Bitcoin
Astar Network has made changes to its tokenomics structure to reduce inflationary pressures within its ecosystem. The blockchain firm announced on April 18 that it had cut base staking rewards from 25% to 10%, a measure aimed at controlling token inflation. The company stated that this adjustment promotes a more
Bitcoin
A Spar supermarket in Zug, Switzerland has begun accepting Bitcoin payments via the Lightning Network. The store's Bitcoin payment system went live recently as part of BTC Map, a community-driven project that shows businesses accepting Bitcoin payments. DFX Swiss, a crypto-to-fiat payment solution company, announced the development in
Bitcoin
Lombard Finance has released a software development kit enabling platforms to offer bitcoin staking services with a single click. The toolkit targets an estimated $154 billion in bitcoin currently sitting unused on centralized exchanges. The SDK allows users to stake their BTC to receive LBTC tokens, which can then be
Bitcoin
Bitcoin staking protocol Babylon experienced a significant withdrawal on April 17, with $1.26 billion worth of Bitcoin unstaked from its platform. According to blockchain analytics firm Lookonchain, several addresses removed a total of 14,929 Bitcoin from the staking platform. The security firm identified four addresses that had unstaked
Bitcoin
Auradine, a California-based bitcoin miner manufacturer, has raised $153 million in a Series C funding round. The investment will support expansion of both its core bitcoin mining business and its newly launched AI infrastructure division, AuraLinks AI. The round consists of $138 million in equity and $15 million in venture
Bitcoin
Panama City's municipal government has approved the use of cryptocurrency for various government payments. Mayor Mayer Mizrachi Matalon announced on Wednesday that residents can now use digital currencies to pay for taxes, fees, tickets, and permits. The city will accept four cryptocurrencies: bitcoin, ether, USDC, and USDT. This
Bitcoin
Matt Cole, CEO of Strive Asset Management, has called on financial software developer Intuit to change its "censorship policies" and "anti-bitcoin bias" in an open letter dated April 14. The letter was addressed to Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi and board Chair Susan Nora Johnson. Cole'
Bitcoin
According to data from the Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador, only 20 out of 181 registered Bitcoin service providers are currently operational in the country. This represents just 11% of registered firms, with the remaining 89% classified as non-operational for failing to meet requirements established under El Salvador'
Bitcoin
Coinbase celebrated the fourth anniversary of its public debut yesterday. The company went public on April 13, 2021, reaching an $86 billion valuation that briefly touched $100 billion, rivaling Facebook's 2012 market entry. CEO Brian Armstrong noted at the time that the listing created a thousand new millionaires
Bitcoin
Metaplanet Inc. (3350), a Japanese technology company, has acquired an additional 319 bitcoin (BTC) at an average price of $83,147 per coin. This recent purchase has propelled the company into the ranks of the top 10 largest public bitcoin holders globally. The company's total bitcoin holdings now
Bitcoin
Michael Saylor, known for his strong advocacy of Bitcoin, recently posted a message on X (formerly Twitter) encouraging followers to "Buy the Future." The post featured an AI-generated image of Saylor himself, with a stylized "B" reminiscent of the Bitcoin symbol. The timing of Saylor'
Bitcoin
Lomond School in Scotland will begin accepting Bitcoin for tuition payments in the Autumn semester of 2025. This initiative makes Lomond the first school in the United Kingdom to offer this payment option, joining a growing trend of educational institutions worldwide incorporating cryptocurrency into their operations. The school plans to
Bitcoin
BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager with $11.6 trillion in assets under management, reported $3 billion in digital asset inflows during the first quarter of 2025. This amount represents 2.8% of the company's total $107 billion in net inflows to iShares exchange-traded funds (ETFs)
Bitcoin
A member of Sweden's parliament has proposed adding Bitcoin to the country's foreign exchange reserves. MP Rickard Nordin sent an open letter to Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson, recommending Bitcoin as a national reserve asset. The proposal, registered on April 8, points to Sweden's history
Bitcoin
Tokenized gold trading volume has exceeded $1 billion for the first time since the March 2023 US banking crisis. This surge comes as investors move toward safe-haven assets amid global uncertainty triggered by President Trump's import tariffs. The milestone marks the highest weekly trading volume in two years,
Bitcoin
Vienna-based fintech company Bitpanda has obtained its third license under the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) framework. The Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) granted the approval on April 10, adding to Bitpanda's existing licenses from Germany and Malta. The company announced the new license