CRYPTO
Square Bitcoin Payments Go Live Today, Bringing Bitcoin to Millions of Merchants
Square has officially launched Bitcoin payments for its 4 million U.S. merchants, allowing businesses to accept BTC with zero processing fees until 2027. Bitcoin just took another major step toward mainstream adoption. Starting today, Square sellers across the United States can officially accept Bitcoin payments directly through their terminals — […]
SoFi Launches Crypto Trading, Citing ‘Bank-Level Confidence’ as Key Edge
The federally regulated lender said 60% of users prefer trading crypto with a licensed institution over exchanges, citing compliance as a trust driver. What to know: SoFi has become the first nationally chartered consumer bank in the U.S. to launch in-app cryptocurrency trading, adding bitcoin, ethereum, and solana access to […]
My First Bitcoin Goes Global, Will Empower Educators Worldwide
My First Bitcoin, the pioneering Bitcoin education project from El Salvador, is taking its mission global. Founded in 2021, My First Bitcoin began with a single class of four students. Over the next four years, it grew rapidly, teaching more than 27,000 students, creating the world’s first Bitcoin Diploma in public schools, […]
JPMorgan Just Boosted its Bitcoin ETF Holdings by 64%
According to filings, JP Morgan reported holding 5,284,190 shares of IBIT, valued at $343 million as of September 30. JPMorgan disclosed a sharp increase in its holdings of the Bitcoin ETF IBIT, signaling rising institutional interest in cryptocurrency exposure. According to 13F filings, the bank reported holding 5,284,190 shares of IBIT, […]
BNY Sees Stablecoins, Tokenized Cash Hitting $3.6T by 2030 Amid Institutional Adoption
Blockchains won’t replace the traditional rails but will be integrated and work in tandem, the bank said in the report. What to know: Stablecoins and other forms of tokenized cash could grow to $3.6 trillion by 2030, according to a fresh report released by financial services giant BNY. The financial […]
Institutions Stay Bullish on Bitcoin as Retail Capitulates: Bitwise CIO Sees Crypto Rally Ahead
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan sees the crypto market nearing a bottom amid retail exhaustion, while Senator Cynthia Lummis urges U.S. banks to integrate digital assets into the financial system. Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says the crypto market may be nearing a turning point as retail exhaustion deepens and institutional demand […]
Switzerland’s FUTURE Raises CHF 28 Million to Build ‘Europe’s Premier Bitcoin Treasury’
Switzerland-based FUTURE raised CHF 28 million to expand as Europe’s leading institutional Bitcoin treasury platform, backed by investors Fulgur Ventures, Nakamoto and TOBAM. The international Bitcoin ecosystem just got another major player. FUTURE (Future Holdings AG), a self-described “Bitcoin Treasury Company,” has raised CHF 28 million in a new funding […]
Samourai Wallet Developer Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Unlicensed Money Transmitting
District Judge Denise Cote sentenced Keonne Rodriguez to the statutory maximum. Fellow developer William Lonergan Hill will be sentenced later this month. NEW YORK — Samourai Wallet developer Keonne Rodriguez was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday for his role in creating a bitcoin mixing service that prosecutors say […]
Dormant Bitcoin Comes Back to Life as 4.65 Million BTC Reenters Circulation in 2025
Data shows long-term holders have driven an unprecedented wave of distribution across 2024 and 2025. What to know: For every buyer there’s a seller, and in 2025 those sellers have been especially active. Bitcoin has mostly traded sideways, fluctuating within roughly a 20% range around $100,000 since the start of […]
Sam Bankman-Fried Posts Lengthy ‘FTX Was Never Insolvent’ Document
The disgraced FTX founder resurfaced on social media with a sprawling self-defense arguing that customers could have been made whole in 2022. What to know: Sam-Bankman Fried is once again arguing that he’s innocent. The former FTX chief posted a lengthy document on X this week claiming that the exchange “was never […]
