The Bitcoin Policy Institute announced on December 18 that it had drafted an executive order for the Trump administration to include Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset. The executive order is designed to take effect immediately upon being signed by Donald Trump on his first day in office.

The order lays out the potential implications of such a designation and emphasizes Bitcoin’s strategic importance in the national reserve framework. The draft suggests that recognizing BTC as a strategic ass

Deutsche Bank AG is addressing regulatory challenges that banks face when using public blockchains, such as the risk of unknowingly transacting with criminals or sanctioned groups.

According to a Bloomberg report the bank launched its test version of Project Dama 2, an asset servicing pilot, in November. This platform’s layer two system relies on public blockchains to provide a more affordable and efficient transaction.

Boon-Hiong Chan, a Deutsche Bank Asia-Pacific innovation lead, said that t

Coinbase has made a legal response to BiT Global’s lawsuit, which sought relief to keep wBTC on its platform. wBTC is the first and largest tokenized Bitcoin product on Coinbase, the largest crypto exchange platform in the US.

Coinbase’s chief legal officer Paul Grewal confirmed this in an X post:

We’ve filed our response to BiT Global’s effort to stop our delisting of wBTC before any discovery or even formal response to their bogus claims. We explain why this lawsuit lacks merit and why their

In the fast-evolving blockchain world, where speed and scalability define success, Lightchain AI (LCAI) is making waves with a unique approach. Combining blockchain technology with artificial intelligence, Lightchain AI aims to revolutionize how speed, scalability, and real-world utility coexist. And now, with the Lightchain AI Presale underway, it’s the perfect time to explore why this platform is a game-changer.

While Solana (SOL) has gained recognition for its lightning-fast transaction spee

Bitcoin in Japan can sometimes be taxed at more than its own value, leaving heirs and sellers of crypto worse off than they started. A new report from Nikkei details how BTC can sometimes be taxed at as much as 110%, as industry leaders and crypto advocates on the archipelago scramble desperately to get the government’s greasy fingers out of Satoshi’s wallet. 

According to Microstrategy’s Michael Saylor, it’s only “paranoid crypto-anarchists” who are worried about keeping bitcoin and government

Tether’s investment in StablR, euro-backed stablecoins, is to expand stablecoin usage in Europe ahead of the EU’s 2024 digital asset regulations, making stablecoins like EURR and USDR more accessible and compliant with the new rules.

Tether has invested strategically in StablR, a European startup focused on euro-denominated stablecoins. This partnership is to increase the use of stablecoins across Europe, especially with the European Union’s new regulations on digital assets set to take effect

Metaplanet Inc., has issued ¥4.5 billion ($30 million) in zero-interest bonds to accelerate its Bitcoin acquisition, strengthening its position as Asia’s largest corporate Bitcoin holder and increasing investors with plans for future bond issuances and Bitcoin-based shareholder rewards.

Metaplanet Inc., often referred to as the “Japanese MicroStrategy,” has announced the issuance of ¥4.5 billion (approximately $30 million) in zero-interest bonds to fund its Bitcoin acquisition strategy.

The fi

Salesforce is set to hire 2,000 new salespeople to focus on selling artificial intelligence (AI) products, doubling its initial hiring plans as the company prepares to launch its next-generation AI agent software in February 2025.

Salesforce plans to hire 2,000 new salespeople to focus on selling artificial intelligence (AI) products as the company planning to expand its AI offerings.

Salesforce to Hire 2,000 Salespeople for AI Expansion

CEO Marc Benioff made this announcement during a compan

The latest Bitcoin rally gathering strength since October happened with a dominance of spot trading, while derivative trading slowed down. Recent market demand showed renewed spot open interest, as BTC grew to over $108,300, a new price record. 

Bitcoin (BTC) rallied to its most recent price record as market sentiment shifted to increased spot demand. Analysts noted since October, market influences depended on spot trading, rather than being driven by the derivative market. 

During earlier bul

The United States has hit a North Korean-linked crypto laundering operation in the UAE with new sanctions.

The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned two Chinese nationals—Lu Huaying and Zhang Jian—along with a UAE-based front company, Green Alpine Trading, LLC, for laundering millions in illicit funds.

The network funneled stolen cryptocurrency back to Pyongyang to bankroll North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and ballistic missile programs.

The o

The strategic Bitcoin reserve draft document in question has been making the rounds on X (formerly Twitter) with widespread approval from crypto netizens. 

The draft was reportedly presented by @btcpolicyorg as an executive order focusing on making Bitcoin a strategic reserve asset within the Exchange Stabilization Fund (ESF). The two-page document addressed certain key points the institute recognized as important to cover in what many consider a preliminary draft. 

Recommendations to gain a c

Senator Cynthia Lummis believes 2025 will be a key year for Bitcoin, with the U.S. leading in digital assets under David Sacks. She proposes a Bitcoin reserve to protect against inflation and increase the dollar value. And believes the most pro digital asset administration ever.

The year 2025 is looking like a big moment for Bitcoin and digital assets, with strong administration supporting their future. Senator Cynthia Lummis from Wyoming said that 2025 will be the year Bitcoin takes off.

She

Tesla is Wall Street’s latest obsession, and it’s not hard to see why. The stock’s been on a tear, climbing 40% since the U.S. presidential election. At $476.73, Tesla’s market cap now sits at a jaw-dropping $1.53 trillion.

Compare that to Nvidia—last year’s golden child of growth stocks—sitting at $129.92 with a market cap of $318 billion. Analysts aren’t missing a beat.

Tesla and Nvidia are two sides of the same coin: both are fueled by a tech future that seems unstoppable. Tesla has cars an

MicroStrategy holds over 439,000 Bitcoins worth $46 billion. Should the price of BTC plunge, CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju believes the firm may not face bankruptcy, stating it will only happen “if an asteroid hits Earth.” The company continues to profit, with a 72.4% yield this year and a stock surge of 540% in 2024.

Led by Michael Saylor, MicroStrategy, following a recent 15,350 BTC purchase, raised its Bitcoin treasury to a total of 439,000 BTC, which accounts for over 2% of BTC’s total supply

US Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) now have more assets under management (AUM) than Gold ETFs. Vetle Lunde, Head of Research at K33 Research, posted the milestone, noting the Bitcoin ETFs’ rapid growth. 

Lunde pointed out that the crypto products have a combined value of approximately $129.25 billion, while the precious metal investment vehicles have assets of $128 billion.

Bloomberg Senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas also confirmed the development while providing more context about the mi

Ethereum ENS Labs has picked Consensys’ Linea’s technology to develop its upcoming Layer-2 network project, Namechain. Consensys is a well-known Ethereum infrastructure provider that developed Linea, a zero-knowledge rollup, in July 2023. 

Linea is the seventh largest rollup network, with $1 billion under its ecosystem, according to L2Beat.

ENS founder and lead developer said they partnered with Linea to develop its network for two reasons. They believe that the values of both firms are aligni

Christian Lindner, the former Finance Minister of Germany, questioned the country’s leaders for not adopting Bitcoin’s economic opportunities, especially as the U.S. moves forward with crypto innovation. 

The leader of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) Christian Lindner questioned the German government for failing to adopt Bitcoin’s economic opportunities. He pointed out that key German leaders missed the chance to use Bitcoin for growth. His views were strongly supported by his party, the FDP, b

Fuel Network is the next L2 chain to extend the airdrop season. The network will distribute 10% of its supply in an event from December 19 onward.

Fuel network has already taken the snapshot for its airdrop, and is preparing to distribute 10% of its supply, the team announced Tuesday. The L2 chain has opened its eligibility portal, where users can claim tokens from December 19 to January 19, 2025.

The protocol will create a native FUEL token with a total supply of 10B, of which 1B will be set

A Consensys – YouGov 2024 Global Survey on Crypto and Web3 shows that nearly half of the world’s population has interacted with cryptocurrencies. The study that sampled 18,652 adults across Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe, revealed that up to 40% of people worldwide own or have bought crypto.

Additionally, developed countries are trailing the emerging markets in crypto, Web3, and blockchain adoption. An excerpt of the findings reads:

A majority of respondents in Nigeria (73%), South Afr