Speaking on the Nakamoto Stage, Tim Draper told attendees that bitcoin has entered the financial mainstream and that governments now roll out “the red carpet” for the industry. He said the community is “starting to feel like something is happening” as adoption grows, and he cast that shift as the early phase of a larger … Read more
Three members of Congress positioned digital asset regulation as a matter of national security and economic competition during a panel discussion at The Bitcoin 2026 Conference in Las Vegas on Monday. Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), Zach Nunn (R-Iowa), and Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) spoke on “The Bitcoin Bloc: A New Force in American Politics,” moderated by … Read more
Paystand announced the launch of USDb, a stablecoin designed specifically for commercial-scale business finance, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, and treasury operations, on the Bitcoin network. Paystand is a Bitcoin-powered B2B payments network that processes accounts receivable and accounts payable for more than one million businesses across North America and Latin America. The company … Read more
Block (NYSE: XYZ) introduced a series of bitcoin-focused products and features aimed at strengthening its position across custody, payments, and financial infrastructure. The announcements include a new Bitkey hardware wallet with a built-in screen, expanded bitcoin earning tools within Cash App, a Proof of Reserves system, and a forthcoming Square tap-to-pay experience for bitcoin transactions. … Read more
Satori Club Pte Ltd will enter the U.S. market today, expanding access to physical Bitcoin collectibles as demand for self-custody tools grows among American users. The Singapore-based company will align the launch with its virtual sponsorship of Bitcoin 2026 in Las Vegas. The event presence includes upcoming flyer distribution during keynote sessions, aimed at introducing … Read more
Markets are leaving April with a plethora of macro events to watch. Four major central banks, the Bank of Japan, U.S. Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, and Bank of England, all set interest-rate policy this week. Layered on top is a slate of U.S. data including first-quarter GDP and March PCE inflation alongside earnings from … Read more
Long-time Bitcoin developer Paul Sztorc has been trying to overhaul Bitcoin’s architecture since 2015, but the broader community hasn’t budged. So now he has proposed a dramatic step, called eCash hardfork, that involves copying Bitcoin’s code to launch a separate version in August, while giving existing bitcoin holders equivalent tokens in the new network for … Read more
The biggest traders on Hyperliquid have been building a long bitcoin BTC$78,114.42 position for two months, and the price chart is starting to break their way. Glassnode data shows whale positioning on Hyperliquid, the onchain perpetual futures exchange, flipped from net short to net long in early March and has stayed long ever since, with … Read more
Lending platform Aave has raised about $160 million it needs to cover the $200 million in bad debt left behind by the year’s largest decentralized finance (DeFi) exploit, Arkham posted on X on Saturday. “AAVE have so far raised $160M to cover the bad debt from the Kelp DAO Exploit, at defiunited.eth,” the blockchain analytics … Read more
UTXO Management, a subsidiary of Nakamoto Inc. (NASDAQ: NAKA), announced the formation of UTXO Preferred Income Strategies LP, a Delaware limited partnership structured to provide access to income from preferred digital credit securities. The fund introduces a dual-class structure designed to serve different allocator objectives within a single vehicle. The structure includes a Senior Income … Read more