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Block, Inc.’s Square has auto-enabled roughly 1 million U.S. merchants to accept Bitcoin payments via the Lightning Network, letting customers pay in BTC while merchants automatically receive USD settlements with near-instant conversion in the background.

President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, cleared a key Senate hurdle Tuesday, putting a bitcoin-friendly former Fed governor one vote away from becoming the most powerful central banker in the world.

MARA is cashing in its bitcoin treasury to fund a massive AI and power infrastructure pivot, selling $1.5 billion in BTC as the miner bets its future on data centers and energy assets over pure hashrate expansion.

Labor unions and major banks are now aligned against the Senate’s CLARITY Act, warning the crypto market structure bill could put retirement savings, bank deposits, and financial stability at risk ahead of Thursday’s pivotal committee vote.

The Senate Banking Committee released the full 309-page text of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act ahead of Thursday’s markup, setting up a high-stakes battle over stablecoin yield rules.

Bitcoin price is trading around $82,000, moving in a narrow range as strong ETF inflows and regulatory uncertainty dominate market sentiment.

Bitcoin Magazine American Bankers Attempt Last Ditch Effort To Kill Crypto Market Structure Bill Regarding Stablecoins American Bankers Association (ABA) CEO Rob Nichols sent an emergency Sunday lette

After nearly a year of delays, the Senate Banking Committee scheduled a markup of the CLARITY Act for May 14.

Strategy added 535 more BTC for $43 million days after Michael Saylor said the company may consider selling part of its bitcoin holdings for the first time.

Bitcoin Magazine What does Bitcoin “Power Projection” mean to the U.S. Military? On April 21st and 22nd 2026, during a Senate Armed Services Committee, Admiral Samuel Paparo of U.S. Indo-Pacific Comma

Stratum v2 Working Group announces new cohort of members, including ANTPOOL, Foundry, and others.

Why eBay should reject GameStop and launch Bitcoin payments: A $1.2B annual opportunity cost that returns massive fee savings directly to global sellers.

Boltz today enabled trustless Bitcoin-to-USDC swaps using Circle’s CCTP, allowing instant movement between Bitcoin layers including Lightning and the regulated stablecoin accepted by Stripe, Coinbase, Visa, and global institutions — without accounts or custody.

Strategy just opened the door to tactical Bitcoin sales in a major treasury pivot. Executives signaled they will consider selling BTC to optimize capital allocation, fund dividends, and boost Bitcoin per share, while remaining a net accumulator long-term.

Sequans Communications sold 1,025 bitcoin during the first quarter of 2026, cutting its digital asset reserves nearly in half.

Kraken will let users convert crypto into cash at MoneyGram locations across more than 100 countries, expanding access between digital assets and physical cash networks.

Nasdaq-listed K Wave Media is abandoning its high‑profile bitcoin treasury plan and recasting itself as an AI infrastructure company.

Bitcoin price surged above $81,000 for the first time since January 2026.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong took to Twitter to announce that Coinbase will cut 14% of its workforce as part of a shift toward an AI-driven operating model.

Bullish has agreed to acquire global transfer agent Equiniti in a $4.2 billion transaction.

The bitcoin price broke $80,000 as ETF inflows surged and a golden cross nears, signaling renewed bullish momentum.

Lomond School deepens its Bitcoin integration with a fully funded “Satoshi Scholarship,” turning its campus into a live experiment in Bitcoin-powered education.