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Ohio Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Establish Bitcoin Reserve for State Treasury

Ohio has joined Texas and Pennsylvania in introducing legislation to create a Bitcoin reserve, aiming to protect state finances and embrace modern asset allocation...

Nigeria Arrests Nearly 800 in Crypto Scam

Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency has arrested 792 individuals in a raid targeting a crypto romance scam hub in Lagos, the country’s largest city. The raid, conducted...

El Salvador Grants Bitget License to Offer Bitcoin Services

Crypto exchange Bitget has received authorization to provide Bitcoin-related services in El Salvador, further strengthening the country’s push toward mainstream Bitcoin adoption. According to a...

FTX Payments to Begin in 2025 With Support From Kraken and BitGo

FTX claimants could receive recovery payments as early as January 2025, marking a key milestone two years after the crypto exchange’s collapse. FTX Sets Payment...

Bitcoin Surges to $106K as Hopes Grow for U.S. Reserve Asset Status

Bitcoin’s price has climbed nearly 5% in 24 hours, reaching a new all-time high of $106,554 on December 15, amid rising speculation that it...

MicroStrategy Hints at Bitcoin Purchase Above $100K

Michael Saylor, the mastermind behind MicroStrategy's bold Bitcoin investment strategy, has dropped yet another clue suggesting the company may have made its first Bitcoin...

Arizona Man Poses as Uber Driver to Steal $300K in Crypto

Scottsdale detectives, alongside U.S. Secret Service agents, arrested a man on December 11 for his alleged role in a $300,000 cryptocurrency theft. The suspect,...

Binance Partners with Circle to Strengthen Stablecoin Market Presence

Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, is turning to new alliances as it seeks to reestablish itself in the stablecoin market. This...

MicroStrategy Joins Nasdaq-100: A Milestone for Bitcoin-Linked Stocks

Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy, a prominent advocate of Bitcoin, is set to join the prestigious Nasdaq-100 Index on Dec. 23, according to a Dec. 13...

Judge Criticizes FDIC for Excessive Crypto Letter Redactions

A U.S. federal judge has called out the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) for overly broad redactions in its "pause letters" sent to banks...

Paul Atkins, Trump’s SEC Pick, Could Reshape Crypto Regulation

President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Paul Atkins to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sparked optimism in the crypto community. Known for...

Why Tech Giants Like Amazon May Hesitate to Adopt Bitcoin

As inflation continues to impact the global economy, the idea of holding Bitcoin as a treasury asset has gained traction in corporate discussions. Tech...