The Royal Government of Bhutan has come from nowhere to become one of the largest sovereign holders of Bitcoin. Earlier this year, Bhutan held a maximum of 13,011 BTC, valued at well over AU $1b. However, according to two separate analytics companies, Bhutan transferred nearly 1,000 BTC to Binance yesterday, potentially signalling its intent to […]

MicroStrategy’s stock, MSTR, has exploded in the past year, growing nearly 300% since the start of 2024. The company has continually built its nuclear apocalypse portfolio of Bitcoin since 2020, with Michael Saylor and team now owning over 250k BTC. MSTR’s gains have beaten out Bitcoin over the same timeframe, suggesting traditional investors use MicroStrategy […]

Dogecoin has pulled a sleepy altcoin market out of its stupor, following in Bitcoin’s footsteps to post significant weekly gains. In particular, DOGE soared nearly 12% over the past 24 hours thanks to a collaboration between Trump and Elon Musk. Speaking at a rally – with Musk in attendance – Trump announced the creation of […]

Cardano has officially integrated BitcoinOS (BOS), gaining access to Bitcoin’s US$1.3T capital pool without intermediaries. EMURGO and BOS collaborated to bring Bitcoin’s scalability and programmability to Cardano’s DeFi ecosystem, enhancing the network’s capabilities and offering new windows of opportunities for developers and users alike. The enhanced cross-chain capabilities will offer secure Bitcoin access to Cardano […]

Base achieved the highest daily stablecoin transaction volume across networks, accounting for 30% of US$60B, surpassing Ethereum, Solana, and Tron. Stablecoin Breakdown: USDC led with US$37.3B, followed by USDT at US$18B, and DAI at US$4.5B, making up the majority of transactions on that day. Solana set a record in transaction fees last week, exceeding US$1M, […]

Cardano is expanding its DeFi ecosystem by integrating with BitcoinOS, giving users direct access to Bitcoin liquidity without intermediaries. The integration uses zero-knowledge (ZK) cryptography and the BOS Grail bridge to securely bridge Bitcoin assets to Cardano, maintaining decentralisation and security. This partnership opens up US$1.3 trillion in Bitcoin liquidity for Cardano’s DeFi projects and […]

A filing submitted by Microsoft to the SEC yesterday reveals that MSFT shareholders will be able to vote on a proposal requesting that the company’s board examines investing in Bitcoin at this year’s shareholder meeting. The proposal was made by the right-wing think tank, The National Center for Public Policy Research, who argue that investing […]

The mech-based third-person-shooter MetalCore is moving to the Solana blockchain for its upcoming season. The title, built by Studio 369, will take advantage of Solana’s immense scalability, as well as its growing reputation as a home for prominent GameFi titles. The news follows a successful season 1 for MetalCore, despite several delays on the Ethereum […]

The US presidential race is close between Harris and Trump, with the election less than two weeks away. Crypto markets lean towards Trump due to his recent pro-crypto stance and promise to replace SEC head Gensler. Polymarket shows strong betting favour for Trump, influenced by a significant wager from a French trader. Ripple CEO Garlinghouse […]

Institutional investors own a fifth of all Spot Bitcoin ETF shares, with holdings including 193,000 BTC valued at around US$13 billion. BlackRock’s IBIT holds the most BTC among funds, although ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF leads with 32.79% institutional ownership. A total of 1,179 institutions now own Bitcoin via an ETF, with major stakeholders like Goldman […]