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When the ball drops this New Year’s Eve, you could look to Bitcoin to help you keep your New Year’s resolutions.Bitcoin can enforce promises with code and collateral.That unlocks a class of “self-bribes,” in which a person escrows funds today under conditions only future behavior can satisfy, with payout paths encoded in script and adjudicated by oracles rather than people.Imagine a sobriety wallet funded with 0.05 BTC that pays you in six months only if an oracle never attests to a blood alcohol reading above a threshold for your identifier.If a violation is attested, funds are moved to a preselected…

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has taken aim at the GENIUS Act—which provides a legislative framework for stablecoins in the U.S.—alleging that it contains a “loophole” for introducing central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).“I support crypto but I will never support giving the government the ability to turn off your ability to have full control of your money and to buy and sell,” Greene tweeted. Back in July, I voted NO on the GENIUS Act because it contained a back door to a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Back then Johnson promised conservatives that he would put Tom Emmer’s bill, that…

At the Bitcoin MENA conference, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) offered an pretty expansive view of Bitcoin’s evolving role in global finance.   While he touched on personal experiences, from his legal challenges in the United States to his pardon from President Donald Trump, his remarks consistently returned to the trajectory and potential of Bitcoin. Speaking alongside BTC Inc CEO Brandon Green, CZ described the current adoption cycle as distinct from previous waves. While earlier cycles were dominated by retail investors, this cycle reflects significant institutional engagement.  Bitcoin’s institutional adoption  From Bitcoin ETFs to corporate strategic reserves, Wall Street and large…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Galaxy Digital, a major crypto services firm, transferred 900 BTC to a wallet that was created shortly before the move on December 9, 2025, according to on-chain monitoring shared by blockchain analysts. The coins were valued at close to $81.60 million at the time of the transfer, implying an average price near $90,656 per Bitcoin. Large Bitcoin Transfer Logged According to on-chain trackers, the receiving address showed no prior history, which caught attention because transfers of this size tend to leave a clear trail and invite scrutiny.…

In brief The UK’s Labour Party and Liberal Democrats have separately written to regulators calling for an investigation into whether the Reform UK has accepted crypto donations. The Liberal Democrats’ letter also urges scrutiny of whether a conflict of interest may have arisen when Reform’s Nigel Farage promoted Tether, which is partly owned by its biggest donor. Nonprofits are also calling for electoral reform that may set limits on donations from individuals. Political parties in the UK have called for the electoral regulator to investigate after British crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne donated £9 million ($12 million) to Nigel Farage’s Reform…

At the Bitcoin MENA conference, Bilal Bin Saqib, CEO of the government-backed Pakistan Crypto Council and chief advisor to Pakistan’s finance minister, delivered a message that framed bitcoin not as a speculative asset, but as a practical solution to structural economic problems facing millions of people in Pakistan. One of Bin Saqib’s most striking takeaways was how grounded his argument in lived reality. In Pakistan, bitcoin is less about ideology and more about necessity.  Bitcoin as a financial relief As Bin Saqib put it, for many Pakistanis “bitcoin is not theory, it’s a relief,” a response to problems traditional financial…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure In a fireside chat with Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich at BTC MENA 2025, Michael Saylor turned a technical conversation about Bitcoin treasuries into a direct pitch to the Middle East’s sovereign wealth funds and banks, outlining how a nation or large financial institution could attract tens of trillions of dollars and become the “Switzerland” of digital capital. Saylor and Gerovich began by framing Bitcoin as “digital capital.” As Saylor put it, “Our company pursued a strategy of accumulating digital capital. Bitcoin is digital capital. What do you…

The House’s new fiscal 2026 defense bill directs the Pentagon to develop options to impose costs on state-backed hackers who target defense-critical infrastructure in cyberspace.Section 1543 of the chamber’s amendment orders the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, highlighted by Jason Lowery, in consultation with other federal entities, to study how military capabilities can raise adversary costs and reduce incentives to attack, with a briefing and report due by Dec. 1, 2026.According to the House Armed Services Committee text, the study must evaluate offensive cyber operations on their own and in…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Following the Bitcoin price crash below $100,000 back in November, different bearish predictions have begun to make the rounds in the crypto community. For some, this crash signifies the end of the bull market, ushering in the dreaded bear market. While some of the predictions have been conservative, putting the pioneer cryptocurrency somewhere around $50,000 at the bottom, one analyst in particular has predicted a deeper crash, and this was done using the gold chart. Why A Crash Could Be Coming For The Bitcoin Price Crypto analyst…