Strategy’s bitcoin treasury tops $63.46 billion after fresh purchases
TL;DR Strategy’s Bitcoin treasury reaches record $63.46 billion with 815,061 coins held April buying surge added 34,164 BTC, largest weekly purchase in seventeen months Company...
Tag : Crypto Market
KBank and Ripple launch multi‑phase blockchain remittance pilot targeting UAE and Thailand
TL;DR Partnership signed by Kbank CEO Choi Woo-hyung and Ripple’s Asia-Pacific MD Fiona Murray Two-phase technical verification underway (app-based structure, then account linking) Tests include...
Bitcoin ETFs Extend Longest Inflow Streak Since September as Spot Demand Lags
TL;DR BlackRock’s IBIT posted $983 million weekly inflows (highest in six months) Short liquidations ($2.8B) outpaced long liquidations ($1.8B) since April 13 Cash-and-carry trades account...
Coinbase expands USDC payments worldwide, rolling out AI agent payments and local‑currency stablecoins
by Jack Lawson
Coinbase and Nium just opened a door that international banks have kept locked for decades. The alliance between the cryptocurrency platform and global payments firm...
Michael Saylor declares bitcoin winter over as MicroStrategy adds 13,927 BTC
by Jack Lawson
TL;DR Saylor says bitcoin winter ends above $78,000 price. Analysts disagree: altcoins still face very cold conditions. Greenspan predicts nation‑state adoption arrives next cycle. Michael...
Revolut to wind down precious‑metals trading across most of the EU while accelerating crypto push
by Jack Lawson
TL;DR Revolut ends gold and silver trading in Europe. Crypto business grows while metals service disappears completely. Commercial decision, not regulator pressure, drove the shutdown....
Draft South Africa rules would criminalize refusal to hand over crypto keys, threaten fines and jail
by Jack Lawson
TL;DR Holders must surrender private keys to officers on demand. Refusing carries five years in prison or large fines. Constitution’s self‑incrimination clause may block the...
Lawmakers introduce Government Surveillance Reform Act to require warrants for AI-powered searches
by Emily Carter
TL;DR Massie and Boebert introduced a bill requiring warrants for government searches. AI now creates intimate profiles, ranking and tracking every citizen. The third-party doctrine...
Russia advances law to criminalize unlicensed crypto activity and vest oversight with central bank
by Emily Carter
TL;DR Russia mandates licensed crypto intermediaries and annual $4,000 investment cap. High liquidity thresholds exclude most tokens from retail trading access. Unlicensed platforms must cease...
European treasuries are building a different Bitcoin playbook than Strategy after PBW 2026
by Nathan Blake
TL;DR European firms face market barriers blocking Saylor’s Bitcoin strategy. French and German companies hold Bitcoin with unrealized losses. Capital B shows twenty-five percent loss...