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Spanish banking giant Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) has received approval from Spain's financial regulator to offer Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) trading to its clients, according to Reuters. This development comes as the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation fully takes effect across member
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Strategy, the world's largest public corporate Bitcoin holder, announced plans to raise up to $21 billion in fresh capital to purchase more Bitcoin. The company made this announcement on March 10 through a new sales agreement called the "ATM Program." Under this program, Strategy will issue
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When nations add Bitcoin to their reserves, they trigger a wave of public interest in technology and cryptography that extends far beyond financial markets. Countries like El Salvador have witnessed substantial growth in technical education following their Bitcoin adoption, with coding bootcamps, cryptography courses, and blockchain development programs expanding by
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Recent data reveals China possesses nearly double the Bitcoin reserves of the United States, creating a surprising imbalance in national cryptocurrency holdings. According to figures from Jan3, China holds approximately 194,000 BTC while the United States maintains just 112,189 BTC worth about $10 billion as reported by Coinrepublic.
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Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) face substantial barriers when entering global markets, with cross-border payment fees consuming between 3-7% of transaction values. National Bitcoin reserves could enable central banks to provide settlement infrastructure that reduces these costs to less than 1%, allowing SMEs to compete internationally without the financial burden
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Core, the Bitcoin staking platform behind liquid-staking token lstBTC, has formed a partnership with Singapore-based custodian Cobo. This collaboration aims to grow Core's institutional presence in the Asia-Pacific region - based on Coindesk reporting.. The arrangement will let Cobo's institutional clients earn yield on their Bitcoin
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A new Bitpanda survey shared with Cointelegraph reveals that women are increasingly entering the cryptocurrency market with a focus on long-term wealth creation. According to the findings, 50% of female crypto investors prioritize long-term financial growth, with 49% holding digital assets for up to five years. The survey of 1,
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When nations add Bitcoin to their sovereign reserves, large institutional investors take notice. Data shows that pension funds, venture capital firms, and technology companies increase their cryptocurrency allocations following government Bitcoin purchases. El Salvador's 2021 Bitcoin treasury adoption prompted a 27% increase in institutional cryptocurrency investment within the
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Bitcoin's derivatives market is experiencing strong buying interest as traders position themselves before White House Crypto Summit. Market participants are preparing for potential market-moving announcements that could affect cryptocurrency prices - based on Block's reporting. Gordon Grant, a cryptocurrency derivatives trader, observed a persistent increase in
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 6 establishing a US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and a National Digital Asset Stockpile. The order acknowledged that "there is a strategic advantage to being among the first nations to create a strategic Bitcoin reserve" due to Bitcoin's
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Brazilian fintech company Méliuz has begun investing a portion of its cash reserves in Bitcoin following board approval of a new treasury strategy. According to a securities filing released Thursday, the company has purchased 45.72 Bitcoin for approximately $4.1 million at an average price of $90,926 per
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China announced new fiscal and monetary stimulus measures on Wednesday, aiming to increase consumption and counter the effects of growing trade tensions with the United States. The stimulus package comes as China targets a 5% GDP growth rate and sets a fiscal deficit target of 4% of GDP for the
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Public procurement systems worldwide face persistent challenges with transparency, accountability, and efficiency. Nations adopting Bitcoin reserves could use blockchain-based smart contracts to transform government purchasing, creating self-executing agreements that release payments only after verified completion of project milestones. This approach would reduce corruption, prevent budget misallocation, and remove bureaucratic obstacles
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Emirates NBD, one of the largest banking groups in the Middle East and owned by the Dubai government, has started offering cryptocurrency trading services through its digital banking subsidiary Liv. The new service was introduced on March 5 on the Liv X app, according to a joint announcement made on
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Bitcoin exhibits distinctly different behavior from traditional commodities in national reserve portfolios. Analysis of price movements over the past decade shows Bitcoin has maintained a correlation coefficient below 0.2 with oil, gold, silver, and agricultural commodities. This statistical independence allows Bitcoin to function as a counterbalance when commodity markets
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El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced Tuesday that the country will continue purchasing bitcoin despite reaching a financing agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that was expected to limit such activities. "No, it's not stopping," Bukele stated on social media platform X. "If it