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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
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Mirae Asset Group has entered negotiations to acquire Korbit, South Korea's fourth-largest cryptocurrency exchange, according to The Chosun Daily. The deal values the platform between 100 billion and 140 billion Korean won, equivalent to $70 million to $100 million. Cointelegraph reports that Mirae Asset Consulting, a non-
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Strategy CEO Phong Le stated Bitcoin market fundamentals are strong in 2025 despite recent price volatility. Cointelegraph reports Le made these comments during the Coin Stories podcast on Tuesday. The executive said fundamentals "couldn't be better" for Bitcoin this year. Bitcoin reached an all-time high
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Billionaire Elon Musk predicted the US economy could achieve double-digit growth within 12 to 18 months. According to Cointelegraph, Musk stated in an X post on Tuesday that triple-digit growth could become possible within five years. The tech entrepreneur linked economic growth potential to applied intelligence advancement. Bitcoin
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Billionaire Elon Musk predicted the US economy could achieve double-digit growth within 12 to 18 months. According to Cointelegraph, Musk stated in an X post on Tuesday that triple-digit growth could become possible within five years. The tech entrepreneur linked economic growth potential to applied intelligence advancement. Bitcoin
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A Brazilian orchestral initiative received government authorization to raise up to 1.09 million reais ($197,000) for a concert that converts Bitcoin price data into live music. Cointelegraph reports the project cleared technical review under Brazil's Rouanet Law on December 11, 2025. The law allows private companies
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A Brazilian orchestral initiative received government authorization to raise up to 1.09 million reais ($197,000) for a concert that converts Bitcoin price data into live music. Cointelegraph reports the project cleared technical review under Brazil's Rouanet Law on December 11, 2025. The law allows private companies