An Internal Revenue Service agent’s MacBook Pro that traced and seized 120,000 Bitcoin stolen from the crypto exchange Bitfinex in 2016 is now in the collection of Washington, DC’s world-renowned Smithsonian. “The laptop is the centerpiece of a criminal case that shows an evolving understanding of cryptocurrency,” Ellen Feingold, curator f

Bitcoin bull and MicroStrategy Chairman Michael Saylor says he has agreed to give a three-minute presentation to Microsoft’s board of directors about investing in Bitcoin. “The activist that put that proposal together contacted me to present to the board, and I agreed to provide a three-minute presentation — that’s all you’re allowed —

In a series of exchanges on X, Adam Back, CEO of blockchain technology firm Blockstream, projected that Bitcoin could surge beyond $1 million if the United States were to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR) under President-elect Donald Trump. “If the US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve happens, prepare for 7 figure bitcoin. This cycle. The marke

Rumble, a YouTube alternative popular among the far-right and conspiracy theorists, has become the latest company to consider adding Bitcoin to its balance sheet. Rumble Inc (RUM) shares gained as much as 9%, hitting a high of $6.20 in after-hours trading on Nov. 19 after its founder and CEO Chris Pavlovski earlier posed the question on X, which s

Options trading for a spot Bitcoin ETF hit the market Tuesday and in the process pushed the price of bitcoin to yet another new all-time high. BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (ticker IBIT) is the first spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund to be approved for options, leading to just shy of $1.9 billion in notional exposure traded, according to B

Dogecoin has seen a significant uptick in activity over the past few hours as its price begins to rebound following a correction over the weekend. Over the last 24 hours, there has been a notable increase in the number of large DOGE transactions being moved across Dogecoin wallets. These large Dogecoin transactions, typically involving amounts grea

The early bird gets the worm, or so the adage goes. In the case of MicroStrategy, it's been just over four years of steadily stacking Bitcoin—and it wants more. MicroStrategy said Monday evening that it plans to raise $1.75 billion through convertible notes to buy more of the world’s largest crypto and for “general corporate purposes.”

Want a sign that crypto mania has taken over? Just look at the amount of money flowing into digital asset funds. A Monday report from European asset manager CoinShares said that assets under management for crypto investment vehicles are now at a new all-time high of $138 billion.