Vivek Sen

Singapore's largest bank, DBS, will begin offering OTC bitcoin and crypto options trading for institutional clients in Q4 2024. DBS is the first major Asian bank providing sophisticated Bitcoin derivatives amid rising allocation demand.

Arthur Hayes's family office Maelstrom awarded the first grant from its Bitcoin developer program to contributor Rkrux. The funding will support Rkrux working full-time on contributing to Bitcoin Core as an open source project.

The shutdown of a Bitcoin mining facility in Norway caused a 20% increase in electricity bills for the town's residents. The loss of the mining operation's revenue forced the local power company to raise rates to offset costs.

MicroStrategy purchased an additional 18,300 bitcoins for $1.11 billion, boosting its total Bitcoin trove to 244,800 BTC acquired for $9.45 billion. The company continues its Bitcoin accumulation strategy, capitalizing on BTC appreciation.

One of the leading Bitcoin and crypto exchange HTX announced integration of Bitcoin's Lightning Network to enable faster, cheaper payments.

The Bitcoin mining difficulty hit a record high of 92.67 trillion on September 11, displaying intensifying competition on the network. The rise indicates greater security from surging collective computing power dedicated to mining Bitcoin.

Publicly-listed Metaplanet purchased an additional ¥300 million ($2.2M) in Bitcoin, bringing its total holdings to 398.8 BTC bought for ¥3.75 billion ($27.6M).

Australia's Monochrome Bitcoin ETF is partnering with Hoseki to implement proof-of-reserves, becoming the first Australian spot Bitcoin ETF to provide daily verification of holdings.

Japan's largest power company TEPCO has begun mining Bitcoin through its subsidiary using excess renewable energy, showing how Bitcoin can incentivize green energy growth.

Mastercard has launched a euro debit card enabling direct spending of Bitcoin and crypto from non-custodial wallets at its over 100 million merchants. The move reflects Mastercard's expanding efforts to bridge Bitcoin with its traditional payments network.