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Strategy chairman Michael Saylor defended Bitcoin treasury companies against criticism during an appearance on the What Bitcoin Did podcast. According to Cointelegraph, Saylor addressed concerns about smaller companies that issue equity or debt to purchase Bitcoin. He argued the decision comes down to capital allocation, stating companies with excess cash
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KBC, one of Belgium's largest banks, will launch Bitcoin and Ether trading for retail customers on February 16. According to Cointelegraph, the bank announced Thursday it would offer crypto trading through its Bolero investment platform. The service operates under the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets
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Cointelegraph reports that Lemon has introduced Argentina's first Bitcoin-backed Visa credit card. The Argentine crypto exchange launched the product on January 15, 2026. Users can now lock up Bitcoin as collateral to access peso credit lines. The card requires customers to deposit 0.01 BTC as collateral,
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According to Cointelegraph, crypto market maker Wintermute released a report stating that any recovery in 2026 depends on three specific outcomes. The firm analyzed 2025 market performance and found that Bitcoin's traditional four year cycle delivered a muted rally. The gains failed to spill over into the broader
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Strategy added 13,627 Bitcoin to its holdings last week in a $1.25 billion purchase. According to Cointelegraph, this represents the company's largest Bitcoin acquisition since July 2025. The purchase occurred between January 5 and January 12, 2026. The company disclosed the transaction in a Form 8-
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Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded $681 million in net outflows during the first full trading week of 2026. Cointelegraph reported that the products experienced four consecutive days of redemptions between Tuesday and Friday. The largest single-day withdrawal occurred on Wednesday, when investors pulled $486 million from Bitcoin ETFs.
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According to Cointelegraph, Babylon disclosed a software vulnerability on Thursday that affects its Bitcoin staking protocol. The bug involves the BLS vote extension, which validators use to prove consensus on blocks. Malicious validators can intentionally omit the block hash field when sending vote extensions. This could cause validator crashes during
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Florida lawmakers filed a new Bitcoin reserve proposal on December 30, 2025. According to Cointelegraph, Republican Senator Joe Gruters sponsored Senate Bill 1038. The legislation would create a Florida Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve under state control. The bill restricts eligible assets to cryptocurrencies maintaining an average market capitalization above $500 billion
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According to Cointelegraph, investigative journalist Bradley Hope presented a theory that Venezuela holds 600,000 Bitcoin worth approximately $60 billion. Hope published the claim on January 4, 2026 through the newsletter Whale Hunting. The theory suggests Venezuela converted gold reserves into Bitcoin over several years. Hope's report claims
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Bitcoin reached $94,026 on Bitstamp on January 6, 2026, according to Cointelegraph. This represents the highest level for the asset in nearly one month. The price movement occurred during Monday's Wall Street open. US stocks posted gains of approximately 1% at the time. The S&P
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Bitcoin Core development activity increased in 2025 as 135 developers contributed code to the software. This represents growth from approximately 112 contributors in 2024, according to Cointelegraph. Jameson Lopp, co-founder of crypto management platform Casa, published the annual metrics on January 5, 2026. The developers changed 285,000 lines
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Cointelegraph reports that Binance removed the FLOW/BTC spot trading pair on January 4, 2026. The exchange also added FLOW to its monitoring tag list. Three other tokens received the same designation. The delisting followed a $3.9 million exploit of the Flow blockchain that occurred on December 27, 2025.
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CryptoQuant's head of research believes Bitcoin entered a bear market in November. According to Cointelegraph, Julio Moreno said most metrics he uses for the bull score index turned bearish in early November. The index measures market conditions using network activity, investor profitability, Bitcoin demand, and liquidity. Bitcoin started
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According to Cointelegraph, Tether purchased 8,888 Bitcoin on December 31, 2025. The acquisition increased the stablecoin issuer's disclosed Bitcoin holdings to more than 96,000 BTC. CEO Paolo Ardoino confirmed the purchase on New Year's Eve. The transaction valued approximately $780 million at the time
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Tokyo-listed Metaplanet added 4,279 Bitcoin for approximately $451 million in late December. The acquisition brought total holdings to 35,102 BTC, worth around $3 billion. According to Cointelegraph, the company filed details on Tuesday. The firm also reported revenue from its Bitcoin Income Generation business reached 8.58
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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said Bitcoin helps maintain the US dollar's reserve currency status. According to Cointelegraph, Armstrong made these comments in a December 28 interview on Tetragrammaton with Rick Rubin. Armstrong argued that Bitcoin provides necessary competition for the US dollar. The cryptocurrency acts as a check