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NEWS

Bitcoin VC Veterans Launch $40 Million Holding Company Targeting Small Business Acquisitions

Mathew Di Salvo -
Lyn Alden is helping debut a permanent capital company to buys profitable small businesses and put them on a Bitcoin standard.
NEWS

Breez Partners With Turnkey to Bring Non-Custodial Bitcoin to Backend-Run Apps

Micah Zimmerman -
Breez has partnered with Turnkey to let backend-run apps integrate non-custodial bitcoin wallets at scale, allowing users to retain control of their funds without requiring companies to hold private keys or redesign their existing infrastructure.
BUSINESS

Cloudflare x402 Integration Opens Door for Bitcoin in AI Agent Micropayments

Juan Galt -
Cloudflare's adoption of the x402 protocol enables websites to monetize data for AI agents via direct crypto payments, with Bitcoin and Lightning Network positioned as strong options alongside stablecoins for privacy and speed.
NEWS

Senate Unanimously Votes That Sam Bankman-Fried Should Never Get a Pardon

Micah Zimmerman -
The Senate unanimously approved a nonbinding resolution declaring that former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried should "under no circumstances" receive a presidential pardon or commutation.
MARKETS

Bitcoin to $40,000? If History’s Anything to Go By, It’s Possible, Says Report

Mathew Di Salvo -
Bitcoin could drop as low as $38,000 this year, a new report claims.
NEWS

President Trump To Meet Senators On Clarity Act’s Ethics Fight: Report

Micah Zimmerman -
President Trump will meet senators as negotiations over the CLARITY Act's ethics provisions threaten the bill's chances of passing before the August recess.
NEWS

Traders Took $8.2 Million From Polymarket’s Five-Minute Bitcoin Bets, Study Found

Micah Zimmerman -
A new study found that Polymarket's five-minute Bitcoin contract functioned as a wealth transfer mechanism, funneling money from retail traders to a small group of manipulators while distorting Bitcoin's spot price.
MARKETS

Bitcoin Price Jumps Over $65,500 on Soft Inflation Data 

Mathew Di Salvo -
Bitcoin price jumped over $65,000 per coin after US inflation data was cooler than expected.
PRESS RELEASES

VerifiedX and BitGo Sign MOU to Deliver Qualified Custody for vBTC, Expanding Institutional Access to Native Bitcoin Utility, and with Immediate Support for Non-Synthetic...

Bitcoin Magazine -
VerifiedX today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with BitGo to provide qualified custody support for vBTC, with immediate support for...
NEWS

Japan’s Landmark Vote Reclassifies Bitcoin And Crypto As Financial Assets

Micah Zimmerman -
Japan's parliament approved legislation reclassifying bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as financial assets, marking a major regulatory shift that aligns digital assets more closely with traditional financial markets.
NEWS

Keel Infrastructure to Consolidate Three Bitcoin Sites Into One AI Campus

Micah Zimmerman -
Keel Infrastructure won key approvals to consolidate three Québec Bitcoin mining sites into a single 96 MW AI and high-performance computing campus in Sherbrooke.
NEWS

China’s Prosecutors Move to Treat Crypto Mixers as Evidence of Money Laundering

Micah Zimmerman -
China's Supreme People's Procuratorate published proposals that would make it easier to prosecute crypto-related money laundering, including treating the use of mixers and privacy coins as presumptive evidence of laundering intent.
TECHNICAL

The Bitcoin Softfork That Tried to Police “Junk Data” — And Why It’s Already Failing

Brandon Black -
Bitcoin’s real power is that anyone willing to pay fees can write to the ledger. BIP-110’s backers want to change that for data-heavy transactions. The backlash reveals what’s truly at stake.
NEWS

CleanSpark Signs $6.6 Billion Data Center Lease as Bitcoin Miner Pivots to Compute

Micah Zimmerman -
CleanSpark, the Nasdaq-listed bitcoin miner, said on July 14 that it has signed a 20-year infrastructure lease with an unnamed high-investment-grade global technology company...
NEWS

UK Adopts ‘No Gain, No Loss’ Tax Treatment for Crypto Lending and Liquidity Pools

Micah Zimmerman -
The UK will introduce a "no gain, no loss" tax treatment for qualifying crypto lending and DeFi liquidity pool transactions from April 6, 2027, deferring Capital Gains Tax until users make an economic disposal of their cryptocurrency.
MARKETS

Bitcoin Price Jumps Above $64,000 as Cooler-Than-Expected Inflation Strengthens the Case for Rate Cuts

Micah Zimmerman -
Bitcoin price climbed above $64,000 after cooler-than-expected June inflation boosted expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts, though sticky core inflation and rising oil prices continue to cloud the outlook.
NEWS

White House Crypto Chief Patrick Witt to Begin Military Leave as Clarity Act Nears Senate Deadline

Micah Zimmerman -
White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt will begin military leave later this month as the Senate enters a critical final stretch to pass the Clarity Act before the August recess.
MARKETS

Bitwise Sees a Bottom in Bitcoin’s Worst Vibes Yet: ‘Darkest Before the Dawn’ 

Micah Zimmerman -
Bitwise says Bitcoin's brutal nine-month downturn masks a stronger-than-ever foundation, arguing institutional adoption, corporate buying, and improving market infrastructure position the industry for a rebound despite record ETF outflows and weak sentiment.
NEWS

‘Don’t Let China Win’: President Trump Presses Senate on Clarity Act in Final Stretch

Micah Zimmerman -
President Trump urged the Senate to pass the CLARITY Act before the August recess as lawmakers face a narrowing window and unresolved political hurdles.
NEWS

Strive (ASST) Adds 18 Bitcoin, Pushing Treasury to 19,900 BTC

Micah Zimmerman -
Strive (ASST) purchased 18 bitcoin for about $1.2 million last week, increasing its treasury to 19,900 BTC while maintaining $154.1 million in cash as it continues integrating its bitcoin-focused treasury strategy.
NEWS

Strategy (MSTR) Raises $467 Million in Cash, Leaves Stash of 843,775 Bitcoin Untouched

Micah Zimmerman -
Strategy (MSTR) raised $467 million through stock sales to boost its cash reserve to $3 billion while leaving its 843,775 BTC holdings unchanged for a second straight week.
NEWS

U.S. Representatives Urge Senate to Vote on CLARITY Act in July, Address Ethics Concerns

Micah Zimmerman -
Rep. French Hill urged the Senate to vote on the CLARITY Act before the August recess, arguing the bill would establish a transparent crypto market framework that addresses ethics concerns surrounding President Trump's digital asset ventures.
NEWS

Circle (CRCL) Wins Final OCC Approval for National Trust Bank

Micah Zimmerman -
Circle won final OCC approval to establish a national trust bank, allowing it to place USDC reserves under federal oversight and expanding its regulated digital asset custody business.
NEWS

Metaplanet Announces Joint Study to Bring Bitcoin-Backed Digital Credit to Japan

Micah Zimmerman -
Metaplanet is taking its Bitcoin strategy beyond treasury accumulation, launching a study to explore tokenized, Bitcoin-backed credit products that could reshape Japan's debt market.
MARKETS

Bitcoin is “A Screaming Buy”: Standard Chartered Backs $100,000 Target, Shrugs Off Strategy (MSTR) Sell-Off

Micah Zimmerman -
Standard Chartered reaffirmed its $100,000 end-2026 Bitcoin price target, calling Bitcoin "a screaming buy" and arguing that Strategy's recent sell-off reflects a communication issue around its new monetization strategy rather than a weakening Bitcoin outlook.
NEWS

JPMorgan Says the Real Threat to Bitcoin Isn’t Strategy (MSTR) — It’s Private Blockchains

Micah Zimmerman -
JPMorgan says Strategy's Bitcoin sales are a short-term concern, but the bigger long-term risk is that banks and institutions adopt private blockchains over public networks, reducing activity and capital flows across the broader crypto ecosystem.
MARKETS

Bitcoin’s New Debt Machine is Facing Its First Major Test

Micah Zimmerman -
BitcoinTreasuries.net says June marked the first major stress test for Bitcoin-backed preferred shares, with Strategy's STRC and Strive's SATA rebounding after a sharp sell-off, reinforcing confidence in the growing corporate Bitcoin financing model.
NEWS

New Hampshire Council Rejects $100 Million Bitcoin-Backed Bond

Micah Zimmerman -
New Hampshire's Executive Council voted 3-2 to reject a proposed $100 million Bitcoin-backed municipal bond, shelving what supporters said would have been the world's first such issuance despite arguments that it posed no risk to taxpayers.
NEWS

BitGo Adds Quantum-Risk Controls to Bitcoin Custody

Micah Zimmerman -
BitGo launched new quantum-risk tools that help institutional Bitcoin holders identify and reduce potential future quantum-computing exposure in their custody wallets.
NEWS

Russia’s Largest Private Bank Alfa-Bank To Test Bitcoin and Crypto Trading

Micah Zimmerman -
Russia's largest private lender, Alfa-Bank, plans to launch Bitcoin and crypto trading, custody, and a digital depository once new regulations take effect, joining a broader push by major Russian banks to enter the country's emerging crypto market by late 2026 or 2027.
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