Finance

Nakamoto Inc. has launched an actively managed Bitcoin derivatives program aimed at generating income from market volatility while reducing downside exposure, according to a company statement released Friday. The program, in operation since the first quarter of 2026, is structured as a complement to Nakamoto’s core strategy of holding Bitcoin as a treasury asset. It … Read more

Bitcoin’s latest onchain and derivatives data point to a constructive setup, with VanEck highlighting negative funding rates and a clustered hash rate drawdown alongside softer volatility and cautious positioning.  The firm notes in their latest report that realized volatility fell from about 56% to 41% as US‑Iran tensions eased, while the 7‑day average funding rate … Read more

The Department of Justice ended its criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday, removing the last major obstacle to Senate confirmation of Kevin Warsh as the central bank’s next leader — a development with consequences for monetary policy and Bitcoin. U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro announced the closure … Read more

A closer look at why the consultation’s proposed deferral sits awkwardly inside a rules-based benchmark and what a better path forward might look like. JPX Market Innovation & Research (JPXI) is considering a new rule that would defer companies whose principal asset is cryptoassets from new inclusion in TOPIX and other periodically reviewed indices. The … Read more

Shares of American Bitcoin Corp. (ABTC) surged today after the company announced it had completed the energization of more than 11,000 new mining machines at its Drumheller facility, significantly expanding its operational capacity. The company said it has brought approximately 11,298 additional ASIC miners online, adding about 3.05 exahashes per second (EH/s) to its active … Read more

Sberbank will provide access to crypto trading once regulation and organized exchange trading begin, Senior Vice President and Head of Wealth Management Ruslan Vesterovsky said at the Moscow Exchange forum, according to Russia’s TASS. The Bank of Russia maintains a view of cryptocurrencies as a high-risk instrument under its policy framework. In December 2025, the … Read more

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told a Senate panel Wednesday that passing comprehensive crypto legislation is essential to securing U.S. financial leadership and protecting the dollar’s status as the world’s reserve currency, using an appearance before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government to amplify a push for legislation that has stalled on … Read more

Bitcoin for Financial Services will host “Bitcoin as Everyday Money,” a live event and livestream, on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at 10:00 AM PT at The Venetian’s Satoshi Social Room (Rooms 2002–2004) during Bitcoin 2026 in Las Vegas.  Capped at 100 in-person attendees and streamed globally via TFTC, the event invites policy leaders, industry executives, … Read more

More than 100 crypto firms and industry groups are pressing the U.S. Senate to advance long-awaited market structure legislation, warning that continued inaction risks pushing innovation and capital outside the country. In a joint letter sent April 23, the Crypto Council for Innovation and the Blockchain Association urged the Senate Banking Committee to move forward … Read more

Bitcoin developers have a solution to quantum computing threats. The harder question is whether the network can agree on one in time. The quantum computing threat to Bitcoin is not primarily a technical problem — it is a political one.  Those are the central arguments of a new commentary published by Guillaume Girard, a venture … Read more