Bitcoin

FUN FACT: 🇪🇺 The European Central Bank posted this at the literal bottom of the bear market 3 years ago 🤡 “The apparent stabilisation of bitcoin’s value is likely to be an artificially induced last gasp before the crypto-asset embarks on a road to irrelevance” By Bitcoin Archive

HISTORY: 🟠 Exactly 17 years ago today, Satoshi Nakamoto started the Bitcoin mailing list. The rest is history.

BREAKING: 💥 Corporate Bitcoin holdings have surged from 197K BTC to 1.08M BTC, up 448% since January 2023. – Glassnode Source: https://x.com/BitcoinArchive/status/1998776019877085596?s=20

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 CFTC Chair says using Bitcoin and crypto as collateral will bring TRILLIONS into the U.S. market 👀

🌊 Blockstream released wallet version 5.1.4 with Boltz-powered Lightning–Liquid swaps. Users can now send and receive Lightning payments directly from Liquid Bitcoin balances using self-custodial atomic swaps. ⚡️ 📰 https://btctimes.com/blockstream-introduces-lightning-liquid-swaps-in-wallet-app-using-boltz-infrastructure/ 📣 https://x.com/BTCTimescom/status/1998865844592365925

FYI: 🇺🇸 Trump Family's American Bitcoin buys 416 Bitcoin for $38 MILLION They now hold 4,783 Bitcoin 🔥 Source: https://x.com/BitcoinArchive/status/1998726699446378835?s=20

BREAKING: 🇺🇸 The Federal Reserve cuts interest rates by 25 bps. Source: https://x.com/BitcoinArchive/status/1998830174377292058?s=20

🟧 Strategy submitted a formal response to MSCI opposing a proposal that would remove high-allocation Bitcoin treasury companies from major indices, calling the rule arbitrary and asking for further review. 📰 https://btctimes.com/strategy-submits-formal-response-to-msci-proposal-on-digital-asset-treasury-companies/ 📣 https://x.com/BTCTimescom/status/1998827113579700456

ICYMI: 🇺🇸 Vivek Ramaswamy's Strive to raise $500 MILLION to buy more Bitcoin 🚀 Source: https://x.com/BitcoinArchive/status/1998728804823347372?s=20

🟠 PNC has introduced direct spot Bitcoin trading for eligible private bank clients through its digital platform, powered by Coinbase’s infrastructure. 📰 https://btctimes.com/pnc-introduces-direct-bitcoin-trading-for-private-bank-clients-through-coinbase-integration/ 📣 https://x.com/BTCTimescom/status/1998812787863060560

🟩 Blockstream researchers Mikhail Kudinov and Jonas Nick published a new analysis on adapting hash-based post-quantum signatures for Bitcoin, showing how optimized designs could boost efficiency using only Bitcoin’s existing hash-based security. 📰 https://btctimes.com/blockstream-researchers-publish-new-analysis-on-hash-based-post-quantum-signatures-for-bitcoin/ 📣 https://x.com/BTCTimescom/status/1998809638922248235

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 CFTC Chair confirms you will be able to use Bitcoin as collateral in derivatives markets 👀 Source: https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1998778782220484707?s=20

JUST IN: 🟠 Strategy officially asks MSCI to revoke its proposal to exclude Bitcoin treasury companies like $MSTR from its indexes. Source: https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1998759464464494866?s=20

NEW: 🟠 $5T Fidelity CEO Abigail Johnson says “I like Bitcoin. I own Bitcoin.” “It will play a role in the savings hierarchy.” Source: https://x.com/SimplyBitcoin/status/1998741570380575032?s=20

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Coinbase says more European countries will follow the Czech Republic and buy Bitcoin 👀 Source: https://x.com/BitcoinArchive/status/1998749802218037678?s=20

NEW: 🟠 Institutional custodians now hold more Bitcoin than exchanges. By Bitcoin News

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Giant Bitcoin ad spotted in Times Square 👀 "No man should work for what another man can print" Source: https://x.com/bitcoinarchive/status/1998514724682519038

ICYMI: 🇺🇸 CFTC Officially Recognizes Bitcoin as Collateral in their pilot program 👀 By Documenting Bitcoin

"The thing that would help the average person the most is economic empowerment through accumulating capital that can not be inflated, confiscated or manipulated. What is the most accessible form of capital? Bitcoin.” By Natalie Brunell on BTCSessions