The battle over BIP-110 and the related BIP-444 represents a fundamental schism in the Bitcoin community over whether the network should remain a neutral data protocol or become a curated financial ledger. Philosophical: Neutrality vs. Curation An ideological clash is erupting over Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 110 (BIP-110)—often discussed alongside the broader BIP-444 framework—a temporary soft
Tether announced its decision to end support for the offshore yuan stablecoin CNHT. The company stated that with the implementation of this decision, it has immediately ceased issuing new CNHT tokens. It was also announced that buyback support for CNHT will completely end one year after the announcement, and users will receive an additional reminder
Strategy CEO Phong Le will join Amy Oldenburg, Morgan Stanley’s head of digital assets, at the Wynn next Wednesday to discuss long-term Bitcoin strategy and institutional adoption. The discussion will examine why emerging markets have driven crypto adoption and what lessons traditional finance can draw from that trajectory. On February 25th, @PhongLe will be joined
For much of this month, bitcoin $BTC$67,852.73 has been trading around the mid-$60,000s. That much is humdrum. The interesting bit is a developing split in coin ownership that could shape what happens next. Data from Santiment shows the number of wallets holding less than 0.1 $BTC, a level typically associated with retail investors, has increased
The government of El Salvador defended its continuous bitcoin purchases before critics, even as the market is currently experiencing a downturn. Vice-President Felix Ulloa stated that bitcoin was part of a reserve strategy and that the country is preparing for a world where fiat currencies will disappear. El Salvador States Bitcoin Is Not a Stock
TL;DR Senator Lummis proposes selling gold reserves to purchase Bitcoin. The Treasury holds 261.5 million ounces valued at $11 billion. The government already holds 328,372 BTC from seizures worth $22.3 billion. Senator Cynthia Lummis urged the Treasury Department to utilize the country’s gold reserves for strategic Bitcoin acquisitions. The proposal aims to establish a national
TL;DR: Metaplanet has accumulated an accounting loss exceeding $1.2 billion due to the recent drop in $BTC prices. The firm’s CEO, Simon Gerovich, assured that the company has no plans to sell its assets even if the market worsens. Despite current pessimism, market whales have accumulated 200,000 $BTC in the last 30 days, stabilizing the
TL;DR Long-term Bitcoin holders (LTHs) are showing activity levels not seen in previous cycles, according to Coin Days Destroyed (CDD) metrics. Elevated movements are partly driven by wallet migrations, technical upgrades, and institutional consolidation rather than pure selling. Improved liquidity means these transactions have less immediate market impact, reflecting a maturing ecosystem. Recent data indicates
Bitcoin’s next major leg up could hinge on artificial intelligence stocks becoming excessively overvalued in the eyes of investors, according to macroeconomist Lyn Alden. “It could be that the AI stocks eventually just peak, they get so silly big that they can’t get realistically much higher,” Alden told Natalie Brunell on the Coin Stories podcast