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NEWS

Texas Becomes First U.S. State to Buy $5M of BlackRock’s Spot Bitcoin ETF

Micah Zimmerman -
The President of the Texas Blockchain Council said that Texas recently bought $5 million in Bitcoin ETFs on November 20.
BUSINESS

Polymarket Receives Approval From CFTC For Official U.S. Return

Micah Zimmerman -
Polymarket, the world’s largest crypto-based prediction market, is returning to the U.S. under full CFTC regulation.
BITCOIN FOR CORPORATIONS

Shortsighted Shift at MSCI Singles Out Bitcoin Treasury Companies and Undercuts Benchmark Neutrality

Nick Ward -
MSCI’s move to exclude Bitcoin treasury companies is shortsighted, unnecessary, and undermines the neutrality investors expect in global benchmarks.
MARKETS

Bitcoin Price Sits Down Over 30% From All-Time Highs as Market Waits for Next Catalyst

Micah Zimmerman -
The Bitcoin price has fallen over 30% since October, dropping another 1% overnight to around $87,000 amid a nearly two-month drawdown.
NEWS

Japan Moves to Mandate Reserves for Crypto Exchanges as Hacks Mount

Micah Zimmerman -
Japan’s FSA plans to require crypto exchanges to hold liability reserves to compensate customers for losses from hacks, failures, or bankruptcies.
NEWS

TD Cowen Sees Strategy ($MSTR) Under Pressure as MSCI Index Review Looms

Micah Zimmerman -
TD Cowen analysts warn that Strategy’s stock may stay under pressure as they expect MSCI to formally decide by mid-January to remove PBTCs like Strategy from all its indexes in February.
NEWS

Bitcoin Crime: Home Invasion, Sexual Assault, and $1.6 Million Theft Results in 7-Year Sentence

Micah Zimmerman -
A Hong Kong man was sentenced to seven years in Canada for participating in a violent, sexually abusive home invasion that stole $1.6 million in Bitcoin from a British Columbia family.
BUSINESS

Strike CEO Jack Mallers Debanked by JPMorgan as Bank Faces Epstein Tensions

Micah Zimmerman -
JPMorgan Chase abruptly closed Strike CEO Jack Mallers’ accounts, citing “concerning activity,” reigniting crypto debanking fears amid the bank’s ongoing Epstein controversies.
MARKETS

Bitcoin Defends $84K Support Like a Champ: Oversold Bounce Targets $94K This Week

Ethan Greene - Feral Analysis and Juan Galt -
Bitcoin plunged to $80,000 but powerfully reclaimed the critical $84,000 support zone, closing the week at $86,850. With daily RSI deeply oversold, traders are eyeing a sharp move toward $91,400 and the $94,000 high-volume node this week.
MARKETS

Bitcoin Price Rebounds to $86,000 as Deutsche Bank Flags Five Forces Behind the Sell-Off

Micah Zimmerman -
Bitcoin price rebounded to $86,000 after lows of $80,915 last week. Deutsche Bank, Anthony Popliano and Fed Governor Christopher Waller all added some nuance to the recent volatility. 
NEWS

Bitcoin-miner Bitmain Faces Federal Investigation Over National Security Issues: Report

Micah Zimmerman -
Bitmain, the Chinese manufacturer behind many of the world’s Bitcoin miners, has been under US national security scrutiny for potential espionage or sabotage risks, including in Trump family-backed ventures, though the company denies any wrongdoing.
NEWS

Samourai Wallet Co-Founder Sentenced to Four Years for Crypto Money Laundering

Micah Zimmerman -
Samourai Wallet co-founder William Hill was sentenced to four years in prison for running a crypto mixing service that laundered over $237 million in illicit funds.
NEWS

Strategy’s (MSTR) Michael Saylor Dismisses Index Concerns: ‘Our Conviction in Bitcoin is Unwavering’

Micah Zimmerman -
Michael Saylor took to X to dismiss concerns about MSCI-driven outflows, emphasizing that Strategy is an operating company with a $500 million software business and a $7.7 billion Bitcoin-backed digital credit program.
MARKETS

Bitcoin Price Flash-Crashes to $80,000 Before Rebounding as Market Stress Nears FTX-Era Levels

Micah Zimmerman -
Bitcoin price plunged to $83,000, hitting FTX-era stress levels, as short-term holders capitulate and market volatility spikes.
MARKETS
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Bitcoin Price Dip Or New Bear Market?

Matt Crosby -
Bitcoin Price Under Pressure as LTHs Distribute: Rising VDD Multiple & Falling Long-Term Holder Supply Show No Capitulation Yet.
BUSINESS

JPMorgan Says Saylor’s Strategy Could See Billions in Outflows if MSCI Excludes MSTR

Micah Zimmerman -
Strategy faces the risk of being removed from major equity indices, with JPMorgan warning that MSCI’s January 15 decision could trigger up to $2.8B–$8.8B in passive outflows and deal a major blow to Saylor’s bitcoin-leveraged strategy.
BUSINESS

Ray Dalio Reaffirms Bitcoin Skepticism, Says He Still Holds Just 1% Allocation

Micah Zimmerman -
Billionaire investor Ray Dalio reaffirmed his cautious view on Bitcoin, saying he’s held only about 1% of his portfolio in BTC for years due to what he sees as structural hurdles limiting its viability.
MARKETS

Bitcoin Price Crashes to $86,000 As Extreme Fear Hits the Market

Micah Zimmerman -
Bitcoin price dumped yet again this morning in trading to lows of $86,610, down over 1% over the past 24 hours. 
NEWS

Congressman Warren Davidson Introduces Bitcoin For America Act, Proposes Federal Tax Free Payments in Bitcoin

Micah Zimmerman -
Rep. Warren Davidson introduced the Bitcoin For America Act today, letting Americans pay taxes in Bitcoin to fund a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.
NEWS

Metaplanet is Building a Two-Tier Rocket Ship to Buy More Bitcoin

Micah Zimmerman -
Metaplanet is overhauling its capital structure with new MARS and MERCURY preferred shares to raise $150 million for accelerating its bitcoin-treasury strategy while minimizing dilution to common shareholders.
BITCOIN FOR CORPORATIONS

These New Shareholder Tools Make Bitcoin Activism Easy to Launch and Hard to Ignore

Nick Ward -
Two new tools give shareholders a simple, powerful way to launch real Bitcoin activism and influence corporate balance-sheet decisions.
NEWS

Abu Dhabi Tripled Its Bitcoin Bet In Q3 Before the Crypto Market Crash

Micah Zimmerman -
The Abu Dhabi Investment Council more than tripled its stake in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust to nearly 8 million shares in Q3, viewing Bitcoin as a long-term digital gold allocation.
MARKETS

VanEck: Mid-Cycle Traders Driving Bitcoin Selloff While Long-Term Whales Keep Holding

Micah Zimmerman -
VanEck analysts report that Bitcoin’s recent selloff is driven by mid-cycle holders, while long-term whales continue to accumulate.
MARKETS

Bitcoin Price Slumps to $88,000 Near Seven-Month Low As Crypto Stocks Crash

Micah Zimmerman -
Crypto markets extended their retreat today as the Bitcoin price hovered near a seven-month low at $88,890 — down 4% on the day and trading near the bottom of its weekly range.
TECHNICAL

Brink Funds First Third Party Security Audit of Bitcoin Core By Quarkslab

Shinobi -
First ever external security audit of Bitcoin Core by Quarkslab, funded by Brink, shows no critical or severe security issues.
NEWS

Kraken Files for IPO After $800 Million Fundraising at $20 Billion Valuation

Micah Zimmerman -
Kraken filed confidentially for a U.S. IPO through Payward, Inc. after an $800 million fundraising that valued the exchange at $20 billion.
SPONSORED

Bitizenship Expands to Italy, Launches Bitcoin-Aligned Visa Investment Program

Bitizenship -
Bitizenship launches BTC Italia and The Bitcoin Dolce Visa, a Bitcoin-aligned €250,000 startup investment pathway for securing Italian residency under the Investor Visa program.
BUSINESS

Mezo Partners with Anchorage Digital to Bring Institutional-Grade BitcoinFi to Market

Micah Zimmerman -
Anchorage Digital and Mezo have partnered to expand institutional access to Bitcoin-based borrowing and yield, enabling low-cost MUSD borrowing and new veBTC yield opportunities through Mezo’s Bitcoin-native finance platform.
MARKETS

New Hampshire Approves First-Ever $100 Million Bitcoin-Backed Municipal Bond

Micah Zimmerman -
New Hampshire has become the world’s first government to approve a $100 million Bitcoin-backed municipal conduit bond, a move greenlit by the state’s Business Finance Authority that could usher digital assets into the $140 trillion global debt market.
PRESS RELEASES

When the American Dream Feels Unaffordable, Bitcoin Is For Everyone Reveals Why—and How Bitcoin Offers a Hopeful Path Forward

Bitcoin Magazine -
NEW YORK, NY — November 18, 2025 — Today marks the release of Bitcoin Is for Everyone: Why Our Financial System Is Broken and...
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