Strategy, the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, expanded its digital asset portfolio by $21 billion in the second quarter of 2025, driven largely by BTC’s sharp price increase.
According to the Michael Saylor-led firm, Bitcoin surged from $82,445 to $107,752 between April and June, pushing its unrealized gains on its BTC holdings to $14.05 billion.
Of that, $13.4 billion came from previously...
More than 50 institutions, including major stablecoin issuers and crypto service providers, have received regulatory approval under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework within the first six months of the regulation.
On July 7, Circle executive Patrick Hansen shared new data from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), revealing that 53 entities have secured...
The Russian Ministry of Energy has introduced a nationwide registry for Bitcoin mining equipment to enforce tax regulations and curb unauthorized activity.
According to a report from RIA Novosti, the initiative is the result of a coordinated effort between the Ministry of Energy, the Federal Tax Service, and the Ministry of Digital Development.
Authorities have begun distributing the registry to...
Crypto investment products continued their strong momentum last week, recording $1.04 billion in inflows, according to the latest CoinShares report.
This marks the 12th straight week of positive inflows, pushing the year-to-date total to $18 billion.
The surge was accompanied by increased trading activity, with weekly volumes rising to $16.3 billion. As a result, the broader market optimism...
Authorities in the Chinese city of Shenzhen have warned residents about fraudulent investment schemes tied to digital assets and stablecoins.
In a statement published on July 7, the city’s Office of the Municipal Task Force for Preventing and Combating Illegal Financial Activities cautioned against deceptive platforms posing as legitimate crypto investment opportunities.
According to the task...
NEW YORK – July 7, 2025 – Plume, the first full-stack chain and ecosystem purpose-built for real world asset finance (RWAfi), has announced a strategic integration with TRON to launch SkyLink across the TRON Network. TRON’s vast global user base, which generates some of the highest stablecoin volume and transaction throughput in crypto, now has direct access to asset-backed yields from tokenized...
Twitter founder Jack Dorsey has published the white paper for Bitchat, a decentralized messaging platform operating entirely over Bluetooth.
The app is designed to work without internet access, relying instead on Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) mesh networks for peer-to-peer communication.
What is Bitchat?
Bitchat is a privacy-first chat platform built on a store-and-forward architecture using BLE....
Elon Musk has confirmed that his newly announced political venture, the America Party, would support Bitcoin.
The statement came during a conversation on X (formerly Twitter), where Musk responded to a question about whether the new party would embrace the leading crypto.
According to him:
“Fiat is hopeless, so yes [we would embrace BTC].”
This declaration is consistent with Musk’s long-running...
Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have officially refuted claims that digital asset investors now qualify for the country’s long-term Golden Visa.
The clarification comes after social media reports suggested a new residency pathway had emerged for crypto users, particularly those involved with the Telegram-related TON token.
UAE rejects TON’s golden visa
In a joint statement released on...
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and Toni Wahrstätter, a researcher at the Ethereum Foundation, have put forth a proposal that will cap the maximum gas a single transaction can use. The proposal, EIP 7983, claims:
“By implementing this limit, Ethereum can enhance its resilience against certain DoS [Denial of Service attack] vectors, improve network stability, and provide more predictability to...