White House crypto czar David Sacks made the announcement late on Thursday, March 6, stating, “Just a few minutes ago, President Trump signed an Executive Order to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.” He added that the reserve would be capitalized with Bitcoin owned by the federal government, which was forfeited as part of criminal or civil asset forfeiture […]
Michael Saylor, founder of Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), has said that a Bitcoin strategic reserve will position the United States as a leader in cyberspace. In an interview with Fox News Channel, Saylor argued that Bitcoin is a secure means of savings for individuals, companies, and governments. Bitcoin Will Take The U.S. to Cyberspace Saylor, whose […]
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has doubled down on his pro-Bitcoin stance while simultaneously pushing back against the International Monetary Fund (IMF) despite a recent loan agreement that included terms to curtail the country’s BTC-related activities. In a strongly worded post on X, Bukele dismissed the notion that El Salvador would halt its Bitcoin acquisitions […]
Metaplanet has acquired an additional 156 Bitcoin (BTC) for approximately $13.4 million. The Japanese investment firm is also exploring a potential listing outside of Japan. Details From the Latest Buy CEO Simon Gerovich announced on X that the BTC was purchased at an average price of about $85,890 per BTC. The latest buy brings its […]
Popular Bitcoin mining and digital infrastructure company Riot Platforms announced record-breaking financial results for the year 2024, as a result of a significant increase in mining revenue and strategic acquisitions. The company, listed on Nasdaq, reported $376.7 million in total revenue in 2024, which was up over 34% from 2023’s $280 million, despite challenges in […]
There’s no way to sugarcoat what transpired in the cryptocurrency market in the past week. Take bitcoin, for example. It challenged the $100,000 level on February 21 but slumped by over twenty grand in the following week to dump to a three-month low of $78,000 last Friday, February 28. Although it managed to recover some […]
As it typically happens when expectations point in one direction, BTC tends to go toward the other. This transpired in February 2025 as many market observers, as well as historical performances, hinted at substantial gains. That didn’t come to fruition, though. Worst February Since ’14 There was a lot of hype for February 2025. Perhaps […]
Around 58,000 Bitcoin options contracts will expire on Friday, Feb. 28, and they have a notional value of roughly $4.7 billion. This week’s expiry event is larger than usual because it is the end of the month. However, the impact on spot markets is likely to be minimal as they’re already reeling from US President […]
Crypto market capitalization has lost 18% over the past week, falling to its lowest level since the end of October at $2.75 trillion on Friday. Support lines have been broken, and all gains since the US presidential election in November have been wiped out as a whopping $600 billion has exited the space over the […]
It’s safe to say that the bears dominated the past few days in the cryptocurrency markets, as bitcoin’s price dumped to a new multi-month low of $82,000 on Wednesday evening. Such a massive price move in either direction hints at further volatility for the underlying asset, but one particular analyst believes the bear market might […]