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Metaplanet Acquires Additional 463 Bitcoin, Total Holdings Reach 17,595 BTC
4.8.2025
Metaplanet Inc. (Tokyo Stock Exchange: 3350 / OTCQX: MTPLF) has announced the acquisition of an additional 463 bitcoin as part of its ongoing Bitcoin Treasury Operations, with an average purchase price of about $116,695 (17,268,320 yen) per bitcoin, totaling approximately $54 million (about 7.995...
Bitcoin Mining Powers Ethiopia’s $55M Surplus Energy Revenue: Report
4.8.2025
Ethiopia’s state utility generated $55 million from bitcoin mining using surplus hydropower, reinvesting profits to accelerate rural electrification projects. Ethiopian Electric Power earned $55 million over 10 months—18% of its annual revenue—by diverting otherwise wasted hydroelectricity...
Botswana Explores Potential Launch of Central Bank Digital Currency
3.8.2025
The Bank of Botswana is in the early stages of a feasibility study to evaluate whether to introduce a central bank digital currency (CBDC). According to Ruth Baitshepi, head of the digitalization and innovation hub, the study aims to assess both the necessity of a CBDC and the potential risks...
SEC Crypto Task Force to Tour the US
2.8.2025
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) Crypto Task Force will be touring the country between August and December, from New York to California, according to a Friday press release published by the regulator. The task force was launched in January by then Acting Chairman Mark Uyeda...
Marti Technologies Kicks off Bitcoin Treasury Strategy, With Roadmap to 50% Crypto Allocation
2.8.2025
Marti Technologies has formally introduced a crypto asset treasury strategy, committing 20% of its cash reserves to bitcoin with regulatory safeguards and a roadmap to potentially raise that share to 50% including other major cryptocurrencies. On July 29, 2025, Marti Technologies (NYSE American:...
Bloodbath: Bitcoin Shudders Below $114K, BTC and ETH Longs Lead $863M Liquidation Wave
1.8.2025
Bitcoin briefly plunged to $113,547 on Thursday before recovering slightly, leaving traders reeling and liquidations piling up across the crypto market. Bitcoin tumbled 3.2% today to a daily low of $113,547, before bouncing back to $113,820 by afternoon trading. The drop dragged its market...
IMF Recommends Including Bitcoin in National GDP Calculations
1.8.2025
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), a Washington DC-based financial institution under the United Nations, published an article on Thursday recommending what it calls “an updated System of National Accounts” (SNA), that measures and incorporates the value of emerging technologies, including...
Kraken Plans to Raise $500 Million at $15 Billion Valuation Ahead of Potential IPO
31.7.2025
Crypto exchange Kraken is reportedly planning to raise $500 million at a $15 billion valuation as it prepares for a potential initial public offering (IPO) in early 2026, according to The Information. With a daily trading volume of approximately $1.25 billion, Kraken aims to solidify its valuation...
Phoenix Group Formalizes $150M Crypto Treasury in Q2 2025 Results
31.7.2025
Abu Dhabi-headquartered bitcoin miner Phoenix Group, listed on the ADX, reported strong financial and operational results for Q2 2025, highlighting the formalization of a digital asset treasury valued at over $150 million, making it the first ADX-listed company to do so. The treasury primarily...
Caitlin Long Joins Publicsquare Board
31.7.2025
PSQ Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PSQH), also known as Publicsquare, announced on Wednesday, the appointment of longtime crypto advocate and Custodia Bank CEO Caitlin Long, to its board of directors. Publicsquare owns multiple brands including a marketplace of American-made items, a payments platform,...
Australian Digital Asset Firm Adopts ‘Collateral Mirroring’ for Institutional Crypto
31.7.2025
An Australian digital asset investment firm, Jelly C, has joined a new “collateral mirroring” program, enabling lower-risk institutional crypto trading via the OKX exchange. This program uniquely allows Standard Chartered, a global investment bank, to handle asset custody. Jelly C will...
Rodriguez, Hill Plead Guilty in Samourai Wallet Case, Laundering Charges Wiped
30.7.2025
Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, developers of the Bitcoin privacy wallet Samourai Wallet, pleaded guilty to conspiring to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business in New York federal court on July 30, 2025. According to a report from The Rage, as part of their plea agreements...
Coinshares Launches SEI ETP With Zero Management Fees and 2% Staking Yield on SIX Exchange in Switzerland
30.7.2025
Coinshares announced the launch of the Coinshares Physical Staked SEI (Ticker: CSEI), the first zero-fee exchange-traded product (ETP) providing regulated access to SEI, a high-performance layer 1 blockchain. This product aims to meet the growing demand from European institutional investors...
Etoro Unveils 24/5 Trading and Launches US-Listed Equities as ERC20 Tokens
30.7.2025
Social trading network Etoro (NASDAQ: ETOR) has announced its evolution toward a tokenized future during a webinar where Co-founder and CEO Yoni Assia emphasized the company’s long-standing belief in tokenization as a means to facilitate the transfer of wealth through blockchain technology....
Falconx Expands Into Latin America, Partnering With Major Financial Institutions
30.7.2025
Falconx, a leading institutional digital asset prime broker, has announced its expansion into Latin America, partnering with major financial institutions such as BTG Pactual and Mercado Bitcoin. This move aims to support the region’s rapidly growing institutional crypto market by providing...
Crypto Wealth Platform Nexo Co-Founders Dine With President Trump at Golf Course Opening
30.7.2025
U.S. President Donald Trump officially opened the new Trump International Golf Links course in Aberdeen, Scotland, which will host the inaugural Nexo Championship from August 7 to 10, 2025. The event marks a collaboration between digital finance and global golf, with Nexo co-founders Antoni...
SEC Greenlights In-Kind Transactions for Crypto Exchange-Traded Products
30.7.2025
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on Tuesday that “authorized participants” (APs) for crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) can now execute in-kind transactions, in line with all other commodity-based ETPs. APs are financial institutions that create and redeem ETP shares...
21,021 Bitcoin Added to Strategy’s Treasury Following IPO
29.7.2025
Strategy (Nasdaq: MSTR/STRK/STRF/STRD) closed its initial public offering (IPO) of 28,011,111 shares of Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock (“STRC”) at $90 per share, raising approximately $2.521 billion. Estimated net proceeds totaled $2.474 billion after...
Samourai Wallet Co-Founders Poised to Flip Pleas: Report
29.7.2025
Reports suggest a major twist is about to unfold in the Samourai Wallet case, with the co-founders expected to flip their pleas—hinting that the courtroom drama may be drawing to a close. At the heart of the case are Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, co-founders of the bitcoin ( BTC)...
The ‘Alchemy of 5%’ Ethereum—Bitmine Launches $1 Billion Share Buyback
29.7.2025
On Tuesday morning, Bitmine Immersion Technologies announced a $1 billion program to repurchase its outstanding common stock. The open-ended program, approved by the board, allows Bitmine to buy shares on the open market or through negotiated transactions. Chairman Tom Lee stated the move aligns...