🗞️ Over Half Billion Have Access to Bitcoin • FED Chair Says No To CBDC • Solo Miner Hits Jackpot • Gamestop Surges!

Block Height: 883,440 • Bitcoin Price: $94,729

Feb 12, 2025

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Report: Over 650 Million People Now Have Access to Bitcoin…
Man Pleads Guilty in Hack of SEC’s X Account That Claimed Approval of Bitcoin ETFs…
GameStop Stock Surges 8% Because It Might Get Into Bitcoin…
Privacy Tech Firm Proton Rolls Out Self-Custodial Bitcoin Wallet to All Users…
Solo Miner Hits Jackpot, Earns $310K for Mining a Bitcoin Block…

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📰 News

Report: Over 650 Million People Now Have Access to Bitcoin.
The report asserts that the dominant cryptocurrency is slowly shifting from being a store of value to being a medium of exchange once again.
British £25,000 Cryptocurrency Broker Kidnap Plot is Smashed in Spain as Three Men are Arrested in Dramatic Scenes on the Costa Del Sol.
Spanish police released footage today showing the moment they surrounded an Audi in which the trio tried to flee - after their victim managed to escape before officers cuffed the suspects on the ground at gunpoint.
Strategy Acquires Another 7,633 Bitcoin Amid Downturn, Metaplanet Eyes 10,000 BTC Stash By Year-End.
Metaplanet registered its first profitable financial period since 2017, while Strategy surpassed $17 billion in unrealized profits with Bitcoin.
Man Pleads Guilty in Hack of SEC’s X Account That Claimed Approval of Bitcoin ETFs.
An Alabama man pleaded guilty in federal court in connection with the January 2024 hack of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account, which was used to falsely claim that the SEC had approved exchange-traded funds for bitcoin.
GameStop Stock Surges 8% Because It Might Get Into Bitcoin.
GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen met with Michael Saylor, the co-founder of Strategy, sparking speculation about potential Bitcoin adoption.
Privacy Tech Firm Proton Rolls Out Self-Custodial Bitcoin Wallet To All Users.
Proton, known for its privacy-focused solutions like Proton Mail and Proton VPN, has rolled out its self-custodial Bitcoin wallet to all users.
Is The National Debt Growing Faster Than We Thought?
The widely quoted annual deficit number is $2 trillion. In layman terms, the United States spends $2 trillion more than we pull in as revenue. That is obviously not good. But we got even worse news recently…
Solo Miner Hits Jackpot, Earns $310K for Mining a Bitcoin Block.
A solo Bitcoin miner successfully mined Block 883,181, earning 3.158 BTC—worth $310K—despite competing against large-scale mining operations.
Bitcoin Outperforms As Altcoins Struggle – Key Metrics Describe A Strong Divergence.
This divergence suggests a shift in capital preference, with investors favoring BTC during these uncertain times.
Goldman Sachs Doubles Down on Bitcoin ETFs, Increases Holdings by 120% in Q4.
Goldman Sachs has boosted its crypto ETF holdings to $2.05 billion, reflecting rising institutional demand amid shifting macro conditions.