Oklahoma proposed a bill letting employees, vendors, and residents voluntarily receive bitcoin payments within existing legal frameworks.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the administration will halt all sales of seized Bitcoin and instead add it to the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.
Blockspace Media has acquired Bitcoin Layers, an independent data platform tracking metrics across Bitcoin’s layer-2 and scaling ecosystem.
ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood said she believes bitcoin is nearing the end of its current down cycle.
UBS is considering offering bitcoin trading to a small group of Swiss private banking clients as the bank explores a crypto trading service with external partners.
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Bitcoin payments startup ZBD raised $40M to expand blockchain payment infrastructure for games, focusing on Bitcoin rewards and integration.
President Trump said at the World Economic Forum in Davos that he wants to sign sweeping U.S. cryptocurrency market structure legislation very soon, framing digital assets as a strategic priority for American innovation.
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Kansas appears to be the latest U.S. state to consider a formal role for Bitcoin in public finance, with lawmakers introducing a bill to create a state-managed Bitcoin and digital assets reserve fund.
Shares of Strategy (MSTR) fell sharply, dropping over 7% in early trading as Bitcoin itself tumbled below $90,000.
The Senate’s crypto market structure bill is likely to be pushed back for weeks after Coinbase withdrew its support, prompting the Banking Committee to shelve the legislation and pivot to housing priorities.
Steak ‘n Shake is launching a bitcoin bonus program for hourly workers, giving $0.21 per hour worked that vests after two years, following its $10 million corporate bitcoin purchase.
Epoch Ventures forecasts Bitcoin reaching at least $150,000 by end-2026, driven by decoupling from equities, steady ETF inflows, and corporate adoption—while declaring the traditional 4-year cycle a relic.
The bitcoin price reclaimed $90,000 after a volatile trading day.