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Prominent Bitcoin podcaster and Real Bedford FC owner Peter McCormack announced plans to personally fund a private security force in his hometown of Bedford, UK. According to Cointelegraph, McCormack will deploy 10 security guards to patrol Bedford's town center every Saturday throughout August 2025. The initiative comes after
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Charles Schwab plans to launch spot trading for Bitcoin and Ethereum in the near future. CEO Rick Wurster announced the development during a Friday CNBC interview. According to Cointelegraph, Wurster stated clients will gain access to Bitcoin and Ether trading "sometime soon." The announcement represents a shift from
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Financial technology companies will migrate to decentralized finance lending protocols within the next three years, according to Merline Egalite, co-founder of Morpho. Cointelegraph reports that Egalite made this prediction during an exclusive interview at EthCC 2025, where he outlined why traditional fintech firms are beginning to integrate DeFi solutions. Morpho
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Indian crypto educator Sujal Jethwani believes mounting user demand will force the government to reconsider its restrictive approach to digital assets. According to Cointelegraph, Jethwani spoke at the Binance Crypto-Powered Tour in Bhutan, where he expressed confidence that India's political landscape will change as more people embrace crypto
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RGB Protocol announced its official launch on Bitcoin mainnet Thursday, bringing smart contract capabilities and tokenized asset creation directly to the Bitcoin ecosystem. According to Cointelegraph, the protocol enables users to create, send and manage digital assets including stablecoins, non-fungible tokens and custom tokens within Bitcoin and Lightning Network environments.
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Semler Scientific purchased 210 Bitcoin for $25 million in early July, bringing its total holdings to 4,846 BTC worth approximately $578 million. According to Cointelegraph, the medical technology company acquired the coins at an average price of $118,974 per Bitcoin through a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. The
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A Satoshi-era Bitcoin whale has reawakened after 14 years of dormancy, transferring over $4.6 billion worth of Bitcoin in a series of transactions. According to Cointelegraph, the major cryptocurrency holder owns 80,000 Bitcoin in their collection. The whale transferred 40,010 Bitcoin worth over $4.6 billion on
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Vanguard Group has become the largest institutional shareholder of MicroStrategy, holding over 20 million shares representing 8% of the company's outstanding stock. According to Cointelegraph, this position gives the $10 trillion asset manager indirect exposure to more than 200,000 Bitcoin held on MicroStrategy's balance sheet.
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Bitcoin reached a new all-time high of $122,600 on Monday, pushing its market capitalization above $2.4 trillion and surpassing Amazon's $2.3 trillion valuation. According to Cointelegraph, the cryptocurrency now ranks as the world's fifth-largest asset by market cap. The milestone places Bitcoin ahead
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The Royal Government of Bhutan moved 650 Bitcoin worth $74.24 million to cryptocurrency exchange Binance over a two-week period, according to Cointelegraph. The latest transaction involved 99.47 Bitcoin valued at $12.05 million, completed through the country's investment arm Druk Holding. Blockchain analytics platform Onchain Lens
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The Czech National Bank added 51,732 Coinbase shares worth over $18 million to its US investment portfolio during the second quarter of 2025. According to Cointelegraph, the central bank disclosed this new position through a Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Czech institution also expanded
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MicroStrategy co-founder Michael Saylor announced the company would resume Bitcoin purchasing Monday after taking a one-week break from accumulating the digital asset. According to Cointelegraph, Saylor posted "Some weeks, you don't just HODL" to his 4.4 million followers Sunday evening. The company skipped Bitcoin purchases
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US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded over $1 billion in daily inflows for two consecutive days this week. This represents the first time since their January 2024 launch that these investment products achieved back-to-back ten-digit inflows. According to Cointelegraph, Friday's trading session brought $1.03 billion in total inflows
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BlockFi's bankruptcy administrator and the U.S. Department of Justice have reached a settlement to dismiss a $35 million crypto asset transfer lawsuit. Cointelegraph reports Judge Michael B. Kaplan of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey approved the agreement on Friday. The case
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HIVE Digital Technologies stock climbed 6.5% to $2.47 per share on Friday following the announcement of record operational achievements. According to Cointelegraph, the blockchain and AI infrastructure provider surpassed 12 exahashes per second of Bitcoin mining hashrate, doubling its output since the start of the year. The company
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Cointelegraph reports that Grayscale attorneys filed a formal complaint against the SEC on Tuesday. The complaint addresses the regulator's decision to halt the Digital Large Cap Fund ETF listing despite initial approval. The SEC's Division of Trading and Markets approved the ETF proposal under delegated authority.