BJ Bitcoin MagazineSomething is Brewing in Ireland: A Sound Punt Is Released, As Bitcoin Enters The National Conversation For years, Bitcoin in Ireland has quietly simmered at the grassroots level—discussed in pubs and meetups, debated in Telegram groups, and occasionally splashed across headlines with predictable suspicion. But recently, the temperature is beginning to rise. With the … Read more
Bitcoin MagazineSemler Scientific Buys Additional $50 Million Worth of Bitcoin Medical equipment provider Semler Scientific has acquired 455 Bitcoin for $50 million, marking it one of the largest purchases as more publicly traded companies continue to adopt Bitcoin treasury strategies. According to a Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 23, the company purchased … Read more
Bitcoin MagazineThe Bitcoin Mempool: Relay Network Dynamics In the last Mempool article, I went over the different kinds of relay policy filters, why they exist, and the incentives that ultimately decide how effective each class of filter is at preventing the confirmation of different classes of transactions. In this piece I’ll be looking at the … Read more
CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 3239.11, down 3.2% (-107.44) since 4 p.m. ET on Thursday. None of the 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: SOL (-1.1%) and BCH (-1.8%). Laggards: SUI (-6.8%) and NEAR … Read more
Crypto traders betting on a steady bitcoin BTC rally got a sharp reminder of headline risk from Donald Trump’s latest tariff threats. Over $300 million worth of leveraged derivatives positions were liquidated across centralized exchanges in the past four hours, according to CoinGlass data, as crypto prices plunged following the news. Nearly all liquidations came … Read more
Bitcoin MagazineAre Bitcoin Long-Term Holders Starting to Sell? After a volatile start to 2025, Bitcoin has now reclaimed the $100,000 mark, setting a new all-time high and injecting renewed confidence into the market. But as prices soar, a critical question arises: are some of Bitcoin’s most experienced and successful holders, the long-term investors, starting to … Read more
By James Van Straten (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Bitcoin BTC is climbing up the asset ranks. The rally that this week took it to new highs has lifted its market capitalization to $2.2 trillion for the first time. It’s already overtaken Amazon (AMZN) and Google (GOOG) to become the world’s fifth-largest asset and … Read more
What was setting up to be a somewhat sleepy session ahead of the holiday weekend is no more as President Trump woke up and chose to reignite what had been cooling trade tensions. “The European Union … has been very difficult to deal with,” said the president in a Truth Social posting. “Our discussions with … Read more
Cryptocurrency lender Ledn is removing support for ether ETH and will begin offering a bitcoin-only loan model starting July 1 as it looks to simplify its product and sharpen its focus around bitcoin BTC. The Cayman Islands-registered company may be attempting to broaden its appeal among the corners of the crypto community that say BTC … Read more
Medical equipment company Semler Scientific (SMLR) announced its third-largest bitcoin BTC purchase since adopting a bitcoin standard roughly one year ago. The company in the ten days ending May 22 acquired 455 BTC for $50 million, averaging $109,801 per bitcoin. This acquisition, funded through its at-the-market (ATM) equity offering program, brings Semler’s total holdings to … Read more
