Bitcoin Magazine Metaplanet Buys Additional ¥17.2 Billion Worth Of Bitcoin Metaplanet has purchased an additional 1,111 Bitcoin for approximately ¥17.2 billion ($118.2 million), expanding its Bitcoin holdings amid growing corporate adoption of Bitcoin as treasury reserves. According to a company filing on June 23, the Tokyo-listed firm acquired the Bitcoin at an average price of […]

Bitcoin Magazine Norway Plans to Temporarily Ban New Bitcoin & Crypto Mining Centers to Conserve Energy Today, the government of Norway announced its plans to introduce a temporary ban on establishing new Bitcoin and cryptocurrency mining data centres. The government concluded that it was better to redirect electricity to other industries and economic sectors and

Bitcoin Magazine A Seed Phrase Isn’t Self Custody, It’s A Liability. For as long as bitcoin has existed, self-custody–the ability to transact with and hold your own wealth without the need for a third party intermediary like a bank or other financial institution–has been central to the offer.  For some, self custody is a firmly-held

Bitcoin Magazine Coinbase Secures MiCA License to Serve 450 Million Europeans Coinbase has obtained its Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) license from Luxembourg’s Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), marking a significant regulatory milestone that enables them to offer its complete range of services across all 27 European Union member states. JUST IN: Coinbase

Bitcoin Magazine Sorted Wallet Integrates Breez SDK to Enable Bitcoin Payments on Feature Phones Today, Sorted Wallet has announced it has integrated the Breez SDK to enable bitcoin payments on feature phones and simple Android devices, targeting a user base of over 300 million people, according to a press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine. Bitcoin

Bitcoin Magazine Parataxis Holdings to Create South Korea’s First Bitcoin Treasury Company  Parataxis Holdings LLC has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a controlling interest in South Korean biotech company Bridge Biotherapeutics, Inc. (KOSDAQ: 288330) for KRW 25 billion ($18.3 million), marking the creation of South Korea’s first institutionally backed Bitcoin treasury company.  Parataxis

Bitcoin Magazine BitBox Announces BitBox02 Nova, A New Hardware Wallet For Bitcoin BitBox announced today it has launched the BitBox02 Nova, a redesigned hardware wallet built for Bitcoin self-custody, which introduces native compatibility with iOS devices and a new Bluetooth communication system called Whisper. The device marks a shift from the original BitBox02 by addressing

Bitcoin Magazine How Bitcoin Reduces Counterparty Risk in Corporate Treasury Strategy Bitcoin offers corporations the rare ability to hold pure capital—an asset with no issuer, no counterparty, and no reliance on financial intermediaries. However, these benefits are fully realized only through self-custody, as third-party custodians reintroduce counterparty risk. In an era of rising systemic risk,

Bitcoin Magazine Semler Scientific Appoints Joe Burnett as Director of Bitcoin Strategy, Targets 105,000 BTC by 2027 Semler Scientific, the second U.S. publicly traded company to adopt Bitcoin as its primary treasury reserve asset, has appointed Joe Burnett as Director of Bitcoin Strategy while announcing a Bitcoin accumulation plan. The healthcare technology company targets holding

Bitcoin Magazine 3 Misconceptions About US Debt A version of this newsletter was originally published on lynalden.com. This newsletter issue analyzes three common misconceptions about the US federal debt and deficits. The ongoing nature of the deficits has several investment implications, but along the way it’s important to not get distracted by things that don’t