Bitcoin Magazine

JPMorgan says Strategy's Bitcoin sales are a short-term concern, but the bigger long-term risk is that banks and institutions adopt private blockchains over public networks, reducing activity and capital flows across the broader crypto ecosystem.

BitcoinTreasuries.net says June marked the first major stress test for Bitcoin-backed preferred shares, with Strategy's STRC and Strive's SATA rebounding after a sharp sell-off, reinforcing confidence in the growing corporate Bitcoin financing model.

New Hampshire's Executive Council voted 3-2 to reject a proposed $100 million Bitcoin-backed municipal bond, shelving what supporters said would have been the world's first such issuance despite arguments that it posed no risk to taxpayers.

BitGo launched new quantum-risk tools that help institutional Bitcoin holders identify and reduce potential future quantum-computing exposure in their custody wallets.

Russia's largest private lender, Alfa-Bank, plans to launch Bitcoin and crypto trading, custody, and a digital depository once new regulations take effect, joining a broader push by major Russian banks to enter the country's emerging crypto market by late 2026 or 2027.

Bitcoin slipped to around $62,000 after rebounding from last week's $57,700 low, while CryptoQuant says improving demand, seasonality and valuation support further gains, though its bearish Bull Score Index suggests the move remains a bear-market recovery rather than a full trend reversal.

CFTC Chairman Michael Selig urged Congress to pass the Clarity Act before the August recess, saying the crypto market-structure bill is "so close" despite ongoing disputes over ethics and stablecoin provisions.

The filing marks the first major legal challenge to DAC8 in the EU. Bull Bitcoin warns that forced consolidation of user data undermines both privacy and the regulation’s own tax-collection goals by driving users toward unregulated alternatives.

Schwab strategist Jim Ferraioli said Strategy's recent preferred stock actions have eased near-term liquidity concerns despite Bitcoin's decline.

Cantor-backed SPAC CEPO and Adam Back's Bitcoin Standard Treasury Company scrapped the original terms of their planned merger and will negotiate a revised structure designed to better reflect current market conditions.

Strategy CEO Phong Le said the company's first Bitcoin sale since 2022 was a deliberate test meant to prove its operational flexibility and reassure investors that its processes work.

Morgan Stanley's Head of Digital Asset Strategy Amy Oldenburg says Bitcoin's biggest barrier to mainstream adoption is not product availability but investor and advisor education.

Fold Holdings sold roughly $45 million worth of bitcoin to eliminate secured debt and fund growth initiatives, leaving the company with a debt-free secured balance sheet, a treasury of 1,492 BTC, and renewed focus on expanding its Bitcoin rewards and financial services products.

TradFi institutions are shedding their skepticism toward crypto, and the shift is accelerating in 2026.

A new upcoming documentary, Bitcoin Season, explores how Bitcoin is gaining traction in professional basketball.

Hedge fund manager Dan Loeb disclosed that the DOJ warned President Trump it would “go after” him if he commuted Ross Ulbricht’s sentence on the last day of his first term, delaying the Silk Road founder’s release until a full pardon in January 2025.

More than 60 leading crypto executives urged Senate leaders to pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act with its blockchain developer protections intact.

Five years ago yesterday, El Salvador's Congress voted 62-to-22 to pass the world's first Bitcoin Law, making the small Central American nation the first

Second has officially launched Bark — its implementation of the Ark protocol — on the Bitcoin mainnet.

Despite Bitcoin's 50% collapse from its all-time high, Coinbase's head of institutional strategy says sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and major institutions are aggressively buying the dip.

Bitcoin remains under pressure from ETF outflows, AI-driven capital rotation, and corporate selling, but institutional analysts argue its long-term store-of-value thesis remains intact as large investors continue accumulating while retail sentiment weakens.

The full text of H.R. 8957 reveals that the proposed Strategic Bitcoin Reserve would impose a 20-year lock-up on federally held bitcoin.

Sam Bankman-Fried has formally petitioned for a presidential pardon from President Donald Trump, even as Trump has publicly indicated he does not intend to grant clemency to the convicted FTX founder.

Stand With Crypto and more than 200 companies and organizations sent a letter to the Senate urging them to schedule the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act for a full Senate vote.