Micah first discovered Bitcoin in 2018 but remained a skeptic on the sidelines for too long. Since 2021, he has covered crypto and business and now works as a news reporter for Bitcoin Magazine, based in North Carolina.
Bitcoin price climbed to $73,000 and outperformed gold, silver, and major U.S. stock indexes as rising oil prices and escalating Middle East conflict shook global markets.
The Bitcoin Policy Institute is urging Congress to broaden proposed de minimis tax relief for digital assets beyond payment stablecoins to include bitcoin.
Paraguay’s tax authority now requires residents and crypto platforms to report nearly all digital asset transactions over $5,000, including wallet addresses and transaction hashes, aiming to integrate cryptocurrencies into the national tax system while raising privacy concerns.
Corporate bitcoin holdings reached a record in early 2026, with institutions buying at 2.8 times the new mining supply, led by ETFs and major corporate treasuries like Strategy.