bitcoin·5d ago
Metaplanet shareholders seek to unwind executive pay plan swollen by Bitcoin buys
Tokyo-listed Metaplanet's executive options pool grew from 46M to 319M shares as it issued equity for Bitcoin; investors want 273M canceled.
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bitcoin·7d ago
Liquid Network Pauses Sidechain After 4,000 BTC Withdrawn from Reserves
Liquid Network disabled bridge nodes and paused operations after roughly 4,000 BTC left the federation wallet backing L-BTC.
bitcoin·7d ago
Bitcoin-Backed Mortgages Let Lenders Redeploy Pledged Crypto
Better Mortgage may reuse bitcoin collateral, and borrowers cannot get it back until their mortgage is repaid.
bitcoin·9d ago
El Salvador added 1,540 Bitcoin, IMF says no public funds used
IMF disclosure says no public resources funded El Salvador's recent 1,540 BTC accumulation.
bitcoin·10d ago
Bitquery Scan Finds 96,000 Fake-Address Outputs in Bitcoin's UTXO Set
Blockchain analytics firm Bitquery identified 96,000 outputs that clutter Bitcoin's unspent transaction database, increasing node costs.
bitcoin·14d ago
Luke Dashjr departs bitcoin mining pool OCEAN
Veteran Bitcoin developer leaves OCEAN after co-founder buyout; new CONVOY pool shows no blocks yet.
bitcoin·14d ago
IREN's Bitcoin Mining Still Dominates Revenue Despite Microsoft AI Cloud Deal
Bitcoin miner IREN reports 82% of revenue from BTC even after making room for Microsoft AI cloud services.
bitcoin·19d ago
Strive Buys 1,110 BTC, Lowering Average Cost Despite $292M Unrealized Loss
Treasury firm Strive added 1,110 BTC last week, cutting its average purchase price while still holding a sizable paper loss.
bitcoin·19d ago
Strive Buys 1,110 More BTC, Trims Average Cost to $93,257
Strive expands bitcoin treasury to 21,356 coins despite $292 million unrealized loss.
bitcoin·20d ago
Fed experiment links Bitcoin price gains to new investor interest
A Cleveland Fed study found that showing people Bitcoin's past returns increased their likelihood of owning it.
bitcoin·20d ago
Fed study: Bitcoin price gains can attract new investors
Cleveland Fed experiment links Bitcoin's past performance to higher investor interest.
bitcoin·21d ago
Coldcard firmware update requires 65 presses but cannot fix exposed seeds
Coldcard releases firmware 5.6.1 and 1.5.1Q to harden new wallets, but affected seeds still need to be moved.
bitcoin·21d ago
Coldcard firmware update adds 65-key-press protection for new wallets
Firmware 5.6.1 and 1.5.1Q harden wallet creation after seed exploit, but existing seeds remain exposed.
bitcoin·24d ago
Bitcoin miner Ionic reports $35M loss, 90% of revenue from AI lease
Ionic's quarterly update shows AI lease dominates revenue while Bitcoin mining drives losses.
bitcoin·26d ago
Dormant Bitcoin Wallet Moves $538K After 15 Years
A bitcoin address that received 8.54 BTC in 2011 has transferred funds for the first time in 15 years.
bitcoin·27d ago
Strategy Skips Bitcoin Buy Again, Raises Cash by Selling MSTR Shares
Strategy sold MSTR shares for $333.7 million while holding its Bitcoin position unchanged.
bitcoin·28d ago
Solar firm that pivoted to Bitcoin now flags going-concern risk
A June 30 filing shows the company holds just $166K cash and $4.118M in Bitcoin.
bitcoin·29d ago
Abu Dhabi Sovereign Funds Hold Bitcoin ETF Stake Through Q2 Slide
Mubadala and Abu Dhabi Investment Council kept 22.94 million BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust shares in Q2 despite a $118 million value drop.
bitcoin·31d ago
Arthur Hayes sees $60B FIMA usage as signal to add Bitcoin risk
BitMEX co-founder says he needs to see a $60 billion FIMA repo balance before increasing exposure to risk assets.
bitcoin·32d ago
BlackRock Bitcoin Income ETF Covers Under 30% of Crypto Losses With Options
Option gains of $344,849 offset less than 30% of the fund's roughly $1.2 million in crypto-linked losses.
bitcoin·35d ago
BIP-110 Fork Fizzles With Two-Block Chain, CLARITY Vote Set for September
Bitcoin's BIP-110 fork fails with a two-block chain, while the CLARITY act heads to a Senate vote in September.
bitcoin·35d ago
Empery cuts bitcoin stash by 76% after selling 1,635 BTC
Empery's bitcoin reserves fell 76% in weeks after offloading 1,635 BTC, with 954 BTC pledged against $35M debt.
bitcoin·35d ago
Bitcoin Fork BIP-110 Mines Two Blocks Before Stalling
A controversial Bitcoin fork mined two blocks then stopped, with blocks hours apart due to low hashpower.
bitcoin·38d ago
PowerCompute's $18M Bitcoin loan defers margin calls until September
PowerCompute takes an $18M Bitcoin loan with zero margin calls until Sept. 2, when it must repay or renegotiate.