Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Struggles at $88,000 as Thin Holiday Trading Stalls Year-End Rally The bitcoin price hovered below $90,000 near $80,000 today as traders made another late push to recover year-end losses during thin holiday trading, but the market again lacked the conviction needed for a sustained breakout. The bitcoin price stood at $88,063 […]

Bitcoin Magazine Async Payjoin, the HTTPS of Bitcoin Privacy  Async Payjoin is the best hope for strong privacy in Bitcoin. Modeled after HTTPS, which enabled secure payments for the web, the Payjoin foundation has been quietly building up this privacy toolkit, which must be adopted by a large number of Bitcoin wallets, to deliver privacy at scale. 

Bitcoin Magazine David Beckham’s Prenetics Stops All Bitcoin Purchases, Pivots Money to Wellness Brand Prenetics Global Limited said it has ended its bitcoin purchasing program and will redirect its capital and strategic focus entirely toward IM8, its fast-growing consumer health and longevity brand co-founded with David Beckham. The Nasdaq-listed health sciences company said it ceased

Bitcoin Magazine Metaplanet Spends $451 Million on 4,279 Bitcoin in Q4 Metaplanet added 4,279 bitcoin during the fourth quarter of this year, spending about $451 million and lifting its total holdings to 35,102 BTC, the company said Tuesday. The purchase reinforces the Tokyo-listed firm’s position as one of the largest corporate bitcoin holders in Asia

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Struggles to Break $90,000 as One-Month Battle Continues The bitcoin price continued to swing around the $90,000 level during thin holiday trading, rising and falling in sharp moves that lacked any volume needed for a sustained breakout. The world’s largest cryptocurrency rose about 2.6% during low-liquidity sessions and held above $86,000

Bitcoin Magazine Former Exchange Employee Sentenced to 4 Years for Selling Military Secrets to North Korea for Bitcoin A South Korean crypto exchange employee was sentenced to four years in prison for attempting to recruit a military officer to sell classified secrets to North Korea in exchange for Bitcoin, the Supreme Court ruled on December

Bitcoin Magazine Sberbank Issues Russia’s First Crypto-Backed Loan in Pilot Deal With Major Bitcoin Miner Sberbank has issued Russia’s first loan backed by crypto, extending financing to Intelion Data, one of the country’s largest bitcoin mining companies, in a pilot transaction that signals growing institutional interest in crypto-collateralized lending. The bank, Russia’s largest lender, said

Bitcoin Magazine Strategy Reloads on Bitcoin, Buys 1,229 BTC for $109 Million Strategy, the largest publicly traded holder of bitcoin, has resumed accumulating bitcoin, purchasing 1,229 coins for approximately $108.8 million during the week ended December 28. The acquisition was made at an average price of $88,568 per bitcoin and lifts the company’s total holdings

Bitcoin Magazine Despite a Volatile December For Bitcoin, Bullish Signals Are Emerging: VanEck It’s been a turbulent and volatile fourth quarter for Bitcoin in 2025. BTC has endured a turbulent December, with prices dropping nearly 9% and volatility spiking to levels not seen since April 2025. In its latest mid-December “ChainCheck” report, VanEck’s digital asset

Bitcoin Magazine Arizona Introduces Bill To Exempt Bitcoin and Crypto From Property Taxes  Arizona state Sen. Wendy Rogers has introduced a package of legislation aimed at reshaping how digital assets are treated under state and local tax law, renewing a broader push by some lawmakers to position Arizona as a jurisdiction with clearer and more