CRYPTO
Steak ‘n Shake Will Accept Bitcoin Payments in All U.S. Locations Starting Next Week
Steak ‘n Shake confirms it will roll out Bitcoin payments nationwide, reaching over 100 million customers and making a bold leap into Bitcoin adoption. Steak ‘n Shake will begin accepting Bitcoin as payment at all its U.S. locations starting May 16, the company announced Thursday, marking one of the largest fast food Bitcoin […]
U.S. Vice President JD Vance To Speak At Bitcoin 2025 Conference
On May 28, Vice President Vance will become the first sitting vice president in the history of the United States to publicly voice his support for Bitcoin as he addresses the audience at Bitcoin 2025 in Las Vegas — the world’s largest Bitcoin gathering. The team at BTC Inc. is proud to […]
The First Crypto Currency: The Dollar
President Abraham Lincoln is considered to be the moral savior of the United States for ending slavery. To pay for the war, he made enormous changes in the basic relationship between the federal government and money. These changes greatly diminished individual property rights and increased the power of Washington over […]
Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Fraud
Mashinsky pled guilty to securities and commodities fraud charges last December. NEW YORK, NY — Alex Mashinsky, the founder and former CEO of bankrupt crypto lending platform Celsius Network, was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Thursday for fraud. Judge John Koeltl of the Southern District of New York […]
AS FORECAST: Bitcoin Jumps to Over $100,000 as Trump Prepares to Cash in
Trump will do everything in his power to reward his crypto donors who have given millions to his campaign and inauguration Bitcoin popped on Thursday, blowing past the $100,000 mark for the first time since early February, just as The Trends Journal forecast that U.S. President Donald Trump’s crypto backers […]
Anna Kazlauskas: Data Ownership in the Age of AI
The co-founder of Vana is building data DAOs and decentralized marketplaces to create an ecosystem of user-owned data. She will give the keynote at the AI Summit at Consensus May 16. You’re swimming in data. You’re creating new data every day. If your health app counts your steps? That’s new […]
Bitcoin Tops $100K for First Time in 3 Months; Are Upside Targets Too Low?
The price has jumped 33% in a few weeks after plunging to $75,000 in the days following President Trump’s early April Liberation Day tariff announcement. What to know: Bitcoin BTC$104,000.04 is back in six figures, continuing yet another of its famous zigs when most were expecting a zag. To review, the world’s […]
Bitcoin Mining Rig Maker Canaan Could Have 5X Upside, Says Wall Street Analyst
Benchmark’s Mark Palmer initiated coverage on the firm’s roughed-up shares with a buy rating and $3 price target. What to know: Singapore-based developer of bitcoin mining ASIC chips and rigs Canaan (CAN) has had a rough run, but could be a five-bagger, suggests Benchmark analyst Mark Palmer. Palmer on Tuesday […]
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 […]
