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Jack Dorsey’s financial services company Block is set to let shops take bitcoin right at the cash register. It’s a new twist on how you pay, and it might change small businesses’ options. Related Reading: $120 Billion Bitcoin Stash Puts Satoshi Nakamoto At No. 11 On Rich List Bitcoin Payments On Squ...

The opening day of the Bitcoin 2025 conference delivered an unmistakable political signal: President Donald Trump has thrown his weight behind legislation that would require the United States to accumulate a strategic reserve of one million bitcoin. Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis disclosed the White...

At the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Senator Cynthia Lummis, a staunch advocate for BTC and cryptocurrencies, announced that President Donald Trump supports the upcoming Bitcoin Act, which aims to facilitate the purchase of 1 million BTC and is expected to be introduced to Congres...

Over the last several weeks, Bitcoin (BTCUSD) has decoupled from the stock market and made a new all-time high while major US indexes haven’t followed. Is Bitcoin also beginning to decouple from Strategy (MSTR) shares? According to high timeframe technical signals, the two tightly correlated a...

The XRP price has shown a lot of strength recently, and through the weekend drawdown, it did not break support at $2. This has shown that the bulls have completely taken control at this point, providing the backup needed to properly surge from here. As the consolidation has continued, the XRP price ...

Data shows Bitcoin has outperformed the major equity indices on the Sortino Ratio. Here’s what this says about the cryptocurrency’s performance. Bitcoin’s 30-Day Sortino Ratio Is Currently At 1.23 In a new post on X, the institutional DeFi solutions provider Sentora (formerly IntoT...

President Donald Trump’s social media company, Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), has announced plans to invest in the market’s leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC) on Tuesday. According to a report by Politico, the company, which oversees the Truth Social platform, has secured commitments f...

Imagine investing some pocket change in a viral meme coin and walking away with millions of dollars. Believe it or not, this has been the case for countless meme coin traders. For example, an anonymous trader invested just $27 in $PEPE as soon as it listed and saw their holdings swell to over $10M i...

Michael Saylor has spoken. Again. And when the high priest of Bitcoin speaks, the market listens – whether you agree or not. This time, the MicroStrategy founder has slammed the idea of publishing on-chain proof-of-reserves, calling it a ‘bad idea’ and a ‘security threat.’ His advice? Hold your own ...

SharpLink Gaming, a prominent player in the gaming and technology sector, recently unveiled a strategic plan to allocate $425 million into Ethereum (ETH) reserves. This significant financial maneuver positions the company among notable institutions adopting cryptocurrency assets as part of their tre...

US President Donald Trump’s top crypto advisor Bo Hines declared yesterday that ‘Bitcoin is golden standard’ in cryptocurrencies on the first day of the Bitcoin Conference 2025. He added that the US government is looking to acquire as much $BTC as it can get through its Strategic Bitcoin...

Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, is reportedly becoming one of the official market makers for the upcoming regulated crypto platforms following the country’s regulatory developments within its digital asset landscape. The bank reportedly expects the emergence of a “new world” of instruments for inve...

It turns out that Bitcoin ($BTC) isn’t just for the tech bros anymore but also for businesses, hamburger lovers, and everyday spenders — aka, everyone. Yesterday, Square, a payment platform by Block Inc., announced that it’ll soon enable businesses to accept $BTC and other crypto. In other news, the...

Circle Internet, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, announced plans for an initial public offering (IPO) that could value the company at up to $6.71 billion on a fully diluted basis. The New York-based company aims to raise as much as $624 million by offering 24 million shares, with a pricing range ...

Thailand has recently announced plans to introduce a novel initiative that would allow international tourists to spend cryptocurrencies through credit card-linked payment systems. The ambitious move, announced by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira at an investment seminar...

Over 90% of all crypto owners hold some kind of memecoin, a new Gemini report finds. Perhaps that’s not too unusual, degens being what they are. But in France, 19% of crypto investors who held both traditional crypto and meme coins reported buying memes first. In the UK, that percentage rose to 28%....

Bitcoin (BTC) appears to be gearing up for another price discovery phase. The leading digital asset by market capitalization has gained an impressive 17.4% over the past month, setting a new all-time high (ATH) of $111,980 on May 22. Bitcoin Ready To Enter Price Discovery Mode? According to a recent...

The Bank of Korea is moving ahead with plans to tie its own digital tokens to the wider crypto world. It wants to link a central‐bank deposit token to public blockchain networks. This push could reshape how money moves in South Korea and beyond. Related Reading: Double Trouble: Crypto User Loses $2....

On-chain data shows the Bitcoin miners are currently making more than $50 million in daily revenue. Here’s whether this is near the record or not. Bitcoin Miner Revenue Has Seen A Surge Recently In a new post on X, CryptoQuant author Axel Adler Jr has talked about the latest trend in the reven...

John Woeltz was arrested in New York City on Friday for allegedly kidnapping and torturing a man in an attempt to access his Bitcoin (BTC) password. Once celebrated as a rising star in the crypto world, Woeltz, known as the “crypto king of Kentucky,” now faces serious criminal charges. Victim Escape...