Bitcoin Magazine What If the Magnificent 7 Allocated Just 1% of Their Cash to Bitcoin? I. Introduction: A Shift in Reserve Logic The largest companies in the world have balance sheets built to weather uncertainty. Their treasuries are designed for stability, liquidity, and scale. Traditionally, this has meant holding large reserves of U.S. Dollars, government […]

Bitcoin Magazine Standard Chartered Launches Institutional Bitcoin And Crypto Spot Trading Platform Standard Chartered has officially launched spot Bitcoin trading for institutional clients through its UK branch, according to a press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine. The move expands the bank’s growing suite of regulated Bitcoin and crypto services, highlighting accelerating institutional demand.  “As client

Bitcoin Magazine Takeaways from the Final Tornado Cash Status Conference Hearing Today, the Southern District of New York (SDNY) hosted a final status conference hearing for the Tornado Cash case, the trial for which begins this Monday, 7/14. I (virtually) attended the final status conf. for the Tornado Cash case today. (I showed up for

Bitcoin Magazine The Smarter Web Company Adds 275 BTC to Its Strategic Bitcoin Treasury The Smarter Web Company (AQUIS: SWC | OTCQB: TSWCF) announced it has purchased an additional 275 Bitcoin for £21.88 million as part of its ongoing treasury strategy under “The 10 Year Plan.” This brings the company’s total holdings to 1,275 Bitcoin,

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Hits New All Time High as IBIT Breaks ETF Records Just 19 days ago, Bitcoin was trading around $98,000. Today, it shattered expectations by hitting a new all time high of $118,820, underscoring the accelerating shift toward viewing Bitcoin as both a store of value and a strategic asset. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Layer 2: Sidechains The original concept of a Bitcoin sidechain was proposed by Adam Back, Matt Corallo, Luke Dashjr, Mark Friedenbach, Gregory Maxwell, Andrew Miller, Andrew Poelstra, Jorge Timón, and Pieter Wuille, who all went on to found Blockstream, in 2014.  The idea was proposed to allow a more liberal development environment,

Bitcoin Magazine White Noise: Anonymous Nostr DMs and Encrypted Group Chat White Noise, a new privacy-centric messaging app, launched its alpha v0.1.0 in public beta. Built on Nostr’s Bitcoin-native, decentralized identity system and the Messaging Layer Security (MLS) protocol, White Noise introduces an anonymization protocol to the growing Nostr social media ecosystem that hides sensitive metadata.

Bitcoin Magazine KULR Secures $20M Bitcoin-Backed Credit Facility from Coinbase Credit Today, KULR Technology Group, Inc. (NYSE American: KULR) announced it has secured a $20 million bitcoin-backed credit facility from Coinbase Credit, Inc., a subsidiary of Coinbase Global (NASDAQ: COIN).  The deal sets up a multi-draw loan facility worth up to $20 million, which KULR

Bitcoin Magazine Metaplanet Enters ‘Bitcoin Gold Rush’ with Plans to Buy 210,000 BTC by 2027 Metaplanet, widely recognized as Japan’s leading Bitcoin treasury company, has announced its plans to become the world’s second largest corporate bitcoin holder by 2027, aiming to use its growing reserves to buy cash-generating businesses. “We think of it as a

Bitcoin Magazine Semler Scientific Acquires 187 More Bitcoin, Surpassing 4,600 BTC in Holdings Semler Scientific has purchased an additional 187 Bitcoin for approximately $20 million, according to a new SEC filing. The acquisition brings the firm’s total Bitcoin holdings to 4,636 BTC, worth about $502 million at current market prices. The company disclosed the purchases