A new installment of Chain of Thought, the Brownstone Research newsletter written by Ben Lilly, argues that the battle over open-source artificial intelligence is...
Taiwan passed its first comprehensive crypto law, creating a licensing regime for virtual asset firms, establishing stablecoin rules, and imposing penalties of up to seven years in prison for unlicensed operations, as the island moves to formalize and expand its digital asset industry.
President Donald Trump's 2025 financial disclosure revealed more than $50 million in self-custodied Bitcoin held in cold storage and over $1 billion in crypto-related reported revenue and proceeds tied to licensing and World Liberty Financial.
Fidelity says Bitcoin's current crypto winter could end if history repeats and one or more major catalysts emerge, including the four-year cycle, clearer regulation, Federal Reserve easing, a new breakout crypto use case, or a fresh wave of institutional adoption.
An excerpt from Bitcoin: The Honest Money explains how the 2007–2009 financial crisis exposed the fragility of the fiat system and set the stage for Bitcoin’s creation.
Bitcoin price has plunged below $60,000 after a perfect storm of ETF outflows, hawkish Fed signals, geopolitical inflation fears and shaken market confidence.