BJ Bitcoin MagazineAdam Back Presents Blockstream’s Bitcoin-First Infrastructure Vision at Bitcoin 2025 Adam Back, Co-founder and CEO of Blockstream, took the stage at the Bitcoin 2025 Conference with a clear message: Bitcoin is becoming the foundation of global finance—and Blockstream is building the infrastructure to support it. “So I think Bitcoin is still early,” Back began, … Read more
Bitcoin MagazineEric Trump Said Everybody Wants Bitcoin. Everybody is Buying Bitcoin At the 2025 Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas, the Executive Chairman & Board Member of American Bitcoin Mike Ho, the CEO of American Bitcoin Matt Prusak, the founder of Altcoin Daily Aaron Arnold, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump discussed the future of Bitcoin … Read more
Cryptocurrency hardware wallet firm Ledger has launched its Crypto Life (CL) Visa card in the U.S., offering users 1% cashback in bitcoin (BTC) or USDC on purchases and the ability to directly deposit paychecks into the on-chain card account via bank transfer. Ledger’s CL Visa card is facilitated by fiat-to-on-chain card enabler Baanx, which also … Read more
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is seeking additional views on its upcoming stablecoins regime, it said on Wednesday. “In support of the opportunities stablecoins present to financial services and the broader economy, the FCA will explore adding a specific focus on stablecoins to its innovation services in the coming months,” the FCA’s statement said. … Read more
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Eric Adams, the mayor of New York City, called for the end of the BitLicense in a speech at Bitcoin 2025 in Las Vegas on Wednesday. During his speech, Adams encouraged crypto businesses to return to the U.S. and set up shop in New York, echoing comments he made last week … Read more
VivoPower International (VVPR), a Nasdaq-listed energy company, said on Wednesday it has secured $121 million in a private share placement to fund its pivot to digital asset treasury focusing on XRP XRP, the fourth largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. The raise was led by Saudi Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Abdulaziz Al Saud, investing $100 million, … Read more
Bitcoin MagazineMayor Eric Adams Announced New York City Will Issue a Bit Bond At the 2025 Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas, the Mayor of New York City Eric Adams announced that New York City will issue a Bit Bond. Eric Adams started by connecting the American flag to Bitcoin commenting, “just as our flag still … Read more
Bitcoin MagazineBlock Announces Bitcoin Business Stack, Makes Historic Lightning Payments Push at Bitcoin 2025 Bitcoin isn’t just something to hold anymore—it’s something to live on. That was the core message delivered by Miles Suter, Bitcoin Product Lead at Block Inc., during his keynote at the Bitcoin 2025 Conference today. Standing at the intersection of innovation … Read more
The U.S. Department of Labor is reversing its earlier caution about including crypto investments in people’s retirement savings, arguing that issuing warnings about the hazards of digital assets failed to maintain appropriate neutrality about what the agency tells investment officials. The new compliance directive issued on Wednesday clarified that the department has no business singling … Read more
DePIN: decentralized physical infrastructure networks While DePIN projects, in theory, attempt to provide real utility to crypto, there are few that truly solve real-life problems, have a sensible business model capable of disrupting existing companies and cannot be easily spoofed. Most are simply solutions in search of a problem. One notable exception is a flight-tracking … Read more
