Breez has revealed the Time2Build 2025 winners, with $3,500 Bitcoin prizes awarded to integrations enabling self-custodial Lightning payments in BTCPay Server, Primal's Nostr web client, Evento social platform, and Portal identity protocol.
Casa, a multisig security provider founded in 2018, positions itself as a "Swiss bank for sovereign individuals," with CEO Nick Neuman emphasizing practical sovereignty for high-value Bitcoin holders amid rising institutional adoption and physical threats.
The bitcoin price's 2025 price swung above $125,000 before falling to around $87,000, reflecting a shift from speculative rallies to macro-driven market forces.
Gemini predicts that in 2026, Bitcoin’s market maturation may break its traditional four-year cycle, political engagement with crypto will rise, prediction markets will grow, digital asset treasury firms will consolidate, and at least one nation may convert part of its gold reserves into Bitcoin.