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“The institutions are coming.” Anyone who’s been in the Bitcoin space for any significant period of time has heard some prominent figure within the space utter this phrase. In August 2020, when MicroStrategy, an American-based business software company, announced it...

Fidelity, a major financial services firm, says pension funds are starting to explore investing in Bitcoin, particularly after the approval of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds earlier this year. BREAKING: Wall Street giant Fidelity says pension funds are beginning...

In a Keynote address at MicroStrategy World: Bitcoin for Corporations, MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor delivered a masterclass on corporate finance and the power of bitcoin to supercharge corporate balance sheets. Saylor made a point to emphasize...

The last six months or so have seen several proposals for improvements to Bitcoin Script: CAT, 64-bit arithmetic, as well as some older ideas (CTV) and far-future ideas (Chialisp and Simplicity). This activity has largely overshadowed some revolutionary changes in our...

Microstrategy’s annual Bitcoin for Corporations conference has kicked off its second day, featuring conversations with leading finance, regulatory and fintech professionals on the future of corporate Bitcoin adoption. Discussions will center around the financial...

A Binance user, after purchasing and withdrawing BTC from the exchange, has lucked upon one of just four rare "Epic Sats" as defined the Ordinals protocol. These special satoshis, which do not exist natively on Bitcoin, but can be identified by a companion piece of...

Asset management giant BlackRock says it is seeing growing interest in Bitcoin ETFs from institutional players like sovereign wealth funds and pension funds.  This comes after a hugely successful debut for BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF, iShares IBIT, which was approved by...

BNP Paribas, the second largest European bank, has purchased exposure to Bitcoin via a spot ETF, per recent 13F filings with the SEC .  The filings show BNP Paribas bought BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT). JUST IN: 🇫🇷 Second largest European bank, BNP...

Korok Ray, Bitcoin researcher and Associate Professor at the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University, announced plans to launch The Bitcoin Research Institute to drive academic research at the intersection of Bitcoin and artificial intelligence. At the...

MicroStrategy revealed its latest innovation today, a decentralized identity (ID) platform built on the Bitcoin network, named MicroStrategy Orange, at the MicroStrategy World: Bitcoin for Corporations 2024 event. JUST IN: MicroStrategy launches an enterprise platform...

Company Name: DEMAND Founders: Alejandro De La Torre and Filippo Merli Date Founded: 2023 Location of Headquarters: Lisbon, Portugal and Florence, Italy Amount of Bitcoin in Treasury: “Currently being bootstrapped” Number of Employees: 2 Website:...

Is OP_CAT happening? The covenants proposal was just assigned BIP number #347. But before we delve deeper, let’s explore what covenants are and why Bitcoiners may want them. Is Bitcoin an ideal state of digital e-cash or do we want more from our coins on-chain?...

MicroStrategy, a leading enterprise business intelligence firm that has emerged as a pioneering Bitcoin advocate among public companies, is hosting its Bitcoin For Corporations conference starting today. The event is taking place May 1 - May 2, 2024 in Las Vegas, NV...

Hoseki, a leader in Bitcoin and blockchain verification solutions, has unveiled Hoseki Verified, a new verification product aimed at enhancing transparency and trust in the cryptocurrency industry, with a focus on spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) asset...

Major global bank Standard Chartered believes the Bitcoin price could see further downside to around $50,000, according to recent comments. Geoffrey Kendrick, head of forex and digital assets research at Standard Chartered, told The Block: "BTC's proper break below...

Roger Ver, a prominent early investor in Bitcoin and famously dubbed “Bitcoin Jesus,” has been indicted by the Department of Justice (DOJ) on charges of mail fraud, tax evasion, and filing false tax returns. Ver was arrested over the weekend in Spain based on these...

Remember that movie where Sandra Bullock crosses the entire country blindfolded because peaking outside means you’re basically facing a certain death? That must be how it feels to build anything in Bitcoin right now. Everyone is just moving blind. The United States...

Bitcoin and crypto exchange Coinbase has integrated Bitcoin's Lightning Network, enabling faster and cheaper BTC transactions for its users in the United States (with the exception of New York).  As the largest Bitcoin exchange globally by users, trading volume, and...

The world witnessed unprecedented power grabs and supply chains disruptions over the past couple of years. The almost perfect alignment between big government, big banks and corporations should be a serious cause for concern across the agricultural sector. These moves...

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On a Q1 earnings call yesterday, Alliance Resource Partners, a coal mining company worth $2.8 billion that trades under the ticker ARLP on the Nasdaq, reported that it’s mining bitcoin and currently holding 425 BTC on its balance sheet. Nasdaq listed Alliance...

The recently approved Hong Kong Bitcoin spot ETFs began trading today, but saw relatively low volume on their first day. The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) approved 6 total spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs last week. NEW: 🇭🇰 Opening ceremony of Hong...

Spot Bitcoin exchange traded funds (ETFs) have officially gone live in Hong Kong as its stock market opens.  OFFICIAL: SPOT #BITCOIN ETFS COMMENCE TRADING IN HONG KONG 🇭🇰 pic.twitter.com/yI8HsqRECf — Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) April 30, 2024 The approval,...