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The Bitcoin editorial team is comprised of crypto veterans providing reporting on Bitcoin, DeFi, crypto, and blockchain protocols. We deliver analysis on crypto adoption, regulatory shifts, and strategies, prioritizing integrity and accuracy.

Argentina’s Central Bank Considers Adding Crypto Services Following LIBRA Scandal Fallout

Argentina’s Central Bank Considers Adding Crypto Services Following LIBRA Scandal Fallout

Argentina's financial regulators are taking steps that could reshape the landscape for crypto assets in the country. The Central Bank of the Argentine Republic, known as the BCRA, is drafting revisions to its longstanding prohibition on banks handling cryptocurrencies and other digital assets. This potential shift comes after

Michael Saylor Leads Strategy’s Largest Bitcoin Purchase of 2025 Worth $963 Million

Michael Saylor Leads Strategy’s Largest Bitcoin Purchase of 2025 Worth $963 Million

Strategy has added 10,624 Bitcoin to its treasury, marking its largest purchase since July. The company completed the acquisition for about $963 million at an average price of $90,615 per coin during the week ending December 7. This move comes as Strategy reports a Bitcoin Yield of nearly

Ethereum Fusaka Upgrade Successfully Activates on Mainnet Bringing Major Scaling Improvements

Ethereum Fusaka Upgrade Successfully Activates on Mainnet Bringing Major Scaling Improvements

The most significant upgrade for Ethereum of 2025, known as Fusaka, officially launched on the mainnet this week. The hard fork activated at exactly 9:49 p.m. UTC during Epoch 411392, marking another milestone in the network’s long-term scaling roadmap. Developers, node operators, and layer-2 teams had been

Chinese Huaxia Bank Issues $637 Million in Blockchain Bonds via Digital Yuan

Chinese Huaxia Bank Issues $637 Million in Blockchain Bonds via Digital Yuan

Huaxia Bank, one of China’s major state-owned banks, has completed one of the country’s first commercial bond issuances fully recorded on a blockchain network and settled entirely in digital yuan. The 4.5 billion yuan offering, equivalent to approximately $637 million, was conducted through the bank’s commercial

CFTC Opens Doors to Spot Crypto Trading on Regulated US Exchanges

CFTC Opens Doors to Spot Crypto Trading on Regulated US Exchanges

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has taken a significant step forward in the evolution of digital asset markets. In a press release by the CFTC, Acting Chairman Caroline D. Pham announced that listed spot cryptocurrency products will begin trading for the first time on CFTC-registered futures exchanges. This development marks

November 2025 Bitcoin and Crypto Market Sees Volatility Tempered by Institutional Growth

November 2025 Bitcoin and Crypto Market Sees Volatility Tempered by Institutional Growth

The markets have traversed a challenging yet resilient November, as Bitcoin and other crypto assets grappled with downward pressures while institutional interest continued to build momentum. We have released our latest monthly Bitcoin and Crypto Insights report, offering a detailed recap of the past month that highlights an environment defined

Polymarket Relaunches US Predictions Market iOS App After Regulatory Clearance

Polymarket Relaunches US Predictions Market iOS App After Regulatory Clearance

Polymarket has begun rolling out its iOS app to waitlisted users in the United States, a development the company shared on social media today. This step signals the platform's reentry into the American market after a nearly three-year absence prompted by regulatory action from the Commodity Futures Trading

Trump Sons' American Bitcoin Venture Declines 50% Amid Market Volatility

Trump Sons' American Bitcoin Venture Declines 50% Amid Market Volatility

Shares in American Bitcoin, a cryptocurrency mining company backed by President Donald Trump's sons, fell sharply on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, as early investors rushed to sell following the expiration of a lock-up period. The stock closed 38.8% lower at $1.90, erasing about $1 billion from

United Kingdom Passes Law Recognizing Bitcoin, NFTs, and Stablecoins as Property

United Kingdom Passes Law Recognizing Bitcoin, NFTs, and Stablecoins as Property

The United Kingdom has taken a decisive step toward integrating digital assets into its legal framework with the passage of the Property (Digital Assets etc) Act 2025. This law, which received Royal Assent on December 2, 2025, from King Charles III, formally classifies cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, stablecoins, and non-fungible tokens

AI Agents Expose $550 Million in Blockchain Smart Contract Flaws

Artificial Intelligence

AI Agents Expose $550 Million in Blockchain Smart Contract Flaws

Anthropic, a leading artificial intelligence research firm, has released findings that show the evolving risks to cryptocurrency blockchain networks. Advanced AI models demonstrated the ability to identify and exploit flaws in smart contracts, simulating multimillion-dollar losses in controlled tests. This development comes at a time when as decentralized finance continues

Crypto Prediction Market Kalshi Secures $11 Billion Valuation in Latest Funding Round

Crypto Prediction Market Kalshi Secures $11 Billion Valuation in Latest Funding Round

Kalshi, a leading prediction market platform, has closed a massive Series E funding round that values the company at $11 billion. The $1 billion dollar investment was spearheaded by Paradigm and included major players such as Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Meritech Capital, IVP, ARK Invest, Anthos Capital, CapitalG, and Y

Bitcoin ETFs Face Record Outflows Amid November Price Slump

Bitcoin ETFs Face Record Outflows Amid November Price Slump

Bitcoin wrapped up November 2025 on a challenging note, with its price settling around $86,000 after starting the month near $110,000. This marked a roughly 24% decline over the 30 days, erasing significant gains from earlier in the year and raising questions about the cryptocurrency's short-term

Telegram Launches Decentralized AI Network Rewarding GPU Owners with TON Crypto Tokens

Telegram Launches Decentralized AI Network Rewarding GPU Owners with TON Crypto Tokens

Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, revealed on Sunday that Cocoon, a new decentralized confidential compute network built directly on the TON blockchain, has officially gone live. This platform enables fully private processing of artificial intelligence requests, marking a significant step toward user-controlled data handling in the AI space. Designed

Trump Based Crypto Treasury Faces WLFI Token Strategy Backlash

World Liberty Financial

Trump Based Crypto Treasury Faces WLFI Token Strategy Backlash

ALT5 Sigma Corporation, a Nasdaq-listed fintech firm that shifted its focus to a digital asset treasury based on WLFI tokens, continues to grapple with mounting challenges. A recent report highlights internal disruptions, including executive departures and warnings of potential litigation, that have coincided with a sharp decline in the company&

Do Kwon Requests 5 Year Prison Sentence in TerraUSD Fraud Case

Do Kwon Requests 5 Year Prison Sentence in TerraUSD Fraud Case

Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon has requested a prison term of no more than five years from a Manhattan federal court for his involvement in the fraud that triggered the 2022 collapse of the TerraUSD stablecoin. This development comes ahead of his sentencing hearing scheduled for December 11 before U.

South Korea's Largest Crypto Exchange Upbit Suffers $36 Million Hack

South Korea's Largest Crypto Exchange Upbit Suffers $36 Million Hack

South Korea’s leading cryptocurrency exchange Upbit disclosed a significant security breach on Thursday morning, with approximately 54 billion won, equivalent to around $36 million, drained from its Solana network holdings. The unauthorized transfers involved a mix of Solana-based assets, including SOL, USDC, and various smaller tokens, which were moved

Polymarket Secures CFTC Approval for Full Regulated Return to US Markets

Polymarket Secures CFTC Approval for Full Regulated Return to US Markets

Polymarket, one of the top cryptocurrency powered prediction market platforms, announced on November 25 that it has received formal approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to operate as a fully regulated exchange in the United States. The CFTC issued an Amended Order of Designation that officially recognizes Polymarket as

Calvin Ayre, BSV Blockchain Financier, Linked to $23 Billion in Alleged Wirecard Fraud

Calvin Ayre, BSV Blockchain Financier, Linked to $23 Billion in Alleged Wirecard Fraud

Investigative reporting from Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) has uncovered fresh leads pointing to Canadian billionaire Calvin Ayre as the shadowy figure behind hundreds of millions of dollars funneled through the now-defunct Wirecard Bank. Ayre, a flamboyant online gambling magnate and early Bitcoin and cryptocurrency investor, appears to have used the payment

ChatGPT Sam Altman's Ex-Boyfriend's Home Targeted in Bitcoin and Ethereum $11 Million Robbery

ChatGPT Sam Altman's Ex-Boyfriend's Home Targeted in Bitcoin and Ethereum $11 Million Robbery

A prominent tech investor fell victim to a brazen armed robbery in San Francisco over the weekend, resulting in the theft of $11 million in Bitcoin and Ethereum. The incident occurred at a high-value residence in the city's Mission District, where the suspect gained entry by posing as

Metaplanet Secures $130 Million Bitcoin Backed Loan to Expand Treasury Holdings

Metaplanet Secures $130 Million Bitcoin Backed Loan to Expand Treasury Holdings

Metaplanet Inc, a Tokyo-listed company dedicated to integrating Bitcoin into its corporate treasury, announced on Tuesday that it has secured a $130 million loan backed by its substantial Bitcoin reserves. This financing comes under an existing $500 million credit facility established in late October, bringing the total amount drawn to

CZ Binance Faces Renewed Scrutiny in Lawsuit Over Alleged Terror Financing Ties

CZ Binance Faces Renewed Scrutiny in Lawsuit Over Alleged Terror Financing Ties

Changpeng Zhao, the billionaire co-founder of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance, now confronts fresh legal challenges from families devastated by the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel. A federal court complaint filed on November 24, 2025, in the U.S. District Court for the District of North

JPMorgan, Citi, Morgan Stanley, Customer Data Exposed Following Vendor Cyberattack

JPMorgan, Citi, Morgan Stanley, Customer Data Exposed Following Vendor Cyberattack

Client information from some of the largest financial institutions in the United States, including JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, and Morgan Stanley, could have been accessed during a cyberattack on a key technology vendor. The New York Times reported the development over the weekend, citing sources close to the investigation who indicated

Epstein’s Bitcoin Emails Expose Links to Core Developer Jeremy Rubin

Jeffrey Epstein

Epstein’s Bitcoin Emails Expose Links to Core Developer Jeremy Rubin

The November 2025 release of over 20,000 pages of Jeffrey Epstein's emails and documents by the U.S. House Oversight Committee has sparked fresh scrutiny into the disgraced financier's far reaching network. While much of the media spotlight has fallen on Epstein's mentions

Kalshi Emerges as Top Prediction Market Player at Goldman Sachs Tech Conference

Kalshi Emerges as Top Prediction Market Player at Goldman Sachs Tech Conference

The Goldman Sachs annual private technology conference in Las Vegas drew a crowd of prominent investors and tech leaders this week. Attendees had opportunities to connect with executives from leading companies in fields like artificial intelligence and ride-sharing. Figures such as Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick and Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom