CRYPTO
Florida Withdraws Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Bills From Consideration
The two bills, which were both filed in February, sought to allow investment of public funds in BTC What to know: Florida has withdrawn two bills related to the creation of a state-level strategic bitcoin (BTC) reserve. House Bill 487 and Senate Bill 550 have been “indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration,” according to […]
Will Crypto Values Survive the Regulatory Wave?
Ahead of the People’s Regulatory Roundtable at Consensus 2025, six leading crypto lawyers discuss whether core crypto principles, like decentralization and privacy, will be included in upcoming legislation and regulation. It is often said that crypto is part technology and part religion. As such, it is hardly surprising that the […]
Pay Attention: The Cypherpunk Banking Stack Is Coming
The future banking stack is being built our in the midst of all the chaos. While many are currently wrapped up in press releases from public companies announcing that they’ve added to their Bitcoin treasuries, flame wars over OP_RETURN limits, or more general geopolitical developments cypherpunks are writing code. While […]
Arizona Governor Calls Crypto an ‘Untested Investment,’ Vetoes Bitcoin Reserve Bill
The bill, Senate Bill 1025, aimed to create a digital assets reserve managed by the state. What to know: Arizona will not be investing in bitcoin (BTC), at least not this year. Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill on Friday that would have allowed the state to hold the digital […]
Senator Lummis Says Trump Supports Her BITCOIN Act That Could Erase U.S. Debt
Senator Cynthia Lummis declares her bold plan to buy 1 million BTC is the only way to escape America’s $36 trillion debt spiral—and she says President Trump agrees. In a powerful address on Capitol Hill today, Senator Cynthia Lummis made her stance clear: the United States is out of time—and […]
Stablecoin Giant Circle Is Launching a New Payments and Remittance Network
Circle is unveiling a new payments and cross border remittance product on Tuesday, from the firm’s One World Trade Center headquarters, according to an invite to the launch event. What to know: Circle, the firm behind the $60 billion USDC stablecoin, is launching a new payments and cross border remittance […]
Metaplanet Buys Another 330 BTC as BTC Moves Above $87K
The purchase has brought Metaplanet’s total holdings to over 4,855 BTC. What to know: Publicly-listed Metaplanet announced fresh bitcoin (BTC) purchases on Monday as BTC went above $87,300, reversing last week’s loses. Metaplanet picked up 330 BTC bring its overall holdings to 4,855 BTC, worth over $420 million, based on […]
The AI Monetary Hegemony: Why Dollars, Crypto, and Autonomous AIs Will Soon Clash
When AI agents have the ability to create and promote their own cryptos, will humans still control monetary systems? It’s a question we should be thinking about, says Zoltan Istvan, a leading transhumanist thinker. There are many developers around the world today creating artificial intelligence (AI) agents that can autonomously […]
Bitcoin Is Decoupling—and It Doesn’t Care About Tariffs or Earnings Reports
Bitcoin’s decoupling is driven by fundamentals—no earnings, no tariffs, no central bank—just a neutral, scarce reserve asset in a politicized world. Bitcoin’s decoupling from traditional markets is becoming more visible as global capital stress intensifies. A resurgence of tariffs, elevated interest rates, and softening corporate earnings have introduced renewed volatility […]
Strategy Buys $555M of Bitcoin, Increases Total Stash to 538,200 BTC
The company has spent $36.47 billion on bitcoin to date and remains the largest corporate holder of BTC. What to know: Strategy (MSTR) has added 6,556 bitcoin (BTC) to its balance sheet, spending $555.8 million in the process, according to a regulatory filing published on Monday. The purchase was funded using proceeds […]
