Protect Your Bitcoin — And Yourself — With AnchorWatch

Founders: Becca Rubenfeld and Rob Hamilton Date Founded: March 2022 Location of Headquarters: Nashville, TN Number of Employees: Five (soon to be seven) Website: https://www.anchorwatch.com/ Public or Private? Private After almost three years of development, AnchorWatch has rolled out its product — a collaborative bitcoin multisig vault that comes with an insurance policy. The company … Read more

MicroStrategy Expands Bitcoin Holdings to 471,100 BTC Worth $46 Billion

MicroStrategy has once again solidified its position as the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, announcing the acquisition of an additional 10,100 BTC for $1.1 billion. The latest purchase, made at an average price of $105,596 per Bitcoin, occurred just before a market correction saw Bitcoin’s price dip 6% below $100,000. MicroStrategy has acquired 10,107 BTC … Read more

How Declining Short-Term U.S. Treasury Yields Impact Bitcoin Price

The recent divergence in U.S. Treasury yields, where shorter-term yields have been declining while longer-term yields are on the rise, has sparked significant interest across financial markets. This development provides critical insights into macroeconomic conditions and potential strategies for Bitcoin investors navigating these uncertain times. We’ve recently observed a divergence in U.S. Treasury yields, with … Read more

Nasdaq Proposes In-Kind Redemptions for BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF

Nasdaq has submitted a groundbreaking proposal to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that could transform the operational framework of Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The proposal, focused on BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), seeks to introduce “in-kind” bitcoin redemptions, offering a streamlined and cost-effective alternative to the current cash redemption process. JUST IN: BlackRock files to … Read more

The Cynics and Idealists of Bitcoin

There is something to the stereotype of naive dreamers and idealists, or cold hard realists and cynics. Stereotypes don’t just come into being baselessly, there is a kernel of truth to them, otherwise they would not have spread virally as an idea in the first place. But they, as well as the worldviews they espouse, … Read more

Dear President Trump: Bitcoin Reserve, Not Shitcoin Reserve

Yesterday, President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) entitled “Strengthening American Leadership In Digital Financial Technology.” The document outlines the ways in which the U.S. government will embrace “digital assets” and support the rights of citizens and businesses to engage with “cryptocurrencies” and “blockchain technology.” Bitcoin isn’t mentioned once in the document. Most concerningly, it’s … Read more

Trump’s Digital Assets Executive Order May Not Last — Senator Lummis is Doing it Right

Follow Anastasia on X. Last night, President Trump signed the “Digital Assets” executive order (EO), and let’s just say Bitcoiners are feeling… sour. Initially, rumors swirled that this might be the long anticipated Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR) legislation. But nope — not even close. Bitcoin reserve didn’t get a single mention. Instead, the EO said: … Read more

BRC-2.0 Bitcoin Tokens Could Outshine Runes

Follow me on X for more Bitcoin Alpha https://x.com/GuerillaV2 In a recent announcement, Best in Slot, the infrastructure company powering some of the most popular Bitcoin applications and wallets like Xverse and Liquidium, revealed that BRC-20s are getting an upgrade. Dubbed BRC2.0, it’s expected to go live on Bitcoin Testnet in Q1 of 2025, with … Read more

SEC Rescinds SAB 121, Permitting Banks to Custody Bitcoin

In a landmark decision, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially rescinded Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 121, a controversial rule that had long hindered banks from offering bitcoin and crypto custody services. This move, announced on Thursday, signals a significant shift in the SEC’s approach to regulating bitcoin and crypto and paves the … Read more

President Trump Signs Executive Order To Ban Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC)

Today, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order (EO) related to Bitcoin and cryptocurrency, titled “Strengthening American Leadership In Digital Financial Technology”. This EO officially banned the creation and issuance of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the United States, defining a CBDC as “a form of digital money or monetary value, denominated … Read more