Bitcoin Magazine Compass Coffee Shop Debuts First-Ever Bitcoin Payment on Square Terminal in Washington, DC A customer just bought a coffee using bitcoin at Compass Coffee. This reportedly marked the first-ever Square terminal in the world to accept bitcoin. The pilot launch, showcased during DC Fintech Week, was made possible through Square’s new Bitcoin payment […]

Bitcoin Magazine Gold Will Outshine Bitcoin as ‘New Safe Haven,’ Says Market Researcher Ed Yardeni Gold’s massive rise in 2025 is capturing investor attention, with market veteran Ed Yardeni declaring it the “new bitcoin.”  Yardeni argued that gold has outperformed bitcoin as a safe-haven asset amidst growing geopolitical uncertainty. “Bitcoin has been described as ‘digital

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Falls to $110,000 as Bitcoin Corporate Adoption Hits Record Highs Bitcoin is holding steady in the $110,000s today, a little over a week after surging to a new all-time high above $126,000. Bitcoin price slipped from 24-hour highs near $113,600 to the low $110,000s today. This price action follows a rough

Bitcoin Magazine Kenya Signs Virtual Asset Bill Into Law, Ushering New Era for Bitcoin and Crypto Regulation Kenya has officially entered a new era for digital assets. President William Ruto signed the Virtual Asset Service Providers Act, 2025, giving the country its first comprehensive crypto regulation framework. The new law licenses and regulates crypto exchanges, wallet

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Settles at $113,000 a Week After Hitting All-Time Highs Bitcoin price is holding near $113,000 today, about a week after reaching a new all-time high above $126,000, as the market stabilizes from one of its most violent corrections in years.  The bitcoin price to record levels last week was fueled by

Bitcoin Magazine Elon Musk Praises Bitcoin’s Resistance to Inflation: ‘It is Impossible to Fake Energy’ Elon Musk appears to be publicly paying attention to bitcoin again after years of silence. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO broke a three-year quiet streak on bitcoin early Tuesday, commenting on an X post from financial outlet ZeroHedge that tied

Bitcoin Magazine BlackRock to Develop Tokenization Tech as Bitcoin ETF Passes $100 Billion in Assets BlackRock is developing its own technology to tokenize a broad range of assets, from real estate to equities and bonds. CEO Larry Fink said the global market currently holds more than $4.5 trillion in digital wallets, spanning crypto, stablecoins, and

Bitcoin Magazine U.S. To Seize 127,271 Bitcoin Worth $14 Billion Linked to Massive Southeast Asia Scam The U.S. government is moving to seize 127,271 BTC, valued at roughly $14 billion, tied to a sprawling online investment scam run by Chinese émigré Chen Zhi, 38, and his Cambodia-based Prince Group Transnational Criminal Organization. The action, announced

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Slides to $110,000 as U.S. Government and BlackRock Move Millions in Crypto Bitcoin price slipped from 24-hour highs near $116,000 to around $110,000 overnight, as large on-chain movements from both the U.S. government and BlackRock fueled speculation about potential institutional repositioning. According to on-chain analytics, the U.S. government transferred 667.6 BTC,

Bitcoin Magazine Cypherpunks (Don’t Just) Write Code Inspired by a conversation with Fedi’s Obi Nwosu–about the often single-line focus in Eric Hughes’ “A Cypherpunk’s Manifesto” (1993)  Cypherpunk Manifesto Wordcloud by Obi Nwosu generated via www.wordclouds.com “Privacy is necessary for an open society in the electronic age. Privacy is not secrecy.A private matter is something one doesn’t