC that marks a pivotal moment for the company. The miner said it is positioning itself…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) is weighing a landmark reform that would let domestic banks buy, hold, trade, and custody Bitcoin and crypto, treating them more like stocks or government bonds under a unified, prudential framework. The plan, set for discussion at an upcoming Financial Services Council meeting, would also allow banking groups to register as licensed crypto-exchange operators, giving retail and corporate clients direct access to digital assets through their existing banks. The move marks a sharp pivot from 2020 guidelines that barred banks from investing…
Bitcoin price is holding steady around $111,000 after a turbulent few weeks, but TD Cowen analysts project that the bitcoin price could reach $141,000 by December. In a note released Monday, the firm highlighted the recent crypto market crash and recovery as a testament to the resilience of the broader crypto and bitcoin ecosystem. The flash crash earlier this month triggered roughly $19 billion in liquidations, the largest single-day event in crypto history. Despite the scale of the sell-off, TD Cowen noted that most exchanges remained operational with minimal disruption, demonstrating the market’s ability to absorb shocks, according to The…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Bitcoin (BTC) jumped back above $110,000 on Monday, erasing part of last week’s slide even as U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs posted their second-largest weekly net outflows on record ($1.2 billion). The swift rebound, from lows near $103,700, has traders asking whether the market just completed a “controlled deleveraging” and is now basing for the next advance. Ether reclaimed $4,000 alongside broader crypto green shoots, aided by cooling trade-war headlines and growing odds of additional Fed rate cuts. Short term, BTC is attempting to hold the $107,000–$110,000 support…
To understand the new politics stance and other pro nationals of recent times, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. If Bitcoin were to lose half its present value — which is not unlikely, given its extremely volatile past behavior — Tesla will lose around A$1 billion. As Elon Musk owns about a fifth of Tesla, he would then be down A$200 million. In contrast, I own no Bitcoin so I will lose nothing. Nor is Musk doing his fans any favors. As a “rock star CEO” with more than 40 million followers…
If Bitcoin were to lose half its present value — which is not unlikely, given its extremely volatile past behavior — Tesla will lose around A$1 billion. As Elon Musk owns about a fifth of Tesla, he would then be down A$200 million. In contrast, I own no Bitcoin so I will lose nothing. Nor is Musk doing his fans any favors. As a “rock star CEO” with more than 40 million followers on Twitter, his musings are widely reported in other media. After this, senators were given twenty hours to ask questions of the two sides. Anthony Zucker:…
To understand the new politics stance and other pro nationals of recent times, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. If Bitcoin were to lose half its present value — which is not unlikely, given its extremely volatile past behavior — Tesla will lose around A$1 billion. As Elon Musk owns about a fifth of Tesla, he would then be down A$200 million. In contrast, I own no Bitcoin so I will lose nothing. Nor is Musk doing his fans any favors. As a “rock star CEO” with more than 40 million followers…
To understand the new politics stance and other pro nationals of recent times, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. If Bitcoin were to lose half its present value — which is not unlikely, given its extremely volatile past behavior — Tesla will lose around A$1 billion. As Elon Musk owns about a fifth of Tesla, he would then be down A$200 million. In contrast, I own no Bitcoin so I will lose nothing. Nor is Musk doing his fans any favors. As a “rock star CEO” with more than 40 million followers…
To understand the new politics stance and other pro nationals of recent times, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. If Bitcoin were to lose half its present value — which is not unlikely, given its extremely volatile past behavior — Tesla will lose around A$1 billion. As Elon Musk owns about a fifth of Tesla, he would then be down A$200 million. In contrast, I own no Bitcoin so I will lose nothing. Nor is Musk doing his fans any favors. As a “rock star CEO” with more than 40 million followers…
To understand the new politics stance and other pro nationals of recent times, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. If Bitcoin were to lose half its present value — which is not unlikely, given its extremely volatile past behavior — Tesla will lose around A$1 billion. As Elon Musk owns about a fifth of Tesla, he would then be down A$200 million. In contrast, I own no Bitcoin so I will lose nothing. Nor is Musk doing his fans any favors. As a “rock star CEO” with more than 40 million followers…