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Japan Moves to Classify Bitcoin and Crypto as Financial Instruments Under New Bill

Micah Zimmerman -
Japan plans to reclassify cryptocurrencies as financial products under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, shifting them from a payment-based framework to one aligned with traditional securities regulation.
NEWS

Bitcoin Could Be Quantum-Safe Without Protocol Changes, New Proposal Claims

Micah Zimmerman -
Bitcoin transactions could be resistant to quantum attacks without changing the network’s core rules, a new proposal contends.
NEWS

Strategy’s (MSTR) Bitcoin Ambition Is Reshaping Corporate Finance. Everyone Else Is Falling Behind

Micah Zimmerman -
Michael Saylor’s Strategy is driving nearly all corporate Bitcoin accumulation, turning its STRC-fueled treasury model into the dominant force reshaping how companies approach Bitcoin in 2026.
BUSINESS

Stacked (formerly Lightning Pay) launches self-custodial Lightning wallet as New Zealand’s last major non-custodial Bitcoin exchange

Juan Galt -
Stacked, the rebranded Lightning Pay, has emerged as one of the few remaining non-custodial Bitcoin platforms in New Zealand after a wave of mergers and shutdowns. The company today launched a self-custodial Lightning wallet built on Breez and Spark SDKs, enabling users to receive Bitcoin directly into their own wallets and pay utility bills or rent via Open Banking.
CONFERENCE

Tim Draper Confirmed as a Bitcoin 2026 Speaker

Jenna Montgomery -
Tim Draper has been officially confirmed as a speaker at Bitcoin 2026. The founder of Draper Associates, DFJ, and the Draper Venture Network, Draper...
NEWS

SEC Chair Paul Atkins, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, David Sacks Push Congress to Pass Crypto Market Structure Bill ‘Now’

Micah Zimmerman -
Three finance and policy leaders urged Congress to pass the Clarity Act, a long-delayed bill that would establish U.S. rules for cryptocurrency and blockchain markets.
NEWS

Bitcoin Depot Reports $3.7 Million Stolen in Wallet Security Breach

Micah Zimmerman -
Bitcoin Depot disclosed that hackers stole about $3.7 million in bitcoin from company-controlled wallets.
SPONSORED

Digital Scarcity: Why Gamers Understand Bitcoin

Duelbits -
Millions of people already understand digital scarcity. They learned it in Counter-Strike & RuneScape.
NEWS

Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin ETF Debuts With $34 Million in Volume

Micah Zimmerman -
Morgan Stanley’s new spot Bitcoin ETF (MSBT) debuted with strong early volume and inflows while intensifying fee competition in the market.
NEWS

Bithumb Seeks Asset Freeze to Recover Bitcoin From $40 Billion Payout Error

Micah Zimmerman -
Bithumb has begun legal action to recover bitcoin distributed in error during a February promotional event.
NEWS

Solo Bitcoin Miner Defies 1-in-100,000 Odds to Win $222K Block Reward

Micah Zimmerman -
A solo Bitcoin miner overcame roughly 1-in-100,000 odds to mine block 944,306, earning the full 3.128 BTC reward worth about $222,000 using CKpool with 70 TH/s of hashpower.
CULTURE

Relics of a Revolution, Part I: Standing Outside in the Cold

Dennis Koch -
From Mt. Gox’s collapse to a defining protest, Kolin Burges’ stand became one of Bitcoin’s most enduring symbols of accountability.
NEWS

Adam Back Says Quantum Threat to Bitcoin Is Decades Away, Urges Gradual Migration to Post-Quantum Security

Micah Zimmerman -
Adam Back argues that quantum computing is still far from being capable of breaking Bitcoin’s cryptographic security.
NEWS

Nunchuk Releases Open-Source Tools for Bitcoin Agents With Bounded Authority

Micah Zimmerman -
Nunchuk released open-source Bitcoin agent tools that let AI help manage wallets under strict policy-based limits while keeping humans in full control of spending authority.
NEWS

Bernstein Pushes Back on Bitcoin Quantum Threat Fears, Says It’s Not a Crisis: Report

Micah Zimmerman -
Bernstein says quantum computing is a real threat to Bitcoin but not an emergency, arguing the industry likely has three to five years to upgrade to post-quantum security.
NEWS

NYT Names Adam Back as Bitcoin’s Creator, but Back Says No

Micah Zimmerman -
The New York Times argued Adam Back is the most credible Satoshi Nakamoto candidate based on stylometric analysis and early cypherpunk overlap, but Back and several experts firmly rejected the claim due to lack of hard evidence.
NEWS

White House Says Banning Stablecoin Yield Would Hurt Consumers More Than It Helps Banks

Micah Zimmerman -
A White House economic analysis finds that banning stablecoin yield would provide negligible benefits to bank lending while costing consumers more in lost returns.
NEWS

Morgan Stanley Becomes Official First US Bank To Launch A Spot Bitcoin ETF

Micah Zimmerman -
Morgan Stanley officially launched the first U.S. bank-issued spot bitcoin ETF, undercutting rivals on fees and leveraging its massive advisor network to challenge BlackRock’s dominance.
NEWS

Iran to Accept Bitcoin for Strait of Hormuz Transit as Ceasefire Takes Hold

Micah Zimmerman -
Iran plans to charge ships Bitcoin tolls to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, tying the cryptocurrency to a key global energy chokepoint.
MARKETS

Bitcoin Price Pumps Above $72,500 as Trump, Iran Announce Ceasefire 

Micah Zimmerman -
Bitcoin price jumped about 5% late Tuesday to $72,753 after President Donald Trump signaled a pause in escalation with Iran.
NEWS

FDIC Advances Stablecoin Oversight Framework Under GENIUS Act With New Prudential Rule Proposal

Micah Zimmerman -
The FDIC has moved forward with a new GENIUS Act framework outlining how U.S. banks can issue and manage stablecoins, signaling expanded federal oversight of dollar-backed digital assets.
NEWS

Demand for Crypto Pay Surges, but Payroll Systems Fall Behind: Research

Micah Zimmerman -
A new Oobit survey finds many workers—especially those already holding crypto—are open to being paid partly in digital assets.
CONFERENCE

Paolo Ardoino Confirmed as a Bitcoin 2026 Speaker

Jenna Montgomery -
Paolo Ardoino has been officially confirmed as a speaker at Bitcoin 2026. As CEO of Tether (the issuer of the world's largest stablecoin) and...
NEWS

American Crypto Fraud Topped $11 Billion in 2025, Shattering Records: FBI

Micah Zimmerman -
Americans lost over $11 billion to crypto fraud in 2025, with investment scams driving the majority of losses, according to the FBI.
NEWS

Even a 1% Bitcoin Allocation Can Drastically Reshape Portfolio Risk, Schwab Finds

Micah Zimmerman -
A new Charles Schwab research note reframes the question of crypto allocation as less about forecasting returns and more about an investor’s tolerance for volatility.
MARKETS

Investors Are Selling Crypto and Buying Gold Due to Volatility Concerns: MarketWise Survey

Micah Zimmerman -
A growing share of U.S. bitcoin investors are shifting part of their portfolios into gold as sentiment turns after years of crypto volatility.
MARKETS

Bitcoin Price Slides Below $68,000 as Trump, Iran Tensions Rattle Markets 

Micah Zimmerman -
Bitcoin price fell below $68,000 as geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and Iran, driven by President Donald Trump’s warnings, rattle global markets.
NEWS

Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin ETF MBST To Go Live Tomorrow, 16,000 Advisors Ready To Sell It To Clients

Micah Zimmerman -
Morgan Stanley’s spot bitcoin ETF (MBST) is set to begin trading on April 8, marking the bank’s entry into the U.S. spot bitcoin ETF market.
NEWS

Rwanda Reaffirms Crypto Ban After Bybit Adds Franc Support

Micah Zimmerman -
National Bank of Rwanda reaffirmed its ban on cryptocurrency use involving the Rwandan franc after Bybit introduced P2P trading support, warning of financial risks and lack of legal protections.
NEWS

Demonstration of “Attack Blocks” On Bitcoin’s Signet Test Network

Shinobi -
This Wednesday, Bitcoin developers will demonstrate "attack blocks" taking advantage of a consensus vulnerability on the Signet test network.
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