Bitcoin Magazine U.S. Representatives Urge Senate to Vote on CLARITY Act in July, Address Ethics Concerns Rep. French Hill urged the Senate to vote on the CLARITY Act before the August recess, arguing the bill would establish a transparent crypto market framework that addresses ethics concerns surrounding President Trump's digital asset ventures. This post U.S. Representatives Urge Senate to Vote on CLARITY Act in July, Address Ethics Concerns first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman .

Bitcoin Magazine Circle (CRCL) Wins Final OCC Approval for National Trust Bank Circle won final OCC approval to establish a national trust bank, allowing it to place USDC reserves under federal oversight and expanding its regulated digital asset custody business. This post Circle (CRCL) Wins Final OCC Approval for National Trust Bank first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman .

Bitcoin Magazine Metaplanet Announces Joint Study to Bring Bitcoin-Backed Digital Credit to Japan Metaplanet is taking its Bitcoin strategy beyond treasury accumulation, launching a study to explore tokenized, Bitcoin-backed credit products that could reshape Japan's debt market. This post Metaplanet Announces Joint Study to Bring Bitcoin-Backed Digital Credit to Japan first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman .

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin is “A Screaming Buy”: Standard Chartered Backs $100,000 Target, Shrugs Off Strategy (MSTR) Sell-Off Standard Chartered reaffirmed its $100,000 end-2026 Bitcoin price target, calling Bitcoin "a screaming buy" and arguing that Strategy's recent sell-off reflects a communication issue around its new monetization strategy rather than a weakening Bitcoin outlook. This post Bitcoin is “A Screaming Buy”: Standard Chartered Backs $100,000 Target, Shrugs Off Strategy (MSTR) Sell-Off first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman .

Bitcoin Magazine JPMorgan Says the Real Threat to Bitcoin Isn’t Strategy (MSTR) — It’s Private Blockchains JPMorgan says Strategy's Bitcoin sales are a short-term concern, but the bigger long-term risk is that banks and institutions adopt private blockchains over public networks, reducing activity and capital flows across the broader crypto ecosystem. This post JPMorgan Says the Real Threat to Bitcoin Isn’t Strategy (MSTR) — It’s Private Blockchains first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman .

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin’s New Debt Machine is Facing Its First Major Test BitcoinTreasuries.net says June marked the first major stress test for Bitcoin-backed preferred shares, with Strategy's STRC and Strive's SATA rebounding after a sharp sell-off, reinforcing confidence in the growing corporate Bitcoin financing model. This post Bitcoin’s New Debt Machine is Facing Its First Major Test first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman .

Bitcoin Magazine New Hampshire Council Rejects $100 Million Bitcoin-Backed Bond New Hampshire's Executive Council voted 3-2 to reject a proposed $100 million Bitcoin-backed municipal bond, shelving what supporters said would have been the world's first such issuance despite arguments that it posed no risk to taxpayers. This post New Hampshire Council Rejects $100 Million Bitcoin-Backed Bond first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman .

Bitcoin Magazine BitGo Adds Quantum-Risk Controls to Bitcoin Custody BitGo launched new quantum-risk tools that help institutional Bitcoin holders identify and reduce potential future quantum-computing exposure in their custody wallets. This post BitGo Adds Quantum-Risk Controls to Bitcoin Custody first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman .

Bitcoin Magazine Russia’s Largest Private Bank Alfa-Bank To Test Bitcoin and Crypto Trading Russia's largest private lender, Alfa-Bank, plans to launch Bitcoin and crypto trading, custody, and a digital depository once new regulations take effect, joining a broader push by major Russian banks to enter the country's emerging crypto market by late 2026 or 2027. This post Russia’s Largest Private Bank Alfa-Bank To Test Bitcoin and Crypto Trading first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman .

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Slips to $62,000, Paring Rebound as CryptoQuant Sees Room Higher Bitcoin slipped to around $62,000 after rebounding from last week's $57,700 low, while CryptoQuant says improving demand, seasonality and valuation support further gains, though its bearish Bull Score Index suggests the move remains a bear-market recovery rather than a full trend reversal. This post Bitcoin Slips to $62,000, Paring Rebound as CryptoQuant Sees Room Higher first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman .

Bitcoin Magazine CFTC Chair Says Clarity Act Is ‘So Close’ As August Deadline Nears CFTC Chairman Michael Selig urged Congress to pass the Clarity Act before the August recess, saying the crypto market-structure bill is "so close" despite ongoing disputes over ethics and stablecoin provisions. This post CFTC Chair Says Clarity Act Is ‘So Close’ As August Deadline Nears first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman .

Bitcoin Magazine Bull Bitcoin Files Landmark Legal Challenge to Annul France’s DAC8 Crypto Data Surveillance Rules The filing marks the first major legal challenge to DAC8 in the EU. Bull Bitcoin warns that forced consolidation of user data undermines both privacy and the regulation’s own tax-collection goals by driving users toward unregulated alternatives. This post Bull Bitcoin Files Landmark Legal Challenge to Annul France’s DAC8 Crypto Data Surveillance Rules first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Juan Galt .

Bitcoin Magazine Schwab Strategist Backs Strategy’s STRC Playbook Amid Bitcoin Weakness Schwab strategist Jim Ferraioli said Strategy's recent preferred stock actions have eased near-term liquidity concerns despite Bitcoin's decline. This post Schwab Strategist Backs Strategy’s STRC Playbook Amid Bitcoin Weakness first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman .

Bitcoin Magazine Cantor SPAC and Adam Back’s Bitcoin Treasury Renegotiate Merger Terms, Vow New Structure Cantor-backed SPAC CEPO and Adam Back's Bitcoin Standard Treasury Company scrapped the original terms of their planned merger and will negotiate a revised structure designed to better reflect current market conditions. This post Cantor SPAC and Adam Back’s Bitcoin Treasury Renegotiate Merger Terms, Vow New Structure first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman .

Bitcoin Magazine Polymarket Turns On Instant Bitcoin Deposits Via Lightning Network, Powered by Spark Polymarket has enabled instant self-custodial Bitcoin deposits via the Lightning Network using Spark. This post Polymarket Turns On Instant Bitcoin Deposits Via Lightning Network, Powered by Spark first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman .

Bitcoin Magazine Kraken Seeks Final Judgment After $22 Million Award Against Former Auditor Kraken is seeking a final Delaware court judgment against former auditor Mazars after winning a $22 million arbitration award, arguing the firm's abrupt resignation during heightened U.S. regulatory pressure caused significant financial and operational harm. This post Kraken Seeks Final Judgment After $22 Million Award Against Former Auditor first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman .

Bitcoin Magazine Vanguard Warms to Crypto With Search for Digital Assets Chief Vanguard is hiring its first head of digital assets to develop a long-term crypto and blockchain strategy. This post Vanguard Warms to Crypto With Search for Digital Assets Chief first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman .

Bitcoin Magazine New Hampshire’s $100 Million Bitcoin-Backed Bond Faces Final Vote New Hampshire's Executive Council will vote Wednesday on a first-of-its-kind $100 million Bitcoin-backed municipal bond. This post New Hampshire’s $100 Million Bitcoin-Backed Bond Faces Final Vote first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman .

Bitcoin Magazine SpaceX Nasdaq-100 Entry Brings Bitcoin Exposure to Passive Index Investors SpaceX joins the Nasdaq-100 today, triggering ~$4.3B in passive inflows to a company holding 18,712 BTC. This creates rules-based institutional demand for Bitcoin through corporate balance sheets. This post SpaceX Nasdaq-100 Entry Brings Bitcoin Exposure to Passive Index Investors first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Nick Ward .

Bitcoin Magazine Tether Invests $20 Million in Brazil’s Mercado Bitcoin Tether invested $20 million in Brazil's Mercado Bitcoin to expand regulated blockchain finance, tokenization and stablecoin infrastructure across Latin America. This post Tether Invests $20 Million in Brazil’s Mercado Bitcoin first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman .