On March 24, 2025, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear signed House Bill 701, commonly known as the “Bitcoin Rights” bill, into law. This legislation ensures the protection of digital asset users and cryptocurrency miners within the state, prohibiting discriminatory regulations against them. The law specifically secures key rights such as self-custody
BlackRock has introduced its first Bitcoin exchange-traded product (ETP) in Europe. The iShares Bitcoin ETP (IB1T) will trade on Xetra and Euronext Paris under the ticker IB1T and on Euronext Amsterdam under BTCN. The launch follows the success of BlackRock’s U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF. The asset manager is offering a
Defunct crypto exchange Mt. Gox transferred 11,501 BTC worth $1.01 billion on Monday. Blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence tracked the movement, noting that 10,608 BTC ($927.5 million) went to an unmarked wallet, while 893 BTC entered a hot wallet. Despite the transfer, the exchange still holds 35,583 BTC valued at
The Oklahoma House of Representatives has voted 77-15 in favor of House Bill 1203, also referred to as the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act. The bill allows the state to invest a maximum of 10% of public assets in Bitcoin or other digital currencies that have held a market capitalization of
Strategy has again increased its Bitcoin holdings, breaking the 500,000 BTC barrier and cementing itself as the biggest corporate Bitcoin holder. Strategy reported the purchase of 6,911 BTC on March 24 in an SEC filing for $584.1 million at a mean price of $84,529 per coin. This places its total
Tokyo-based investment firm Metaplanet has expanded its Bitcoin holdings with the acquisition of 150 BTC. The company now holds a total of 3,350 BTC, valued at approximately $291 million. The purchase, announced on March 24, 2025, follows the recent appointment of Eric Trump to Metaplanet’s newly formed Strategic Board of
After Strategy and Japan’s Metaplanet, the Royal Government of Bhutan is known for its Bitcoin accumulation. The Bhutan government is sparking concerns across the community with its latest Bitcoin transfers. Bitcoin is trading at the $87,500 price level after a couple of weeks of downtrend. In the past hour, the
The crypto market is showing signs of recovery as Bitcoin shoots past the $87K price level. Even though the crypto fear and greed index still shows fear market sentiment, its number increased from 27 to 31 today. Meanwhile, BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes predicted that Bitcoin will hit $110K before falling
Bitcoin (BTC) continues its upward trajectory as institutional interest strengthens. As of now, BTC trades at $86,793.60, marking a 3.21% gain in the past 24 hours. The market cap has reached $1.72 trillion, accounting for over 60% of the global crypto market cap of $2.82 trillion. Meanwhile, the 24-hour trading
The United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia has issued a public alert in response to a surge of jury duty scams. The criminals are presenting themselves as court officials and are threatening people into making payments. In the form of Bitcoin, gift cards, or bank transfers
