Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Payments Startup ZBD Raises $40M to Build Gaming Payments Rails Bitcoin payments startup ZBD has raised $40 million in a Series C funding round as it looks to expand blockchain-based payment infrastructure for the video game industry, Fortune reported. The New Jersey–based company, which provides payments software for game developers, was led […]

Bitcoin Magazine Judicial Rackets: Judge Rakoff and the Fear of Monetary Exit Judge Jed Rakoff’s essay “It’s a Racket!” reads less like analysis than confession. He opens with a dictionary definition of cryptocurrency and proceeds to explain why systems that operate outside government control are dangerous. This framing reveals the core assumption beneath the essay:

Bitcoin Magazine Crypto Bill Delayed Several Months as Senate Pivots to Trump’s Housing Initiatives The sweeping U.S. Senate effort to establish a comprehensive legal framework for cryptocurrency trading and oversight is likely to be pushed back for weeks or even months, after key legislative momentum stalled this week in the wake of major industry backlash.

Bitcoin Magazine Strive ($ASST) Plans $150 Million Follow-On Offering to Buy More Bitcoin, Retire Convertible Notes Strive announced today that it intends to raise up to $150 million through a follow-on offering of its Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock, known as SATA Stock, subject to market conditions.  The offering is registered under the

Bitcoin Magazine Cathie Wood Says Bitcoin Price Is Nearing End of Down Cycle, Predicts ‘Shallowest Four-Year Decline’ ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood said she believes bitcoin is nearing the end of its current down cycle, arguing that the asset’s latest four-year drawdown will likely be the shallowest in its history. “We’re pretty well through the

Bitcoin Magazine Delaware Life Launches First Fixed Index Annuity That Offers Bitcoin Exposure Delaware Life Insurance Company has become the first U.S. insurance carrier to offer a fixed index annuity (FIA) linked to a cryptocurrency-focused index, the BlackRock U.S. Equity Bitcoin Balanced Risk 12% Index.  The move allows retirement investors to gain indirect exposure to

Bitcoin Magazine ‘Bitcoin Has No Issuer’: Coinbase CEO Clashes With French Central Banker at Davos Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong challenged skepticism earlier today toward Bitcoin from the head of France’s central bank during a World Economic Forum panel in Davos. Armstrong took a public stand on stage arguing that the asset’s lack of centralized control

Bitcoin Magazine Trump-Appointed CFTC Chair Launches ‘Future-Proof’ Initiative, Signaling a Pro-Crypto Shift U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Mike Selig posted an op-ed on Tuesday outlining an aggressive push to modernize U.S. financial regulation, pledging to move away from what he called years of “regulation by enforcement” and toward clear, tailored rules for digital

Bitcoin Magazine U.S. Treasury Confirms That All Seized Bitcoin Will Join the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve When asked about the U.S. government’s approach to Bitcoin and recent BTC seizures, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent re-affirmed that the administration will halt all sales of seized BTC and instead add it to the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR).  At

Bitcoin Magazine Mastercard Eyes Bitcoin and Crypto Infrastructure Firm Zerohash Investment After Acquisition Talks Fall Through Mastercard is reportedly considering a strategic investment in blockchain infrastructure firm Zerohash after the company rejected an outright acquisition, sources familiar with the matter told CoinDesk reporters. Late last year, Mastercard was reportedly in advanced talks to buy the