Founder Francis Pouliot announced the self-financed, three-year achievement, highlighting successful PASSI and DORA cybersecurity audits without outsourcing core infrastructure.
Nostr, the Bitcoin-integrated protocol invented in 2020, enables users to own their followers, content, and data across apps, with high-profile adopters like Edward Snowden and Jack Dorsey highlighting its censorship resistance.
At Consensus 2026, Cardone detailed how his firm acquired a 366-unit Boca Raton property for $235M and paired it with $100M in Bitcoin, generating tax benefits and aiming for 22-32% returns over decades.
CEO Mike Belshe’s firm, now operating as a federally chartered OCC trust bank, powers custody for major Bitcoin ETFs, stablecoins like World Liberty Financial’s USD1, and SoFiUSD, highlighting institutional adoption of regulated crypto infrastructure.
With no capital gains tax on Bitcoin, no wealth or inheritance taxes, and competitive incentives for tech businesses, the reform solidifies El Salvador’s status as a Bitcoin-friendly jurisdiction targeting entrepreneurs and families.
Hedge fund manager Dan Loeb disclosed that the DOJ warned President Trump it would “go after” him if he commuted Ross Ulbricht’s sentence on the last day of his first term, delaying the Silk Road founder’s release until a full pardon in January 2025.
Bitcoin remains pseudonymous by design, but real-world threats from exchanges and data leaks demand stronger protections. Experts highlight Sparrow Wallet, Bisq, and Boltz as key 2026 solutions for on-chain and off-chain privacy.
Coinkite has released the Coldcard MK5, building on the MK4’s dual secure element security with a larger Gorilla Glass screen, redesigned buttons, and improved NFC capabilities for smoother Bitcoin transactions.
ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood reaffirmed her firm’s base case Bitcoin price target of $750,000 by 2030, citing generational wealth transfer, emerging market insurance, and accelerating institutional adoption as key drivers.
Open-source Branta Guardrails uses zero-knowledge proofs to authenticate merchant connections without compromising privacy, now live with Manna and supported invoicing tools like BTCPay Server.
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