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Bitcoin Goes Halal…
The Rise of the Suitcoiners…
Jameson Lopp: Bitcoin Is Not A Finished Project…
Chatbots Predict a Bullish End to 2025 for Bitcoin…
El Salvador Continues Bitcoin Purchases…
Supply on Exchanges Reaches Lowest since 2018…
Aqua Wallet Launching Non-KYC Visa Card…
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👀 Must Watch
The CEO of a French Bitcoin treasury company stated on French TV that Bitcoin is poised to reach $10 million! ⬇️
Saifedean Ammous, author of The Bitcoin Standard, says that those who accumulate Bitcoin will see the value of their cash balances rise, while those who don't will watch the value of their cash balances decline. ⬇️
The CEO of Bitwise says sovereign wealth funds are eager to buy Bitcoin ETFs because they want to get ahead of potential U.S. government Bitcoin purchases and ultimately, they plan to buy both the ETFs and Bitcoin directly. ⬇️
📰 Latest News…
Bitcoin Without Privacy Is A Surveillance System.
Yuval Kogman is an opensource developer who helped design the WabiSabi coinjoin protocol. He is currently at Spiral working on Bitcoin privacy.
Tariff Carnage Starting to Fulfill Bitcoin's 'Store of Value' Promise.
Traditional safe-haven assets like gold and the Swiss Franc have been joined by bitcoin as a refuge for investors.
Bitcoin Goes Halal: Ruya Leads As 1st Islamic Bank To Offer Crypto Investment.
Ruya, a digital bank based in the United Arab Emirates, has started offering Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency investments through its mobile app. This move makes Ruya the first Islamic bank in the world to allow direct crypto asset purchases while staying true to Islamic finance rules.
The Rise of the Suitcoiners: A Discussion on the Ongoing Wall Street Takeover of Bitcoin.
Several bitcoiners are concerned about the direction bitcoin adoption has taken and how institutions are now dominating the narrative. This new breed of users, the “suitcoiners,” does not share the same vision as the crypto founding fathers.
Jameson Lopp: Bitcoin Is Not A Finished Project.
A talk with Jameson Lopp, CTO of Casa, on what Bitcoin needs to actually succeed in the long term as money.
Bitcoin Treasury Firms Driving $200T Hyperbitcoinization — Adam Back.
According to Back, Strategy and other Bitcoin treasury firms are some of the earliest bettors on Hyperbitcoinization, which may see Bitcoin’s market cap soar to above $200 trillion.
7 AI Chatbots Predict a Bullish End to 2025 for Bitcoin.
Six out of seven AI Models Forecast a Bitcoin Price Climb by Year’s End.
Billionaire Fund Manager Sends Hard-Nosed Message on Gold.
The Draper Associates founder wrote on X on Apr. 25 that gold is dead because "it just sits there." On the other hand, Bitcoin moves due to its borderless, permissionless, and programmable nature.
Unlike gold, Bitcoin can be used to buy coffee "without banks, inflation, or friction," Draper claimed.
Bitcoin Post-Halving Price Performance Is the Worst on Record. Why?
It's been one year since Bitcoin had its quadrennial halving event, which usually sends the price soaring.
But while it's true that Bitcoin rose to an all-time high in the months following the latest halving in April 2024, the percentage spike has not been nearly as sizable as in past cycles.
GameStop Stakeholders Are Not Aligned on Bitcoin Strategy: Strive CEO.
Strive Asset Management is still pushing GameStop to buy as much Bitcoin as it can, and as quickly as possible. But there is ongoing debate within the company about how much Bitcoin GameStop is willing to buy, Strive CEO Matt Cole told Decrypt on Thursday.
Serbia’s Prince Filip Says Bitcoin is Being Stifled, Expects Huge Rally.
Bitcoin’s price trajectory may be suppressed ahead of its upcoming “omega candle” rally, according to Prince Filip Karađorđević, the hereditary prince of Serbia and Yugoslavia.
El Salvador Continues Bitcoin Purchases Without Breaking IMF Agreement.
The IMF admits a technical ‘compliance’, not a real end to purchases. The country uses non-governmental structures to continue its crypto accumulation.
Strategy Announces $1.4 Billion Bitcoin Purchase.
Business intelligence firm Strategy has purchased an additional $1.4 billion worth of Bitcoin, according to a Monday announcement. This marks one of the company's largest BTC purchases to date. The company's average purchasing price currently stands at $68,459.
Monero Jumps 51% After 'Suspicious Transfer' of $333M in Bitcoin.
Monero’s XMR token spiked on Monday, with investigators suspecting the network was used to launder $333 million worth of stolen Bitcoin.
Bitcoin Supply on Exchanges Reaches Lowest since 2018.
Institutional accumulation and a shift toward self-custody drive Bitcoin reserves on exchanges to a five-year low, setting the stage for potential supply shocks and increased price volatility.
🤔 Interesting Videos
This video shows how Bitcoin can now be used over the Lightning Network to make purchases at SPAR, one of the largest supermarket chains in Europe.⬇️
The IMF says El Salvador has committed to its pledge not to integrate Bitcoin into its financial sector, whilst they keep staking indirectly. ⬇️
Mainstream media are discussing whether Bitcoin is starting to decouple from traditional tech stocks. Meanwhile, BlackRock reports that central banks are looking to diversify into Bitcoin, noting that Bitcoin tends to thrive during times of uncertainty. ⬇️
The Simply Bitcoin YouTube channel is reporting on the growing signs of an imminent Bitcoin supply shock. As demand for Bitcoin continues to rise—driven by increasing institutional interest, retail adoption, and limited new supply entering the market. ⬇️
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